380th Bomb Group Association
NEWSLETTER #20 -- August 2004
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380th Bomb Group Association NEWSLETTER #20 -- August 2004 |
OUR HISTORY PROJECT:
"WE WENT TO WAR"
Back while the Thompsons still managed the 380th Bomb Group Association, Barb Gotham and Ted Williams undertook a major history project on the 380th. This became an active project after a discussion Ted Williams had with Tom Hunt at the 531st camp site at Long Strip, NT, Australia, in 1996. We planned to collect and organize all the available documentation concerning the 380th's part in WWII. It included 10 parts in our original planning.
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PART I |
OVERALL BOMB GROUP ROSTER |
1 volume |
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Published and Distributed to All Members On 380th Website |
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PART II |
ROSTER OF FLYING PERSONNEL BY CREWS |
1 volume |
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Published and Distributed to All Members On 380th Website |
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PART III |
ROSTER OF AUSTRALIAN PERSONNEL WITH US |
1 volume |
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Published and Distributed On 380th Website |
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PART IV |
LISTING OF MOSs |
1 volume |
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Published and Distributed On 380th Website |
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PART V |
AIRCRAFT OF THE AUSTRALIA-NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN |
4 volumes |
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Limited Edition - Soft Cover On 380th Website |
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PART VI |
AIRCRAFT OF THE PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN |
3 volumes |
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Limited Edition - Soft Cover On 380th Website |
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PART VIIA |
KEEP THEM FLYING |
1 volume |
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Roster of Ground Crew Directly Working on Missions by MOS |
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Limited Edition - Soft Cover To be placed on 380th Website |
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PART VIIB |
THE INDISPENSABLE SERVICE STAFF by MOS |
1 volume |
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Being finalized, should have Limited Edition- Soft Cover before Reunion To be placed on 380th Website |
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PART VIII |
MISSIONS OF THE AUSTRALIA-NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN |
15 volumes |
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Manuscript Draft Completed |
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PART IX |
MISSIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN |
8 volumes |
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Manuscript Draft Completed |
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PART XA |
WHY WERE WE THERE - AUSTRALIA |
1 volume |
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Manuscript Draft Completed |
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PART XB |
THE WAY TO THE PHILIPPINES |
1 volume |
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Manuscript in Preparation |
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OTHER LATER CONSIDERATIONS |
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PART XI |
OUR OPPOSITION - THE CHANGING JAPANESE ORDER OF BATTLE |
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As noted above, much of this has now been completed and we will have those published and in manuscript form with us at the Boston Reunion for your inspection. Our goal of completeness has resulted in a great size of documentation, particularly for the aircraft and their missions. The problem is: How can this be made readily available to you, our members, and scholars interested in this period?
Reported by Ted Williams