Waycross GA Officer WWII Pilot Original Albumen Photo
Waycross, Ga. Military Officers in Pilots uniform Photo, in the P51 Mustang Fighter Jet. Measuring: 3 3/4" x 4 3/4" inches.
In very good condition, this Sepia, Silver Albumen glossy photograph is on a standard brown/ tan photo paper with less 1/8" white border. Slight wear to corners and edges, 2 staples a little rusty on photo with bio letter note, 1 staple is torn off paper. (You buy "as is", refer to photos available for inspection, prior to bidding/purchase, these items from a collection as received, according to their dates and pre-owned condition, thanks.). Surface of photo has slight foxing, but still looks very good. Reverse has his last name hand printed in pencil, there is a bow in photo heavier paper. There is some dark spots around the staples on the photo, photographer's info unknown, probably by the military photographer. This item has been preserved in clear plastic for many years.
The copy carbon paper of the bio is typed (8" x 6 1/4" folded twice) as follows:
An eighth Air Force Fighter Station, Ebgland--Aiding the Allied columns as they sweep on toward the heart of Hitler's Fortress Europe, 2nd. Lt. Vernon E Chaffee, Dearborn, Mich., is flying a P-51 Mustang fighter in a group which has destroyed 330 Nazi aircraft in combat operations over Germany and German occupied countries.
Lt. Chaffee, 22-year-old husband of Mrs. Vasta Chaffee, Waycross Ga., is a graduate of Lowell High School, Lowell, Migh. He was employed by the Transmission and Gear Co. as machine installer, joining the Air Forces Jan. 27, 1943. His mother, Mrs. Genevive M. Short, lives at 5863 Buck St., Dearborn. Assigned to the 359th Fighter Group commanded by Lt. Col. Donald A. Baccua of Los Angeles, Lt. Chaffee has flown a number escort missions with formations of U.S. bombers as they blast the last remnants of the Nazi defences, guarding them against possible enemy attacks. He received his wings Apr. 15, 1944.
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Waycross GA Officer WWII Pilot Original Albumen Photo