B-29 Superfortresses being serviced at an air base, Marianas Islands, 1945
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Photograph. A group of American B-29 Superfortresses parked at an air base; trucks, tents, and equipment are seen near many of the planes. Insignia (white letter 'O' inside solid black square) on tails of bombers indicate they belong to the 29th Bombardment Group. Official Caption: "Rome, 6/21/45--Superfortresses in Pacific--A group of American B-29 Superfortresses are being serviced at a base in the Marianas Islands between strikes on Japanese industrial areas. Fleets of the huge bombers are steadily increasing the weight of their attacks in the enemy homeland.--War pool photo through OWI--Approved by appropriate military authority--Serviced by Rome OWI (A list out) 6819."Marianas Islands. 21 June 1945
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06/21/1945
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Items from the service of Isaac "Ike" Bethel Utley, who was born in Smith Mills, Kentucky on 3 March 1920. Ike enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 19 January 1942. He was shipped overseas to the European Theatre and worked with a supply division based out of the city of Naples with an office set up in a residential villa. Utley worked with the Office of War Information and used their photographs in news articles to inform soldiers of the progress of the war. At war's end, Utley returned stateside. A trunk full of over 800 photographs from the O.W.I. arrived on his doorstep from his office in Italy, sender unknown. This collection consists of those photographs.
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Mariana Islands
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Bombers--American--Mariana Islands
Air bases--American--Mariana Islands
Tents--Mariana Islands
Trucks--American--Mariana Islands
Maintenance & repair--Mariana Islands