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332nd Fighter Group Command Officers, Italy
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| Title | 332nd Fighter Group Command Officers, Italy |
| Subject | Gleed, Edward C.; Brooks, Nelson S.; Davis, Benjamin O. (Benjamin Oliver), 1912-2002; Roberts, George S., d. 1984; Perry, Cyrus W.; Fighter pilots; Mustang (Fighter planes); United States Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Italy; Photographs |
| Description | Black and white photograph of (L-R front) 332nd Fighter Group command officers Edward C. Gleed, Nelson Brooks, Benjamin O. Davis Jr, , unknown, George S. Roberts, unknown, (L-R back) unknown, Cyrus W. Perry, and unknown in Italy. They are posed by Davis's personal P-51C Mustang "By Request." The name commemorates bomber groups requesting to be escorted on missions by the 332nd Fighter Group. |
| Creator | William R. Thompson |
| Publisher | Champaign, Ill. : Lincoln Trail Libraries System |
| Contributors | Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Ill. ; Mark Hanson, Curator |
| Date | ca. 1944-1945 |
| Type | Image |
| Format | JPEG |
| Identifier | 2007-1-532-66 |
| Rights | © Chanute Air Museum, All Rights Reserved |
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