Index to
History of the 310th, 321st and 340th Medium Bombardment Groups 1944 to 1945.

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This index contains a list of personal histories and other web sites related to the 57th Bomb Wing. This page also contains a list of documents, photographs and links located on the main page for Thomas A. Hetzel's site.
For photo credits and descriptions please refer to the documents on this site.


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Histories and Stories

History of the 310th, 321st and 340th Medium Bombardment Groups 1944 to 1945.
Flight Log of T/Sgt. Thomas A. Hetzel
12 October, 1944 - B-17 Lost
December 10, 1944 - Four Aircraft Lost
Story of the Donna Marie III, by Frank Dean
Some missions of B-25 #327554 - 310th B.G., 380 B.S. USAAF - Giuseppe Versoloto
In Remembrance of Lt. McAllister Case - Giuseppe Versoloto
The McAllister Case - original text from 2000
The McAllister Case by Maurizio Dal Lago and Giuseppe Versolato
RECOARO TERME: 20-22 APRILE 1945 by Maurizio Dal Lago (In Italian)
Recoaro Spa, HQ of Group 'C' of the German Army
Recoaro 20 aprile 1945: il bombardamento del Comando supremo tedesco in Italia
The Merson Collection. A dramatic series of photos.
The Tripodi Collection. A dramatic series of photos relating to the eruption of Vesuvius in 1944.
Photo Album of T/Sgt. Thomas Hetzel

Links to Other Personal Histories

57th Bomb Wing Link Page
1st Lt. Angelo Adams, 340th Bomb Group, 486th Bomb Squadron
S/Sgt Wilbur E. Bagby, 340th Bomb Group, 489th Bomb Squadron
Lt. Martin B. Biener, 448th Bomb Squadron
Durley Bratton, 340th Bomb Group, 488th Bomb Squadron
Leighton "Danny" Charville, 321st Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Squadron,
Capt. Charles M. Cook, 487th Bomb Squadron
Tech. Sgt. Willian C. Coursen, 447th Bomb Squadron - Need New Link
Sgt. Clarence E. Gurnee, 321th Bomb Group, 448th Bomb Squadron
Lt. Frederick M. Hargrave, Jr, 310th Bomb Group
T/SGT Harvey Hyland, 487th Bomb Squadron
M.M. Johnson, 340th Bomb Group, 489th Bomb Squadron
Quentin C. Kaiser, 340th Bomb Group, 489th Bomb Squadron
Sergeant Don M. Kenney, 487th Bomb Squadron
1st Lt. Theodore Kirk, 448th Bomb Squadron
John Francis Koplitz, 340th Bomb Group - Need New link
Lt. Richard Krause, 321st Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Squadron
1st Lt. Phifer Laney, 340th Bomb Group, 486th Bomb Squadron - Need a new link
Benjamin Marino, M.D. 340th Bomb Group, 488th Bomb Squadron - Need New Link
S/Sgt. Dewey A. Mitchem, 448th Bomb Squadron
2nd Lt. John E. Morris, Jr., 448th Bomb Squadron
Brendon J. Murphy, 321st Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Squadron - Need New Link
1st Lt. William Stewart Peek Jr., 340th Bomb Group, 486th Bomb Squadron - Need new Link
Bill Poole, 57th Bomb Wing Pilot
George Underwood, 310th Bomb Group, 381st Bomb Squadron - Need New Link
Thomas Rosmarin, 340th Bomb Group, 487th Bomb Squadron - Need New Link
T/Sgt. Irving J. Schaffer, 448th Boomb Squadron
Hymie Setzer, 487th Bomb Squadron
John W. (Jack) Sterett, 310th Bomb Group, 489th Bomb Squadron
Lt. Alden A. "Bud" West, 448th Bomb Squadron
Joseph P. White, 381st Bomb Squadron
2nd Lt. Robert Wuest, 321st Bomb Group, 448th Bomb Squadron - Need New Link

Links to Other Sites Related to the 57th Bomb Wing

War Wings - Portaits of 57th BW Aircraft
Fred Koplitz's History of the 57th (with further links to many other related sites) - Need New Link
History of the 340th Bomb Group
319th Bomb Group's Home Page
463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force Foggia, Italy 1944 - 1945 (B-17) - Need new Link
310th Bomb Group Web Page
Mutual Gratitude, A tribute to Lt. Lucian C. Crutchfield and F/O William F. Brooks who died in February 1945 - Need New Link
The Great Motorcycle Race by Ray Ostlie, 57th Bomb Wing - Need new Link
12th AF Composition, November 1944 - Need New Link
A list of the aircraft names and serial numbers from the 57th Bomb Wing
Giuseppe Versolato's Research Web Page ( In Italian)
How to Fly a B-25 - Actual Training Video

Target Photos From Thomas A. Hetzel page

Bressana R.R. Bridge
Calcinato R.R. Bridge
Bressanone R.R. Brenner Pass
Orr Bridge at Brenner Pass
Pizzighettone R.R. Bridge
Brenner Pass near Austrian Border
La Pezia Harbor Gun Position
Balogna R.R. Bridge
R.R. Bridge NW Ferrara

Selected Mission Scedules for the 487th

Mission Schedule 487th Squadron, 10 -Dec-1944
Mission Schedule 487th Squadron, 21-Jan-1945
Mission Schedule 487th Squadron, 24-Mar-1945
Mission Schedule 487th Squadron, 11-Apr-1945
Mission Schedule 487th Squadron, 20-Apr-1945
Mission Report, 487th Squadron, 10-Dec-1945
Mission Report, 487th Squadron, 20-Apr-1945

Other Photographs from Thomas A Hetzel web page
Descriptions of these photos can be found on the web pages located on this site.

S/Sgt. Hopkins
Lt. Alton Parker's Crew, 487th, March, 1945
Sgt. George Stejskal, Corsica
T/Sgt. Thomas A. Hetzel, Flight School, 1943
T/Sgt. Thomas A. Hetzel, Flight School, 1943
Tentmates of T/Sgt. Thomas Hetzel
Group Photo, Stejskal, Hetzel & Hopkins
T/Sgt. Thomas Hetzel at Cafe Corsia
Sgt Ritterbusch and Del Percio
Briefing of the 487th at Rimini, April 1945
Italian Partisan Catone
6B Nose Art
6M Nose Art
7A - Banking on approach - Courtesy of Harry George
7C over the Brenner Pass - Courtesy of Harry George
7C - The 100+ Mission Aircraft
7D - "White Lightin"
7T over Alesan
9D (in colour)
Premature Bomb Explosion - 310th BG
Aircraft of the 487th in close formation
B25s of the 310th over Cittadella
Looking forward into the box
B-25s of the 487th diving through flak
Insignia of the 487th Bomb Squadron12th.jpg
Insignia of the 12th Airforce
Recoaro Spa, 1942

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Last Updated 11 November, 2009