Combat History, 1944
- Introduction: What is “the 459th”?: A note regarding what the 459th Bombardment Group (Heavy) of the 304th Bomb Wing of the 15th Air Force, USAAF was: A group of about 2000 men stationed in a complex of airfields in the boot-spur region of Italy and running daily B-24 and B-17 bombing missions over the alps to attack Nazi-controlled European targets during World War II in sustained effort to eliminate the Enemy’s ability to wage effective war against us and our Allies.
- Historical Context: What was happening in World War 2 during this time?
- Unit History and War Diaries: Monthly summaries of combat activities and narrative of life at Guilia Field
- Index of original microfiche source from Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA), Maxwell AFB
William VanSickle 
459th BG association;
Writing to inform your research department / historian that a brand-new Fifteenth Air Force Book has been release and published.
Included is a detailed day to day operations of all the groups, fighter claims and which groups were escorted from the start of the 15th AF on 1 November 1943 to final operations on 16 May 1945
As the author, I am pleased with this body of work, using all historical records, one of the most comprehensive books currently written on the men and daily operations of the 15th AF.
Cheers
Dave Gansz
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Hey Dave, visitors to my site want to know where to buy your book. I’d love to get my hands on a copy too, but I don’t see it for sale anywhere except Amazon, and they want $4,995.00 for it, which seems a bit steep for a softcover!
How can we get our hungry hands on your book?!
(https://www.amazon.com/Fifteenth-Force-Diary-Bombing-Numbers/dp/1734380616/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cegjtKctNP62M6Pmp4CyNg.JKSeHHdpjscQqr1ljF5o1zsF_dFqK_3svRRhXOYhQV0&dib_tag=se&keywords=9781734380613&linkCode=qs&qid=1725286420&s=books&sr=1-1)
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Also, this page was not created by the 495th BG association, and is not affiliated with it in any way. I’m just a dude who’s uncle died flying a B-24 Lib in ww2, and I’m trying to learn more about who he was, who he flew with, and what they did to serve our country.
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@Dave Gansz,
Where can I buy your new book?
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