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485th Bombardment Group
Constituted as 485th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 14 Sep 1943 and
activated on 10 Sep. Trained with B-24's. Moved to the Mediterranean
theater, Mar-Apr 1944, with the air echelon receiving additional training
in Tunisia before joining the ground echelon in Italy. Assigned to
Fifteenth AF. Entered combat in May 1944 and engaged primarily in flying
long-range missions to targets in Italy, France, Germany, Austria,
Hungary, Rumania, and Yugoslavia, bombing marshalling yards, oil
refineries, airdrome installations, heavy industry, and other strategic
objectives. Received a DUC for combating intense fighter opposition and
attacking an oil refinery at Vienna on 26 Jun 1944. Also carried out some
support and interdiction operations. Struck bridges, harbors, and troop
concentrations in Aug 1944 to aid the invasion of Southern France. Hit
communications lines and other targets during Mar and Apr 1945 to support
the advance of British Eighth Army in northern Italy. Returned to the US
in May 1945. Redesignated 485th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in Aug
1945. Equipped with B-29's. Assigned to Strategic Air Command on 21 Mar
1946. Inactivated on 4 Aug 1946.
Squadrons. 506th: 1946. 828th: 1943-1946. 829th: 1943-1946. 830th:
1943-1946. 831st: 1943-1945.
Stations. Fairmont AAFld, Neb, 20 Sep 1943-11 Mar 1944; Venosa, Italy,
Apr 1944-15 May 1945; Sioux Falls AAFld, SD, 30 May 1945; Sioux City AAB,
Iowa, 24 Jul 1945; Smoky Hill AAFld, Kan, 8 Sep 1945-4 Aug 1946.
Commanders. Col Walter E Arnold Jr, 27 Sep 1943; Col John P Tomhave, c.
29 Aug 1944; Col John B Cornett, 17 Feb 1945; Lt Col Douglas M Cairns, 23
Mar ~94~-unkn; Lt Col Richard T Lively, 6 Aug 1945; Col John W White, 15
Sep 1945; Col Walter S Lee, 1946-Aug 1946.
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: Vienna, Austria, 16 Jun
1944. Data from Air Force Combat Units of World War II By Maurer, Maurer, Published 1986
Servicemen of the 485th Bombardment Group
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 ADAMS, DONALD 2LT
ALBRIGHT, CHARLES 2LT
ALLAN, LLOYD CPT
ALTOBELLI, ANSELMO CPL
ALZUA, BERNARD CPL
ANDERSON, ROBERT 2LT
ANDREWS, JAMES F/O
ARGIE, WILLIAM SGT
ARTHUR, RUSSELL 2LT
AUBEL, WILLIAM SSGT
BACON, MALCOLM 2LT
BACORN, RICHARD 2LT
BAKER, MERTON 1LT
BAKER, ROBERT 1LT
BALDWIN, ROBERT CPL
BALOGH, JOHN PVT
BANKER, EVERETT 2LT
BARBER, HERBERT SGT
BARBOUR, WILLIAM 2LT
BARISON, VINCENT F/O
BARR, THOMAS CPL
BARRETT, JAMES 2LT
BARRETT, SAMUEL 2LT
BAWDEN, ORVAL 1LT
BAYTALA, SIMON 1LT
BECK, JAMES 2LT
BECK, JOHN CPL
BECKER, WALTER 1LT
BEENE, KENNETH TSGT
BENFIELD, JOHN TSGT
BENTLEY, MELVIN 1LT
BESLER, ARTHUR SGT
BICKFORD, GERALD CPL
BIERLY, HAROLD CPL
BILLET, IVAN F/O
BISHOP, BOB 2LT
BIZZOZERO, RICHARD 2LT
BLAIR, DONALD 1LT
BLAY, EDWARD SGT
BLOOM, FRED 2LT
BLOOMQUIST, WILLIS 2LT
BLOUNT, ROBERT SSGT
BLUME, ARTHUR 1LT
BLUMENTHAL, DAVE 2LT
BOBIER, PHILLIPS 1LT
BOEHM, CHRISTOPHER CPL
BOIGON, HAROLD 2LT
BOOKER, CHARLES 2LT
BORDERS, JAMES SGT
BOSMA, HERMAN 1LT
BOSTROM, CARL 1LT
BOWLER, ROBERT CPL
BOZARTH, OLAN SSGT
BRANSTETTER, CHARLES SSGT
BRANT, CHARLES F/O
BRAUD, THOMAS 1LT
BREMER, JOHN TSGT
BRENNAN, JOHN CPL
BRILZ, GEORGE SSGT
BRISTOL, DELOS TSGT
BRODTRICK, GERALD SSGT
BROWN, BARTON F/O
BROWN, ROBERT 2LT
BUCKLEY, WILLIAM SSGT
BUHRMANN, DEANE 1LT
BURNS, HAROLD TSGT
BUSROE, LEE SGT
BUSTER, RAYMOND SGT
BUTLER, LAVERN CPL
BYERS, JERRY TSGT
CADENHEAD, CHARLES 2LT
CAHEN, JAMES 2LT
CAIN, RALPH SSGT
CAMPBELL, MELVIN CPL
CANADA, GERALD 2LT
CAPANZZI, ANTHONY SSGT
CARLIN, JAMES 1LT
CARLSON, ALLAN 2LT
CARMICLE, FRANK SGT
CARPER, WARREN SSGT
CATOGGIO, JOSEPH SGT
CECIL, ROBERT F/O
CEELY, WILLIAM CPT
CHALMERS, DORRANCE TSGT
CHAMERLAIN, JOHN CPL
CHAMPLAIN, THOMAS CPL
CHERRY, HOWARD MAJ
CHESS, JOHN CPL
CHRISTENSEN, GLENN 1LT
CHRISTENSEN, KENNETH 2LT
CHRISTENSON, HARRY F/O
CIPRIAN, ANDREW 1LT
CIULLO, MICHAEL SGT
COGSWELL, DON CPL
COHEN, JACK SSGT
COKER, JOE TSGT
COLEMAN, JOSEPH SSGT
CONARD, CLETUS CPL
CONKLIN, RICHARD SSGT
CONTI, VICTOR CPL
CONVERSO, POMPEO CPL
COOK, BILL TSGT
COOK, GEORGE CPL
COOK, JOHN 1LT
COOPER, SIDNEY TSGT
CRAB, HAL SSGT
CREIDER, ERWIN 1LT
CROOKSHANKS, ROBERT CPL
CROUCH, WAYNE TSGT
CULBRETH, MARVIN CPL
CUMMINGS, HARRY CPL
CUMMINGS, PHILIP MAJ
CUNDIFF, JAMES SGT
CUNNINGHAM, SAMUEL SSGT
CURLEY, JOHN 1LT
DALBY, LELAND 1LT
DANIELS, J. TSGT
DAVIDSON, JOHN SSGT
DAVIS, BRADLEY SSGT
DE MASO, NICHOLAS 2LT
DE VOS, WARREN 2LT
DEOBOLD, WILLIAM 2LT
DERING, FRANCIS SGT
DEWHIRST, WILLIAM 1LT
DICKERSON, WILLIAM 1LT
DILLON, JOHN CPL
DIRIENZO, NICHOLAS TSGT
DONAHUE, JAMES SSGT
DONOVAN, JOHN 2LT
DOUKAS, PAUL SSGT
DOYLE, DANIEL SSGT
DRAUS, HENRY SSGT
DRAWDY, HUGH CPL
DUBE, ROLAND TSGT
DUBOVICK, PIUSE SSGT
DUFOUR, RENE 2LT
DUNTLEY, JOHN 1LT
DYKE, CHARLES SGT
EARLEY, WILLIAM 1LT
EAVES, GLENN CPL
EBERLE, FRANCIS 2LT
EDMUNDS, CHARLES TSGT
EISELE, ROBERT 2LT
ERMSKOVICH, DANIEL SGT
ESPENSHADE, ROBERT SGT
ESPOSITO, JAMES SSGT
ESTES, BENJAMIN SSGT
ESTILL, HARLAN TSGT
ESTOK, GEORGE SGT
EVANS, ROBERT SGT
FARAGE, FRED SSGT
FAW, ROYAL SSGT
FAZZARY, FRANK TSGT
FEDELL, RICHARD 1LT
FELDMAN, LOUIS 2LT
FELLER, CLINTON CPL
FERRIS, EARL SGT
FESSLER, NORMAN SSGT
FEY, STEPHEN 2LT
FIELDER, PHILIP TSGT
FIFIELD, HARVEY 1LT
FINGARSON, ROBERT CPL
FINLEY, ROBERT 2LT
FISCH, MICHAEL 2LT
FITZGERALD, GORDON 2LT
FORINGER, CLARENCE CPL
FORST, JOHN 2LT
FOX, JOHN SSGT
FRANKLIN, KENNETH CPL
FRASER, THOMAS 1LT
FRENOY?, GEORGE CPL
FULFORD, JAMES SSGT
GAISER, ROBERT 2LT
GALL, ROBERT SGT
GAMBRILL, DONALD 1LT
GARDNER, RICHARD SGT
GARTLAND, THOMAS 2LT
GASIOREK, ALOYSIUS SSGT
GEYER, WILLIAM 1LT
GIBSON, BURTON 1LT
GIBSON, ROBERT SGT
GIGLIOTTI, THOMAS TSGT
GIGOWSKI, CARL 1LT
GLAMM, ARTHUR 2LT
GLOSUP, WILLIAM SGT
GOODENOUGH, DAVID F/O
GORMAN, WARREN SGT
GOTTLIEB, STANLEY 2LT
GRACE, CARL 2LT
GRAHAM, ROBERT 2LT
GRANDONI, ALDO CPL
GRAVES, CHARLES 2LT
GREER, LANE TSGT
GREER, ROBERT SGT
GROSS, EDWARD SGT
GROVE, DARYL 2LT
GUTLEBER, GEORGE SSGT
HAAS, WILLIAM CPL
HACKNEY, GEORGE SSGT
HADEN, RAYMOND CPL
HADEN, ROBERT 2LT
HALL, EARL 1LT
HAMMACK, WILLIAM CPL
HAMMETT, FRANK 1LT
HAMMOND, BURKE 1LT
HANNMANN, ERVIN SGT
HANSEN, DAVID 2LT
HANSEN, HARVEY 2LT
HANSEN, HARVEY SGT
HANSEN, RALEIN CPL
HANSON, CLIFFORD CPL
HARBERT, WENDELL SGT
HARKENRIDER, WILLIAM 1LT
HARMUTH, JOSEPH F/O
HARRINGTON, WILLIAM CPT
HAZEL, JOHN 1LT
HAZEN, RUPERT CPL
HECKERT, LEONARD TSGT
HEDGMETH, WILLIAM SSGT
HEIMAN, DAVID 2LT
HELLMAN, MAURICE SSGT
HENRICHSEN, ROBERT CPL
HENRY, DAVID 2LT
HENSON, JOHN CPL
HERRINGTON, PAUL CPL
HERZLER, WILLIAM CPL
HESS, GLENN 2LT
HETU, FRANCIS 2LT
HICKS, DAVID 1LT
HIGBEE, WILLIAM SGT
HILYARD, CLARENCE SSGT
HIRSCHMAN, CARL 1LT
HOFSOMMER, ROY SSGT
HOLCOMB, MILTON CPL
HOLMES, FRANCIS TSGT
HOPE, EDWARD SSGT
HOPWOOD, LLOYD SGT
HORVATH, AUGUST 2LT
HOSIER, FREDERICK SGT
HOUGH, THOMAS SSGT
HOUSE, JOHN SSGT
HOWARD, PAUL 2LT
HRONETZ, JOHN PFC
HUFFMAN, BERNARD 2LT
HUGHES, JACK TSGT
HURLEY, ARTHUR SGT
HURTON, THOMAS CPL
HUTCHESON, BILLY 2LT
JACKOVICH, PLASE CPL
JACKSON, ERNEST SSGT
JACOBS, DAVID F/O
JARRELL, SHIRLEY SSGT
JENKINS, MONTE SSGT
JOHNS, CHARLES SSGT
JOLLEY, JOHN SSGT
JONES, ROGER CPL
JONES, TRAVIS SSGT
JORDAN, BLOYCE SGT
JUDAY, RICHARD 1LT
KANE, RICHARD 2LT
KARKULA, EDWIN SSGT
KAUFMAN, ALBERT 1LT
KEANE, FRANK SGT
KEENAN, JAMES SSGT
KELLOGG, NIRAN 2LT
KELLY, EDWARD SSGT
KENNEDY, GERALD SGT
KESTEN, GERVIS TSGT
KIDA, CHESTER CPL
KINGSBURY, RICHARD 1LT
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KNOWLES, WILLIAM 1LT
KOHLHORST, HERBERT TSGT
KONKOLEWSKI, CHESTER SSGT
KOPOREC, JOHN TSGT
KOZLOWSKI, RAYMOND CPL
KRAKOWER, JOSEPH 2LT
KRICK, MELVIN 2LT
KRUEGER, LA VERN TSGT
KRUTZSCH, ERNEST CPL
KUNET, LOUIS 2LT
LA BARRON, RICHARD 2LT
LA FRANCE, WARREN SGT
LANDERS, CHARLES SSGT
LATACZ, VINCENT CPL
LAWRENCE, KENNETH SSGT
LAZARAKIS, JAMES SGT
LEIBOLD, RAYMOND SGT
LEVIN?, THEODORE 2LT
LINSE, PAUL 2LT
LO BELLO, SALVATORE TSGT
LOCH, ROBERT SGT
LOMBARD, THEODORE SSGT
LOMBARDI, FRANCIS 1LT
LOUDON, CHARLES SSGT
LOVEJOY, VERNON 2LT
LOWRY, WILLIAM F/O
LUCIANI, DANTE CPL
LUDLOW, HENNING 1LT
LUSK, CHARLES SSGT
MANFRIDA, JOHN SGT
MANN, EDWARD F/O
MANUEL, GEORGE 2LT
MARTAKOS, NICHOLAS TSGT
MARTIN, HERMAN CPL
MASON, HOMER 1LT
MATNEY, EMMETT SGT
MATTICE, KARLE SSGT
MAZZONI, CARL SGT
MC CARTHY, CLYDE CPT
MC GUIRE, JACK SGT
MC INTYRE, ROBERT CPL
MC KEEVER, WILLIAM 2LT
MC KEON, THOMAS 1LT
MC LAWHORN, RICHARD 2LT
MC MAHON, KENNETH 2LT
MC MANUS, CHARLES CPL
MC MILLAN, FORD SGT
MC NULTY, DENIS SGT
MEE, JOSEPH 1LT
MEISTER, ALLEN CPT
MENEFEE, CHARLES SSGT
MERCER, ELLIS F/O
MEREDITH, ODELL 1LT
MERRELL, THOMAS CPL
MERRILL, RICHARD SSGT
METAXAS, MENTORA 1LT
METZOLD, JAMES 2LT
MEYER, ELROY CPL
MICHALKE, WALTER 2LT
MICK, ARNOLD 2LT
MIFFLIN, EDWARD 2LT
MILLER, HAROLD 2LT
MILLER, WILBERT SSGT
MINCHEFF, JOHN CPL
MLINAZ, STEPHEN F/O
MONTGOMERY, FLOYD SSGT
MOONEY, JOSEPH 2LT
MOORE, GLENN SSGT
MOORE, KENNETH SGT
MOORE, THOMAS CPL
MOORE, WILSON 1LT
MORE, JAMES CPT
MORRIS, GERALD CPT
MORTON, FREDERICK 2LT
MULVIHILL, JOHN F/O
MURPHY, DONALD 2LT
MURPHY, GEORGE 2LT
NAUMAN, BRYAN SSGT
NEAL, ALBERT 2LT
NELSON, EDWARD CPL
NICHOLS, EDWIN 2LT
NICHOLSON, MARVIN SGT
O'HARRA, DALE SGT
O'MAHONEY, ROBERT F/O
O'ROURKE, ROBERT 2LT
PANERI, RAYMOND CPL
PANETTA, FELIX CPL
PARHAM, CHARLES 1LT
PARISE, STEPHEN SGT
PARKER, HOWARD SSGT
PARKIN, BLAINE 2LT
PASCH, GEORGE 1LT
PASCOE, WILLIAM SGT
PASKALAKIS, MICHAEL SSGT
PATTERSON, CLIVE CPL
PAYNIC, STEPHEN SSGT
PEARLSTEIN, KENNETH 2LT
PEARSON, JAMES SSGT
PEHLKE, WILLIAM SSGT
PEIFAR, THEODORE 2LT
PENNY, JAMES CPL
PEPPER, ALVIN SGT
PERKINS, JOHN 1LT
PERKOWSKI, SYLVESTER SSGT
PETERS, HOWARD 2LT
PEYTON, THOMAS 2LT
PIETRAGALLO, DANIEL CPL
PLATTNER, GEORGE SGT
PLESHA, MIKE CPL
POUND, ALAN 2LT
POWELL, JOHN 2LT
PRESLEY, HAROLD CPL
PRINCE, GALE SSGT
PUZIO, EDWARD TSGT
QUARLES, ALLEN SSGT
RAGAIN, JUNIOR SGT
RAIDEL, GEORGE CPL
RAIL, WILLIAM CPL
RANKIN, WILLIAM 1LT
REEVE, ROY LTC
REIFER, EDWARD 2LT
RHODES, ROBERT 2LT
RICHARDSON, KENNETH SSGT
RICKER, DANIEL 1LT
RIDDLES, ALVIN 1LT
RING, HENRY SGT
RISSER, HARRY SSGT
ROACH, JAMES 2LT
ROBERTS, BRUCE SGT
ROBERTSON, THOMAS 1LT
ROBINSON, LLOYD TSGT
ROLLER, ROLLAND TSGT
ROMANOFSKY, MORRIS SSGT
ROSWOLD, BERTRAM 2LT
ROWLAND, WESLEY CPL
RUHF, KENNETH SSGT
RUOHO, OLIVER 2LT
RUSIEWICZ, FRANCIS 1LT
RUSSELL, JOSEPH 2LT
RYAN, THOMAS SGT
SALAZAR, RICHARD SSGT
SALTERS, FRANK SGT
SALYER, LLOYD F/O
SANDOVAL, FRANK TSGT
SANFORD, HAROLD SSGT
SASS, EDWARD SSGT
SAVITSKY, WALTER 1LT
SCHAEFER, CHRISTIAN CPT
SCHAEFER, JAMES 2LT
SCHAEFER, OTTO SSGT
SCHAMES, AARON SGT
SCHAUER, ERNEST 1LT
SCHEIB, JAMES 2LT
SCHILB, WARREN 1LT
SCHILL, JOHN 1LT
SCHMIDT, AUGUST CPT
SCHMIDT, GILBERT CPL
SCHULTZ, EWALT SGT
SCOTT, JAMES 2LT
SEIDEL, ARTHUR SSGT
SEPAC, GEORGE SSGT
SHAFFER, CHARLES 2LT
SHAVER, ELMER TSGT
SHERBOW, THEODORE F/O
SHESA, LOUIS 1LT
SHIELDS, MERL SGT
SHINEW, JERRY 2LT
SIGNOR, BERNARD SSGT
SIKES, LOUIS CPL
SIMONO, FRANCIS 2LT
SIMPSON, LLOYD 1LT
SKIDMORE, DICKSON 2LT
SMALL, DONALD TSGT
SMITH, HOWARD 1LT
SMITH, JOHN 2LT
SMITH, PAUL TSGT
SMITH, ROY SGT
SMITH, WAYNE 1LT
SMITH, WILLARD 1LT
SNIEGOWSKI, WILLIAM SSGT
SNYDER, CLYDE SSGT
SODOWSKI, STANLEY CPL
SOPPER, JOHN SSGT
SPARE, JOHN 2LT
SPARGUR, CHARLES SSGT
SPETTEL, CHARLES CPL
SPIEGEL, CARL CPL
SPONHOLZ, CARL SGT
STANKIEWICZ, JOHN CPL
STANLEY, REX SSGT
STARIN, GAYLORD 2LT
STARK, PAUL 2LT
STEIGERWALT, HARRY SGT
STERN, JAMES CPL
STEWART, JOSEPH 2LT
STOOKS, PAUL TSGT
STROUD, RALPH CPL
SUBRIAR, ROBERT SGT
SUTTKUS, HAZEN 2LT
SWAFFORD, KENNETH SGT
SWARTZ, SHERWIN 2LT
SWEDRYK, MIKE F/O
SZYMANSKI, EDWARD SSGT
TACKETT, CARMEL CPL
TALL, RICHARD SGT
TARTER, ROSCOE CPL
TAVENER, FRED SSGT
TAYLOR, BRUCE PVT
TAYLOR, EDWIN 2LT
TEEVEN, ALBERT CPL
TEFFT, WESLEY 2LT
TEMPINSKI, ROY SSGT
THOMAS, EARL SSGT
THOMPSON, ARTHUR TSGT
THOMPSON, BERNIE SGT
THOMPSON, DALE CPL
THOMPSON, EUGENE SSGT
THOMPSON, JAMES SSGT
THORNE, JOHN CPT
TREHARNE, ANTHONY F/O
TUFTS, RICHARD SSGT
TURNER, CHARLES 1LT
TURSKIS, JOHN TSGT
UNDERWOOD, DAVID 2LT
VALENTINE, GUSTAVE 2LT
VAN DELLON, BURTON SGT
VAN KIRK, MART 2LT
VANCE, WALTER SSGT
VICKERY, BENJAMIN SSGT
VOLPE, JOSEPH PFC
VORBA, LEONARD SSGT
WAGNER, RICHARD SSGT
WAKEFIELD, WAYBERN CPL
WALL, KENNETH SSGT
WALSH, EDWARD SSGT
WARDEN, CHARLES 2LT
WARE, ROBERT 1LT
WAREHAM, DUANE 2LT
WATSON, CHARLES 1LT
WELLMAN, JAMES CPL
WETJEN, MILLEN SGT
WHATLEY, JACK 2LT
WHEELER, ROBERT SGT
WHERLEY, RICHARD CPL
WHITAKER, CHESNUT 2LT
WHITE, PHILIP 2LT
WHITING, WAYNE SGT
WIDEMAN, JAMES CPL
WILKERSON, ROY CPL
WILKINS, LEON CPL
WILLIAMS, DONALD 1LT
WILLIAMS, HOWARD 2LT
WILLIAMS, JOE 1LT
WILSTERMAN, HAROLD SGT
WINE, RICHARD SSGT
WINKEL, MEARL 2LT
WINTERS, JACKSON SSGT
WISNER, JOHN 2LT
WOLF, SUMNER SSGT
WOLF, WAYNE 1LT
WOLINSKI, CLARENCE TSGT
WOODCOCK, MARVIN 2LT
WRIGHT, EDWIN SSGT
WROBLEWSKI, EDWARD 2LT
WYDLER, KENNETH 1LT
YAFFE, EARL SSGT
YATES, ROBERT SGT
YBEMA, SERET 1LT
YEAGER, FORREST SSGT
YOUNG, RUSSELL CPL
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