BLReed
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The Air Force Reserve reactivated a World War II-era bomb group and its associated elements during a Saturday ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/18/air-force-reactivates-world-war-ii-era-bomb-group/?intcmp=hpbt4
The original 489th was activated in 1943, according to the Times, and outfitted with B-24 bombers. It flew over Europe and was due to fly missions in the Pacific at the time the war ended. Deputy group commander Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance was awarded the only Medal of Honor given to a B-24 crewman for action in Europe. Vance lost a foot flying a mission on June 5, 1944, the day before D-Day.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/10/18/air-force-reactivates-world-war-ii-era-bomb-group/?intcmp=hpbt4
The original 489th was activated in 1943, according to the Times, and outfitted with B-24 bombers. It flew over Europe and was due to fly missions in the Pacific at the time the war ended. Deputy group commander Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance was awarded the only Medal of Honor given to a B-24 crewman for action in Europe. Vance lost a foot flying a mission on June 5, 1944, the day before D-Day.
