310th Bomb Group References

310th Bombardment Group References

The Saga of 54 and More

The story of the 310th BG, from its activation through Mission 172, September 30, 1943. Covers many details regarding specific missions and stories of and about the men of this group.

A list of the servicemen mentioned in this book can be found here: Index of Names

For more information contact our Wing Historian

Bullets, Bombs and Bridges, The Story of the 310th Bombardment Group, Part II

The continuing story of the 310th BG, from September 1943 through the end of the war. Covers many details regarding specific missions and stories of and about the men of this group.

A list of the servicemen mentioned in this book can be found here: Index of Names

For more information contact our Wing Historian

379th Bomb Squadron

There I Was... Wartime Memoirs of a Fledgling Birdman

Robert Crouse served in the 379th Bomb Squadron. In this book he recounts his wartime experiences from basic training to combat. His observations on the technical side of piloting a B-25 bomber will be of special interest.

Available- through Trafford Publishing in paperback

380th Bomb Squadron

55 Missions - Diary of a WWII Bombardier

by: Captain Newell W. Ackerson (310th, 380th Bombardier-Navigator 1942-1945)
Privately Published

No Time for Fear - Front

No Time for Fear

by: Berry, W. Bernard (310th, 380th)
Hardcover: 440 pages
Publisher: The Earnshaw Press (March 8, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1425727948
ISBN-13: 978-1425727949
Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.7 x 1.4 inches

Bernard Berry, a pilot in the 310th BG, 380BS, was shot down on December 10, 1944, during a mission over the Brenner Pass. His B-25 crashed in the area of Vicenza, North East Italy. Berry was saved by Italian Partisans and he fought with them, and British Special Forces, in Italy through the end of the war. He was subsequently awarded the Silver Star.

Richard Gimmi served in the 380th Bomb Squadron from May to November 1944 as pilot of the B-25 bomber nicknamed "Skonk Chaser"

The book is written by his son and describes his Father's life as an Air Force pilot to include his WWII pilot training and combat experiences with the 380th. He backed the oral histories of his father and his friends and associates with in-depth research in primary sources such as unit histories, reports, flight logs, and technical manuals. In the course of writing the book he joined the 57th Bomb Wing Association, which proved to be an invaluable source of information.

Richard Gimmi remained in the service eventually flying fighter jets during the Vietnam conflict.

The book is available for sale on Amazon: Airman: The Life of Richard F.B. Gimmi

381st Bomb Squadron

B-25 Bombs Away!

In this entertaining memoir Sgt. Donald J. Daly, bombardier/gunner with the 381st Bomb Squadron, recounts his time in the service from training to discharge. He was in the first cohort to arrive in North Africa and gives us a vivid picture of the early days of the 310th Bombardment Group before the Allies has achieved air superiority and the skies were filled with German fighters.

He also describes the sea sweeps, one of the most dangerous types of missions the Group was asked to run.

Available to read online for FREE B-25 Bombs Away!