FRE 1034
IMAGECorporal Waldemar J. Theefs, of the 303rd Bomb Group, fuses a bomb in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238770.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'It is quite a change from being an accountant with General Electric Co., Chicago, to fusing up a bomb with the U.S.A Army Air Corps in England, but 34 year old Corporal Waldemar J. Theefs, of Hamilton Avenue, Chicago, makes the change-over easily. The message he sends home is: "Hello fellow Chicagoans. Back us 100% and we'll do our part in the war against aggression and all that it implies".'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment