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With This Bomb Loading Device, Bombs Are Quickly Loaded On Wing Racks Of 9Th Air Force Bomber Command A-20 Havocs, Based In England, And Operating On The Western Front. Use Of Wing Racks, Increases The Havoc Bomb Load By 50 Per Cent.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A06486-3A06486)
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Chaplains present at a conference at a 9th Air Force base in England, held on 25 April 1944, are: first row, left to right: Chaplains Prentiss C. Penticoff, ... They are attached to the 9th Bomber Command.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A47488-3A47488)
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Members of the medical section at a Douglas A-20 Havoc light bomber field of the 9th Air force in England are awaiting arrival of planes returning from another mission over the low countries. They are, left to right: Lt. Dorothy Brindley, Wheeling, W.Va.; Lt. Jean Herks, Buffalo, New York; Lt. Mary C. Manning of Greenville, N.C.; Major Warren J. Conen, Milwaukee, Wisc.; and Lt. Lonia Marie Gieb, Gainesville, Tex.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A13642-51914AC)
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"Something different! This time, the cameramen get their picture taken. Beside the
Douglas A-20 "Pawhuska Princess", combat photographers in the above photo are, left
to right, Sgt. Robert A. Wolber, Utica, N.Y., S/Sgt. Lane B. Kemper, Omaha, Nebraska,
Pfc. Byron K. Allen, Adron [Akron], Iowa, S/Sgt. Arthur E. Mayhew, Bovina Center, N.Y., 2nd
Lt. George E. Lindsay, Lakeside, California."
Soldiers of the 4th Combat Camera Unit, June, 1944
AAF-170 Wethersfield RAF Station, England
671st Bomb Sq. A/C S/N: 41-3369, Fuselage Code: 5C-K
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A47485-3A47485)
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Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the 9th Air force, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on 2nd Lt. Horace F. Pair, 26, an A-20 Havoc pilot from Atlanta, Ga., in ceremonies somewhere in France.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A16692-52854AC)
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Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the 9th Air force, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Maj. William J. Meng, 26, of North Middletown, Ky., in ceremonies in France.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A16694-52856AC)
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Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General of the 9th Air force, pins the Silver Star on 1st Lt. Charles L. McGlohn, 24, of Columbus, Miss., in ceremonies at a 9th Air force base somewhere in France.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A16693-52855AC)
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Lt. Gen. Lewsi H. Brereton, Commanding General of the 9th Air force, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on 1st Lt. Charles C. Mish, 26, South Boston, Va., in ceremonies at a 9th Air Base somewhere in FRANCE. ...
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A16695-52857AC)
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A French shepherd, his son and dog stand watch over their flock at the edge of a field used by the Germans until bombed out by the Allied pilots. Douglas A-20 'Havocs' can be seen in the background. Villaroche, France. 2 October 1944.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17340-61347AC)
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9th Air Force (416Th Bomb Group) A-20 "Havocs" are served at a base once separated by the Germans but now serving as 'home' for this unit. Despite wreckage caused by Allied bombings and enemy demolitions the base was soon back in operating condition. Villaroche, France. 2 October 1944.
A/C S/N: 43-9452 "PrettyBaby"
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17341-A61347AC)
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A bombed out building serves as the frame for this barbershop portrait of a GI, and A-20 "Havoc" of the 9th Air Force forms the backdrop. Barber is Cpl. Joe E. Brown of Enid, Oklahoma, and his customer is Cpl. Norman W. Mctier Of Wrens, Georgia. ...
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17687-61352AC)
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A GI Sits in a partially filled bomb crater as he looks over a section of a German base which is now operated by (Douglas A-20 'Havoc') 416th Bomb Group. Villarouche, France. 2 October 1944.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A19369-61326AC)
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In the office of a former French winery, officers study the situation map maintained for this A-20 "Havoc" Unit, 416th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force, operating from this captured German base. Left to right: 1st Lt. Lilburn S. Rogers, Scottsville, Ky.; Capt. Robert C. Bailey, Lynchburg, Va.; Major William P. Thomas, Berkely, California; and M/Sgt. Kenneth A. Froelich, Santa Rosa, California. Villaroche, France. 2 October 1944.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17659-61353AC)
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Pfc. Autry L. Freeman, Sikeston, Mo., a Ninth Air Force parachute rigger, stores away a chute in the racks at an A-20 base somewhere in France. In the background is Sgt. Angelo E. Miranda of New York, another rigger. Racks are made from wine blocks as this location was a winery before it became a Nazi air base. 416th Bomb Group. 2 October 1944. Villaroche, France.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17236-61359AC)
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FRANCE-Air and ground crew members of this Douglas A-20 Havoc, the first 9th AF light bomber to compete 100 missions, exchange compliments at a 9th Bombardment division base. ...
A/C S/N: 43-9224 "MissLaid"
Mission 152
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A16951-54548AC)
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The air crew of the Douglas A-20 Havoc, "La France Libre," the first 9th AF light bomber to complete 100 missions against German military objectives. Left to right: Capt Hugh A. Monroe, 21, of 325 Hazelwood Ave., San Francisco, Calif., pilot; S/Sgt Steve Risco, 24, of 4955 North Drake Ave., Chicago, Ill., tunnel gunner; and S/Sgt Wilmar L. Kidd, 30, 804 Ohio St., Neosha, Kansas, turret gunner. FRANCE.
A/C S/N: 43-9224 "LaFranceLibre"
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A16952-54752AC)
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Air and ground crews of the Douglas A-20 Havoc "La France Libre," the first 9th Air force light bomber to complete 100 missions against German military objectives. Left to right, S/Sgt. Steve Risko, 24, 4955 North Drake Ave., Chicago, Ill., tunnel gunner; Cpl. Edson Haddon, Denver, Colo., assistant crew chief; S/Sgt Wilmar L. Kidd, 30, 804 Ohio St., Neodesha, Kans., turret gunner; Capt Hugh A. Monroe, 21, 325 Hazelwood Ave., San Francisco, Calif., the pilot; and T/Sgt. Royal S. Everts, 80 Spruce St., Southport, Conn.
A/C S/N: 43-9224 "LaFranceLibre"
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A16953-A54752AC)
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Crew of "LA FRANCE LIBRE," the first 9th Air Force Douglas A-20 bomber to complete 100 missions, check their route before taking off on a flight. They are, left to right: S/Sgt. Steve Risko of Chicago, Illinois, gunner; Capt. Hugh A. Monroe, pilot of San Francisco, California and S/Sgt. Wilmar L. Kidd, turret gunner of Neodesha, Kansas. FRANCE.
A/C S/N: 43-9224 "LaFranceLibre"
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17632-54808AC)
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A Ninth Air Force Bomber Base, France -- Once a week, soldiers at a Douglas A-26 Invader base trek to the post office exchange to purchase their toilet articles, cigarettes and candy rations. In addition, the post exchange, under supervision of Capt. Bernard P. Sweeney of 2333 Ridgeway Ave., Columbus O., offers such facilitiies as film processing and shopping services. Soldiers also purchase gifts for their families in the U.S. On special occasions, the PX, as it is known in Army parlance, enables GI's to send flowers and telegrams to families and friends back home. T/5 Howard Shellhorn of Kent, O., in foreground behind counter, and S/Sgt John M. Calderon of 114 West 61st St.,
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17783-3A17783)
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A Ninth Air Force Bomber Base, France -- The post exchange is the overseas soldier's only source of commercial products not issued by the government. Capt. Sweeney and his aides handled every item necessary to military life under normal conditions. Above, Capt. Sweeney figures the cost of rations purchased by Capt. Elden B. Kreh, Douglas A-26 Invader pilot from 15515 Muirland Ave., Detroit, who stands at right. Next to Sweeney, Pfc. Ben K. Tatum of Atlanta, Ga., is taking another order. The PX is a non-profit organization. Prices are fixed at minimum level by the Army Post Exchange Service, often referred to as the world's largest chain store.
(NARA ID: 342-FH-3A17849-59463AC)
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