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Flight Surgeon Captain George R "Doc" Hornig gives Lieutenant Milton Anderson of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group a check up, 29 November 1943. Passed for publication 29 Nov 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Cpt. George Horning & Lt. Milton Anderson - 61FS - 29/11/43. 295017 [censor no], WOR 262781.' On reverse: Associated Press and part-obscured US Army Censor [Stamps].

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Flight Surgeon Captain George R "Doc" Hornig gives Lieutenant Milton Anderson of the 61st Fighter Squadron,  56th Fighter Group a check up, 29 November 1943. Passed for publication 29 Nov 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Cpt. George Horning & Lt. Milton Anderson - 61FS - 29/11/43. 295017 [censor no], WOR 262781.' On reverse: Associated Press and part-obscured US Army Censor [Stamps].
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 56th Fighter Group 310th Ferry Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20927571 / O-661175
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
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
  • 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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Roger Freeman Photo.

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