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Second Lieutenant Henry Pratten of the 303rd Bomb Group reads a newspaper inside the Officers Club. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942.' [stamp] and '238735.' [Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: '"Feeling fine. Like it here but there's no place like home". That message comes from 20 year-old 2nd Lt Henry Pratten, of 919 N. Leamington Ave , Chicago, here seen taking it easy in the Officers Club at the British air-field where he is serving. He went to Austin College and sends his greetings to his parents at above address.'
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Military | Captain | STF; Quartermaster
Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Served in Korean conflict, retired in 1961.
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 September 2014 15:17:54 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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