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![Lieutenant Allan Barbour, of the 303rd Bomb Group, plays table tennis. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245696.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"He feels at home in England." 1st. Lt. Allan Barbour Richardson, of 538 East 89 Street, New York City, enjoying a game of table tennis. Aged 43, he was an illustration photographer in civilian life. He is married and has two children, Joan aged 16, and Peter,](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378928.jpg.webp?itok=554cUNUE)
![Staff Sergeant James Melillo, of the 303rd Bomb Group, reads a book. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘238654.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'In private life, James Melillo followed the unusual occupation of Tree Surgeon. Today, he is a Staff Sergeant in the U.S.A.A.F. Aged 23, and single, he was educated at the Oyster Bay High School, and his parents' home is at 155 Summer Street, Oyster Bay, Long Is](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378929.jpg.webp?itok=esAFEa1r)