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Documents of the 340th Bomber Group August 1943 Booklet Celebrating the Second Anniversary of the 340th Bomber Group. (6.5MB PDF) August 1943 Booklet Celebrating the Second Anniversary of the 487th Bomb Squadron. (775KB PDF) Public Relations Office - Historical Material - March/October 1943 (380KB PDF) "Desert Campaign - The Story of the NINTH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE in support of the British in AFRICA" The book was produced by the 9th Army Air Force ca. 1943. (This rare book is published here in it's entirety for the first time on the Internet - 3/9/08) Chapter 1 - Activation (1.5 MB) Chapter 2 - The Battle of El Alamein (4.8 MB) Chapter 3 - El Agheila to Tripoli (3.6 MB) Chapter 4 - No Pause at Tripoli(3.5 MB) Chapter 5 - Retreat Accelerated (6.7 MB) Chapter 6 - Summary of African Campaign from El Alamein to Cape Bon (0.4 MB) Chapter 7 - Biographical Sketches (1.0 MB) Chapter 8 - Mediterranean Campaign - Swift Victories (8.7 MB) Chapter 9 - Roster of Officers (2.9 MB) "The Battle of the Brenner" The book was produced by the 57th Bomb Wing ca. 1945. (This rare book is published here in it's entirety for the first time on the Internet - 12/24/08) Part 1 - Introduction - Targets, Terrain and Weather (24.0 MB) Part 2 - Story of the Battle (26.7 MB) Part 3 - Defenses - Rail Repair (25.6 MB) Part 4 - Operations(18.7 MB) Or, download as a single 54MB PDF Battle of the Brenner Letter of Mar. 25, 1943 From Aboard Ship in the Arabian Sea Crossing the Pacific "If I ever get home..." April 1943 One-Day Pass to Ishmalia, Egypt Letter Jun. 9, 1943 Ice Cream and the Perfect War Open Air Movies Letter of Aug. 29, 1943 Warm Welcome by Sicilians German Nuisance Raids Letter of Oct. 1, 1943 "..its still a sight to see them take off..." Letter of Nov. 2, 1943 (1.6 MB PDF) Convoy to San Pancrazio Without Brakes Food Riot Scotty Lost Over Hamburg Letter of Nov. 11, 1943 Speaking Yiddish with the Axis soldiers Letter of Dec. 1, 1943 "..cold as hell.." "..stinks like hell.." "..ain't no beer, either." Letter of Feb. 16, 1944 (1.7 MB PDF) Hymie Setzer's Job in the Service When will war end? "Golden Gate in '48!" V-Mail Letter of Mar. 10, 1944 Rest Camp on the Isle of Capri Rest Camp Coupon Book V-Mail Letter of Mar. 28, 1944 Passover Greetings V-Mail Letter of Apr. 4, 1944 Eruption of Vesuvius 340th BG Stationary Seasons Greetings from the 340th Dog Tags Letter of Mar. 25, 1945 Sabbath Services on Corsica V-Mail Letter of May 3, 1945 Germany quits in Italy V-Mail Letter of May 8, 1945 VE-Day Letter of May 14,1945 from Riccione, Italy German Raid On Alesani, Corsica The letters above were written by Hymie to his brother, Mickey, during the war. Like Hymie, Mickey was called into service before the outbreak of the war. He found himself assigned to the post office at Norfolk Naval Hospital. Mickey tried everything he could think of to get away from shore duty and into the action. However, his fate was (as Hymie put it) to "Fight the Battle of Portsmouth" until the war ended. Aircraft of the 340th Bomber Group People of the 340th Bomber Group Documents from the 340th Bomber Group Korsika-From the German Viewpoint Catch-22, Joseph Heller and the 340th Bomb Group Training for War Links to other sites Home         I would love to hear your comments Contact me at: Daniel Setzer