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[David McCampbell in Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot David McCampbell in his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Thirty aerial victories are painted under the cockpit. Image includes a clipping of McCampbell obituary.Inscription on verso: "Comdr David McCampbell / Air Group 15 commander / In Gruman Hellcat. / He shot down 4 more Japs after this picture was taken. / U.S.S. Essex /…
[Portrait of servicemen at Camp Taliaferro, Texas, and accompanying clipping]
Photographic group portrait of servicemen at Camp Taliaferro, Texas, Jan. 23, 1918. The men, including Harold E. Hartney, are identified by last name in an inscription on the accompanying envelope. Also included is a newspaper clipping attached to the photo's mount: "Kansas aviator downs fifth enemy, becomes newest American ace," by Newton C. Parke. The clipping reports on Hartney [misspelled as…
[Man laying flowers at memorial for German airmen in Reykjavik, Iceland]
Newspaper image for an unidentified publication, showing a man laying flowers at a memorial for German airmen, Reykjavik, Iceland, circa 1940s. Typed caption: "Deutsche Soldatengraber auf dem Friedhof von Reykjavik, der auf einem der beherrschenden Hugel der Stadt liegt. Kieler Journalisten, die jetzt auf Island weilten, legten an den Grabern deutscher Flieger einen Blumenstraub nieder."