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General Lee, General Ira C Eaker, and General Moore with Lieutenant-Colonel Elliot Vandevanter Jr Commanding Officer of the 385th Bomb Group during an official visit. Passed for publication 28 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Youth Of The Flying Fortresses. USP/224I-83. The Big Chiefs look in on the Fortress Unit of Youth - (left to right) General Lee; General Eaker; General Moore, with the station's young Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. Elliot Vandevanter Jr., aged 26, photographed during a tour of in
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General Lee, General Ira C Eaker, and General Moore with Lieutenant-Colonel Elliot Vandevanter Jr Commanding Officer of the 385th Bomb Group during an official visit. Passed for publication 28 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Youth Of The Flying Fortresses. USP/224I-83. The Big Chiefs look in on the Fortress Unit of Youth - (left to right) General Lee; General Eaker; General Moore, with the station's young Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. Elliot Vandevanter Jr., aged 26, photographed during a tour of inspection.' Censor no: 285766. On reverse: Keystone Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

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Units

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

People

Ira Clarence Eaker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Bomber Command) Headquarters (Eighth Air Force) United States Army Forces in the British Isles
  • Service Numbers: O-7478
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
  • Role/Job: Commanding General, 8th Air Force
Lieutenant-Colonel Elliot Vandevanter Jr Commanding Officer of the 385th Bomb Group, signs off a medal recommendation with Lieutenant Wagner and Corporal Joseph Fitzgerald. Passed for publication 1 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Presentation Of Awards To The Heroic Flyers Of U.S. Eighth Air Force. So many American flyers of the Eighth Air Force have achieved so many high distinctions that the presentation of medals and awards has become a "big business" in England. One of them is Lt.Col. Preston P

Elliott Vandevanter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-21989
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection