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Cover page and inside cover. Describes nine weeks of Preflight training in May 1943 for class 43-K before commencing flight training. Maxwell Air Base, Alabama. I do have the entire booklet (33 pages). Inside covers have names signed, like a yearbook. Since this was pre-flight training for all, many of the names can not be associated with the European campaign. Names from the book that I could not associate or positively identify: Chester Albert Allen James Evans Harry Ellis Kermit Volle or Valle Bill George Warren B. Anglin Jr. from Bobtown, PA Major Clifton G. Brown Col Elmer J. Bowling Wesley E. Smith from Coraopolis, PA A/C M. William Jacobs A/C Roy Schmidt A/C Charles D. Saxon Paul Girtner from Lakewood, NJ "Red" Gaquin from Avon, Mass Raymond G. Haymaker (?) from Covington, VA Dan or Don "Hap" Harris Carl Holt from Pittsburgh PA (?) Addison Jr from Baltimore MD Walt "Reds" Hammold or Hannold from Elmer, NJ E. P. "Tiny" George from Richmond, VA Joe Amibein (?) Richmond, VA Albert H. Jones Jr from Wilmington Delaware A/C Robert Emmett Mr. Perry Bremer - musical director and led aviation cadet orchestra A/C Charles W. Benzinger A/C Reed G. Law A/C T.B. Patterson George B. Tyler from Virginia Harold L. Glasser from New York Ray B. Collier from Van Buren, Arkansas Robert R. Edwards Fred A. Collins Harold B. Lent Otto P. Brandt Virginius R. Stell A/C Charles D. Saxon A/C M. William Jacobs W. W. Woolverton Albert C. (or P.) Fris...(unreadable) from Long Beach CA Tad or Tod Finnegan from South Brunswick Maine Henry R. Andizejewski (?) from Trenton, NJ

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-703963
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 845th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817187
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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This is my father's (Parker W. Finney) book that describes pre-flight training for pilots at Maxwell Field, Alabama, in approximately May 1943.

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This is my father's (Parker W. Finney) book that describes pre-flight training for pilots at Maxwell Field, Alabama, in approximately May 1943.

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This is my father's (Parker W. Finney) book that describes pre-flight training for pilots at Maxwell Field, Alabama, in approximately May 1943.

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This is my father's (Parker W. Finney) book that describes pre-flight training for pilots at Maxwell Field, Alabama, in approximately May 1943.

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This is my father's (Parker W. Finney) book from Pre-flight training at Maxwell Air Base, Alabama from May 1943.

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Parker Finney's records

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From my dad's files.