Date:
1944
Description:
Photograph, black and white, of six men posed in front of the fuselage of the B—17 Bomber plane, the Crazy House; they are standing on a landing mat, possibly made at Round Oak Stove Co.; identified on front as "Italy 1944" and men are identified on backside in blue pen as, fromk right to left: Lt. Byron Rice, pilot; Lt. Fred Gong, Bombadier; J. Hughes, radio operator; T. Edwards, gunner; Lt. A.J. Nicholas, Naviagor; Cyril Dancho, ball turret
Object ID:
2003—0015.0056
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
People:
Rice, Byron
Gong, Fred
Hughes, J
Edwards, T.
Nicholas, A.J.
Dancho, Cyril
Gong, Fred
Hughes, J
Edwards, T.
Nicholas, A.J.
Dancho, Cyril
Other #:
P004802
Place:
Italy
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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byron Rice and crew
byron Rice and crew