22nd Bomb Squadron

First Lieutenant Hampden Wallace Harding, bomber pilot and holder of the Air Medal for more than 300 combat missions, was killed March 13 in fighting over Hainan Strait, China. His plane was witnessed to have been struck by tracers in the cockpit and navigation area by Japanese Zero fighters during a window of time when the bombing mission was without...

Yangkai, China Two B-25 bomber pilots 14th Air Force 22nd Bomb Squadron Left: Lt. Cleland E. Wilmore Right: Lt. Arnold Theodore Ziedses Lt. Wilmore was a B25 pilot in the 22nd and I am pretty sure Lt. Arnold was also in the 22nd Bomb Squadron. (Information provided by Tony Strotman) Lt. Ziedses Des Plante is shown on assigned personnel rosters...

'Dad (Cleland E. Wilmore) in B-25 Pilot training before going to China, not sure where this picture was taken.'

"My Dad, 2nd Lt. Pilot Cleland E. Wilmore, stateside before going to China."

'Dad saved things and we found this "China Lantern", from August 1945, in his old suitcase, he saved some things from China, including his FORM-5 papers still in the original folder which has the missions he flew the B-25 in China.'

Gen. Claire Chennault, Commander of 14th Air Force made a "surprise" visit to Yangkai in February 1944 to brief the flight leaders on a new bombing technique. Here he stands with officers of the 341st Bombardment Group (BmGrp), 11th, 22nd and 491st Bomb Squadrons. From left; Col. Caleb Haynes(?), Maj Edison Weatherly (22nd C.O.), Maj. James Callaway (491st CO), B.Gen...

Captain Joseph T. Callaway was part of the original 341st Bomb Group Cadre. Arriving in India as a Lieutenant in May of 1942, he was assigned to the 22nd Bomb Squadron, where he gained experience, rank and became a Flight Leader. Although he had completed his required combat flying time and was eligible to return to the USA, he volunteered...

An unidentified individual at the aircraft status board for the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, at Chakulia Air Base, India.The photo was taken after August 3 and September 10, 1943. The dates are based on two visible entry "B-25C, 42-55417, Missing In L.A.S. Action as of Aug 3, 4--" and the fact that 41-12950 went missing on September 10th. Of the seventeen...

(This item about Finley Howard Ganoe copied with appreciation from Gary Fields at http://www.geocities.com/heartland/acres/4783/hero.html in 2007, and originally written over 10 years before that. If anyone has additional images or information to provide regarding Mr. Ganoe, please contact Patrick Lucas at pat@rshonor.org) HOMETOWN HERO Finley Howard Ganoe March 8th, 1924 ~ January 12th, 1943 "The Department of War told me...