The 450th Bombardment Group was originally activated in 1943 and saw combat during World War II as a B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment group under Fifteenth Air Force in Italy. They were known as “The Cottontails” because the vertical stabilizers of the bombers were painted white. The unit received two Distinguished Unit Citations in support of the invasion of Southern France, the advance of Russian troops in the Balkans, and the Allied effort in Italy. It was inactivated in October 1945.
Signees
James S. “Jim” Campbell
1st Lt James S. “Jim” Campbell of Tucson, Arizona, served as a B-24 Liberator pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was born on August 24th, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania [Read more]