Warbird Information Exchange

In the OT section I posted a picture of my Uncle, Capt. G.N. Jones receiving the DFC. It was one of the few photos I had of him during his time with the 465th BG, 783rd BS....until today! My cousin scanned a bunch of my Uncle's photos and sent me a CD!

Here are a few....his captions.
Formation Area, Italy 1944


465th Formation


Contrails


Witch

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Zane,
Great pics...thanks for sharing! I think the B-24 is my second favorite warbird. I know they are different, but it makes me think that the B-24 is a "big brother" to the B-25.

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In Honor and Memory of Marine Bombing Squadron VMB 611 "Black Seahorse" 1943-1945
Remembering 1st Lt Doit L Fish, MIA May 30, 1945 in PBJ-1J "MB 11"
Cherry Point - Parris Island - Emirau - Zamboanga

Here are the DFC pictures.

My uncle and the crew receiving the medal from General Acheson...they are smiling because the General asked him to re-up and he said H*ll No...



Here is the strike photo.
Their airplane was hit by flak and lost an engine on the run into the target, a rail yard just south of Vipiteno, Italy - 2/28/1945. They had dropped below and bit behind the group. The group bombardier missed the and therefore the target. My Uncle's bombardier recalculated and hit the target dead on.



The site today on Google Earth...

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Cool pics Zane ...thanks for sharing them!

John

Excellent - thanks for posting! Mark

Great photos and the story behind them too.

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Thanks for posting those. Love the "Then and Now" look at the target area as well.

Wade

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great post. I love seeing pictures from WWII because it really brings it to life for me.

Since I was born in the early 80's pictures, talking with vetran/volunteers at my museum, and "movies" are my only way of knowing what it was like back then. I am so facinated by the courage and guts these men had to do what they did for the good of the world.

Thanks,

David