FRE 1672

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Colonel Irvine A Rendle, Group Commander of the 392nd Bomb Group instructs personnel of the group to adjust their watches for their 100th mission. Official caption on image: "51630 A.C." Printed caption on reverse: '51630 USAF- AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE LIBERATOR STATION, ENGLNAD. Col Irvine A Rendle of Rawlins Wyo, Liberator Group Commander, and Capt Harold F Weiland of Elyris, Ohio, Group Bombardier, give the Lib bombardiers a time "hack" for synchronization of their watches before going out on their 100th mission, the invasion of Europe. US AIR FORCEW PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Group Co. Rendle giving bombardiers time check for mission.’

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Units

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Colonel Irvine A Rendle, Group Commander of the 392nd Bomb Group instructs personnel of the group to adjust their watches for their 100th mission. 

Official caption on image: "51630 A.C." Printed caption on reverse: '51630 USAF- AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE LIBERATOR STATION, ENGLNAD. Col Irvine A Rendle of Rawlins Wyo, Liberator Group Commander, and Capt Harold F Weiland of Elyris, Ohio, Group Bombardier, give the Lib bombardiers a time "hack" for synchronization of their watches before going out on their 100t
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group Headquarters (14th Combat Bomb Wing)
  • Service Numbers: O-21576
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer
Colonel Irvine A Rendle, Group Commander of the 392nd Bomb Group instructs personnel of the group to adjust their watches for their 100th mission. 

Official caption on image: "51630 A.C." Printed caption on reverse: '51630 USAF- AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE LIBERATOR STATION, ENGLNAD. Col Irvine A Rendle of Rawlins Wyo, Liberator Group Commander, and Capt Harold F Weiland of Elyris, Ohio, Group Bombardier, give the Lib bombardiers a time "hack" for synchronization of their watches before going out on their 100t
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Revisions

Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to caption and person associations
Sources

Weiland identified in Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Manual, p 13

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection