[Servicemen and dog with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft]

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Identifier2022-01-31_image_039SourceThe Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection (2022-01-31), Box 1, Folder 2DescriptionPhotographic group portrait of ten servicemen and a dog with a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1941-1945. The men are identified by rank, last name, and nickname in the verso inscription.

Inscription on verso: "Left to right -- Front Row / Lt. Slusser -- '[Roffit? Robbit?]' / Lt. Sherman -- 'Tail Wheel' / Lt. Askey -- 'Colonel' / Lt. Lundahl -- 'Fuddle' / Back Row / S/Sgt. Cassidy -- 'Junior' / S/Sgt. Reed -- 'Pappy' / S/Sgt. Purdy -- 'Limey' / T/Sgt. Pier[illegible]ski -- 'Joe' / S/Sgt. Beeks -- 'Rebel' / S/Sgt. [Peace?] -- 'Texas.'"

Part of a scrapbook from Lyden H. Rien's service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, circa 1941-1945.Creation Datecirca 1941-1945SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945United States. Army Air ForcesSoldiersBoeing B-17 Flying Fortress FamilyAirplanes, MilitaryDogsAnimalsFlight crewsExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 9 x 7 cmLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lyden H. Rien Boeing Flying Fortress School Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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