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Photo of Flying Fortress crew from Alexandria Army Air Field, Alexandria, LA. inlcuding Lt. LaVerne N. Cummins

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cummins, Lt. LaVerne N., 6/29/1944 unused. A member the Flying Fortress Crew of Alexandria, LA. Army Air Field. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gussie O. Cummins, 1902 E. Main St., Decatur, IL. Lt. Cummins in second on left,…

Photo of Forrest G. Hunt in flight uniform with headset and name and rank

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Herald and Review Library: Hunt, Forrest G. (unused) son of Mrs. Iva Hunt, 217 E. Washington.

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…

Photo of J. R. Aldenifer in flight suit

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Aldenifer, J. R., 5/28/ 1941.

Photo of John L. Helpinstine in uniform with name

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Herald and Review Library: Helpinstine, John L., of 513 West Prairie avenue, Decatur receives wings.

Photo of John W. Christer, 2nd Lt. in uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Christer, John W., 10/23/1943. Official photograph of the U.S. Army. Article attached to photo: "John W. Christer and Robert P. Greene, Central Illinois young men, have been commissioned second lieutenants in the…

Photo of Karr Milford James in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: James, Karr Milford

Photo of Lt. Bruce A. Freer in uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Freer, Lt. Bruce A., 2/28/1943. 1411 W. Wood. article on back of photo: "Lieut. Bruce A. Freer, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Freer, 1411 West Wood street, received the wings of an aerial navigator at Hondo,…

Photo of Lt. C. W. Cleveland wearing radio headset

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cleveland, Lt. C. W., 5/19/1942, received Army War Wings.

Photo of Lt. Glenn Cochran in uniform

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WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cochran, Glenn, 6/23/1943. LT instructor at Lowen Field, Idaho. Brothers Harold and Donald in service also.