462nd Bomb Group

Lt. William Wickstrom, engineer at A-5, working on an airplane, during the summer of 1944. 462nd Bomb Group, 468th Squadron. Photo from C. M. Miller.

Clarence M. Miller leans from B-29 cockpit window. The 462th Bomb Group insignia reads "Hellbirds: With Malice Toward Some" around a B-29 silhouette. (Despite the photo being labeled as 467th BS, there is no record of such a squadron being assigned to the 462nd Bombardment Group. ---Thanks to Al Schutte for the update!) Photo from Clarence M. Miller.

Lt. Vernon Swanson, profile, center, in downtown Qionglai 邛崃 (Kiunglai), China, about 30 miles from Chengtu, during WWII. GI were with the 462nd Bomb Group, 768th Squadron (B-29s).