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

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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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Asterperious.pdf

Date

1944

Keywords

World War II; 90th Bombardment Group

Recommended Citation

""Asterperious: 319th Heavy Bombardment Squadron in the South-West Pacific Area"" (2024). Documents. 1.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-90thbg2/1