The 390th Bomb Group Anthology, Volume I: by Members of the 390th Bombardment Group (H) 1943-1945
The 390th Bomb Group Anthology includes 83 stories written by 45 members of the 390th Bomb Group relating their personal adventures during the World War II years. of 1943, 1944, and 1945. The stories include combat briefs, mission stories, humor in the midst of war, evasion, and imprisonment after being shot down.
Some of the stories were written as they happened during the war years while others are recollections of those events so prominent in the mins of those who lived them. The reader will be provided new insight into the war in the air by these personal accounts.
The 390th Bomb Group was one of the most famous units in the Eighth Air Force. This unit flew 301 missions against Hitler's "Fortress Europe." This effort had a profound affect on the outcome of World War II in Europe.
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Book details
- Edited by
- Wilbert H. Richarz, Richard H. Perry, William J. Robinson
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 320
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- History › Wars & Conflicts › World War II
- Topics
- World War II · Eighth Air Force · WWII bombers · aerial combat · prisoner of war · personal narratives · bombing missions · military unit history
- ISBN-13
- 9781681623726 (Hardcover)9781681623405 (Paperback)
About the authors
WILBERT H. RICHARZ was a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel who co-edited both volumes of The 390th Bomb Group Anthology.
Richarz earned a master’s degree and a PhD, commanded the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Idaho from 1968 until his 1971 retirement, and later worked at Washington State University. During World War II he flew 35 combat missions over Europe as a radio operator and gunner on a B-17 with the 390th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, was shot down twice, and received numerous decorations. He died on October 5, 2005, in Moscow, Idaho, at age 83.
RICHARD H. PERRY was a U.S. Army Air Forces lieutenant colonel and B-17 pilot in the 570th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group, during World War II.
Perry was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters. He served as president of the 390th BG Veterans Association in 1986 and unveiled a memorial plaque to the group at Parham Airfield. He was born on August 13, 1920, and died on March 21, 1991, in New Providence, New Jersey.