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"TORCHY 2" in North Africa 17 Aug 43 (100th
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"TORCHY 3" - All the "TORCHY" airplanes were named for Jim Brown's wife, who had beautiful flaming red hair.
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 | Sammy Barr Crew: From left standing; Howard Bassett, Joe Armanini and Sam L. Barr. Kneeling from left: J. "Doc" Dougherty, Max Russ, Bill Ohl, James Hiten, Hobart Spires and Bob Clift. Detailed Information
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 | Part of the Sam L. Barr Crew pictured with the Air Exec, John Bennett, third from left standing. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
 | Sumner Reeder crew in front of
"SQUAWKIN' HAWK" - Oct. 1943. Just a little get-together after the Stuttgart raid when Lt. Engel returned from the hospital. Back Row from left: Conner Brewster, Frank Dolsen, Charles Ping, Robert M. Lovin, Orrin Furlong. Kneeling from left: Russ Engel, Sumner Reeder. Detailed Information
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"SQUAWKIN' HAWK" (100th Photo Archives) |
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"SQUAWKIN' HAWK" , Russ Engel and Sumner Reeder - the Hawk has just completed 50 missions and is being returned to the States for a War Bond Drive.
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 | Max Russ BTG on the Sammy Barr Crew
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 | J. "Doc" Dougherty ROG on the Sammy Barr Crew
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 | Lt Col Sammy Barr, center standing. This is a mixture of Ground and Flight crew personnel and are not identified with the exception of Barr.
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 | Jack Kidd leaving the 100th. From left: Sammy Barr, Thomas Jeffrey, Kidd, Rosie Rosenthal and Sumner Reeder. The airman with back to camera is not identified.
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 | Edward P. McKeague Crew. This crew was hit by flak over the French Coast outbound from the target and ditched in the English Channel. Only Geroge Penman and Robert Gallagher were rescued. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
 | Part of the Edward P. McKeague Crew: Standing from left: George Penman, Robert Gallangher, A, M, Hudnall, Joseph S. Pellegrind, J. E. Swafford - Kneeling from left: S. M. Louros, Edward P. McKeague and W. H. Allen
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 | Part of the Edward P. McKeague Crew: From left; George Penman, Robert Gallangher, A.M. Hudnall and S. M. Louros
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 | Donald
H. Moede Crew; Following airmen are pictured in un-determined order; Michael
J. Gillen, William S. Humphrey, Bruce E. Alshouse, Theodore J. Don, Don
H. Moede and one member identified only as Williams. Detailed Information
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 | Don Moede Crew with Art
W. Gibbons - NAV - Top Row, Second from left Detailed Information
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 | Art
W. Gibbons with the Don Moede Crew
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 | Un-identified group of 349th Airmen photographed with Sammy Barr, center, back row. The significance of this photo with Col. Barr is unknown
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 | Robert A. Stuart - TTE with the Cowboy Roane Crew Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
 | William Veal, left, and Gale Cleven
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 | Reported to be Robert A. Stuart from the
Owen D. "Cowboy" Roane Crew - This may not be correct ..pw
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"NOW & THEN " crash site at Ruhland 11 Sep 44 being inspected by the "town folk"
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 | Orville C. Everitt Crew photographed at Rapid City AFB on or about the 19 Apr 44. Standing
(left to right); James V. Armstrong, Homer K. Hirsch, Robert L.
Williams, Edward G. Minton, Sr. and William E. Kenny. Kneeling;
Warren L. Soden, John B. Manniello, William H. Titley, Orville C.
Everitt and Robert A. Howard. Detailed Information
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 | Part of
"MUD in YOUR EYE" nose art recovered from the crash site at Ruhland by Jan Zdiarsky, Curator and Founder of the Kovarska Museum honoring the personnel lost on the 11 Sep 44 Ruhland mission.
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 | Kovarska Museum exhibit of nose art from downed aircraft
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 | Legendary Sammy L. Barr leaving the 100th. Sammy was the last Original 100th airman to fly a combat mission. He flew a total of fifty - second only to Rosie Rosenthal's fifty-two.
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 | Briefing for Lead Crews: From left: Paul Spurgeon, Jerry Brown, Austin Dunlap, John Ernst, John Carpenter and a Capt, Fox, not otherwise identified.
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H. Williams Crew: Standing from left: John H. Williams, Arthur G. Larson,
Jr. - CP, Jack E. Wild - NAV and Joseph J. Orendorff - BOM: Kneeling: Donald
O. R. Sellwood - TTE, Willard P. Bostrom - BTG, George E. Slawik - TG, August
J. Kociolek - WG, John J. Obuchowski - WG and Stephen J. Mazchrzak - ROG Detailed Information
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Sam L. Barr Crew: Standing from left: James T. Hiten, William Ohl, Bennett (Air Exec),
James S. Doughterty, Max Russ, and Robert E. Clift Kneeling from left:
Howard D. Bassett, Joseph P. Armanini, and Sam L. Barr
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 | Joseph P. Armanini, Original 100th -- NAV from the Barr Crew. Known throughout the 100th as “Big Joe.” --One of a very few of the “Original 100th” crewmen to complete a tour. (All members who went overseas with the Group are referred to as “Original 100th” – not a great number survived the war.)
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Lawrence E. "Larry" Townsend crew.
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 | Col. Henry M. Henington Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
 | Aviation Cadet Henry M. Henington during preflight training - Santa Ana, California - March 1942. Detailed Information ( 100th Photo Archives) |
 | Henry M. Henington - Cadet Nov. 1942 - Victorville, California. Detailed Information
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