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Henry Henington married Katherine Jane Donn 27 Dec 1942 in Lovington, New Mexico. Henry was in the first B-17 class at Hobbs Air Base, New Mexico. Picture was taken in front of Barton's Motel, Hobbs, NM.
Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Milton Neer at home in Nebraska with his sisters, Althea and Ann.
(From the Milton E. Neer Collection) |
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Photo entitled "Texas Love, Beryl and Barbara." (From the MIlton E.
Neer Collection) |
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Stateside photo of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith.
(From the MIlton E. Neer Collection) |
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Hometown newspaper article announcing Robert A. Lohof missing in
action. (100th Photo Archives) |
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The worst news a parent could receive. Local newspaper article of George F. Thomas listed as KIA, 7 April 1945 of Hanover Germany. Detailed Information
(100th Photo Archives) |
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Robert C. Koper with his wife
Detailed
Information (Photo courtesy of Robert C. Koper,
Jr.) |
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WWII Stewart Field sweetheart AAF Scottie dog. They were very
popular in WWII as gifts from airmen to their sweethearts, sold at
AAF base PX's. See photo below. (Photo courtesy of Jack
O'Leary) |
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John J. O'Leary and Stella Kusch,
January 1945 Malden, MA on leave before shipping out in February on
the Queen Elizabeth for the ETO.
Detailed
Information (Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary) |
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Wedding photo of Earl and Cora Benham,
ROG on the Loren C. Van Steenis crew - August 27, 1944.
Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Jay L. Powell and the
lovely Mrs. Powell in 1945. Detailed
Information (Charleen Hill Collection) |
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Jay L. and Emma Powell
with their daughter.
Detailed
Information (Charleen Hill Collection) |
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Chancy A. Finfrock
(left),
Service ID 3675-4556,
ROG
Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Chancy A. Finfrock, Service ID 3675-4556,
ROG
Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Chancy A. Finfrock, Service ID 3675-4556
ROG
Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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"YANK" magazine of 18 May 1945, one week after V-E Day.
(100th Photo Archives) |
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"YANK" magazine, The Army Weekly
(100th Photo Archives) |
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Joseph J. Burghardt, WG and daughter
on the Frederick G. Reed crew.
Detailed Information
(100th Photo Archives) |
 | This is a couple of examples of
"V-Mail." On the left is a letter home from Albert Freitas.
A letter written on standard size V-Mail was reduced to a 3 mil.
film, then enlarged on paper to the size shown when it reached U.S.
A. The letters were censored. Return mail was to an APO
number; either New York or San Francisco. The letter on the
right is to Albert Freitas parents from Leo Callahan. "Cal"
was on a march from Nurnburg in April 1945 and managed to escape to
the front lines and spent time with the troops and then got to
Paris. After that a plane ride back to Thorpe Abbots for a
"hero's" welcome. (Photos courtesy of Albert Freitas) |
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It was always good to see your son alive and well in the newspaper. Two Texas boys in the 350th, Luther E.
Tisdale, crew chief, being congratulated by David K. Lyster
CO. (100th Photo Archives) |
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Proud parents kept every scrap of information. Newspaper article detailing T/Sgt.
Ralph Shiell of the
Carl Thorkelson
crew receiving Air Medal. |
 | Joe Rosolino of the
Robert J. Schomp crew with his mother, Rose.
Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Derrell C. Piel of the
R. C. King and Thomas E. Murphy crews and his wife Ione Rewinkel
Piel. Derrell was KIA over Bremen with the Murphy crew. Detailed Information
(100th Photo Archives) |
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Robert L. Hughes and Elaine (Schaefer)
Hughes after their wedding on April 18, 1943 at Stubblefield home in
Walla Walla, WA.
Hughes crew
information |
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James Edward Russell and his son, James Robert Russell, of the
Charles W. Mylius, Jr. crew.
Mylius Crew
Information (Photo courtesy of Mary Lou Mitchell) |
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Rol Tornquist and his wife, Anne Clark Tornquist.
Detailed
Information (Photo courtesy of son,
Greg Tornquist) |
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When the telegram came, families held on to any momento they had. William E. Baldwin notice of KIA.
Detailed
Information (Photo courtesy of Dan Bergen and the Baldwin family
- Nov 2007) |
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William E. Baldwin as an aviation
cadet.
Detailed Information (Photo courtesy of Dan Bergen and the
Baldwin family - Nov 2007) |
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William E. Baldwin Purple Heart and
citation.
Detailed Information (Photo courtesy of Dan Bergen and the
Baldwin family - Nov 2007) |
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Robert and June Wolf in Florida. |
 | Don and Dorothy Rohlfs
Detailed
Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Heart of Edwin J. Laughran, KIA 6 MAR 44.
Kendall crew
information. |
 | Gene and Joe Bankston in 1945. Gene was President of the 100th Bomb Group
Association in the 90’s. |
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The Wilch family. Top from left:
Veryl, Clarence, Merton, Cletus. Bottom from left: Kyle, Tressie,
Charlies, Harold. Cletus was in Patton's 3rd Army as a
chaplain. Kyle was in the 762nd Naval Construction Battalion.
Harold was in the Navy on a transport ship, Clarence was in the
Army, assigned to Guam for refrigeration maintenance duties.
Veryl was a ground crewman in the Army Air Corps stationed in the
South Pacific, and Merton was a TTE with the 100th Bomb Group. All six brothers
made it home safely. |
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Mrs. Tressie Wilch shown in photo from local newspaper. Caption
read: MANY STARS IN FAMILY FLAG. The picture above would be
a familiar sight to the six sons of Mrs. Charles Wilch, Richland.
The old rocking chair, the wall phone with its hand crank, and the farm
calendar on the wall, are just as they were before the boys left.
All of her six sons are in the armed forces --four in the Army, two in
the Navy. |
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