15th Air Force, 2nd Bombardment Group, 20th Bomb Squadron

Here's some war history for you. There will be a test:
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When the 2nd Bomb Group arrived in North Africa, April 1943, it was assigned to NASAF (North African Strategic Air Force). It, along with the newly assigned 99th bomb group, was part of a reshuffling of heavy groups among England, North Africa and the Middle East.

Later the B-17 and B-24 groups were assigned to the 12th Air Force.

They remained in the 12th until the 15th Air Force was organized in Dec. 1943 and moved to Italy. The four B-17 groups and the two B-24 groups, making up the 5th Wing, were moved to the 15th. The B-24 groups were then moved to other wings and the 5th Wing was composed of the four groups of B-17s. Two more B-17 groups were later added to the 5th Wing.
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This, of course, is the plane that Digger named after his sweetheart with the beautiful eyes (MaryJane Hansen.)

And here is an excerpt from the list of the 50 missions that Ralph G. Davitt flew during WWII. At the beginning, he is listed as co-pilot on a few flights.The initials under "CRW" (crew) indicate whose crew flew the plane (duh.)

The date is read in reverse. 43 is 1943, 08 is August, 09 is the 9th. (year/month/date)

Then you can see the serial number of the plane that flew the mission. Dad writes, 43-0403. On the list, the 4 is omitted and it lists as 230403.

I'll print the entire list when we get into the war pictures.