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UPL 25846

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Major Ben Clarkson Michener, Photo Lab, 13th Photo Squadron, 7th PRG, Mount Farm.

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Painted wooden sign board, depicting the emblem of the 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, USAAF. Previously hung outside the squadron’s photo laboratory at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire during the Second World War. This signboard was created at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire c.1944. It hung outside the 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron’s Laboratory. In March 1945, when the unit moved to Chalgrove, the Commanding Officer Major Walter Dale Shade (1918-2005), got a base carpenter to cut the board

13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.

7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

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

People

Ben Clarkson Michener

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Service Numbers: O-430888
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Photographic Reconaissance

Locations

Mount Farm

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 13 Jan 2017 09:58:23

ContributorPyker

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations

Sources

From photo collection sent to Littlefriends web site by the Michener family.