A page from a 1944 handwritten letter preserved among the personal papers of a WWII B-24 Liberator belly gunner. In it, the airman recounts a lighter moment of overseas duty: a day spent as an impromptu Military Policeman in a restricted town near his airfield, where local children eagerly sought gum, chocolate, and cigarettes from American servicemen. Such letters offer an intimate counterpoint to combat records, capturing the everyday humanity of aircrew life during the war. Project: 218354