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Sergeant Walter Charles Buazisz, of the 91st Bomb Group, checks his rifle in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5177) nicknamed "Fast Woman (Fast Worker II)". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238803.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Now send me a Hun" said Sgt. Walter Charles Buazisz, of 3510, McLeen Avenue, Chicago. Sgt Budzisz likes England all right but he wishes "he could get some
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Sergeant Walter Charles Budzisz, of the 91st Bomb Group, checks his rifle. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238803.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Now send me a Hun" said Sgt. Walter Charles Buazisz, of 3510, McLeen Avenue, Chicago. Sgt Budzisz likes England all right but he wishes "he could get some American beer". He sends "Happy days" to his fiancee Miss Imogene Starbach, of Freewater, Oregon. Educated at Weber High School, Sgt. Buzisz hopes to take back some real he-man stories for the entertainment of the school. AC 85.'

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Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Sergeant Walter Charles Buazisz, of the 91st Bomb Group, checks his rifle in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5177) nicknamed "Fast Woman (Fast Worker II)". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238803.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Now send me a Hun" said Sgt. Walter Charles Buazisz, of 3510, McLeen Avenue, Chicago. Sgt Budzisz likes England all right but he wishes "he could get some

Walter Charles Budzisz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16892
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Sergeant Walter Charles Buazisz, of the 91st Bomb Group, checks his rifle in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5177) nicknamed "Fast Woman (Fast Worker II)". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238803.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Now send me a Hun" said Sgt. Walter Charles Buazisz, of 3510, McLeen Avenue, Chicago. Sgt Budzisz likes England all right but he wishes "he could get some

Walter V Budziszewski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16171642
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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I think that the typed up name in the official caption is a shortened version of Budziszewski's name.
See enlistment record for airman: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=161…

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection