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  319th Bomber Squad Song, c. 1940s

  Song of the 319th Bomber Squad from a handbound journal of compiled by Capt. Richard Sanderson, a flight surgeon with the 400^th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group. The 319th was one of four squadrons in the 90th. First organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942, the 90th B.G. flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations.

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  90th Bomber group song, c. 1940

  Song of the 90th Bomber Group from a handbound journal compiled by Capt. Richard Sanderson, a flight surgeon with the 400^th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group. The 90th was also known as the Jolly Rogers. First organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942, the 90th B.G. flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations.

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  "Asterperious: 319th Heavy Bombardment Squadron in the South-West Pacific Area"

  Book documenting the two years of Asterperious, the 319th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group, the latter known as the Jolly Rogers. One of four squadrons, the 319th was first organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942. It flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations. The mascot of the 319th, the "Asterperious," was the aboriginal cartoon figure of the cover art, holding a bomb. The members of the group defined the made-up word as a "superior attitude in an inferior environment," or, in other words "confidence in a seriously mucked-up situation."

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  "Coccaine Bill", c. 1940s

  "Coccaine Bill" song from a handbound journal compiled by Capt. Richard Sanderson, a flight surgeon with the 400^th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group. The 90th was also known as the Jolly Rogers. First organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942, the 90th B.G. flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations.

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  "The Army Air Corps" song, c. 1940

  "The Army Air Corps" song from a handbound journal compiled by Capt. Richard Sanderson, a flight surgeon with the 400^th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group. The 90th was also known as the Jolly Rogers. First organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942, the 90th B.G. flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations.

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  "The Reconversion", c. 1940

  "The Reconversion" song from a handbound journal compiled by Capt. Richard Sanderson, a flight surgeon with the 400^th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group. The 90th was also known as the Jolly Rogers. First organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942, the 90th B.G. flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations.

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  Untitled drinking song, c. 1940

  An untitled drinking song sang to the tune of "Tramp Tramp Tramp the Boys" from a handbound journal compiled by Capt. Richard Sanderson, a flight surgeon with the 400^th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group. The 90th was also known as the Jolly Rogers. First organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942, the 90th B.G. flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations.

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  Untitled drinking song, c. 1940s

  An untitled drinking song from a handbound journal compiled by Capt. Richard Sanderson, a flight surgeon with the 400^th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group. The 90th was also known as the Jolly Rogers. First organized at Key Field in Mississippi in April 1942, the 90th B.G. flew out of bases in Australia and New Guinea until VJ Day and after that transported Allied prisoners from Okinawa to Manila, until November 1945, when it ceased operations.