•HRES 604 IH 
Whereas the 303rd Bombardment Group (H), also known as 
‘‘Hell’s Angels’’, was activated on September 12, 1942, 
and bravely fought in World War II; 
Whereas the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) support per-
sonnel sailed on the Queen Mary on September 5, 1942, 
and arrived at Greenock, Scotland, on September 11, 
1942, the flight crews flew to Kellogg Field, Michigan, 
then to Dow Field, Maine, to start their flights to Eng-
land across the Atlantic Ocean; 
Whereas the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) flew its first 
combat mission on November 17, 1942, and its last mis-
sion on April 25, 1945; 
Whereas the 303rd Bombardment Group’s B–17 ‘‘Hell’s An-
gels’’ was the first to successfully complete 25 combat 
missions on May 13, 1943, 6 days prior to the ‘‘Memphis 
Belle’s’’ same accomplishment; 
Whereas the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) flew 364 com-
bat missions against enemy targets, the most of any B– 
17 Bomb Group in the 8th Air Force during World War 
II; 
Whereas two 303rd Bombardment Group (H) airmen were 
awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, four were 
awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, 33 were award-
ed the Silver Star, and approximately 1,200 Purple 
Hearts were awarded for those killed or wounded in ac-
tion; 
Whereas the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) adopted the 
motto ‘‘Might in Flight’’ in October 1942 and lived up 
to it on each of their 364 combat missions; 
Whereas 165 aircraft in the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) 
were listed as missing in action (MIA); 
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Whereas the original 303rd Bombardment Group (H) was de-
activated on July 25, 1945, at Casablanca; 
Whereas the veterans of the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) 
formed the 303rd Bomb Group (H) Association in 1975 
to provide opportunities for 303rd veterans, families, and 
friends to meet; 
Whereas the veterans of the 303rd Bomb Group (H) Associa-
tion memorialize and perpetuate the memory of 303rd 
Bombardment Group (H) comrades lost during World 
War II, and who have since passed away; 
Whereas due to age and the declining health of the 303rd 
Bombardment Group (H) veterans, the 303rd Bomb 
Group (H) Association Board of Directors has made the 
difficult decision to dissolve the Association at the end of 
2007; and 
Whereas the 303rd Bomb Group (H) Association’s final re-
union will be held in Washington, DC, on September 19, 
2007 through September 23, 2007: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That— 
(1) the dedicated men and women who served 
in the 8th Air Force, 303rd Bombardment Group 
(H), ‘‘Hell’s Angels’’, including the nearly 5,000 list-
ed as missing in action, during World War II are he-
roes and champions of American freedom; and 
(2) the House of Representatives, on behalf of 
a grateful nation, recognizes the final reunion of the 
303rd Bomb Group (H) Association and commends 
the honorable members of the Association, who 
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never once turned away from their assigned target, 
for their selfless service to our country. 
Æ 
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