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    ‘A gunner’s tale’: 100th Bomb Group veteran shares memories of war

    RAF MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM

    04.19.2016

    Photo by Karen Abeyasekere 

    100th Air Refueling Wing   

    Staff Sgt. Lewis Herron, top left, 350th Bomb Squadron tail gunner, poses with the rest of his crew from the “Heaven Sent” B-17 Flying Fortress, standing from left to right, Staff Sgt. Angelo Cioffi, Tech. Sgt. Glenn Smiley, Tech. Sgt. Michael Garemko, and kneeling from left to right, 2nd Lt. Gerald Klecker, 1st Lt. Fred Schmidt, 2nd Lt. William Fratus and 1st Lt. Thomas Anderson, during their time stationed with the 100th Bombardment Group at Thorpe Abbots, England, during 1944 and 1945. To this day, the 100th Air Refueling Wing’s KC-135 Stratotankers still carry the Square D designation on their tails, in honor of their heritage with the 100th BG. (Courtesy photo provided by 100th Bomb Group Foundation)

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    Date Taken: 04.19.2016
    Date Posted: 12.15.2016 12:20
    Photo ID: 3061536
    VIRIN: 160419-F-SS000-003
    Resolution: 500x340
    Size: 94.87 KB
    Location: RAF MILDENHALL, SUFFOLK, GB

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