Six airmen pose outside their plane, Texas
In memory of Jeff E. Townsend
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Photograph. Six airmen pose outside their plane parked on the airfield. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Read from left to right: Capt. White -1st pilot. Mac Johnston Co pilot. Me. S-Sgt. Saunders- turret gunner. T-Sgt Southland- Engineer & tail gunner. S/Sgt. Policheck - waist Gunner and radio man. S - Staff, T- Technical. Sorry we didn't take a better picture but we were pretty tired. I am [illegible]." Midland air force base, Texas. 1942
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1942
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Items from the service of Jeff E. Townsend, who was born on 10 October 1921 in Haskell, Texas. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 26 January 1942. He trained at airfields in Midland, Texas and Lakeland, Florida. Townsend served with a flight crew in the 37th Bombardment Squadron, 17th Bombardment Group in the European Theatre, arriving in Italy in 1943. Collection includes a uniform, insignia, 45 photographs, and documents related to Townsend's service.