FRE 1011

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Sergeant Joseph A. Paprocki, of the 303rd Bomb Group, loads a bomb into a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238769.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'In private life Sgt. Joseph A. Paprocki, of 222 N. School Ave, Oglesby, Ill., where his parents live, is a repair-man with the Marquette Cement Mfg. Co. Now he sends destruction to Germany. Aged 30, and educated at the Sacred Heart, Oglesby, Sgt Paprocki is to marry Florence Glupezynshi, of 1237 Crosat Street, La Salle, Ill. O.P.S Sgt Paproski helps load up a bomb.'

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Units

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection