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Happy 85th Birthday, Portland Air National Guard Base!

The PABLOID, first newspaper of newly established Portland Army Air Base, Oregon was published on Wednesday, September 17, 1941. The front page of this first newspaper is a time capsule reflecting the news and events of the day in the months just before the December 7/8, 1941 attacks by Imperial Japan on Hawaii and in the Far East which started the Pacific War. (142nd Wing History Archive)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

G. Robert Dodson, the founding father of the Oregon Air National Guard, was the first commander of the 123rd Observation Squadron, which was Oregon’s first military aviation unit. He is seen her as a major standing on the wing of a North American BC-1A basic combat training aircraft, the unit’s first aircraft in 1941. After positions in command at group level stateside, he deployed overseas to the China-Burma-India theater in 1944-45 where he commanded the 1st Liaison Group and 3rd Combat Cargo Group in Burma. Postwar he commanded the 142nd Fighter Group and then the Oregon ANG. (142nd Wing History Archive)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

Waldo E. Timm was a B-29 Superfortress aircraft commander in the 52nd Bomb Squadron (Very Heavy) of the 29th Bomb Group (VH) based in Guam who, with his crew, flew 35 combat missions against the Imperial Japanese Empire. His unit was prepared to continue combat operations against the Imperial Japanese Empire. After the war, Timm joined the Oregon ANG and later commanded the 142nd Fighter Group and the Oregon ANG. (Courtesy B-29 Museum, Pratt, Kansas, used with permission)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

Engineering personnel of one of the detached flights of the 35th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron are seen here servicing the engines of a Lockheed F-5E “Photo Lightning” (converted in the U.S. from Lockheed P-38J-15-LO 43-28301 to become an F-5E-2-LO, and given the squadron ID number 815) at an austere location in southeastern China late in the war. The squadron and detachments were prepared to continue operations from their bases in China against Imperial Japanese forces had the war continued. The squadron returned to the States and was inactivated in November, 1945. In May, 1946 the squadron was redesignated as the 123rd Fighter Squadron and returned to the state of Oregon. (John Brasko Collection, 142nd Wing History Archive)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

A pair of 439th Bomb Squadron (Light) Douglas A-26 Invaders return to Okinawa from a combat mission against Chiran Airfield in Kyushu, Japan. The A-26B “Lethal Lady” is the subject of the photo, piloted by Gene Ryan with gunner Steve Sagan. Taking the image aboard another A-26 flown by Regis Jones is navigator/photographer John Carlisle. Also aboard was gunner Dan Wojcik. The aircraft went on to serve in the occupation of Japan and then in the Korean War. The squadron was postured to continue combat operations against Imperial Japan. After the war it was redesignated as the 114th Bombardment Squadron (Light) and served in the New York Air National Guard before being allotted to the Oregon ANG in 1984. (Photo credit to John Carlisle, courtesy of 319thbombgroup.com, used with permission)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

The 371st Fighter Group was part of Ninth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations and flew combat with the P-47 Thunderbolt in 1944-1945 to help achieve the victory in Europe. A formation of P-47s from the group’s 405th Fighter Squadron, the “Discharge” squadron (Discharge was the squadron’s radio call sign, 8N was their fuselage code) is seen here returning from a combat mission. Note the nearest aircraft and others have their canopies cracked open for ventilation. In the summer of 1945, personnel were not sure whether the unit would redeploy to join the Pacific War. Rumors were that the unit would return to the States and then go to China for combat duty. The group returned to the U.S. in November 1945 and inactivated. It was redesignated as the 142nd Fighter Group in May, 1946 and allotted to the state of Oregon as part of the postwar buildup of the aviation component of the National Guard. (The Story of the 371st Fighter Group in the ETO)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

Patrick O’Grady flew a C-46 Commando to the China-Burma-India theater in early 1945 and then joined a C-54 Skymaster transport unit of the Air Transport Command. He flew 79 round-trip missions over the Himalaya Mountains. After the war, he was in the Air Force Reserve, then joined the Oregon Air National Guard. He commanded the 123rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 142nd Fighter Group and later the Oregon ANG. Brigadier General O’Grady is seen here in the 1970s, in his favorite position, flying, perhaps reflected in his grin, in the left seat up front flying the Oregon ANG’s Convair C-131 Samaritan twin-engine transport. As a long-serving airline captain after the war, he accrued over 33,000 flying hours in dozens of military and civilian aircraft types during his flying career. (142nd Wing History Archive)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

Fighter pilot Capt. Gordon L. Doolittle (left) and crew chief TSgt Levi Campbell were assigned to the 435th Fighter Squadron of the 479th Fighter Group in Eighth Air Force. They are seen here with P-51D Mustang “Mugs,” serial number 44-14406, squadron fuselage code J2, aircraft letter P. Doolittle was a Flight leader in the 435th FS, where he first flew the P-38J before the squadron transitioned to the P-51D. He was credited with three aerial victories. Postwar he commanded the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Group and later the Oregon ANG. (The American Air Museum in Britain)
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Hard to Realize - Oregon Connections to the End of the War in the Pacific

Lt. Staryl Austin, Jr. flew the P-47D Thunderbolt in combat in the European Theater of Operations with the 410th Fighter Squadron (squadron code R3) of the 373rd Fighter Group in Ninth Air Force. He completed 58 combat missions by the end of the war in Europe and returned to the US with his squadron and group after Victory in Europe Day, expecting to redeploy to fight Japan. Postwar he served in the Oklahoma ANG and after the Korean War returned to Oregon, where he commanded the 142nd Fighter Group and later the Oregon ANG. (The American Air Museum in Britain)
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Hawaii Guardsmen Conduct Training at PANG

The foundation for a recruiting sign on Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. nears completion, August 17, 2022. A team of Guardsmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard worked on this project during a two-week annual training which serves to provide Guardsmen with valuable on-the-job experience. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Hawaii Guardsmen conduct training at PANG

A memorial wall stands on Portland Air National Guard Base's parade field in Portland, Ore., August 17, 2022. A team of Guardsmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard built the wall during a two-week annual training which serves to provide Guardsmen with valuable on-the-job training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Hawaii Guardsmen conduct training at PANG

Guardsmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard pose in front of a memorial wall they built and inscribed with a depiction of the Hawaiian Islands as part of their annual training at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., August 17, 2022. This training serves to provide Guardsmen with valuable on-the-job experience and team building. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Steve Conklin)
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Hawaii Guardsmen conduct training at PANG

Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard pour concrete for the construction of a wall during annual training at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on August 10, 2022. These Hawaii Guardsmen are building a memorial wall as well as the foundation for a recruiting sign for the 142nd Wing during their two-week stay in Portland. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Hawaii Guardsmen conduct training at PANG

Hawaii Guardsmen, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Calibuso (left), and Tech. Sgt. Mark Domingo build a frame for the foundation of a wall during annual training at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on August 11, 2022. A team of Guardsmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard are building a memorial wall as well as the foundation for a recruiting sign for the 142nd Wing during their two-week stay in Portland. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Hawaii Guardsmen conduct training at PANG

A Hawaii Air Guardsman secures rebar in preparation for pouring concrete during annual training at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on August 10, 2022. A team of Guardsmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard are building a memorial wall as well as the foundation for a recruiting sign for the 142nd Wing during their two-week stay in Portland. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Hawaii Guardsmen conduct training at PANG

Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard lay rebar in preparation for pouring concrete during annual training at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. on August 10, 2022. These Hawaii Guardsmen are building a memorial wall as well as the foundation for a recruiting sign for the 142nd Wing during their two-week stay in Portland. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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Hawaii Guardsmen conduct training at PANG

A memorial wall stands on Portland Air National Guard Base's parade field in Portland, Ore. August 17, 2022. A team of Guardsmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard built the wall during a two-week annual training which serves to provide Guardsmen with valuable on-the-job training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Steph Sawyer)
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He was “…close to my wing when flak burst between us…” - The last mission of P-47 pilot William Gorman

F/O William Gorman’s name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Brittany American Cemetery near St. James, France. (Find-A-Grave)
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He was “…close to my wing when flak burst between us…” - The last mission of P-47 pilot William Gorman

Closeup of the pilot and crew chief placard on the 190th Fighter Squadron Heritage Hog, May, 2021. (Courtesy Maj Tom Silkowski, 190th Fighter Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard)
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He was “…close to my wing when flak burst between us…” - The last mission of P-47 pilot William Gorman

Map of loss location for F/O William Gorman, 405th Fighter Squadron, 7 August 1944 near St. Nazaire, France. (Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 7646, via Fold3)
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