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  • Title: 40th Bomb Group Association records
    Date (inclusive): 1943-1995
    Collection Number: 87017
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 16 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 motion picture film reels (6.9 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, newsletters, memoirs, and audiovisual material relating to activities of the 40th Bomb Group in the China-Burma-India and Pacific Theaters during World War II, and to subsequent activities of veterans of the group. Includes photocopies of histories of other World War II American bomb groups
    Creator: 40th Bomb Group Association
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], 40th Bomb Group Association records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Historical Note

    The organization of veterans of the United States Army Air Forces 40th Bomb Group was started in 1980 in order to retain relationships and memories of the 40th Bomb Group's veterans by holding yearly reunions for members.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The the 40th Bomb Group Association records relate to activities of the 40th Bomb Group in the China-Burma-India and Pacific Theaters during World War II, and to subsequent activities of veterans of the group. The collection is almost entirely the correspondence of several key members of the association, mostly focused on the organization of annual reunions in the United States after the conclusion of the war and into the 1990s.
    The Association also published "War Stories" and "Memories" written by various former members of the 40th about their experiences in the war. This collection contains photographs from the annual reunions after the war, as well as material and photographs created during or immediately after the war.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Motion pictures
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- East Asia
    United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (VH), 40th