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.

Former Members Of The American Volunteer Group, Serving With The 23Rd Fighter Group, Stand Beside A Curtiss P-40 With The Insignia Of The Group, China. They Are, Left To Right: Major John R. Alison Of Gainsville, Florida; Major David Hill Of Hunt, Texas;

Lt. Pengelly And Crew Of The 646Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 'Maxine Iv' At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. They Are, Left To Right: Lt. Pengelly, Cpl. Furlow And Cpl. Mover. October 1944.

Major J.L. Reed (Pointing) And His Ground Crew Pose Beside Their Lockheed P-38 'Curly Six' Of The 367Th Fighter Group At An Air Base In France, 12 October 1944.

Mccormic's Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their At Their Base In England, 23 January 1945.

Lt. Rutledge And Crew Of The 524Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 24 June 1944.

Newman's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 15 August 1944.

1St Lt. W.L. Swope's Crew Of The 548Th Squadron Of The 385Th Bomb Group, Based In England, Standing By Their B-17 Flying Fortress. 22 October 1943.

Standing Beside His Lockheed P-38 'Lightnin' Danny', At An Air Base Somewhere In France, Lt. Danny C. Heath Of The 367Th Fighter Group, Is Greeted By His Ground Crew After Just Returning From A Mission. 2 October 1944.

Lt. Ramser And Crew Of The 439Nd Troop Carrier Pose By The Douglas C-47 'Vera-Mae' At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 22 May 1944.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Parachutists in action during the 2nd police action. Paras rest sitting on the concrete floor of an airport. A Dakota behind them. December 19, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Lead Crew On A Bombing Mission To Bremen, Germany, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 8 October 1943.

RAF Bomber Command 1940 Handley Page Hampden crews in front of one of their aircraft, 1940.

Lt. H.O. Binkley, Pilot, T/Sgt. Miller And Sgt. Donaldson, Ground Crew Members, Beside The Lockheed P-38 'Osage Chief' Of The 20Th Fighter Group In England.

L. to R: Sgt. C.E. Salmon, Penn., Waist Gunner; Cpl. Troyanaski, Michigan, Tail Gunner; S/Sgt. S.R. Taylor, Penn., Radio Operator and Waist Gunner. Combat Crews manning stations.

Lt. Klein And Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 1 July 1944.

C-47 transport plane "Irene" and its crew from 6th Troop Carrier Sq. 5th Air Force, Wards Drome, Port Moresby, New Guinea. Left to right, Front row: Pvt. John Mullally of Utica, Neb., Ass't Engr; T/Sgt. Amerigo Grassi, Erie, Pa. Engr; 2nd row: 2nd

Colonel Curtis LeMay officially congratulates a bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group in front of their B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 2 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'One Flying Fortress Destroyed Eleven F.W.190's. O.P.S. On right, Col. Curtis LeMay, censor struck out: a Combat Wing Commanding Officer is seen congratulating members of the crew, they are, left to right; Sergeants Adrian, Buchanan, Warminski, Gray, Lieutenants Barberis, McCallum and Smith. 2/6/43. They shot these enemy planes down before being shot down themselves after a raid on Germany and were rescued from

Crew 15 Of The 401St Bomb Group Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 17 January 1944, England.

Lt. Ingebreitsen And Ground Crew On The Wing Of A North American P-51 Mustang Of The 20Th Fighter Group. England.

The Pilot Of The Consolidated B-24 "Zoot Chute" Briefs His Crew Prior To Take-Off On A Mission From A 14Th Air Force Base In China.

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

Miller's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 12 August 1944.

Lt. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton Addresses Personnel Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group During An Award Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In France. Major General Charles T. Myers Stands In Left Background. 18 October 1944.

Lt. Ryland And Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 18 July 1944.

Capt. Witney And Lt. Smith's Crew Of The 486Th Bombardment Group In England.

Edwards And Crew Of The 487Th Bomb Group, Based In England. 22 January 1945.

Lt. Unger And Colonel Huglin's Crew Of The 486Th Bombardment Group In England.

Photograph of Banshee Pilots with their Christmas Present to Hirohito. Photograph of Banshee Pilots with their Christmas Present to Hirohito. Banshee pilots with their Christmas present to Hirohito - a gaily decorated bomb attached to the wing of a 10th Air Force fighter plane. Burma.”.

Shoes Of Every Description Were Worn By These Nurses, Members Of An Air Evac Unit Missing For Two Months, Rescued From Albania After Their Plane Was Forced Down Enroute To Bari. L To R: Lois Watson Of Oaklawn Ill., Lillian J. Tacina Of Detroit, Mich., Pa

2Nd Lt. Warren Ruddy, 2Nd Lt. Franklin B. Hovey, Capt. Robert Baker And 1St Lt. Francis V. Nowak. 8Th Aaf Consolidated B-24 Named 'Hoopoe' In Background

Teare And Crew Of The 487Th Bomb Group, Based In England. 7 January 1945.

1st Lt. Charles A. Olson of Salt Lake City, Utah, and crew of the 64th Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at a base somewhere in New Guinea. Front row, left to right: Lt. Olson, pilot 1st Lt. John L. Pickering

American soldiers board a Douglas C-47 near Port Moresby, New Guinea, for the combat area, More than 5,000 troops were transported almost to the battle by air, and more made part of the trip.

United States c. 1960.The original seven astronauts for the Mercury Project In front of an Air Force Jet. (l-R) Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Virgil Grissom, Walter Schirra, Alan Shepard, and Donald Slayton.

Lt. Slusser's Crew Of The 8Th Af 95Th Bomb Group Standing By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 27 July 1944.

Group photo of students from the air strengths and the marine aeration service to the school or technical training, standing for an AVRO Anson Mk.1 that maintained the connection to the Netherlands. The device was not in use at the school.

The reason for these heavy coats is that this troupe of entertainers, fresh from Hollywood, are at Amchitka Island, in the cold bleak Aleutians. They were snapped by an AAF photographer shortly after they arrived in an army air transport plane to

Chinese Student Mechanics Receive Instruction From An Aaf Enlisted Man On The Maintenance Of Aircraft At The 1340Th Aaf Base Unit (Atc), Kunming, China, 30 May 1945.

Lt. Miller's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 13 April 1945.

Front Row Lieut. Col. John A. Hilger Major Charles Ross Greening Lieut. Thomas Robert White Lieut. Donald G. Smith Back Row Lieut. Dean Davenport Lieut. W.R. Pound, Jr. Lieut. William M. Bower Lieut. James H. Marcia, Jr. Lieut. Denver Vernon Truelove

England - King And Crew Of The 839Th. 16 March 1945.

Paratroopers Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Aboard A Douglas C-47 Just Before Taking Off From An Airbase Somewhere In France. 19 December 1944.

Photographic, Drafting And Mail Room Personnel Of The 6Th Aircraft Repair Unit (Floating) Pose For The Photographer Aboard Ship Somewhere In The Pacific. 8 September 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WACS War

Major Delano, Lt. Hamm (Seated) And Other Navigation Members Of The 381St Bomb Group, England. 1 March 1945.

Lt. Lawlor And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 21 November 1943.

Lt. Monteith and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," pose for the photographer at an air base somewhere in the Netherlands East Indies. They are, left to right: Back Row: Lt. E.E. Monteith, Pilot Lt. G.L. Smith, Co-Pilot

Lt. Mchugh And Crew Of The 527Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 7 April 1944.

Crew Members Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England. March 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Debark Oil Johan van Oldenbarneveld, Delft. February 20, 1950. Delft, South Holland

ENGLAND-Personnel of a USAAF Air Evacuation Hospital Unit. Standing, left to right: 2nd Lt. Anna G. Rananhan, South Bend, Ind.; 2nd Lt.Ethyl L. Guffey, Shawnee, Okla.; 2nd Lt. Marion L. Hammesch, New Rockofrd, N.D.; 2nd Lt. Dorothy C. Barlow,

A Member Of The 390Th Bomb Group Is Congratulated After Receiving An Award During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 28 December 1943.

Lt. Steele And Crew Of The 613Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 25 March 1945.

Troops Of The 94Th Chinese Army Are Shown In An Atc Douglas C-54 Plane Before Their Movement By The 'Cannon Project' From Liuchow To Shanghai, China To Accept The Surrender Of 300,000 Japaneseanese Troops On September 1945. 26,237 Chinese Troops And 388 Tons

Riley's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 28 September 1944.

Capt. Charles H. Giddings, Jr., of Wichita Falls, Texas, and crew of the 64th Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress"at a base somewhere in New Guinea. Front row, left to right: Capt. Giddings, pilot 1st Lt. Vernon

Brig. General Ernest Moore And Staff Officers Of The 7Th Fighter Command. Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands. 9 March 1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). Three killing versions posing for the aircraft. September 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

American airmen being evacuated from a friendly airfield in Yugoslavia keep their feet warm in Red Cross Relief bags. They have followed the custom and left their shoes behind them in gratitude to the Yugoslavs who aided them in returning from crash

Lt. W.D. Beasley And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Study A Map Of The Target Just Before Taking Off. 9 March 1943, England.

This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. Subjects: Halter Collection; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

Members Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose For Photographer After Receiving Awards During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 March 1944.

AN EIGHTH AAF BOMBER STATION, ENGLAND--The name of this 8th AAF ofrtress is "Hard Luck," and the serial number on its fuselage add up to 13. Yet the bomber has been a good-luck ship, taking part in twenty-seven 8th AF bombing assaults on Nazi Europe

08/31/1936. The captain and the Chiefs who Command the Motorized Battalion, with their Pets, A Few Days before leaving for the Extremeño front.

Armament Personnel Of The 534Th Bomb Squadron, 381St Bomb Group, At 8Th Air Force Station 167 In England. 17 August 1944.

Chinese Employees At An Airfield Near Chungking Give A Helping Hand To Enlisted Women Of The First Wac Detachment To Arrive In The China Theatre. Following Their Trip Over The 'Hump' These Wacs Were Assigned For Duty At A New Army Air Forces Headquarters

China: April 22, 1943 Major General Jimmy Doolittle and his crew after they led the first bombing raid on Tokyo during WWII. The Raiders took off in sixteen B-25s from the USS. Hornet aircraft carrier and then bailed out over China after bombing Tokyo. Pictured from L to R are: Staff Sgt. F.A. Braemer, Bombardier; Staff Sgt P.J. Leonard, Engineer-Gunner; Kt. R.E. Cole, Co-Pilot; General Doolittle; and Lt. H.A. Potter, Navigator.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

Russian fighter pilots after a mission. USSR 1980

Briefing at Headquarters 32nd Air Division , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

U.S. Marine Recruits, U.S. Marine Corps

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