Dedicated 30 September 1983

to the men of the

483rd

Bombardment Group (H)

5th Wing, 15th Air Force

Sterparone (near Foggia), Italy

Activated 22 September 1943

Ephrata, Washington

Deactivated 25 September 1945

Pisa, Italy

Flew 215 combat missions in B-17's

12 April 1944 to 26 April 1945

Destroyed 76 enemy aircraft

Lost 74 aircraft

Awarded two

Distinguished Unit Citations:

Memmingen, Germany

18 July 1944

Berlin, Germany

24 March 1945

815 • 816 • 817 • 840 [Bomb Squadrons]

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