Charles R Lewis

Military
First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of the 303rd Bomb Group, climbs into a Piper L-4 Grasshopper. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238736.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Expect to be home real soon. The R.A.F. are a swell outfit, and really give us a lot of help". This message comes to you from First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of 2515 Phillips Avenue, Chicago, Ill. as he climbs into the cockpit at media-378953.jpg FRE 1086 First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of the 303rd Bomb Group, climbs into a Piper L-4 Grasshopper. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238736.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Expect to be home real soon. The R.A.F. are a swell outfit, and really give us a lot of help". This message comes to you from First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of 2515 Phillips Avenue, Chicago, Ill. as he climbs into the cockpit at an American air station somewhere in England. An industrial engineer with Standard Oil Co. before the war, Lt. Lewis made the change over to Air Corps very smoothly. He is 32, married, and though he likes lots of things in England, will be glad to see Chicago again.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1086 - First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of the 303rd Bomb Group, climbs into a Piper L-4 Grasshopper. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current...

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Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K

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First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of the 303rd Bomb Group, climbs into a Piper L-4 Grasshopper. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238736.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '"Expect to be home real soon. The R.A.F. are a swell outfit, and really give us a lot of help". This message comes to you from First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of 2515 Phillips Avenue, Chicago, Ill. as he climbs into the cockpit at

Object number: FRE 1086 - First Lieutenant Charles R. Lewis, of the 303rd...