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Four officers of a 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress study a map by their aircraft before setting off on a raid. They are from left to right: Lieutenant R.L. Caukin, Lieutenant John H. Perkins, Lieutenant Charles O. Cramer and Lieutenant R.B. West. Passed as censored 21 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'No. 12. Photo Shows: Officers of Fortress crew study a map before taking off. (Left to Right): Lieut. R.L. Caukin, Lieut. John H. Perkins, Lieut. Charles O. Cramer and Lieut. R.B. West.' Censor no
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Four officers of a 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress study a map by their aircraft before setting off on a raid. They are from left to right: Lieutenant R.L. Caukin, Lieutenant John H. Perkins, Lieutenant Charles O. Cramer and Lieutenant R.B. West. Passed as censored 21 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'No. 12. Photo Shows: Officers of Fortress crew study a map before taking off. (Left to Right): Lieut. R.L. Caukin, Lieut. John H. Perkins, Lieut. Charles O. Cramer and Lieut. R.B. West.' Censor no: 259785. On reverse: Planet News Ltd., Ministry of Information, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

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A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group walk past their B-17 Flying Fortress. From left to right, they are: Staff Sergeant Lyle F. Horton, from Morganstown, West Virginia (ball gunner); Lieutenant Charles O. Cramer, from Akron, Ohio (pilot); Staff Sergeant Gerald W. Brookman, from Wichita Falls, Texas (top-turret gunner); Staff Sergeant James L. Stafford, from Cisco, Texas (tail gunner); Lieutenant R.B. West, from Fall River, Massachusetts, (navigator); Lieutenant R.L. Caukin, from Los Angeles, California (

Charles O Cramer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection