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UPL 53397

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Kingery Czapski and Reed

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Charles Kingery with two of his crewmates and the only known combat donkey Lady Moe L-R: Charles Kingery (N), Walter Czapski (B) and Jack Reed (P).

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Kingery Czapski and Reed

Walter Michael Czapski

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-704280
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

"Lady Moe" the donkey mascot of the 96th Bomb Group. Associated caption: 'Lady Moe was Queen of the Heath, and she was free to roam wherever she pleased. She was so popular on the base that both the ball park and movie theatre were neamed for her. Furthermore, like many other pets on the base, she was a seasoned aviator and had actually been on a bombing mision. So she related well to the flying crews and could be seen at the control tower "sweating on" the bombers returning from a mission. Cigarettes wer

Lady Moe the Donkey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
Unit: 96th Bomb Group
Role/Job: Mascot

Charles Fisher Kingery

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13121225 / O-723100
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Kingery Czapski and Reed

Jack M Reed

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Revisions

Date: 8 Apr 2024 13:11:43

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesChanges to Name, Caption, Image (alt text) and Related People

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From his son Terry

Date: 19 Nov 2021 17:40:26

ContributorRayWells

ChangesCreated entry with caption and person associations

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From his son Terry