10th Air Force

2nd Lt. Marlin S. Savidge was co-pilot on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on August 14, 1944 during take off from Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Lt. Savidge was born on September 19...

1Lt Edward H. Karger was the navigator on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off on August 14, 1944 from a Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Edward graduated from the University of...

2nd Lt. Vincent DePaul Burns was the pilot on B-24J #42-73315 assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. He and the remainder of the crew tragically lost on take off from Kurmitola, India, on the way to Liuzhou, China. See more on that event here. Much appreciation for materials provided at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70052267/vincent-depaul-burns and Anna.

The crew of B-24J #42-73315 when on August 14, 1944 they departed their base in Kurmitola India to fly fuel and supplies over the Himalayas to US Army Air Forces based in Liuchow China. Their plane crashed immediately after takeoff, killing all aboard. 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron. These men were in the #42-73315 incident on...

Aerial view of New Delhi in WWII. Photo from Robert D. Lichty.

Christmas Eve in India, at HQ 10th Air Force. Photo from Robert Lichty.

315th Troop Carrier Squadron enlisted men's club card for James A. Taylor, 10th Air Force.

Company citation ceremony to the 1117th MP AVN Co., 10th Air Force, for the Myitkyina, Burma, Campaign (October 28, 1943-January 10, 1946). Cpl Joseph R. Kernaghan.

A P-38 with "Fire From The Clouds" group motto, should be 33rd Fighter Group, 10th Air Force. In the CBI during WWII. Photo from S. C. Burdick.

Gen. Weng speaks to CFI troops in Muse, Burma, during WWII, on January 28, 1945. 10th Air Force Photographic Section, image supplied by Anthony J. Prombo.