Fort McAllister The Naval Bombardments

On July 1st and 29th, 1862, the fort was shelled by Union gunboats and on Nov. 19th by the ironclad "Wissahickon" and two escort craft. Hit below the waterline, "Wissahickon" withdrew after firing 17 11-inch and 25 other shells. The ...

467th Bombardment Group (H)

Sept. 1943 - June 1945

Dedicated 8 October 1983

to the memory of our comrades who died

in training and in 212 combat missions

flown in B-24 Liberator bombers from

Station 145, Rackheath, Norfolk, England

from 10 April 1944 to 25 April 1945,

and to all assigned ...

452nd Bombardment Group

Dedicated to the members of the

452nd Bombardment Group

Activated 1 June 1943

Deactivated 27 August 1945

728th Sqdn • 729th Sqdn

730th Sqdn • 731st Sqdn

Base of Operations

Deopham Green, England

250 combat missions flown in B-17s

1 unit citation

2 Medal of Honor winners

Dedicated 25 June 1983

Courtesy ...

11th Bombardment Group (H)

In proud memory of

the members of the

11th Bombardment Group (H)

who served in the Pacific

from December 7, 1941 to

VJ Day

They Asked Little

and Gave Much

July 23, 1981

Courtesy hmdb.org

483rd Bombardment Group (H)

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 ...

Bombardment

When Confederate sharpshooters blocked his efforts to span the Rappahannock River with pontoon bridges, General Ambrose E. Burnside ordered his artillery to bombard the town. For eight hours more than one hundred cannon, some as large as the 4.5-inch ordnance ...

Brave Men from the 97th Bombardment Wing

To honor the memory

of these brave men from

the 97th Bombardment Wing

at Blytheville Air Force Base

who did not return after their

B-52 aircraft was shot down

over Hanoi, North Vietnam in

December 1972

Col. Keith R. Heggen

Lt. Col. Donald L. Rissi

Major Bobby A. Kirby

Capt. Randall ...

Damage From Naval Bombardments

The largest naval guns used against land fortifications were fired on fort McAllister in 1863 from monitor-type Union ironclads. 15 in. shells penetrated 17 feet of sand, digging craters 89 ft. in diameter and 7 ft. deep on exploding, but ...

13th Bombardment Squadron (Light-Night Intruder)

Iwakuni, Japan • Kunsan, Korea

We dedicate this plaque and tree

to the honor and memory of those

gallant members of the

13th Bombardment Squadron

(Light-Night Intruder) of the

3rd Bombardment Group

who gave their lives in the

defense of freedom during the

Korean War

26 June 1950 to 27 ...

7th Bombardment Group

The First and The Last

In memory of those who made the

supreme sacrifice for their country

while serving with the

7th Bombardment Group

1941 - 1945

May They Not Have Died in Vain

Combat Squadrons

9th • 11th • 22nd • 88th

436th • 492nd • 493rd

and Support ...