41-23742 Liberty Lad
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Lietuenant W.E Keefer, Lieutenant Phil Ziegler, Lieutenant Howard Young and Lieutenant Joe Walker, of the 93rd Bomb Group stand with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23742) nicknamed "Liberty Lad" at Alconbury. In a duplicate version of this image a censor has obscured the insignia on the airmen's jackets and the structure visible beneath the aircraft to the far left of the image. Image stamped on reverse: 'Ministry of Information 10 Oct 1942.'[stamp] and '226088'[Censor no]. Printed caption on reverse: 'LIBERATORS DROP THEIR FIRST BOMBS ON EUROPE. Associated Press photo shows : The officers of "Liberty Lad", one of the Liberators which took part in mass raid, have a well-earned smoke after their return. Left to right they are: Lieut. W.E. Keefer of Torrance, Calif, Pilot; Lieut. Phil Ziegler of Milwaukee, Wis., Bombardier; Lieut. Howard N. Young of Berkeley, Calif., Co-pilot; Lieut. Joe H. Walker, from Birmingham, ALA., Navigator. AKP/ROB 252328 I0I042s.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-35607
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35003A
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot