460th Bombardment Group

Constituted as 460th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 May 1943. Activated on 1 Jul 1943. Trained for combat with B-24's. Moved to Italy, Jan-Feb 1944, and became part of Fifteenth AF. Entered combat in Mar 1944 and operated primarily as a strategic bombardment organization until Apr 1945. Attacked oil refineries, oil storage facilities, aircraft factories, railroad centers, industrial areas, and other objectives in Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Austria, Rumania, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Received a DUC for leading the wing formation through adverse weather and heavy enemy fire to attack an airdrome and aircraft facilities in Zwolfaxing on 16 Jul 1944. Also flew some interdictory and support missions. Participated in the invasion of Southern France in Aug 1944 by striking submarine pens, marshalling yards, and gun positions in the assault area. Hit bridges, viaducts, ammunition dumps, railroads, and other targets to aid the advance of Allied forces in northern Italy. Moved to Trinidad and then to Brazil in Jun 1945, being assigned to Air Transport Command to assist in moving redeployed personnel from Europe to the US. Inactivated in Brazil on 26 Sep 1945.

Squadrons. 760th: 1943-1945. 761st: 1943-1945. 762d: 1943-1945. 763d: 1943-1945.

Stations. Alamogordo AAFld, NM, 1 Jul 1943; Kearns, Utah, 31 Aug 1943; Chatham AAFld, Ga, Oct 1943-3 Jan 1944; Spinazzola, Italy, Feb 1944-Jun 1945; Waller Field, Trinidad, 15 Jun 1945; Natal, Brazil, 30 Jun-26 Sep 1945.

Commanders. Unkn, 1 Jul-12 Aug 1943; Col Robert T Crowder, 12 Aug 1943; Lt Col Bertram C Harrison, 16 Apr 1944; Lt Col Harold T Babb, Sep 1944; Col John M Price, 18 Oct 1944-1945.

Campaigns. American Theater; Air Combat, EAME Theater; Air Offensive, Europe; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citation: Austria, 26 Jul 1944.

Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986

Museum Collection     Donald Murphy     Walter Skwarlo Servicemen of the 460th Bombardment Group  ACEVEDO, RAYMOND 2LT  AHEARN, JAMES 1LT  AHERN, DAVID CPL  AKERS, RALPH CPL  ALBRIGHT, DONALD 2LT  ALLEN, CHARLES 2LT  ANDALORO, SEBASTIAN 2LT  ANDERSON, DARRELL CPL  ANDERSON, ROBERT 2LT  ARGUELLO, FRED CPL  ASKINS, CLARENCE CPL  AUSBURN, FRANKLIN SSGT  BAIR, DONALD F/O  BAKAS, GREGORY 2LT  BALL, BERTRAND 2LT  BARDENHAGEN, ROBERT SGT  BARNARD, VICTOR CPL  BARNES, JOHN 2LT  BARTLETT, HAROLD 2LT  BEANE, KENNETH CPL  BEARD, JAMES SGT  BEARD, LELAND CPL  BEATY, CLARENCE CPL  BECKER, RAYMOND CPL  BEECH?, EDWIN SGT  BEHM, ALFRED CPL  BEHRENDS, SAUEL 2LT  BELLOWS, WILLIAM 2LT  BENNETT, JOHN 2LT  BENZ, JOHN 2LT  BERG, HAROLD 2LT  BERMAN, AARON TSGT  BERSON, IRVING F/O  BETTIS, KAROL 1LT  BILBREY, PORTER CPL  BINKLEY, CHARLES 2LT  BLALOCK, CLYDE CPL  BOBROWICZ, STANLEY CPL  BOROUGHS, JACK CPL  BOWEN, STEVE SSGT  BOYLES, ROBERT CPL  BRACKEN, ROBERT 2LT  BRADY, LEON SSGT  BRANDON, LELAND SGT  BRASLOWSKY, IRVING 2LT  BRAUN, DONALD 2LT  BREAUX, VALENTINE CPL  BRITTO, JOHN CPL  BRODECKI, STANLEY 2LT  BROWN, HERMAN 2LT  BROWN, ROBERT 1LT  BRUNTON, THOMAS TSGT  BRYINGTON, HARRY 1LT  BRYINGTON, HARRY 1LT  BUCHAN, WILLIAM SGT  BUCHANAN, GEORGE 2LT  BURKARD, JOHN CPL  BURNS, ROBERT CPL  BYERS, SAMUEL F/O  CALCAGNO, FRANCIS TSGT  CAMERON, KENNETH SGT  CANNON, JAMES SSGT  CAPE, RICHARD 2LT  CAPLAN, LEONARD 2LT  CAREY, WILLIAM 2LT  CARLISLE, WILSON 2LT  CARLSON, KENNETH CPL  CARLSON, SAMUEL 2LT  CARLYLE, WILLIAM CPL  CARMEN, JOHN CPL  CARNRIGHT, JASON 2LT  CARROLL, JOHN CPL  CASHMAN, PAUL 2LT  CASTINADO, TRINIDAD SGT  CAVANAUGH, JAMES CPL  CHACE, ARTHUR CPL  CHAN, EDWARD 1LT  CHASE, ROBERT CPL  CHEATHAM, JAMES 2LT  CICCONE, AURELIO SGT  CLARK, WILBUR 2LT  CLOTFELTER, JAMES TSGT  COAKES, KEITH SSGT  COBB, BILLY 2LT  COLEBROOK, THEODORE 2LT  COMMINS, EMMET 2LT  CONNER, HILA SSGT  COOK, JOHN CPL  COOK, KELLY 2LT  COON, FIRMAN F/O  COOPER, MELVIN 2LT  CORCORAN, DONALD SSGT  CORNETT, EDGAR 1LT  COSTA, THOMAS SGT  COX, JASPER 2LT  CROZIER, WILLIAM SGT  CSIERNE?, DONALD SGT  CURNUTT, CECIL 2LT  CWIAK, ROBERT 1LT  D'ANDREA, THOMAS CPL  DAVIS, BYRON CPL  DAVIS, REL 1LT  DAY, ROBERT CPL  DE VAULT, HAROLD 2LT  DE VOLL, FREDERICK 2LT  DEAN, HERBERT SSGT  DEARDORFF, CLAIR CPL  DELGADO, ALFONSO SSGT  DENTON, GROVER CPL  DESMOND, PATRICK SSGT  DICKSON, ROBERT CPL  DILGINIS, ADOLPH TSGT  DIXON, DEAN TSGT  DIXON, THOMAS 2LT  DONALDSON, KENNETH CPL  DORFMAN, JOSEPH TSGT  DOUGHERTY, ALVIN SSGT  DOUGLAS, GERALD F/O  DOZIER, ELMER TSGT  DRISCOLL, JAMES 2LT  DROW, FREDERICK CPT  DUCKWORTH, DARVIN SSGT  DUDLEY, JAMES 2LT  DUFF, DONALD 2LT  DUSENBERG, KENNETH F/O  DZIAK, STEPHEN CPL  EBY, KENT CPL  ELIE, RUDOLPHE SSGT  ELLIOT, HARRY 2LT  ELLIOT, JACK 2LT  ELLISON, TRUMAN TSGT  EPSTEIN, CHARLES 1LT  ERICKSON, LEROY 1LT  ESING, WILLIAM 2LT  ESLINGER, CHARLES SSGT  EVANS, HENRY CPL  EVINGER, CHESTER TSGT  FARMER, CLONUS TSGT  FELLMAN, MARTIN CPL  FENIMORE, JAMES CPL  FERBER, ARNOLD 2LT  FERGUSON, THOMAS 2LT  FERRY, DONALD 1LT  FIELDER, CECIL CPT  FISKE, WILLIAM 1LT  FITZGERALD, WILLIAM TSGT  FOUCEK, OLDRICH 2LT  FOWLER, DONALD CPL  FOX, WALTER 2LT  FRANKHAUSER, FRANCIS 2LT  FRENCH, ERNEST SGT  FREY, LLOYD CPL  GAC, STANLEY SSGT  GAGE, JAMES SSGT  GALLAGHER, CHARLES 1LT  GAMMON, ROBERT CPL  GARDNER, JAMES SSGT  GARDNER, ROBERT 2LT  GEHRKE, EDWARD TSGT  GEILHAUSEN, JAMES CPL  GENDUSO, LOUIS CPL  GENTRY, ROBERT CPL  GERKIN, JULES TSGT  GIBSON, CARL 2LT  GILES, RICHARD 2LT  GILL, ALFRED 2LT  GILLMAN, AVRON 2LT  GILSINN, LOUIS SGT  GLADDING, HENRY CPL  GONZALES, JOSEPH SGT  GOODMAN, HOWARD 1LT  GOODWIN, FORREST TSGT  GREGG, MYRON 2LT  GRIFFIN, THOMAS 1LT  GRIFFITH, ALTON CPL  GRIGAS, JOSEPH SGT  GRIGGS, DONALD CPL  GRIMES, JOHN SSGT  GROSS, WILLIAM CPL  GUNCKEL, HAROLD CPL  GUSMANN, RICHARD SGT  HACK, JOHN SGT  HACKER, WILBERT SSGT  HALL, JAMES 2LT  HALTON, ELBERT SSGT  HAMILTON, CHARLES 2LT  HANDLOS, JOSEPH CPL  HANDROW, WESLEY TSGT  HANSEN, ROY 2LT  HARRIS, ROBERT CPL  HARRISON, BEN 2LT  HARRISON, GEORGE TSGT  HARTING, EDWIN TSGT  HATFIELD, GARLAND CPL  HEAPHY, JOHN 1LT  HEER, VICTOR TSGT  HENDERSON, SHERWOOD 1LT  HENDRICK, GEORGE 2LT  HERZOG, DONALD SGT  HICKMAN, RICHARD SSGT  HILL, JAMES F/O  HILTE, LAWRENCE CPL  HOLGUIN, ROBERT SSGT  HOLLER, JOHN 2LT  HOLUB, FRANK 2LT  HOSTNIK, FRANK SSGT  HOUSTON, ROBERT SSGT  HUTSON, WILLIAM 2LT  HYLTON, RICHARD CPL  HYMAN, JACOB SSGT  HYRE, RALPH 2LT  ISAACS, CHARLES 2LT  JACOBO, JESUS PVT  JACOBY, CLARENCE 1LT  JAKOVICH, ROBERT F/O  JESSEE, JOSEPH CPL  JIMISON, DONNAN CPL  JOHN, ELLIS CPL  JOHNSON, EARL SGT  JOHNSON, PAUL CPL  JONES, WALKER PVT  JORDAN, WILLIAM TSGT  KAMIS, HARRY 2LT  KANE, WILLIAM CPL  KAY, MARTIN TSGT  KIBORT, RAYMOND F/O  KIEL, MARTIN 2LT  KILLIAN, ALBERT CPL  KING, GEORGE 2LT  KIRK, VANCE CPL  KLEMPERT, MILTON 2LT  KNOWLES, ROBERT CPL  KOEHLER, AUGUST CPL  KOWALSKI, FREDERICK 1LT  KULAK, PETER CPL  KURLAND, ALFRED 2LT  KURLAND, LEONARD CPL  LARSON, ARTHUR CPL  LARTIGUE, STAFFORD CPL  LAUGHON, CHARLES CPL  LEARY, ROBERT 2LT  LEE, MARVIN 1LT  LELAND, GEORGE CPL  LEWIS, JOSEPH CPL  LINDEMANN, ROBERT CPL  LINDSAY, KENNETH 2LT  LINK, GEORGE CPL  LINNARD, JACK 2LT  LINTHICUM, EARL 2LT  LOFTUS, NORMAN CPL  LOONEY, BENJAMIN SSGT  LOPEZ, ADAN CPL  LUCAS, WILLIAM 2LT  LUESCHER, ROBERT TSGT  LUJAN, DUVEN CPL  LUKASIK, JOSEPH CPL  MAC MANN, CRAIG F/O  MACK, NORRIS SGT  MADDOX, HENRY CPL  MAGEE, EDWARD CPL  MAHAFFEY, GORDON 1LT  MAHONEY, EUGENE 2LT  MANN, JOHNNIE SSGT  MANN, SAMUEL 2LT  MANNING, ROBERT CPT  MARDERIAN, VAHAN 1LT  MARGULES, HAROLD CPL  MARKARIAN, ALBERT 2LT  MARKES, GRAHAM CPL  MARTENS, ROBERT CPT  MARTIN, ARTHUR CPL  MARTIN, MERLIN CPL  MARTIN, PHILIP 2LT  MARTIN, WILLIAM CPL  MATHIAS, HUBERT CPL  MATTAROCCHIA, JOHN 2LT  MATTEUCCI, JOHN SSGT  MAYER, SOL CPL  MAYER, WILLIAM 1LT  MC CABE, JOHN 1LT  MC CAMISH, JOHN 2LT  MC CARTHY, JAMES SSGT  MC CLELLAN, HORACE CPL  MC CULLOUGH, JAMES F/O  MC FERREN, MYRON TSGT  MC INTIRE, EDWARD SGT  MC KINNEY, ROBERT SGT  MC LEAN, JACK CPL  MC LEAN, JAMES SGT  MC NAMARA, RICHARD 2LT  MEADE, FRANCIS SSGT  MEEKER, ROBERT 1LT  MELBERG, LESLIE SGT  MELLEN, CHARLES CPL  MENKE, JAMES 1LT  MENTZLER, JOHN CPL  MERDINE, JOHN CPL  MERZIGIAN, JACOB 2LT  MICHLER, GEORGE CPL  MIKOLAJZYK, RAYMOND TSGT  MILLER, EARL 2LT  MILLER, GERALD 1LT  MILLER, HARRY CPL  MILLER, JOHN TSGT  MILLIGAN, ANDREW 2LT  MILLS, ROYCE SSGT  MISHURDA, JOSEPH 1LT  MITCHELL, CLARENCE 2LT  MOFFIE, JOEL 1LT  MONSON, ROBERT CPL  MOONEY, ANDREW SSGT  MORAN, JOHN SSGT  MORRISON, ELMER SSGT  MORROW, WADE SSGT  MOSES, MORRIS CPL  MOYER, DONAD CPL  MULLENAX, WILLIAM CPL  MUSSELMAN, MILLARD 2LT  MYER, ROBERT 1LT  MYERS, CLAYTON SSGT  NACE, JOSEPH CPL  NASHOLD, ROBERT 2LT  NEAL, PERRY 2LT  NEILL, GEORGE CPL  NEWSOM, JAMES CPL  NOLAN, ROBERT SGT  O'BRIEN, WILLIAM CPL  O'CONNOR, JOHN CPL  ODLE, LESTER CPL  ORSINI, RAYMOND CPL  OTTO, JOHN F/O  PARKER, WILLIAM 2LT  PARRY, JORDAN CPL  PARTENFELDER, ROBERT SSGT  PASTRE, PAUL SGT  PATTERSON, WILLIAM CPL  PAULOS, THEODORE CPL  PAWLICKI, HERMAN 1LT  PECE, CLARENCE SSGT  PEPPERS, HOMER CPL  PETERON, JACK SGT  PETERSON, CARL SSGT  PETERSON, GEORGE TSGT  PIPER, LESTER CPL  POE, LAWRENCE SSGT  POINAN, FRANCIS 2LT  POLITE, THOMAS SSGT  POPECK, JOSEPH 2LT  PORTER, FRANK 2LT  POWERS, ALVIE CPL  PRICE, LAMAR CPL  PRUNTY, JAMES CPL  RADKO, JOSEPH CPL  RALSTON, JOHN 1LT  RANDALL, CLAUDE CPL  RANDOLPH, VANCE CPL  RANTALA, WESLEY SSGT  REED, ROBERT 1LT  REICHBART, ISADORE 2LT  REICK, CHARLES CPL  REISH, HARRY SSGT  REUTER, JULIUS TSGT  REVIS, ROBERT CPL  REYNOLDS, PAUL 1LT  RICE, JOHN CPL  RICHARD, ALEXANDER SSGT  RICHARDSON, RICHARD SGT  RIDINGS, WILLIAM CPL  RIERSON, JOSEPH 2LT  RIGGINS, THOMAS CPL  ROBERTS, JOHN TSGT  ROCKHOLD, KENNETH SSGT  ROCKWELL, RICHARD 2LT  RODENBECK, ALFRED 2LT  ROHRER, WESLEY SSGT  ROKICKI, KAISER CPL  ROMMEL, GEORGE 2LT  ROSE, CARL SSGT  ROSEN, PAUL CPL  ROSS, AUDA CPL  ROWLEY, VIRGIL SGT  SACKL, LEONARD CPL  SALMINEN, WILHO 2LT  SANDERS, WILLIAM CPL  SANFILIPPO, JOSEPH CPL  SANGIOLO, LOUIS CPL  SARRA, FRANK 2LT  SARTORIUS?, ROBERT 2LT  SAUVIGNE, DONALD 2LT  SCHMIDT, GEORGE SSGT  SCHMIDT, HAROLD SGT  SCHOFIELD, WILLIAM SSGT  SCHULTZ, HOWARD CPL  SCHULTZ, JOHNNIE SSGT  SCHWEINEM, WILLIAM 2LT  SECKLER, JAMES CPL  SEGLEM, NORMAN 1LT  SEIBERT, GLENN F/O  SELIA, FREDERICK CPL  SEWELL, FRANK 2LT  SHACKELFORD, CECIL 1LT  SHATOWSKY, JULIUS 2LT  SHELDON, ROSCOE 2LT  SHELTON, ROY SGT  SIGLER, HAROLD CPL  SIMONS, JOHN CPL  SKUTNIK, JOHN CPL  SLATER, JOHN SGT  SLATER, RICHARD CPL  SMALDONE, EDWARD SGT  SMITH, CLEDDIE SSGT  SMITH, JOSEPH SSGT  SMITH, RAY CPL  SMITH, ROBERT SSGT  SNOW, MARION SGT  SNYDER, LAWSON 1LT  SOLTIS, MICHAEL PVT  SPRINGGATE, DONALD F/O  STALLMAN, HENRY 2LT  STANIONIS, WILLIAM F/O  STARK, JAMES CPL  STEIN, LEONARD CPL  STITT, JAMES PVT  STONE, ALLAN SGT  STONE, CHARLES CPL  SULLIVAN, WILLIAM 2LT  SURGUN, WALTER CPL  SWARTZ, JOSEPH 1LT  SWARTZ, PAUL SSGT  SWEET, STANNARD CPL  SWENSON, ALOIS CPL  SZMAJDA, STANLEY CPL  THOMPSON, JOHN CPL  THOMPSON, OTTO CPL  THOMPSON, RALPH SSGT  TIMONI, FRANK 1LT  TOBEY, RUSSELL CPL  TRUSE, CLIFFORD CPL  TURNER, ARTHUR CPL  TURNER, NORVELL SSGT  TURNER, WILLIAM CPL  URBAN, STALEY CPL  VANDERHORST, PHILIP 2LT  VARRONI, ANNIBALE 2LT  VASQUEZ, JOHNNIE CPL  VERSEMAN, JACK CPL  VICKLAND, DALE CPL  VITH, HAROLD CPL  WALCK, ROBERT SSGT  WALKUP, LEROY TSGT  WARMAN, RICHARD CPL  WAY, WILLIAM SSGT  WEATHERS, GEORGE CPL  WEISGERBER, JOHN 2LT  WELBORN, CLINTON CPL  WELKOWITZ, STANLEY SSGT  WELLS, JAMES CPL  WESCHSLER, IRWIN PFC  WHITE, ELWOOD 2LT  WHITE, JOE 2LT  WHITEHILL, HARRY SSGT  WHITING, RUSSELL CPL  WHITTIER, ARTHU TSGT  WIESE, ARNOLD 2LT  WIGHT, DAVE CPL  WILKINSON, MARVIN F/O  WILL, ROBERT SSGT  WILLIAMS, COLEMAN 1LT  WILLIAMS, FRANCIS SGT  WILSON, ALLEN CPL  WILSON, GORDON CPL  WILSON, THEODORE CPL  WINTER, RALPH SSGT  WOJCIECHOWSKI, GERALD CPL  WOLOSIK, RAYMOND 2LT  WOOL, ROBERT F/O  WOOSLEY, ROBERT CPL  WRAY, DAVID PVT  WRIGHT, DONALD SSGT  WYANT, PAUL 2LT  WYNN, DONALD 1LT  YATES, JAMES SGT  ZATTO, MICHAEL SSGT  ZINN, MACK 2LT  ZINSKI, JOHN 1LT