This page from a personal wartime photo album bears a handwritten ownership inscription, 'Return to Lt. Robertson, Hq 312th Bomb Group,' a common practice among WWII airmen to safeguard cherished photographs of their service. The 312th Bombardment Group flew A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader light bombers with Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific, participating in the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns. The partially visible photograph on the facing page reflects the kind of combat and reconnaissance imagery airmen collected and preserved as personal mementos of their service. Project: 218557