The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 3
Studio portraits of 392nd Bombardment Group officers, among them Major Myron Keilman and Captain Kenneth Bevin, sit alongside snapshots of English country scenery and rest leave in Scotland. Hand-labeled caption cards on the reverse of each print identify the men, places, and dates, giving names and context to a squadron's wartime years in England.
USAAF Officers Beside Avro York Transport Aircraft "E," Wendling Airfield, England, January 1945
Verso Caption Card: Maj. Myron Keilman, Maj. Harrison Cassell, and Cousin, Avro York Transport, Jan. 1945
American Servicemen at a Riverside Picnic During Rest and Recreation Leave, circa 1944
Handwritten Caption: Airmen on R&R in Scotland, 1944
Officers' Farewell Dinner for Colonel Rendel, 392nd Bombardment Group, England
Verso Identification Key: Officers at Colonel Rendel's Farewell Party
Rowboat Outing with Swans During R&R Leave, Scotland, 1944
Verso Caption Card: "Swans with R&R People in Scotland, 1944"
USAAF Personnel Conducting Pistol Marksmanship Training, 579th Bomb Squadron, WWII
Verso Caption Card: "Lts Moore, Clifford, Shearer - Pistol Practice at Alamogordo, May 1943"
Studio Portrait of Captain Kenneth Bevin, Navigator, 579th Bombardment Squadron, 1943-1945
Verso Caption Card: "Kenneth, Capt Bevin, 579th Sq Navigator, 1943-1945"
Studio Portrait of Major Myron Keilman, Commander, 579th Bombardment Squadron, December 1943
Verso Caption Card: "Maj Myron Keilman, Dec 1943, Wendling Air Base, England"
Autographed Studio Portrait of Staff Sergeant Sam Ralston, USAAF
Verso Caption Card: "Larry Gramm"
Studio Portrait of a USAAF Officer, Possibly Larry Gramm, 392nd Bombardment Group