A Collection of
EIGHTY-ONE WAR STORIES
of Life in the 40th Bombardment Group during World War II
by
Ira V. Matthews
CONTENTS
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STORY # |
STORY TITLE |
FEATURING |
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INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND |
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1 |
The First Mission |
James Ira Cornett |
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2 |
ALTO! ALTO! |
Col. Ignico's horse |
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3 |
The Major's Maid |
Battle-Borinquen Fld |
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4 |
Buck Dozier's Bomb Sight |
James Dozier |
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5 |
The Hundred Mile Limit and No Convoy |
German U-boats in the Caribbean |
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6 |
Submarine in the Harbor |
Aruba and Curacao |
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7 |
That Door Leads to Hell |
James Dozier |
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8 |
The ESSO BOLIVAR |
Sub attacks tanker |
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9 |
Come On Down |
Lt. Dallas Fortenot |
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10 |
A Man of His Word |
W.W Jones |
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11 |
Caribbean Cruise |
Algonquin-troopship |
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12 |
Ten Dauntless Douglas Digbys |
B-18s at France Fld |
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13 |
France Field Patrol |
Profile of a mission |
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14 |
Grab That Wobble Pump |
Harold Schramm |
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15 |
Final Credit |
Sinking of U-654 |
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16 |
As Smooth as Silk |
Schaaf,Glass,LB- |
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17 |
The Rock Fraternity |
Baltra Island |
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18 |
The Galapagos Volcano |
CO Mooney Sgt Grace |
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19 |
The Triangle Patrol |
Hohn lost at sea |
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20 |
One Night Landing |
Hooper crashes-Rock |
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21 |
Harper, Where Is Resnick? |
Goodwyn, Resnick |
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22 |
Mother Earth |
Eddie Glass emer ldg |
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23 |
Powder Burn |
DUUH Schaaf, Glass |
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24 |
My Court-Martial Board Awaits You |
Gambling aboard ship from Panama to USA |
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25 |
The Ship's Pool |
Chaplain Adler wins |
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26 |
Midnight Ferry - Angel Island |
Day of fun in Frisco |
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27 |
Quarantined in Wells, Nevada |
Cat Houses off limit |
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28 |
Chug-a-Lug |
Charles Taylor's act |
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29 |
A Very Brief Strike |
M\Sgt Britton Vick |
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30 |
General Arnold is Waiting |
Capt. Bobby Shanks |
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31 |
The Two Star Substitute |
Football game fiasco |
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32 |
Flight Test to Presque Isle |
Gens. Kuter & Meyers |
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33 |
Luftwaffe Raid on Naples Bay |
Convoy to India |
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34 |
The Dangerous Prisoners |
Marrakech thieves |
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35 |
The Egyptian Sandstorm |
Payne Field, Cairo |
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36 |
SALUTE! |
CO William Blanchard |
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37 |
Open Sesame |
Coolies at Hsinching |
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38 |
Missionaries to Untouchables |
Rev & Mrs. Benefield |
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39 |
The Raven |
Food snatching raven |
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40 |
Indian Wrestling Mismatch |
CO Schaaf's PT class |
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41 |
A Load of Clear Ice |
Hazzard over Hump |
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42 |
Minya Konka |
Inspired Hilton's novel Lost Horizon |
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43 |
The Innocent Bystander |
Tail guns cook off |
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44 |
Reserves for the Next War |
Col Harman & War Lord |
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45 |
Omei Shan, Sacred Mountain |
Navigation ck point |
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46 |
Yangtze Kiang Canyons, Yunnan |
Canyon 13,000' deep |
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47 |
Train Come Sahib |
Mission vs Xing guard |
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48 |
The Shakedown Mission |
First B-29 mission |
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49 |
Bengal Air Depot Engines |
B-29 growing pains |
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50 |
Rolling the Drums |
War heros-50gal drums |
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51 |
The Ladies' Man |
Capt. Eddie Glass |
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52 |
Cold Front from Tibet |
Glass lost over Hump |
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53 |
The Battleship Richelieu |
Downwind takeoff |
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54 |
No More Mutton |
China Bay mutton diet |
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55 |
Tribute to a Combat Crew |
Palembang-longest msn |
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56 |
God Save the Queen |
Hindu disrespect |
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57 |
I'M HIT! I'M HIT! |
Col. William Blanchard |
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58 |
Four Blown Tires |
Col. William Blanchard |
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59 |
Bistec and Flied Eggas |
Emer ldg on Hump msn |
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60 |
The Naga Hills |
Col. William Blanchard |
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61 |
Our Flight Surgeon |
Capt. Lee A. Hall |
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62 |
Unestimateable Fuel Reserve |
Capt. Robert Gaughan |
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63 |
Moss at Five O'clock |
Maj. Bob Moss |
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64 |
Here He Comes Again |
Jack-Japanese fighter |
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65 |
You Yellow Cowards |
"Shorty" Norton-bmdr |
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66 |
Hold Your Bombs |
Col. Blanchard, Shorty |
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67 |
The Magnetic Sump Plugs |
Col. William Blanchard |
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68 |
A Great Man |
M\Sgt. Harry C. Miller |
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69 |
Near Miss |
Betty bombs Hsinching |
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70 |
Seventeen Claims |
17 gunners kill 1 Jap |
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71 |
Ankang-Airfield of Last Resort |
One crew, 2 B-29s lost |
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72 |
Richest Man in the World |
Aga Khan playing golf |
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73 |
A Few Moments of Stark Terror |
Clear air turbulence |
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74 |
An unexplained Incident |
Clear air turbulence |
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75 |
The Reversed Bomb Run |
B-29 named Eddie Allen |
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76 |
The Rama VI Bridge |
"Shorty" Norton-bmdr |
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77 |
Medal Awards in Low Comedy |
Brig. Gen. Roger Ramey |
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78 |
The General's Wife |
Woman B-29 ferry pilot |
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79 |
The Three-Man Crew |
Last stop-Tucson,Ariz. |
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80 |
Setting the Record Straight |
Burt Elsner-survivor |
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81 |
Robert M. Freeborn |
Deactivates 40th Bm Gp |