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    Coming full circle: A chief uncovers great-uncle's WWII crash site, 70 years later [Image 6 of 9]

    Coming full circle: A chief uncovers great-uncle's WWII crash site, 70 years later

    EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ, UNITED STATES

    08.12.2015

    Photo by Senior Airman Shane S. Karp 

    177th Fighter Wing - NJ Air National Guard

    A letter written by Gaston Mean, an Aywaille, Belgium resident for more than 70 years, depicting the events that lead to Mean helping extract members of a downed B-17 Flying Fortress, Dec. 24, 1944. The crew of the B-17 included 1st Lt. Vernal Cuno Becker, the great-uncle of current U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James McCloskey. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Shane S. Karp / Released)

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 08.12.2015
    Date Posted: 12.04.2015 15:37
    Photo ID: 2314678
    VIRIN: 150812-Z-IM486-088
    Resolution: 4180x2776
    Size: 5.23 MB
    Location: EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ, US

    Web Views: 60
    Downloads: 8

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