The Snapshots in Time Collection
Squadron Tent with 'Air Apaches' Insignia, 345th Bombardment Group, Ie Shima, WWII Pacific Theater
This photograph from the 345th Bombardment Group's WWII photo album shows a squadron tent on Ie Shima marked with the unit's distinctive 'Air Apaches' insignia — a Native American chief in a feathered war bonnet. A grinning airman peers from the tent flap beneath the emblem, offering a personal glimpse of squadron life at this forward Pacific airbase during the closing months of the war against Japan. Project: 218235