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- A fuel tanker truck at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; Tank trucks
- Photograph taken in 1944 at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy showing the fuel tanker truck used to fill up B-24 bombers.
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- Aerial view of Mount Vesuvius erupting.
- Vesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 1944; Aerial photographs;
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- An aerial view of Mount Vesuvius erupting.
- Vesuvius (Italy)--Eruption, 1944; Aerial photographs;
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- Army Air Corps airport located Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy;
- Approximately five hundred planes were located at this airport in Gioia del Colle, Italy during World War II. This picture was taken in 1943.
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- Audio recording of Thornton L. Carlough, memoir of war experiences recorded [200?]
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American; Veterans -- Connecticut; Prisoners of war; World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Yugoslavia;
- Audio recording of an oral memoir by Thornton Carlough. Carlough recounts the story of his military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He was a co-pilot on the “Lucky Strike” in the 460th Bomber Group stationed in Italy. On...
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- B-17 Aircraft
- B-17 bomber; Airplanes -- American; World War, 1939-1945;
- B-17 Aircraft in Gioia del Colle, Italy, 1944.
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- B-24 Bomber
- B-24 bomber; Airplanes -- American; World War, 1939-1945;
- B-24 Bomber flying over Italy in 1943
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- B-24 bomber crash at Gioia del Colle airstrip
- B-24 bomber; Aircraft accidents
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- Boy at Gioia del Colle airfield
- World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; Children;
- This boy was the camp mascot in 1944 at Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy.
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- Building where Mussolini's Youth Camp (Gioventù italiana del littorio) was housed
- Gioventù italiana del littorio; World War, 1939-1945; Public buildings -- Italy;
- Mussolini's youth camp shown after the Americans took over.
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- Buildings with smoke rising in Bari, Italy after a German attack
- World War, 1939-1945; Bombing, Aerial;
- The Germans attacked Bari, Italy on December 2, 1943. Over one thousand were killed. This photograph shows the smoke rising from the buildings.
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- Destruction after the December 2, 1943 bombing of Bari, Italy
- World War, 1939-1945; Bombing, Aerial; Buildings War damage
- The Germans attacked Bari, Italy on December 2, 1943. Over one thousand were killed. This photograph shows the parts of the destruction afterward.
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- Five thousandth plane made by Ford in Italy
- B-17 bomber;
- The plane was signed by all who worked on it. The soldiers in the photograph are unknown.
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- Francis Vail and other Army Air Corps men while in Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945; United States. Army Air Corps; Airmen;
- From left to right: unknown, unknown, George Norcross, Phil Moskowitz, unknown, Francis Vail, Bill Martinell, test pilot. In front - Radio operator from Maine.
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- Hand drawn map of Lewis Myer’s travels while in Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Connecticut; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe;
- Hand drawn map of Lewis Myer’s travels while in Europe. Includes annotations and location key n.d.
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- Jack Haley and USO crew members signing a B-17
- B-17 bomber; World War, 1939-1945; Haley, Jack, 1899-1979; United Service Organizations (U.S.);
- Jack Haley is on the right with members of the U.S.O. crew in Gioia del Colle, Italy.
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- Jack Haley christening B-17 "Jack Haley's Comet"
- B-17 bomber; World War, 1939-1945;Haley, Jack, 1899-1979;
- Jack Haley christening B-17 bomber that was named for him, in Italy during World War II.
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- Large crane that assisted in the maintenance of B-24 bomber's in Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; B-24 bomber; Cranes, derricks, etc.
- One of only two cranes like it in the world during World War II.
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- Maintenance on a B-24 bomber at Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; B-24 bomber;
- Photograph of the airfield at Gioia del Colle, Italy in 1943, where maintenance of the B-24 bomber was performed during World War II.
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- Oral history interview with Charles F. Kilgore recorded on 2004 Feb. 13
- Korean War, 1950-1953; Ordnance; Veterans -- Connecticut -- Interviews; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narrative, American; Armed Forces -- Officers;
- Interview conducted by Eileen Hurst. Kilgore enlisted with the National Guard in 1937. When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, he became activated with the U.S. Army. When he began basic training in the army, he was promoted to sergeant and then...
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