This handwritten caption identifies Lieutenant Colonel Warren Polking as squadron commander of the 578th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bombardment Group, photographed at RAF Wendling, England, on 27 August 1944. The 392nd flew B-24 Liberators over occupied Europe as part of the Eighth Air Force's strategic bombing campaign, and captions like this one preserve the names and roles of the men who led these dangerous missions. Project: 218550