A returning airman, identified by his leather A-2 flight jacket bearing a bomb group insignia patch, poses with a younger family member on the front lawn of a home in the United States. Jackets like this were standard issue to US Army Air Forces flight crews, and many veterans continued to wear them proudly after their service. This image, drawn from an album associated with the 447th Bombardment Group — a B-24 Liberator unit of the Eighth Air Force stationed in England during World War II — offers a glimpse of the transition from combat service overseas to everyday life back home. Project: 218677