340th Bomb Group History

340th Bombardment Group History

340th BG Patch

340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
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September 9, 1944 Mission Against Troop Concentrations at L-823017 (Santa Lucia)

Squadron War Diary

486th Not assigned to this mission

487th At 17:00 hours twelve planes and crews of the Squadron took off to bomb enemy defenses at l-823017 north of Florence. Cloud shadows and a large hill partially obscured the target and the first box returned with their bombs although the second box dropped with good results. Anti-aircraft fire was accurate, although moderate and only one ship was holed......T/Sgt. McClernon went down into the bomb-bay and kicked out a frag which was tangled in the wires. This act of heroism will get for him a Soldiers Medal and another point towards demobilization.

488th Not assigned to this mission

489th No Record

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Squadron	War Diary
486th	Not assigned to this mission
487th	At 17:00 hours twelve planes and crews of the Squadron took off to bomb enemy defenses at l-823017 north of Florence. Cloud shadows and a large hill partially obscured the target and the first box returned with their bombs although the second box dropped with good results. Anti-aircraft fire was accurate, although moderate and only one ship was holed......T/Sgt. McClernon went down into the bomb-bay and kicked out a frag which was tangled in the wires. This act of heroism will get for him a Soldiers Medal and another point towards demobilization.
488th	Not assigned to this mission
489th	No Record

Target in 1945

Target Today
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Crew Lists and Mission Reports

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340th BG Squadron Insignia
	486th B.S.	487th B.S.	488th B.S.	489th B.S.
	Click on the squadron insignia above for links to digitized squadron histories