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	V Bomber Command - 5th Air Force USAAF
		V Bomber Command was established in Townsville on 5 September 1942.
		Another possible location for V Bomber Command HQ was the North-Eastern Area Headquarters building in Sturt Street, Townsville.
		Brigadier General Walker was appointed by General George C. Kenney in about August 1942 to command the Allied Air Forces in the North Eastern area with the assistance of Group Captain "Bull" Garing of the RAAF.
	home.st.net.au /~dunn/ozatwar/5bomber.htm (466 words)

	WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS (T-Z) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		As commander of the 5th Bomber Command during the period from 5 September 1942, to 5 January 1943, Brig.
		Citation: Commanding the 1st Battalion attacking a strongly held enemy position on a hill near Sigolsheim, France, on 26 December 1944, found that 1 of his assault companies had been stopped and forced to dig in by a concentration of enemy artillery, mortar, and machinegun fire.
		Wiedorfer assumed command of the platoon, leading it forward with inspired energy until the mission was accomplished.
	www.army.mil /cmh/mohiib2.htm (16893 words)

	VI BOMBER COMMAND IN DEFENSE OF THE
		The job of the VI Bomber Command bombardment aircraft in these exercises was to intercept the vessel as it passed through the Pacific patrol screen and to send a striking force against it.
		Bomber Command's strength as of December 7 was negligible, and its B-18's were useless for the type of over-water patrols required for protection of the Canal.
		This freed the Bomber Command from the necessity of supervising operations in the Antilles, and enabled it to devote all of its energies to the Pacific patrols.
	home.satx.rr.com /bombardment/htmdocs/vibchistorytem.htm (7162 words)

	WWII_TZ
		As commanding officer of the U.S.S. Arizona, Capt. Van Valkenburgh gallantly fought his ship until the U.S.S. Arizona blew up from magazine explosions and a direct bomb hit on the bridge which resulted in the loss of his life.
		Commander of a reconnaissance platoon, 1st Lt. Waybur volunteered to lead a 3-vehicle patrol into enemy-held territory to locate an isolated Ranger unit.
		Commandeering a vehicle, he was driven toward the hostile defenses under incessant fire, finally locating a French officer who accorded him passage through the forward positions.
	www.jrotc.org /wwii_tz.htm (16005 words)

	Medal of Honor, USN, Battle, Java, Sea, Rabaul, Doolittle, Coral, Midway, Makin, Guadalcanal, Cape, Esperance, ...
		While proceeding to attack an enemy amphibious expedition, as a unit in a mixed force, Houston was heavily attacked by bombers; after evading four attacks, she was heavily hit in a fifth attack, lost 60 killed and had one turret wholly disabled.
		When his Squadron Commander was shot down during the initial attack upon an enemy aircraft carrier, Capt. Fleming led the remainder of the division with such fearless determination that he dived his own plane to the perilously low altitude of 400 feet before releasing his bomb.
		Upon being informed that he was commanding officer, he ascertained that the conning of the ship was being efficiently handled, then directed the officer who had taken over that task to continue while he himself resumed the vitally important work of maintaining the stability of the ship.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2USMoH1942.htm (8185 words)

	5th Air Force USAAF in Australia 1942 - 1945
		The 5th Air Force had its early beginnings as the Philippine Department Air Force on 20 September 1941 under the command of Brigadier General Henry B. Clagett.
		The 5th Air Force USAAF was established in Australia on 3 September 1942 under the command of Major General George Kenney who had arrived in Brisbane, in the State of Queensland in Australia on 29 July 1942.
		Brigadier General Ken Walker was placed in charge of the 5th Bomber Command, based in Townsville.
	home.st.net.au /~dunn/5thaf.htm (650 words)

	Minot AFB, ND - SAC - 5th Bomb Wing - B-52 - Minuteman Missiles
		Operational control, command jurisdiction and administrative responsibilities of the wing are exercised by Eighth Air Force located at Barksdale AFB, La. The chain of command extends to the Air Combat Command and Headquarters United States Air Force.
		Boeing B-52H Stratofortress aircraft allow the 5th BW to achieve its mission: "A dedicated team...ready to deliver massive firepower worldwide, on time, on target, every time." Recent changes in the emphasis of bomber force readiness away from the nuclear standoff role mean a sharper focus on conventional combat capability.
		The 5th BW is at the forefront of this ability, maintaining a busy schedule for deployments to train realistically.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /bases/Minot_AFB.htm (1607 words)

	1943 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Bomber Command report the ‘first effective attack on Essen’ due primarily to the use of a new navigational aid ‘Oboe’.
		The U.S. commander in Europe, Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews is killed in air crash in Iceland.
		Commanders of ‘Second Front’ are announced as Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force; Montgomery to be C in C of 21st Army Group.
	www.wargamer.com /ww2timeline/1943western.asp (1852 words)

	United States Far East Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Major General Lewis H. Brereton became the commander of this unit, in the fall of 1941.
		By March of 1942, the War Department planned to have 165 heavy bombers in the Philippines and, at least, 240 fighters.
		The August strength was at 2,049 enlisted troops, under the command of 254 officers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Far_East_Air_Force (731 words)

	Victor Grimes - 5th Bomber Command
		Robert Jones would eventually become the CO of the outfit, while my father after only a couple months was transferred to operations of the headquarters of the 5th Bomber Command.
		5th Bomber Command moved it's headquarters to Port Moresby, New Guinea the first week of December 1942 which is documented by the group photo of General Walker and his staff among my Dad's photos.
		The Japanese bombers couldn’t target much accurately from 20,000 feet so they essentially peppered the area just for nuisance value, hoping to hit something.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /people/veterans/grimes.html (1173 words)

	Medal of Honor - Corporal Tibor Rubin
		Through his valiant, intrepid stand and at the cost of his own life, Private First Class Valdez made it possible for his comrades to escape, and was directly responsible for repulsing an attack by vastly superior enemy forces.
		Citation: Private First Class Wetzel, an acting squad leader with the Antitank Company of the 13th Infantry, was guarding his platoon's command post in a house at Birken, Germany, during the early morning hours of 3 April 1945, when he detected strong enemy forces moving in to attack.
		Whittington, a squad leader, assumed command of his platoon when the platoon leader and platoon sergeant became missing in action.
	www.army.mil /medalofhonor/rubin/medal/citations23.htm (16917 words)

	Consolidated B-32 Dominator -- Chapter 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Approval for the VLR bomber project was granted on December 2, and USAAC engineering officers under Captain Donald L. Putt of the Air Material Command at Wright Field began to prepare the official specification.
		George C. Kenney, the commander of the Far East Air Forces, had been anxious to get B-29s but his requests had always been turned down on the grounds that the B-29s were urgently needed elsewhere.
		The test was to be carried out under the auspices of the 5th Bomber Command, with the 316th Bombardment Squadron of the 312th Bombardment Group as the host unit.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/b032-01.html (3154 words)

	5th Bomb Wing
		The first permanent Strategic Air Command unit assigned to Minot AFB was the 4136th Strategic Wing in September 1958.
		The 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, ND inactivated the 72nd Bomb Squadron and began losing 14 B-52H aircraft, resulting in a decrease of 476 full-time military manpower authorizations.
		The 5th Bomb Wing began to deploy troops in early March 2003 to support the global war on terrorism and to prepare for future contingencies.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/agency/5bw.htm (898 words)

	Unit History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The comet motif was taken from this AF's former aircraft markings; the three tails of the comet are said to symbolize fighters, bombers, and troop carriers.
		Before the start of WWII, the 43rd Bombardment Group, constituted on 20 November, 1940 and consisting of the 63rd, 64th, and 65th Squadrons and with the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron as an attached unit, was a part of the 1st Air Force*.
		Various photos of 5th AF "brass"sent by Douglas P. Walker, son of Kenneth N. Walker, Commander of 5th Bomber Command:
	www.kensmen.com /history.html (1363 words)

	Bomber Command Art Prints
		Following promotion to Wing Commander, he then went to No.106 Squadron at RAF Coningsby and on 24th July 1941, whilst flying AE193 (the subject of this aerofile) Wing Commander Allen led a daylight attack through heavy anti aircraft fire and fighter opposition against the German battle cruiser Gneisenau, which was in dry dock at Brest.
		After the war when the full account of the raid became known, the B Flight Commander Sqd Ldr L.H. Trent, a New Zealander in the RAF, who had been a prisoner of war since being shot down on the raid was awarded the Victoria Cross for his outstanding leadership during the Amsterdam raid.
		Fraser and his crew were now often used as Master Bomber to control bomber attacks and for one such attack on Nantes on 7th May 1944 he was awarded the bar to his DSO.
	www.military-art.com /bomber_command.htm (5078 words)

	faber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The bomber, in short, was an apocalyptic instrument of war that was qualitatively different from any weapon that had come before.
		Bomber enthusiast Muir Fairchild provided an answer when he observed that the ACTS’s early Douhetian emphasis on possibly attacking civilian populations was "most repugnant" to the humanitarian and principled American people and was a way of war they "would adopt only with great reluctance and regret."
		Finally, bomber advocates not only assumed that war was total and dictated by military necessity, they also felt that in war brevity equaled mercy.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/interwar/faberdbd.htm (6693 words)

	Support for Lincs bomber memorial service
		The service which took place in a packed Lincoln Cathedral last Sunday, and which was preceded by a Lancaster flypast, marked the unveiling of a permanent memorial ledger stone to Bomber Command, following an ongoing and successful public campaign spearheaded by local veterans.
		The stone, dedicated to the memory of the 55,888 lives lost in the Bomber Command offensives, will be placed in the cathedral floor as a permanent reminder of their sacrifice.
		“I was delighted to attend the unveiling of memorial to Bomber Command following the hard work and dedication of all the campaigners in securing such a lasting and deserved memorial veterans.
	rogerhelmer.com /bombercommand.asp (184 words)

	Kenneth Newton Walker, Brigadier General, United States Army Air Corps
		As commander of the 5th Bomber Command during the period from 5 September 1942, to 5 January 1943, Brigadier General Walker repeatedly accompanied his units on bombing missions deep into enemy-held territory.
		Walker later commanded the Fifth Bomber Command in the Pacific theater, from September 1942 until his death.
		Kenney worried about his bomber commander, who was privy to much highly classified information, flying over enemy-held territory In December, he ordered Walker to fly no more combat missions.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /knwalker.htm (2107 words)

	USAAF Chronology:
		EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) (8th Air Force): Detachment, 8th Air Force, with the help of the VIII Bomber Command staff, issues a directive defining its mission, which is the organization, training and supplying of units advanced echelons of 8th Air Force to prepare for immediate operations upon arrival of tactical elements of the 8th.
		VII Bomber Command receives an influx of B-17's during this period, and the 72d Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy), is converted from B-18's to B-17's.
		ZONE OF INTERIOR (1st Air Force): Gulf Task Force, I Bomber Command is established and placed under operational control of the USN Commander, Gulf Sea Frontier, for ASW patrols in the Gulf of Mexico.
	paul.rutgers.edu /~mcgrew/wwii/usaf/html/May.42.html (3227 words)

	1943 - Part 1
		This airstrip, located about 10 miles inland from Buna on the edge of the rain forest, was the field from which the 9th operated for the longest period during the war.
		The dirt strip was 11,000 feet long, and was shared with 5th Bomber Command B-24's, B-25's, B-26's, the 9th squadron P-38's and the 7th squadron P-40's.
		As he reported later, "We shot down a few fighters on our way to the bombers, and were able to split up the two lead flights enough to disrupt their bomb run.
	www.flyingknights.net /unit/43a.htm (966 words)

	World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (U-Z)
		Citation: For outstanding and heroic accomplishment above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the 1st Marine Division in operations against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands during the period 7 August to 9 December 1942.
		His valiant leadership and his daring skill as a flier served as a source of confidence and inspiration to his fellow pilots and reflect the highest credit upon the U.S. Naval Service.
		By his daring, skillful, and inspiring leadership, as well as by his gallant determination to search out and kill the enemy, S/Sgt. Woodford led an inexperienced unit in capturing and securing a vital objective, and was responsible for the successful continuance of a vitally important general advance.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/MoH_U-Z.html (12129 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Leyte: The Return to the Philippines [Chapter 17]
		General Suzuki personally took command of the Burauen operation, and on 1 December he and a part of his staff moved east into the mountains near Burauen.
		Others held the Japanese off until they could retreat, shoeless and in their shorts and undershirts, either up the bluff to the headquarters of the V Bomber Command, or to the road, where an infantry company had come up in support.
		The commanding officer of the 1st Battalion decided to attack with Companies A and C abreast, Company A on the right, with approximately a 200-yard frontage for each company.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Return/USA-P-Return-17.html (5419 words)

	Air Service Unit on Wadke
		Others held the Japanese off until they could retreat, shoeless and in their shorts and undershirts, either up the bluff to the headquarters of the V Bomber Command, or to the road, where an infantry company had come up in support.(23) The service troops were "firing at everything that moves and.
		The commanding officer of the lst Battalion decided to attack with Companies A and C abreast, Company A on the right, with approximately a 200-yard frontage for each company.
		The Commanding Officer, 1st Lt. Brake, was severely wounded and not expected to live, but later reports from the 44th General Hospital stated that Lt. Brake was still alive, but would be paralyzed for life from the hips down, and that the left leg would have to be amputated below the knee.
	www.armyairforces.com /forum/m_45115/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm (10856 words)

	Biographies : BRIGADIER GENERAL KENNETH NEWTON WALKER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		He attended the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and graduated in June 1935.
		In February 1938, he served as operations officer for the 5th Bomb Group at Luke Field, Ford Island, Hawaii; then executive officer at Hickam Field, Hawaii; and commander of the 18th Pursuit Group at Wheeler Field, Hawaii.
		In September he was appointed Commanding General, 5th Bomber Command, Fifth Air Force.
	www.af.mil /bios/bio.asp?bioID=7499 (641 words)

	Pacific Ghosts Online Store
		As a result, the 5th suffered its largest operational loss of the war, and to modern history.
		Some are well-known, however most were chosen to reflect the life and times of the ordinary men of the Fifth who flew, serviced and supported this diverse Pacific air force, or because of an intriguing human interest factor behind the airplane.
		Walker left Washington for the Pacific in 1942 as the head of 5th Bomber Command.
	www.pacificghosts.com /store (624 words)

	RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary
		The squadron was re-formed in November 1942, at Blyton, as a bomber squadron in No. 3Group and its subsequent activities can be summarised as follows.
		Between December 1942 and April 1944 - flying Wellingtons and (from 30th/3lst July 1943 onwards) Stirlings - undertook regular bombing and minelaying missions; in addition, from February 1944, onwards dropped arms and other supplies to French Maquis.
		Between 5th/6th June 1944, and 2nd/3rd May 1945 - flying Stirlings (until mid-March) and Halifaxes (from mid-February onwards) - employed on radio counter-measures operations comprising Window and Mandrel patrols, these being frequently combined with standard bombing sorties.
	www.raf.mod.uk /bombercommand/h199.html (276 words)

	Consolidated Aircraft - The 5th Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 5th Air Force patrolled the south-west Pacific Ocean during WWII.
		They covered the retreat south to Java and then escaped back to Australia where they played a small part in the Battle of the Coral Sea (7-8 May 1942) and went on to became the nucleus of the new Fifth Air Force.
		On 9 August 1942, the American Chief of Staff, General Marshall gave orders to establish the 5th Air Force and gave George C. Kenney immediate command of this new air force and all other Allied air units in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA).
	www.consolidatedaircraft.org /clubhouse/AAF/5af.htm (389 words)

	Pacific Ghosts - Online Store
		A major player in the formulation of doctrine at the Air Corps and lead 5th Bomber Command, lost on a a raid on Rabaul an earned the Medal of Honor.
		Profiles forty different fighters, bombers and transport aircraft of the 5th Air Force that reflect the life and times of the pilots and aircrews.
		Flew the Douglas A-20 Havoc, a fast, heavily armed bomber on low level strafing and bombing missions against the Japanese at tree-top height.
	pacificghosts.com /store (278 words)

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