Date:
1944
Description:
Photograph, black and white, of two members of Byron Rice's ground crew in Italy; they are on ladders working on an engine of the plane Rice flew on most of his B—17 Bomber missions, the Crazy House; the plane and crew are on landing mats that may have been manufactured at the Round Oak Stove Co. during the War; identified on backside by Byron Rice as "Italy Engine maintenance by 2 of our ground crew 1944."
Object ID:
2003—0015.0052
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
People:
Rice, Byron
Other #:
P004798
Place:
Italy
Print Size:
3.5"x2.5"
Provenance:
Photos from collection of Byron Rice, Lieutenant during World War II
Search Terms:
Army Air Corps
World War II
World War II
Year Range from:
1944
Notes:
Rice served in the military from 1942 to 1945. He served in the Army Air Corps in the European Theater in 1944, where he piloted B—17 Bombers. He was attached to the 815 Squadron of the 483rd Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. He flew 50 missions. Additional information in "Muniment File."
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Rice's ground crew
Rice's ground crew