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Flight Surgeon Captain George R. Hornig and Lieutenant Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer and part of the 15th Station Complement Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, discuss the nutritional value of food served up in the mess at Halesworth air base. Passed for publication 29 November 1943. Printed caption attached to the rest of this series: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon is combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain.' And: 'Associated Press photo shows: "Doc" Hornig and Lt. Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer, of Ha

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Flight Surgeon Captain George R. Hornig and Lieutenant Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer and part of the 15th Station Complement Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, discuss the nutritional value of food served up in the mess at Halesworth air base. Passed for publication 29 November 1943. Printed caption attached to the rest of this series: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon is combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain.' And: 'Associated Press photo shows: "Doc" Hornig and Lt. Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer, of Hardinsburg, Ind., examine a tin of tomato juice to ensure that it contains all the necessary vitamins.'

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Flight Surgeon Captain George R. Hornig and Lieutenant Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer and part of the 15th Station Complement Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, discuss the nutritional value of food served up in the mess at Halesworth air base. Passed for publication 29 November 1943. Printed caption attached to the rest of this series: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon is combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain.' And: 'Associated Press photo shows: "Doc" Hornig and Lt. Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer, of Ha

15th Station Complement Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

The insignia of the 56th Fighter Group.

56th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Captain George R. "Doc" Hornig, flight-surgeon of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. Passed for publication 29 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon Is Combination Family Physician, Foster-Father And Chaplain. One of the "ace" flight-surgeons in the European Theatre of Operations is Captain George R. Hornig, 32 of Glen Head, Long Island, New York, a combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain to the pilots, he "looks after" the men who fly the single-engined

George Ronald Hornig

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-?
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Ground Officer

Flight Surgeon Captain George R. Hornig and Lieutenant Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer and part of the 15th Station Complement Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, discuss the nutritional value of food served up in the mess at Halesworth air base. Passed for publication 29 November 1943. Printed caption attached to the rest of this series: '"Ace" Flight-Surgeon is combination family physician, foster-father and chaplain.' And: 'Associated Press photo shows: "Doc" Hornig and Lt. Otis Trinkle, Messing Officer, of Ha

Otis O Trinkle

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 56th Fighter Group 15th Station Complement Squadron
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Ground Officer - Messing Officer

Locations

P-47 Thunderbolt pilots of the 61st Fighter Squadron chat to one another after their latest mission, at Halesworth air base where the 56th Fighter Group were stationed. Left to right they are: Lieutenant-Colonel Francis S. Gabreski, Lieutenant Eugene E. Barnum and Lieutenant Frank W. Klibbe. Passed for publication 26 November 1943.

Halesworth

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Holton

Revisions

Date: 8 Sep 2014 15:22:19

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection