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873rd Bombardment Squadron
498th Bombardment Group • World War II •
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Document Overview: Compiled and published by the 873rd Squadron Historical Association in 1946, “Superfort Saga” is the official unit history of the 873rd Bombardment Squadron, 498th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing, 20th Air Force, chronicling its B-29 Superfortress combat operations from the Marianas Islands against the Japanese home islands during World War II. This listing is a digital download of a scanned copy of the original booklet.

Campaigns: Truk, Iwo Jima, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Kawasaki, and Tachiarai, flown from Isley Field, Saipan, as part of the strategic bombing campaign against Japan.

Commanders: Colonel W. Saunders (498th Bomb Group, Commanding), Lieutenant Colonel Jack S. DeWitt, and Major William A. Clark.

Unit publication: unknown

Table of Contents
Calendar of Events
Commanding Officers’ Messages
Squadron Insignia
Dedication
In Memoriam
Combat Missions Over Japan
Decorations and Awards
Target Chart and Mission Dates

“In all humility, we dedicate this history to the memory of the men who flew into the distant horizon nevermore to return.”
— Superfort Saga, 873rd Squadron Historical Association, 1946