1944 Yearbook

1944 Yearbook

1944 was an extraordinary year for the 461^st Bombardment Group (H). During the year, the organization moved from its training base of Hammer Field in Fresno, California to its combat station of Torretta Field at Cerignola, Italy. It began combat missions in April, 1944 and by the end of the year it had become one of the highest regarded Bomb Groups in the Fifteenth Air Force. Toward the end of 1944, the 461^st published a yearbook summarizing the activities of this fantastic year. It's difficult to reproduce this yearbook, but I managed to get a copy of it that is in fairly decent condition to put online. Click on the image of each page to view that page. To return to this page, simply close your browser window and you'll be returned here.