United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 90th
Organization
Variants
United States. Army Air Forces. 90th Bombardment Group
United States. Army Air Forces. Jolly Rogers
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 90th
Earlier Established Forms United States. Army Air Forces. 90th Bombardment Group
Sources found: The Jolly Rogers ... c1944. found: Alcorn, J.S. The Jolly Rogers, c1981:t.p. (Jolly Rogers; 90th Bomb Group) p. 3, etc. (90th Bombardment Group; 90th Bomb Group) found: NUCMC data from San Diego Air and Space Museum for 90th Bomb Group collection(Formed in early 1942, the 90th Bombardment Group, part of the Fifth Air Force of the United States Army Air forces, operated the Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber in the Southwest Pacific Theater, initially from Queensland, Australia. The group was awarded two Distinguished Unit citations and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its extensive and meritorious combat service) found: Wikipedia, Oct. 18, 201890th Operations Group (The unit was first activated during World War II as the 90th Bombardment Group, and operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber unit assigned to Fifth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. It was awarded two United States Distinguished Unit Citations and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its combat service in China, the Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Leyte, and Luzon. It was inactivated in the Philippines in early 1946.)
Earlier Established Forms United States. Army Air Forces. 90th Bombardment Group
Sources found: The Jolly Rogers ... c1944. found: Alcorn, J.S. The Jolly Rogers, c1981:t.p. (Jolly Rogers; 90th Bomb Group) p. 3, etc. (90th Bombardment Group; 90th Bomb Group) found: NUCMC data from San Diego Air and Space Museum for 90th Bomb Group collection(Formed in early 1942, the 90th Bombardment Group, part of the Fifth Air Force of the United States Army Air forces, operated the Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber in the Southwest Pacific Theater, initially from Queensland, Australia. The group was awarded two Distinguished Unit citations and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its extensive and meritorious combat service) found: Wikipedia, Oct. 18, 201890th Operations Group (The unit was first activated during World War II as the 90th Bombardment Group, and operated in the Southwest Pacific Theater as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber unit assigned to Fifth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. It was awarded two United States Distinguished Unit Citations and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for its combat service in China, the Netherlands East Indies, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, Leyte, and Luzon. It was inactivated in the Philippines in early 1946.)
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Norman G. Stromer Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2019-09-19
Overview
Major Norman George Stromer (1922-2019) was an Army Air Corps pilot who participated in bombing campaigns in the South West Pacific during World War II, served as part of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), and worked as a fight inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This collection contains photographs, military records, certificates, and other textual materials documenting his military service, post-military career, and personal life, primarily dating from 1940-1960.