United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 460th
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
460th Heavy Bombardment Group Society papers
Charles Diedling transcript
This collection contains an oral history transcript of Staff Sergeant Charles Diedling, a flight engineer on a B-24 with the 460th Bomb Group at Spinazola, Italy. Charles Diedling discusses his training as a flight engineer and waist gunner for the B-24 at Keesler AFB, Mississippi and Loredo AFB, Texas. In June of 1944, he was assigned to the 460th Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force in Spinazola, Italy. Diedling was shot down over Germany becoming a prisoner of war.
George Logue transcript
This oral history interview transcript relates to George Logue, an aerial gunner armament specialist on a B-24 assigned to the 15th Air Force. Logue discusses his bombing missions over Europe, being shot down, life as a prisoner of war, and his brief service with the British 5th Army.
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- Bombardment--Germany 2
- Germany--History--1933-1945 2
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Personal narratives 2
- World War, 1939-1945--Germany 2
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain 2
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American 2
- B-24 (Bomber) 1
- Blechhammer (Concentration camp) 1
- Bombing, Aerial--Germany 1
- Bombing, Aerial--Germany--Kassel--History 1
- Budapest (Hungary) 1
- Czechoslovakia 1
- Nazi propaganda 1
- Ordnance, Air force 1
- Prisoners of war 1
- Prisoners of war--Austria 1
- Prisoners of war--Austria--History--20th century 1 + ∧ less