
| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
| Click on the squadron insignia above for links to digitized squadron histories | ||||
August 13, 1944 Mission to La Ciotat Gun Positions (Mission #274)
| Squadron | War Diary | |
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| 486th | Not assigned to this mission. | |
| 487th | Not assigned to this mission. | |
| 488th | From Mission Report: 1st box compact thru center. 2nd box started short and just to left of 1st box. | |
| 489th | Not assigned to this mission. |
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| On the crew list of the 488th Bomb Squadron below, the bombardier in plane 8C is listed as 2nd Lt. J. Heller. This is Joseph Heller, the author of the novel Catch-22. |
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| 488th Squadron |
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| 340th BG Squadron Insignia |
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| 489th B.S. | ||||
| Click on the squadron insignia above for links to digitized squadron histories | ||||
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