Morris A Finesilver
Military
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FRE 1091
Staff Sergeant Morris A. Finesilver, of the 91st Bomb Group, relaxes with a newspaper.
Printed caption on reverse: 'Relaxing with a newspaper after a hard day's work with a American Army Corps bomb group somewhere in England, is Staff Serg. Morris A. Finesilver, of 3635 Shakespeare Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Before the war Morris was a book-keeper with the Hartman Wholesale Co., Chicago Ill. - It's a different life now, but still a good one, he thinks. His old school friends from Tuley High School, and his wife, will be glad to know that even the British weather cannot get him down.'
Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942'. [stamp] and ‘238794.’ [Censor no.] Roger Freeman Collection
Printed caption on reverse: 'Relaxing with a newspaper after a hard day's work with a American Army Corps bomb group somewhere in England, is Staff Serg. Morris A. Finesilver, of 3635 Shakespeare Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Before the war Morris was a book-keeper with the Hartman Wholesale Co., Chicago Ill. - It's a different life now, but still a good one, he thinks. His old school friends from Tuley High School, and his wife, will be glad to know that even the British weather cannot get him down.'
Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942'. [stamp] and ‘238794.’ [Censor no.] Roger Freeman Collection
Changed unit from 303rd Bomb Group to 91st Bomb Group as record for Finesilver with that group but not with the 303rd:
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/91st_info/91stOrders.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#F
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
18 March 1942 | Married at the time of his enlistment | |
3635 West Shakespeare Avenue, Chicago, IL | |||
Born |
Illinois, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
ContributorTom
Changes
Sources
from caption information http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/2176 and http://www.91stbombgroup.com/91st_info/91stOrders.html