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Photo of Pfc. Donald White in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: White, Pfc. Donald R., Article on back of photo; "Pfc. Donald White, son of Home White, Decatur and Mrs. Bessie White, Long Beach, Calif., has completed training as tail gunner with a Liberator bomber group, according to an…

Photo of Homer T. Hill, Jr. wearing bomber jacket standing in front of airplane

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Herald and Review Library: Hill, S/Sgt Home T., Jr.; Article on back of photo; "Staff Sergeant Home T. Hill, Jr., son of Mrs. Myrtle Hill of Decatur, Illinois photographed at an Italian Air Base beside the Liberator bomber in which he flew his…

Photo of Sgt. James M. Galligan

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Herald and Review Library: Article on back of photo: "Staff Sgt. James M. Galligan, son of Mrs. James Galligan, 364 East Eldorado street, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement" while serving as a tail-gunner…

Photo of George E. Cochran in bomber jacket

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cochran, George E., 4/19/1944. Article with photo: "Staff Sgt. George E. Cochran, a tall gunner in the Ninth Air Force Marauder squadron stationed in England, is credited with knocking down a Nazi ME-109 on his sixth…