385th Bomb Group Association collection

Collection — Object: 18.0012 - Publication

Identifier: 18.0012

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection relates to the 385th Bombardment Group, Heavy, that was stationed at Station 155, Great Ashfield, Suffolk, England during World War II. The collection includes a publication which documents the group's history during the war.

Dates

Created: 1942-2015
Other: Majority of material found within 1943-1945
Other: Date acquired: 04/23/2018

Creator

385th Bomb Group Association (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

The 385th Bombardment Group, Heavy, was activated on February 1, 1942, at Geiger Field, Spokane, WA. and assigned to the Eighth Air Force in England in June 1943. The group operated with B-17 bombers and primarily as a strategic bombardment organization until the war ended, striking such targets as industrial areas, air bases, oil refineries, and communications centers in Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, Holland, and Norway. The group returned to the US in August 1945 and was inactivated on August 28, 1945. Link to 385th Bomb Group Association website: http://www.385thbga.com/

Extent

1 items (1 publication)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Source of Acquisition

Thomas Gagnon (385th Bomb Group Association President)

Subjects

B-17 (Bomber) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Norway Subject Source: Lcnaf
Spokane (Wash.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Suffolk (England) Subject Source: Lcnaf
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (H), 385th
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, German Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Belgium Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Europe Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--France Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Netherlands Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Poland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings