"I Got Spurs", the nickname of a reconnaissance-modified B-17 Flying Fortress of the 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group, at a North African airfield. The nickname came from a pair of silver spurs given to the Group's commanding officer, Colonel Elliot Roosevelt, by the citizens of Fort Worth Texas, and then dedicated to the aircraft by Colonel Roosevelt. The crew were: Captain John R. Combs, Pilot, San Marcus, Texas; First Lieutenant B.E. Shaw Jr., Co-pilot, Marshall, Missouri; First Lieutenant Everett Anthony, Navigator, Hartford, Connecticut; Technical Sergeant Fred D. Rutledge, Engineer, Damascus, Virginia; Technical Sergeant Edward J. Bilinsky, Radio Operator, Jersey City, New Jersey; Staff Sergeant Don L. Nelson, Gunner, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Staff Sergeant Claude W. Stanley, Gunner, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Sergeant Leon L. Kraus, Gunner, Norristown, Pennsylvania; Sergeant Arthur D. Cox, Photographer, Little Rock, Arkansas; and Sergeant Henry L. Ford, Photographer, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Printed caption on reverse: '22848 AC - "I Got Spurs", Flying Fortress, (Col. Elliott Rosevelt's outfit) carries a pair of silver spurs presented to Col. Roosevelt by the citizens of Fort Worth, Texas, and dedicated to the ship and crew by the Colonel. Crew is: Capt. John R. Combs, Pilot, San Marcus, Texas. 1st Lt. B.E. Shaw Jr., Co-pilot, Marshall, Missouri. 1st Lt. Everett Anthony, Navigator, Hartford, Conn. T/Sgt. Fred D. Rutledge, Engineer, Damascus, Virginia. T/Sgt. Edward J. Bilinsky, Radio Operator, Jersey City, N.J. S/Sgt. Don L. Nelson, Gunner, Colorado Springs, Col. S/Sgt. Claude W. Stanley, Gunner, Tulsa, Okla. Sgt. Leon L. Kraus, Gunner, Norristown, Penn. Sgt. Arthur D. Cox, Photographer, Little Rock, Ark. Sgt. Henry L. Ford, Photographer, Minneapolis, Minn. (Somewhere In North Africa). U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: Substandard Original Material and US Air Force 1361st Photographic Squadron AAVS (MAC) Photo [Stamps].