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Oblique aerial photograph of buildings along a coastline, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945. A location is marked with an arrow and labeled "F/P Base." Caption: "F/P Base. Island."

Oblique aerial photograph of an island, likely somewhere in the South Pacific, circa 1944-1945. Two locations are labeled "Channel" and "Radar site." Inscription: "Channel. Island. Radar site."

Outline of instruction, "Air Forces Pre-flight School (Bombardier-Navigator), Ellington Field, Texas," produced by the U.S. Army Air Corps, circa 1942. Includes Lewis Paul Bowers' name signed on the front cover and various handwritten notes on the…

Certificate of Appreciation for War Service issued to Lewis Paul Bowers by the U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1945.

Items from Box One, Folder 2 of the Lewis Paul Bowers World War II Collection, circa 1942-1945. Folder contains assorted military documents related to Bowers' service with the U.S. Army Air Forces, including his enlistment record, soldier's pay…

Photographic portrait of Lewis Paul Bowers in his U.S. Army Air Forces uniform, circa August 1945.Inscription on verso: "Paul Bowers. Aug. 1945."

Photograph of Lewis Paul Bowers in flight gear standing in a yard, circa 1943. Inscription on verso: "Buddy Paul. 1943. Lewis P. Bowers. Aviation Cadet."

Photographic portrait of Cadet Lewis Paul Bowers, U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1943.Inscription on verso: "Air Corps Cadet. Lewis P. Bowers. 1943."

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen posing on a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944-1945. Many of the men are waving or giving the middle finger.

Photograph of a serviceman working on the engine of "Rude Nude," a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, at a Pacific Island airfield, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a naked or partially naked woman. Inscription on verso: "Paul…