Virgil Oliver Comer

Military
Ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication December 1943.' [stamp] and ' 296693.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Associated Press photo shows: Hoisting a 500-pounder into the Fortress are, left to right; Cpl. Jacob Orth, Ft. Edwards, Wis, Cpl. Virgil Comer, Winchester, Va, and Cpl. Albert Scherzinger, Pottsville, Pa.' media-408448.jpg FRE 3825 Ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication December 1943.' [stamp] and ' 296693.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Associated Press photo shows: Hoisting a 500-pounder into the Fortress are, left to right; Cpl. Jacob Orth, Ft. Edwards, Wis, Cpl. Virgil Comer, Winchester, Va, and Cpl. Albert Scherzinger, Pottsville, Pa.'
Roger Freeman Collection

Transferred amendment to caption added by user gloamin :'This cannot be the image described as there are only 2 personnel and neither man is Cpl Scherzinger who I knew.' to source field

NB The image does depict three people, one of whom is obscured by the bomb in Jacob Orth/ ground crewman on the left's arms

Object Number - FRE 3825 - Ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for...

Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Shenandoah, Virginia 23 June 1918 Son of Jacob Newton and Lola Almer [Morris] Comer.

Enlisted

Richmond, VA 13 September 1941 Richmond, Virginia

Other

Discharged USAAF

8 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Berryville, VA 8 July 1980

Buried

Shenandoah Memorial Park Frederick County, VA 11 July 1980 Shenandoah Memorial Park Frederick County, Virginia

Based

Bury St Edmunds Assigned to 410BS, , 8AF USAAF.

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Depicted in FRE 3825

Draft Registration Card via Ancestry

Virgil Oliver Comer: Gallery (1 items)

Ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication December 1943.' [stamp] and ' 296693.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Associated Press photo shows: Hoisting a 500-pounder into the Fortress are, left to right; Cpl. Jacob Orth, Ft. Edwards, Wis, Cpl. Virgil Comer, Winchester, Va, and Cpl. Albert Scherzinger, Pottsville, Pa.'

Object number: FRE 3825 - Ground personnel of the 94th Bomb Group load bombs...