A crew poses in front of their B-17 bomber, the "Eager Beaver," in Thurleigh, England on 5 December 1942
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A crew poses in front of their B-17 bomber, the "Eager Beaver." Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "ETO-HQ-42-2100 Dec. 5. 42. US bomber crew somewhere in Engl. first row L to R: Lt. M.E. Raber [Reber], New Boston, Mass.-- Lt. C. Bergen, Brigham, Utah, Lt. W.W. Saunders, Bartlesville, Okla.--Lt. G.J. Lally, St. Paul, Minn.--2nd row L to R: T/Sgt. W.C. Ormond, Norfolk, Va.--S/Sgt. R.L. Boland, Toledo, Ohio--S/Sgt. J.R. Gaimer, Chicago, Ill.--S/Sgt. E.H. Brotzman, Laceyville, Pa.--T/Sgt. C.A. Cristain [Christian], Maud, Okla.-- 368 Bomber Sqaud, Thurleigh Engl." Passed for publication without censorship restrictions by the Field Press Censor on 23 May 1945.
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"1942-12-05"
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Photographs from the service of Allan Voluck, who served as a photographer with the 3908th Signal Service Battalion in Europe.
Geography:
Thurleigh
Latitude:
52.200
Longitude:
-0.450
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombers--American--England
Flight crews--American--England
Nose art--England