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UPL 28693

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Wing and Group Commanders meeting of the 2nd Bomb Division, 8th Air Force, England. 19 September 1944 Rear Left to Right : Col James H. Isbel - Col Albert J. Shower - Col. Luther J. Fairbanks - Col. Lawrence M. Thomas - Col. Ramsay D. Potts - Col. William W. Jones Middle Left to Right : Col. Lorin L. Johnson - Col. Eugene H. Snavely - Col. Ezekiel W. Napier - Col. Frederic H. Miller - Col. Leland G. Fiegel - Col. Gerry L. Mason - Lt. Co.l Roy B. Cavines - Lt. Col. Everett W. Stewart - Lt. Col. Claiborne H. Kinnard Seated Left to Right : Col. Jack W. Woo - Brig. Gen. Leon W. Johnson - Brig. Gen. Walter R. Peck - Maj. Gen. William E. Kepnel - Brig. Gen. Edward J. Timberlake - Brig. Gen. Jesse Auton - Col. Milton W Arnold.

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Captain Henry W "Baby" Brown and Lieutenant-Colonel Claiborn H "Zoot" Kinnard Jr of the 355th Fighter Group with Brown's P-51 Mustang (WR-Z, serial number 42-106448) nicknamed "The Hun Hunter ~ Texas". Image stamped and signed on reverse to pass base censorship. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'HW Brown (Left) & unknown commander 355 FG.' Second handwritten caption on reverse, in different script, refers to the "unknown commander": 'He is Lt Col Kinnard.'

Claiborne Holmes Kinnard

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 355th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron 360th Fighter Squadron Headquarters (355th Fighter Group) Headquarters (4th Fighter Group) Headquarters (65th Fighter Wing)
Service Numbers: O-383753
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer