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Flight Surgeon George R "Doc" Hornig of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group prepares coffee for returning pilots, 29 November 1943. Passed for publication 29 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon Is Combination Family Physician, Foster-Father And Chaplain. Associated Press Photo Shows:- "Doc" Hornig helps to serve "his boys" in the Mess on their return from an operational flight. WOR 262784/5/6/7. 29-11-43-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press and US Army General Section Press &
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Flight Surgeon George R "Doc" Hornig of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group prepares coffee for returning pilots, 29 November 1943. Passed for publication 29 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon Is Combination Family Physician, Foster-Father And Chaplain. Associated Press Photo Shows:- "Doc" Hornig helps to serve "his boys" in the Mess on their return from an operational flight. WOR 262784/5/6/7. 29-11-43-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

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Captain George R. "Doc" Hornig, flight-surgeon of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 29 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon Is Combination Family Physician, Foster-Father And Chaplain. One of the "ace" flight-surgeons in the European Theatre of Operations is Captain George R. Hornig, 32 of Glen Head, Long Island, New York, a combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain to the pilots, he "looks after" the men who fly the single-engined

George Ronald Hornig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Ground Officer

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