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Eight men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing air-combat flying gear. There are bags and a briefcase on the ground in front of the men. There is a man, in overalls, standing in the rear under the plane.
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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/9 April 1945, Fürstenfeldbruch (Airfield). Back Row, L-R: 1st Lt. Charles Gilmer (P), 2nd Lt. Clyde Banks (B), F/O Vernon Stern (OBS/TG), Maj. Philip Y. Williams (CA/CP). Front Row: 1st Lt. David Barr (N), unidentified 1, unidentified 2, 2nd Lt. Robert Whipple (2N). Not Pictured: 2nd Lt. Maurice Rashbaum (MN).

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Eight men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing air-combat flying gear. There are bags and a briefcase on the ground in front of the men. There is a man, in overalls, standing in the rear under the plane.

Joseph A Sainsbury

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
Eight men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing air-combat flying gear. There are bags and a briefcase on the ground in front of the men. There is a man, in overalls, standing in the rear under the plane.

Vernon M Stern

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Robert M Whipple

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Eight men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing air-combat flying gear. There are bags and a briefcase on the ground in front of the men. There is a man, in overalls, standing in the rear under the plane.

Philip Y Williams

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer

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The Quentin Bland Collection.  https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35737/search/8882