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Colonel Dregne of the 357th Fighter Group gives a breifing to Foy, Storch and Evans at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14 jan 1945, Col Dregne (Rt) L-R Foy (in back), Storch, Evans. Dregne.'
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Colonel Dregne of the 357th Fighter Group gives a briefing to Foy, Storch and Evans at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14 jan 1945, Col Dregne (Rt) L-R Foy (in back), Storch, Evans. Dregne.'

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Colonel Dregne of the 357th Fighter Group gives a breifing to Foy, Storch and Evans at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14 jan 1945, Col Dregne (Rt) L-R Foy (in back), Storch, Evans. Dregne.'

Irwin H Dregne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Group Commander
Colonel Dregne of the 357th Fighter Group gives a breifing to Foy, Storch and Evans at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14 jan 1945, Col Dregne (Rt) L-R Foy (in back), Storch, Evans. Dregne.'

Irwin H Dregne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group Headquarters (357th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-431399
  • Highest Rank: Captain
Colonel Dregne of the 357th Fighter Group gives a breifing to Foy, Storch and Evans at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14 jan 1945, Col Dregne (Rt) L-R Foy (in back), Storch, Evans. Dregne.'

Andrew J Evans

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group Headquarters (357th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-023882
  • Highest Rank: Major General
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Group Commander

Robert William Foy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters (357th Fighter Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-745340
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Colonel Dregne of the 357th Fighter Group gives a breifing to Foy, Storch and Evans at Leiston. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14 jan 1945, Col Dregne (Rt) L-R Foy (in back), Storch, Evans. Dregne.'

John A Storch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 364th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-362181
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to caption and person associations
Sources

Added connections to airmen's records.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection