Colonel Eugene A. Romig, commanding officer of the 303rd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 26 Jan 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Youngest Heavy Bomber Group Commander In ETO. Youngest Commanding Officer of a USAAF Heavy Bomber Group in ETO is 25-year-old Colonel Eugene A. Romig, of Byesville, Ohio. Graduating from West Point Military Academy in 1939 he was Major and C/O of his Squadron when he arrived in ETO in October 1942. Romig, who has been on 15 missions and holds the Silver Star, the DFC with one Cluster, and the Air Medal with two Clusters, only flies now when his Group leads the combat wing. His wife works in Washington, D.C. for the Navy Department - her address there being 4215 Yuma Street, N.W. - and his mother lives at 910 Troy Avenue, Canton, Ohio. Associated Press Photo Shows:- Col. Eugene A. Romig, of Byesville, Ohio, Youngest Commanding Officer of a USAAF Heavy Bomber Group in ETO. IRV 264187. 26-1-44-Y.' On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].