A page from a WWII airman's personal photo album, circa 1944. The upper photograph shows a flight-suited crewman beside a squadron tent, captioned 'Wyatt shot down this day' - a somber contemporaneous note marking a comrade's loss in combat. Below, two airmen in leather A-2 flight jackets, identified as 'Gunner Taft' and a fellow crewmate, pose near their airfield. Such snapshots, preserved by veterans and their families, offer intimate, unofficial glimpses into the daily lives and losses of Army Air Forces personnel during the Second World War. Project: 218137