Medal Presentations to Airmen

Variety of medal presentations to airmen in the UK during WWII, capturing honor and military traditions among crews.

Capt. Grumman And Crew Of The 614Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 9 September 1944.

Lt. Kimmie And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 16 March 1945.

Lt. Davis And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Buzzy Buggy". England, 14 May 1944.

Capt. Mackin And Lead Crew On Bombing Missions To Blainville, France, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Princess Pat'. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 23 May 1944.

Capt. Grumman And Crew Of The 614Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 9 September 1944.

Lt. Morrow And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 26 December 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sons O' Satan' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 13 August 1943.

Lt. Cole And Crew Of The 614Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 1 March 1945.

Lt. Berry And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 14 March 1944.

Lt. F.R. Jackson And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 3 January 1944.

Lt. Burdges And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 27 March 1944.

Capt. James F. Goodman And Crew Of The 612Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. Capt. Goodman Piloted The Lead Aircraft On The Mission To Le Bourget Airdrome Near Paris, Fr

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Little Runt" At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 28 February 1945.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Gladbeck, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 23 March 1945.

Lt. Preseton And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 4 April 1944.

Lt. R.A. Miller And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Take It Easy'. England.

Lt. Grow And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Liberty Run'. 7 May 1945, England.

Lt. Baxter And Crew Of The 573Rd Bomb Squadron, Pose Beside The Martin B-26 Marauder Of The 391St Bomb Group, England, 20 August 1944.

Lt. Elliott And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 5 April 1945.

Lt. Happ and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 1 March 1945.

Crew Of The Martin B-26 "4-F" Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In Boxted Field, Essex, England On 13 October 1943.

Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Out House Mouse". England.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 27 February 1945.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 15 May 1945.

Lt. Glotfelty And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 5 Jan. 1945, England.

Crew Of The 452Nd Bomb Gp Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 30 October 1944. The Man Stooping In The Lower Left Bottom Of This Photo Has Been Identified As Staff Sergeant George Dragich By His Sister, Mary Dragich, On 7/20/90

Lt. Kerr And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 23 July 1944.

Lt. Davidson And Ground Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Buzz Buggy". England, 14 May 1944.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 23 February 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Mary Jane' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 27 July 1943.

Lt. E.J. Harvey And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Out House Mouse". England.

Crew Of The 561St Bomb Sqdn, 388Th Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 6 August 1943. Standing, Left To Right: 2Nd Lt. Vernon D. Adams, Salt Lake City, Utah 2Nd Lt. Adalvert D. Porter, Beverly Hills, Calif. 2Nd Lt. Harold E. Thomp

Crew Members Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England. 13 November 1944.

Crew 8 Of The 612Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 18 October 1944.

Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Knockout Dropper' After Completion Of Their 75Th Mission. England 27 March 1944.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 16 March 1945.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Battlin Bobbie" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England.

Lt. James R. Paullin And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Sweet Pea", England. 21 July 1944.

Lt. Willard And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Liberty Run'. 7 May 1945, England.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To St. John D'Angely, France, In Front A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 5 December 1943.

Capt. Miller And Crew Of The 532Nd Bomb Squadron, 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 1 March 1945.

Combat Crew #761 -- Squadron, Bombardment Group (H) Aaf -- 1St Lt. Weaver, Pilot, Theodore, Alabama, 2Nd Lt. Snyder, Co-Pilot, Oakland, California, 2Nd Lt. Levinson, Navigator, Greenville, Kentucky, 2Nd Lt. Reese, Bombardier, Columbus, Ohio, S/Sgt Sticke

Lt. Wilson And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group, Based In England, Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 26 November 1943.

Lt. Carey And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 25 March 1944.

Lt. John A. Newton And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miss Lace', England. 19 July 1944.

Personnel Of A Chinese And American Overseas Training Unit Bomber Command Lined Up In Front Of A North American B-25 At Karachi, India.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 29 August 1944.

Lt. Bekkers And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Flagship". England, 27 November 1944.

Crew 1 Of The 612Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hangover Heaven' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 31 August 1944.

Capt. Packard And Lead Crew On Bombing Missions Over Enemy Territory, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 28 May 1944.

Capt. Griswold And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 14 February 1945.

Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Star Dust'. England.

Lt. J. Mcconnell And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Floose'. England, 27 June 1944.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'I'Ll Get By'. England, 3 September 1944.

Lt. E.M. Gaston And Crew Of The 401St Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'General Ike'. England.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'I'Ll Get By'. England, 3 September 1944.

Lt. Reister And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 10 May 1943.

Lead Crew On Bombing Missions To Mannheim, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 19 October 1944.

Lt. Bollinger And Crew Of The 573Rd Bomb Squadron, 391St Bomb Group, England, 5 August 1944.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Sky Scrapper". England, 6 March 1944.

Lt. Hogan And Crew Of The 860Th Bomb Sq. 493Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 25 November 1944.

Lt. Tyson And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 24 February 1944.

Lt. Phillip L. Collins And Crew Of The 324Th Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Wild Hare'. England.

Flight Officer Quinn And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Wallaroo". England, 13 September 1943.

Lt. Udy And Crew Of The 615Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 31 October 1944.

Lt. Easley And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 14 March 1944.

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Ground Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside The Boeing B-17 'Elmers Tune' At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 4 May 1945.

Lt. Amo With Air And Ground Crews Of The 366Th Bomb Squadron, 305Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Ole' Miss Destry". 2 July 1944, England.

Lt. Clay And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 2 September 1944.

Ground Crew Of The Martin B-26 Mad Russian Of The 553Rd Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group, Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England, On 16 August 1943.

Lt. Stiles And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 19 July 1944.

Lt. Long And Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Schweinfurt, Germany, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 13 April 1944.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 25 March 1945.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Bois-Coquerel, France, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". 303Rd Bomb Group. England 28 February 1944.

Lt. James A. Verinis And Crew Of The 324Th Bomb Squadron, 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Connecticut Yankee'. England, 27 May 1943.

Ground Crew Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, Pose Beside Their Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

Crew Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Pose Beside Their Plane At An 8Th Air Force Base In England.

Lt. Leach And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 1 February 1945.

Lt. Kinzler And Crew Pose Beside Their Consolidated B-24 Liberator Of The 490Th Bomb Group At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 18 March 1944.

Lt. Thomas And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 27 January 1944.

Crew members of a Consolidated B-24 of the 530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group at Fenton Field, Australia who participated in a bombing mission over Balikpapen, Borneo. They are, left to right: Toledo, Ohio, ass't engineer; S/Sgt. Richard

Lt. R.S. Roberts And Crew Of The 401Th Bomb Squadron, 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Shamrock Special". England, 12 March 1944.

Lt. Cureton And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Miss Lace". England, 14 Oct. 1944.

Crew members of a Consolidated B-24 of the 530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group, who participated in a bombing mission over Balikpapen, Borneo from their base at Fenton Field, Australia, pose beside their plane. They are, front row, left to right

Capt. Lackey And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 22 November 1944.

Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 "Hypochondriac" At An 8Th Air Force Base Somewhere In England.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Big Bust' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 9 February 1944.

Lt. Freeman And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 25 Aug. 1944.

Lt. Bollinger And Crew Of The 573Rd Bomb Squadron, Pose Beside The Martin B-26 Marauder Of The 391St Bomb Group, England, 13 August 1944.

Lead Crew On A Bombing Mission To Beaulieu, France, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 21 January 1944.

Lt. Bell And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Shown Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Miss Dee-Day". 9 March 1945, England.

Lt. Vail And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". 21 April 1945.

Crew Of Boeing B-29 (A/C 42-6306) Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base In China. 10 May 1944.

Lt. H.G. Grant And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 29 December 1944.

Lt. Sargent And Crew Of The 452nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Dresden, Germany, In Front A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 14 February 1945.

Operations Staff Of The 326Th Bomb Squadron, 92Nd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England 2 September 1944. Standing, Left To Right Are: Capt. William Strond; Lt. Alfred E. Johnson; Capt. Ernest Charles Hardin, Jr.; Capt. Erro L. Miche

F/O. Wall And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 22 April 1945.

Lt. C.P. Chima And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Mizpah'. England, 13 July 1943.

Lt. H.D. Johnson And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Squadron, 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Extra Special", England.

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