Saul B Spodick

Military
Private First Class Saul B. Spodick, of the 303rd Bomb Group, bandages a fellow airman's hand. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245653.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'PFC Saul B Spodick, of 572, Williams Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., has a sense of humour. "I have seen England, but would like to see Berlin before the Russians re-decorate", is the message he sends to his fiancee, Miss Florence Braunstein, o media-378952.jpg FRE 1085 Private First Class Saul B. Spodick, of the 303rd Bomb Group, bandages a fellow airman's hand. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245653.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'PFC Saul B Spodick, of 572, Williams Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., has a sense of humour. "I have seen England, but would like to see Berlin before the Russians re-decorate", is the message he sends to his fiancee, Miss Florence Braunstein, of 2993 Ocean Purlaway, Brooklyn. Aged 25 Saul is here bandaging his friend's hand. He was formerly a textile salesman with Cohn - Hall, of 1412 Broadway. His parents live at 542 Williams Avenue, Brooklyn. N.Y. ANY 6.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1085 - Private First Class Saul B. Spodick, of the 303rd Bomb Group, bandages a fellow airman's hand. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs...

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Units served with

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Governors Island, New York, NY 11231, USA 1 May 1942

Born

New York, USA
Kings County, NY, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Sources

NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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Private First Class Saul B. Spodick, of the 303rd Bomb Group, bandages a fellow airman's hand. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 28 Jan 1943. [stamp] and ‘245653.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'PFC Saul B Spodick, of 572, Williams Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y., has a sense of humour. "I have seen England, but would like to see Berlin before the Russians re-decorate", is the message he sends to his fiancee, Miss Florence Braunstein, o

Object number: FRE 1085 - Private First Class Saul B. Spodick, of the 303rd...