Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe parked in meadow, Europe
Gift in Memory of Herbert J. Holdridge
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Photograph. Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe "Swallow", the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft, parked in meadow with mountainous landscape in the distance. Personal caption on photo reverse:"Heine jet job" and stamped caption: "Grob Camera Shop Jul 30 1945."Europe. No date
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1944
1945
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Items from the service of Herbert J. Holdridge, who was born in Burnside, Louisiana on July 16, 2018. Holdridge entered active service with the US Army on August 14, 1941. He departed for the European Theatre in September of 1944 and served overseas as a Chief Artillery Mechanic and Welder with the 44th Infantry Division, 744th Ordinance Light Maintenance for nine months. He participated in the Northern France, Central Europe, and Rhineland campaigns. Holdridge was Honorably Discharged on October 4, 1945. Collection includes uniform components, ribbons and insignia, and about 140 photographs.
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Airplanes--German--Europe