FRE 9635
IMAGELieutenant M.B. Gleis, pilot of the 597th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group, leans on a propeller of his B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96125). He would be promoted to Captain after this photograph was taken. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-26B-55-MA; 42-96125; 597BS/397BG; Capt. M.B. Gleis a/c; (Image) Col. James M. Snow.' Lt. Marcel B. Gleis and my father, Lt. Winfred W. Anderson, flew together via the "Southern Route" to England as pilots assigned to the 397th Bomb Group.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment