Earl O'Neil and another soldier sitting on the wing of an aircraft in New Guinea during World War II

Gift of Joe Bridges, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description: 

Earl O'Neil and another soldier sitting on the wing of an aircraft in New Guinea during World War II. The propeller of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning is seen in the background. "Me and boy from Georgia. He sleeps in the tent with me, we are on the wing of an airplane."

Image Information

Donor: 
Joe Bridges
Accession Number: 
2012.506.191
Date: 
Location: 
Hometown: 
Branch: 
US Army Air Forces
Theater of Service: 
Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)
Unit: 
49th Fighter Group
Campaign / Event: 
POW / KIA: 
Topical Subjects: 
Fighter planes--American--New Guinea
Collection Level: 
Photos, Japanese document, and discharge papers from the service of Earl O'Neill, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group; 450th AAFBU (Army Air Forces Base Unit).
Geography: 
Papua New Guinea
Latitude: 
-6.000
Longitude: 
147.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Fighter planes--American--New Guinea