UPL 48290

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Caption: "Lt. W.D. Gernand is congratulated after he was presented the Air Medal at an 8th Air Force Base in England. 14 June 1944." Caption date is clearly incorrect, as Walter D Gernand was Killed in Action on 8-Jun-44. To his left stands Lt. Clayton Hackman.

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Units

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 496th Fighter Training Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 654th Bomb Squadron 8th Reconnaissance Squadron 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18042680 / O-431203
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13030932 / O-659815
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and person associations