Capt James A Verinis with mascot Scottie 'Stuka' of the 91st Bomb Group in the waist gun position of his B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-A, serial number 41-24485) nicknamed "Memphis Belle" Passed for publication 10 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Not For Publication Before 00.30 June 10th. Flying Fortress Returns To U.S.A. After 25 Operations. June 1943. At an 8th Army Air Station somewhere in England, Lt.-Gen. Jacob L. Devers, and Major-General Ira. C. Eaker, bidded fare-well to the Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" which is returning to the United States after completing 25 missions over enemy territory. The crew will instruct airmen back home, who will follow in their footsteps in the great Allied Air Offensives against the enemy. Picture shows - Capt James A Verinis Co-Pilot chatting with General Devers..' On reverse: US Army Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamp]. Print No: 268682

Lieutenant-General Jacob L. Devers talks to Captain James H Verinus of the 91st Bomb Group, in the waist gun position of his B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-A, serial number 41-24485) nicknamed "Memphis Belle". Passed for publication 10 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Not For Publication Before 00.30 June 10th. Flying Fortress Returns To U.S.A. After 25 Operations. June 1943. At an 8th Army Air Station somewhere in England, Lt.-Gen. Jacob L. Devers, and Major-General Ira. C. Eaker, bidded fare-well to the Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" which is returning to the United States after completing 25 missions over enemy territory. The crew will instruct airmen back home, who will follow in their footsteps in the great Allied Air Offensives against the enemy. Picture shows - Captain James H. Verinus, of New Haven, Conn., the Co-Pilot with the "Scottie" mascot "Stuka" who has made about 12 operational trips travelling in an oxygen box.' US Army Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamp]. Print No: 268682

Members of the crew of the "Memphis Belle" pictured with Assistant Secretary of War, Robert Patterson and General Henry H. Arnold. Back Row L to R: S/Sgt. Cecil N Scott, Capt James A Verinia, Assistant Secretary of War, Robert Patterson, Capt Charles B Leighton, Capt Robert K Knight, Capt Vincent B Evans, General Henry H Arnold, T/Sgt Robert J Hanson. Front Row L to R: S/Sgt Casimer A Nastal, S/Sgt Clarence B Winchell, T/Sgt Harold P Loch [ Holding ships mascot Stuka ], S/Sgt John P Quinlan. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06268-B23971AC.

Crew of the Boeing B-17 'Memphis Belle' at Laredo AAF, Laredo, Texas, 20 June 1943. Standing L to R: T/Sgt Harold P Loch, T/Sgt Robert J Hanson, Capt Robert K Knight, Capt Vincent B Evans, Capt Charles B Leighton, Capt James A Verinis [holding Stuka the ships mascot]. Kneeling L to R: S/Sgt John P Quinlan, S/Sgt Clarence B Winchell, S/Sgt Casimer A Nastal, S/Sgt Cecil H Scott. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06257-76576AC.

Captain James H Verinis [ New Haven, Connecticut ], co-pilot on the "MEMPHIS BELLE" with "Stuka", the plane's mascot, at an airbase in England. 9 June 1943. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06288-B24147AC.

Major John J Mcnaboe, 91st BG intelligence officer, debriefs the crew of 1Lt James A Verinis, 324th Bomb Sq. Verinis & company had flown their assigned ship, B-17F 42-2970 "Connecticut Yankee" (coded DF-C) on the day's mission to Meaulte. NARA Ref 3A13413-3A14216.

Members of one of the squadrons at an airbase in England bid farewell to Capt Robert K Morgan [ Asheville, NC ], pilot of the Boeing B-17 "The Memphis Belle" before he and his crew take-off for return to the United States after completing 25 missions. 9 June 43. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06262-79243AC.

Capt Robert K Morgan [ Asheville, NC ], pilot of the Boeing B-17 "The Memphis Belle" bids farewell to his ground crew before leaving for the United States after completing his 25th mission. Co-Pilot Capt James A Verinis stands at Capt Morgans shoulder with Nav Capt Charles B Leighton behind him. They Are, Left To Right: Cpl Oliver C Champion, S/Sgt Max Allen Armstrong, Sgt Ware N Lipscomb, Sgt Leonard E Sowers, Sgt Charles P Blauser, Sgt Robert G Walters and M/Sgt Joseph Giambrone. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06261-79237AC.

Capt Chas E Cliburn, [ Hazelhurst, Miss.] and Lt James A Verinis, [ 17 Prince St., New Haven, Conn.] (Right) members of 91st Bomb Group, Cambridge, England, resting after a raid over France. Capt Cliburn is the pilot of the "Bad Penny" a B-17 Flying Fortress and has just completed his 25th mission. He has been awarded the DFC and the PH. May-43. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A14747-79069AC.

Capt James A Verinis, [17 Prince St., New Haven, Conn.], co-pilot of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" holding the crew's mascot, "Stuka", and Capt Charles B Leighton, [427 Haslett St., East Lansing, Mich]. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06278-F23980AC.