WWII Photo Collection – Lt. William “Mac” MacDougall and the 310th Fighter Squadron in the Pacific

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 / portraitsofwar / Leave a comment

WWII Photo Snapshot Collection Discovered

This blogpost is dedicated to Lt. William “Mac” MacDougall, whose snapshots I was lucky enough to discover on an eBay auction listing from a seller in Nevada. According to the seller, they came from a larger album that was sadly dissected to sell in pieces. I was able to acquire all the military-specific photographs in an attempt to post MacDougall’s wartime photos for the world to see. Highlights of the collection include period-printed color prints likely printed from 35mm Kodachrome slides as well as dozens of snapshots of MacDougall and his wartime comrades.

I’ve never attempted to “touch up” wartime images using artificial intelligence, but I did so for this post. I made sure to include both the original scan as well as the touched-up version. Since AI was working with original color prints, it appears that the colors are relatively true to the original scene.

As of the writing of this post, I’ve been able to identify a number of pilots of the 310th Fighter Squadron in the snapshots. The identified men are 1st Lt. Richard L. Colette, Lt. William L. MacDougall (“Mac”), Lt. Norman Gilmore, 1st Lt. Glenn W. Evans, Capt. Roy S. Tanner Jr., Donald C. Smith, and Lt. Ralph Barnes.

If anyone has any information leading to the identities of other men in the images, please let me know! I will update this post with more information about the 310th shortly.

William Leslie “Mac” MacDougall (1918-1989)

Born on January 10, 1918, to Leland Stanford MacDougall and Helen (Pierson) MacDougall in Pasadena, California, “Mac” spent his formative years living at 2430 Linden Avenue in Long Beach. Mac registered for the draft on January 28, 1942, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Although archival records have not yet revealed much about his early military service, it is clear that he underwent training to become a fighter pilot.

Mac married Norma June Quinby on October 5, 1943, at a 5 p.m. ceremony at the Atlantic Avenue Methodist Church in Long Beach. More than 250 guests attended the wedding. A contemporary newspaper account lists Mac as a lieutenant at the time of his marriage. Both Mac and Norma were graduates of Poly High School in Long Beach.

From newspaper accounts and dissecting the images in the collection, it appears that Lt. MacDougall served over 14 months in the Pacific with the 310th Fighter Squadron / 58th Fighter Group. He was awarded the Air Medal in 1945 and was referenced in a February, 1945 newspaper article published in the Press-Telegram. The article specifically mentions flying at low altitudes to destroy enemy installations and equipment, which jives with the operations of the 310th Fighter Squadron.

At the time of writing, little has been established about Mac’s postwar life. He died on May 16, 1989, at the age of 71, leaving behind his wife of 45 years and their children, Drew, Brent, and Lynn. He also had three grandchildren: Greg Berry, Kelly Wieczorek, and David MacDougall. Much of this information comes from the obituary of his wife, Norma June, who died in Long Beach in 2012. Norma is buried beside Mac in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, California.

Long Beach Press-Telegram Article Describing October 1943 Wedding

You can view the images in the slideshow gallery below,or keep scrolling for individual images with captions. Enjoy!

William Leslie MacDougall in the cockpit of his P-47 somewhere in the Pacific, Ca. 1944.
Select Snapshots with AI cleaned versions adjacent.

1945 Color Print: P-47 with “Mac” Nose Art Color Print from 35mm Kodachrome Slide

1945 Color Print: P-47 with “Mac” Nose Art Color Print from 35mm Kodachrome Slide (AI Cleaned Version)

1945 Color Print: P-47 42-76059 on Runway

1945 Color Print: P-47 42-76059 on Runway (AI Cleaned Version)

1945 Color Print: William “Mac” MacDougall with P-47

1945 Color Print: William “Mac” MacDougall with P-47 (AI Cleaned Version)

1945 Color Print: William “Mac” MacDougall with Fellow 310th Fighter Squadron Members

1945 Color Print: William “Mac” MacDougall with Fellow 310th Fighter Squadron Members (AI Cleaned Version)

1945 Color Print: William “Mac” MacDougall with His P-47

1945 Color Print: William “Mac” MacDougall with His P-47 (AI Cleaned Version)

Black and White Snapshots of “Mac” and the 310th Fighter Squadon

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Ca. 1945 B/W Print: William MacDougall and “Passionate Patsy” with 310th Fighter Squadron Pilots

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: William MacDougall and “Passionate Patsy” with 310th Fighter Squadron Pilots (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: William MacDougall and P-47 “Miss Mary-Lou”

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: William MacDougall and P-47 “Miss Mary-Lou” (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. Norman Gilmore Posed in Cockpit of P-47

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. Norman Gilmore Posed in Cockpit of P-47 (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: “Sullivan” Posed with P-47 42-29081

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: “Sullivan” Posed with P-47 42-29081 (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: First Lt. Richard L. Colette in Cockpit of P-47 (Lt. Colette was Later Missing in Action)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: First Lt. Richard L. Colette in Cockpit of P-47 (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. William L. MacDougall in Cockpit of P-47

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. William L. MacDougall in Cockpit of P-47 (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. William L. MacDougall’s Leather A2 Flight Jacket with 310th Insignia

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. William L. MacDougall’s Leather A2 Flight Jacket with 310th Insignia (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: First Lt. Richard L. Colette (Lt. Colette was Later Missing in Action)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: First Lt. Richard L. Colette (Lt. Colette was Late Missing in Action) (AI Cleaned Version)

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Pilots of the 310th Fighter Squadron

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. William L. MacDougall of the 310th Fighter Squadron

Ca. 1945 B/W Print: Lt. William L. MacDougall of the 310th Fighter Squadron (AI Cleaned Version)

The 310th Fighter Squadron in WWII

310th Fighter Squadron in World War II

The 310th Fighter Squadron was activated on February 9, 1942, as part of the 58th Pursuit Group, later redesignated the 58th Fighter Group. Initially based in the United States, the squadron trained on the P 39 Airacobra and P 40 Warhawk before converting to the Republic P 47 Thunderbolt in 1943. The squadron was redesignated the 310th Fighter Squadron on May 15, 1942.

In October 1943, the 310th began moving overseas, arriving in Australia before moving to Dobodura, New Guinea, on December 28, 1943. The squadron entered combat in February 1944 as part of the Fifth Air Force, initially flying protective patrols and escort missions before taking on increasingly aggressive fighter sweeps, ground attack and strafing missions against Japanese airfields and installations.

During 1944, the squadron moved forward with the Allied advance, operating from Saidor and Noemfoor in New Guinea before moving to Leyte in the Philippines in November. From bases in the Philippines, 310th pilots flew fighter sweeps, close support and attacks against Japanese positions and airfields. The squadron subsequently moved to Mindoro, Luzon and Okinawa as Allied forces continued their advance toward Japan.

One of the squadron’s most significant actions came on December 26, 1944, when the 58th Fighter Group attacked Japanese naval forces threatening the American beachhead on Mindoro. The group’s performance resulted in the award of the Distinguished Unit Citation. The 310th also received the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and campaign honors for its service throughout the Pacific.

By the summer of 1945, the 310th was operating from Okinawa, where its P 47s continued attacking Japanese railways, airfields and other installations. The squadron remained in the Pacific after the Japanese surrender and was ultimately inactivated on February 20, 1946.

Snapshots from Kaufering IV: A Dachau Subcamp

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 / portraitsofwar / Leave a comment

Follow Up Post: The Liberation of Kaufering IV

Eight years ago I posted a series of snapshots taken by a US soldier showing the liberation of an unknown concentration camp during WWII. When I acquired the photos, they had no provenance and no information on the reverse side to start the process of identification. Luckily, a blog follower was able to help with the identification of the camp through the same processes I typically use. By observing the surrounding architecture and general contextual clues, he was able to identify the camp as Kaufering IV, a large subcamp of Dachau. Here is what he provided:

Some thoughts:

i)This is certainly somewhere Upper Bavaria – the house architecture is fairly typical of the region.

ii)The presence of the 2 Luftwaffe officers suggests some sort of air force activity is close by. Lager Lechfeld was used as a fighter base and a shake-down airbase for the nearby Messerschmitt complex in Augsburg. Prisoners were engaged in constructing bomb-proof bunker-factories in appalling conditions.

iii)One of the photographs has a very distinctive semi-sunken barrack type, known as “Erdhütten” (Lit: “Earth huts”) – very primitive constructions, the timbers of which were made from off-cuts and waste from furniture production and which survivors testify, leaked terribly. These barracks were a distinctive feature of the Dachau sub-camps in the Kaufering/Buchlöe area.

iv)The brief Wiki article tallies fairly well with the photos and my comments: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaufering_concentration_camp

Hope this helps,

Taff Simon

The Snapshots

Thanks to the careful research of Taff Simon, we now know that the camp shown in these snapshots is Kaufering IV. A closer look at the details within the images supports his findings. One particular photograph offers the clearest confirmation: it shows an older man in civilian clothing with a closely shaven head, a haunting detail that anchors these scenes to the history of this Dachau subcamp.

Snapshot of SS Commandant Johann Baptist Eichelsdörfer

When I first wrote about the snapshot collection in 2017, I was unable to identify the man since he was in civilian garb. Artificial intelligence image searches at the time were unable to attribute the image to any individual, so I was under the assumption that he was a local civilian who was brought in to help with the burial of the camp victims. But now, with the attribution of the snapshots to Kaufering IV, I was able to find more images of Eichelsdörfer. His shaven head with the lopsided squirrel-tail appearance confirms his identity when compared to the images below.

Color Photo of Johann Baptist Eichelsdörfer (US Holocaust Museum image)

(SS officer Johann Baptist Eichelsdoerfer, the commandant of the Kaufering IV concentration camp, stands among the corpses of prisoners killed in his camp. US Holocaust Museum image)

Who was he?

Johann Baptist Eichelsdörfer was a German military officer and concentration camp commandant during World War II. Born on January 20, 1890, in Dachau, Germany, he served as a non-commissioned officer in the Bavarian Army during World War I and remained in the military after the war, retiring in 1924 with the rank of lieutenant. He rejoined the military in 1940 and served in various locations, including France, Poland, and the Soviet Union. In 1944, he was assigned to the Dachau concentration camp system, where he served as the commandant of several subcamps. In January 1945, he took command of Kaufering IV, a subcamp of Dachau located near Hurlach, which was designated as a “hospital camp” but was, in reality, a site where sick and dying prisoners were abandoned without adequate medical care. Under his command, thousands of prisoners died due to starvation, disease, and mistreatment.

Eichelsdörfer’s actions came to light when American forces liberated Kaufering IV on April 27, 1945. U.S. soldiers discovered hundreds of bodies and surviving prisoners who had been subjected to brutal conditions. Eichelsdörfer was captured and photographed standing among the bodies of dead inmates, a stark image used as evidence during his trial. He was tried at the Dachau Trials, a series of military tribunals held by the U.S. Army to prosecute Nazi war criminals. On December 13, 1945, he was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to death. Eichelsdörfer was executed by hanging on May 29, 1946, in Landsberg am Lech prison. His trial and execution highlighted the atrocities committed in the Nazi concentration camps and served as a reminder of the need for accountability in the aftermath of war.

The Other Snapshots

Now that we know the snapshots from the 2017 blog post were taken at Kaufering IV, the other images captured by an unknown US GI make more sense. I will post them here with some updated commentary. Feel free to weigh in if you have any comments or suggestions for descriptions.

In the above image, we see a recently liberated survivor of his time at Kaufering IV. He’s using his bandaged hands to tie on a pair of shoes, likely a pair provided to him by US soldiers. He also appears to have some soup in a small can as well as a striped blanket wrapped around his head and body. In the back of the image appears a US T28E1 which was likely one of the 12th Armor Division’s anti-aircraft mobile vehicles. The painted sillouettes of 14 German aircraft on the side hint that the operators of the T28E1 shot down lots of German aircraft as the war came to an end.

Local German Civilians Listen to US Officers

I really don’t know how to close this sobering post update from 2017. I did pass the snapshots along to a WWII veterans museum based here in the United States, but I’m unsure of what they ended up doing with them. I hope that his post will help educate those researching Kaufering IV and bring some closure to the mystery of when and where these snapshots were taken.

If you want to see some footage from the camp liberation, please check out the video here.

Easy Co. 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, Band of Brothers at Kaufering IV

HBO’s Band of Brothers covered Kaufering IV briefly in one episode. The unit was involved in the liberation of the camp, along with the 12th Armored Division. See below for a dramatized version of the events. The small earthen huts described by Taff can be clearly depicted. The HBO historical accuracy consultants did a great job!

Mystery WWII Concentration Camp Liberation – Research Help Needed!

July 1, 2017July 1, 2017 / portraitsofwar / 5 Comments

Hey PortraitofWar followers! I recently acquired an incredible grouping of photographs taken by a US soldier during the liberation of a concentration camp/labor camp during the tail end of WWII. There’s not much to go by in terms of identifiable visuals, but there are images of German military officers marching in line to view the bodies, as well as a liberated person in front of a T28E1 US tracked anti-aircraft gun. Additional photographs show an American officer speaking to a line of US soldiers passing before a group of bodies.

Any thoughts or ideas? I hope to pass these on to an organization that can present and appreciate them, but I want to identify the material before doing so.

A liberated prisoner tries on shoes for the first time in years

The American T28E1

A German collaborator? Commandant?

German officers pass through the line

US officers speak

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WWII Photo: American Medics in the Battle of the Bulge – 4th Infantry Division

November 14, 2016November 14, 2016 / portraitsofwar / Leave a comment

Captured on medium format film by US Army Photographer Cpl. Edward Belfer, this image comes from my extensive collection of US WWII photography and depicts a group of US medics pushing a metal pontoon boat along the snowy streets of Bettendorf, Luxembourg on January 19th, 1945. The boat, loaded with medical supplies, is headed towards the Sure River. An oddball detail in this shot include a theater-made snow camouflage helmet covers with the fronts cut out to reveal the medical cross beneath.

Freshly Liberated 17th Airborne Paratrooper POW – Battle of the Bulge Portrait Photo

August 21, 2016September 22, 2025 / portraitsofwar / 2 Comments

Many incredible WWII US Signal Corps photos were taken during the war, printed, examined and never widely published or circulated. In tonight’s post, I’m bringing one of these “lost” Signal Corps shots to the world wide web. Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Jack H. Pulliam was a paratrooper assigned as a light machine gunner to Company G of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 17th Airborne Division. Pulliam was captured on his 20th birthday during the Battle of the Bulge on January 7th, 1945 in a small village twelve miles outside Bastogne; known as Dead Man’s Ridge, the battle was the first for the “green” 17th Division. Suffering catastrophic casualties, the 17th was eventually successful in countering the German troops it encountered. Spending nearly a month in captivity (being wounded during this time) Jack escaped and was eventually picked up by elements of the 4th Division. The photo below perfectly captures how Jack must’ve felt during the hell of the Bulge and his time imprisoned with the Germans. Note the dirt and grime on his face and clothes, the stubble and long hair associated with being constantly on the move without access to a razor or washcloth. He’s also sporting a captured German officers cap with the eagle removed. I’m hoping SSgt Pulliam took that hat home as a memento of his time in captivity!

Jack’s National Archives and Records Administration file:

(courtesy of the 17th Airborne tribute site)

Jack was born in January 7, 1925 and spent his youth in Lucerne, PA. He was volunteer for the Army in January 7, 1943 and was inducted on February 20, 1943 at Altoona, PA. He received ASN 33573517 and was sent to the 44th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, WA. He was volunteer for the Airborne troops and was transferred to Parachute School at Fort Benning in March 1944 where he was finally assigned to Company G / 513th PIR as light machine gunner after having successfully completed his paratrooper course.

On January 7, 1945, on his 20th birthday, he was captured at Flamierge during the terrible battle of “Dead Man’s Ridge”. He was sent to Clervaux, then to Prüm. He was wounded at Garolstein, Germany and escaped the Germans on February 7 with Ed SUMMERS. They reached Prüm on February 9 and went into hiding until the town was taken by the men of the 4th Infantry Division on February 13.

He spent two weeks in hospital to recovering from malnutrition and was unable to return in his unit because of Prisoner of War status. He was finally shipped back to States in March 1945 and completed military as automatic weapons instructor at Fort Benning. He was discharged in November 1945 as S/Sgt.

WWII Service Record

WWII Pilot ID Portrait Photos – Boring? or Riveting?

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 / portraitsofwar / 3 Comments

Remember having your second grade yearbook photo? Yeah, I don’t either….. The same is true for WWII veterans who had their snapshots taken in front of numbered placards and blinding flashbulbs. Generally, these type of shots were taken of Army Air Corps and Marine Corps officers, but I’ve seen a few Navy portraits pop up on eBay on occasion. In the case of tonight’s post, I’m specifically presenting US Air Corps officer ID photo which were compiled by an enterprising veteran(sadly unnamed) who collected shots of his friends and colleagues who trained with him as pilots in the early years of WWII.

General scan of type of photos in the collection: Scan 1

Each photo is unique and captures the airman with his guard down; a true snapshot portrait, these men and women had no idea that these photographs would be preserved for posterity. Each one of these photographs has a story behind it…and each is worthy of an individual blog post. Sadly, I don’t have the time or capacity to identify them all, and I look to the general public to track down shots of their ancestors. I will do my best to post the surnames of the officers in this post, but I need help…

Scan 2

Scan 3

Scan 4

Scan 5

GIF of 40 US Army Air Corps Pilot Photos Identification Photos

WWII War Correspondent Ernie Pyle’s Oil Stained Pants – A Photographic Review

July 10, 2016July 10, 2016 / portraitsofwar / Leave a comment

Amateur snapshots of WWII war correspondent Ernie Pyle are incredibly hard to find. Although a celebrity during the war, identified photos of him are hard to come across on the open market; obscurity and scarcity make these images unidentifiable to most eBay sellers. This is mostly due to the fact that Ernie Pyle is mainly known only by WWII veterans and war buffs; his early passing in 1945 stunted his potential post-war career and relegated him to the annals of pre-boom(baby) literary figures.

I’ve been collecting amateur shots of Ernie Pyle for nearly ten years and have accrued a sizable collection of one-off snapshots of his wartime escapades. One thing I’ve noticed during these years is that Ernie only had ONE pair of pants during the entirety of his European tour. Grease and oil stained, these trousers appear in every photo of him during this period; I can only wonder where these pants are today…..

How did they become stained?

Ernie Drunk in Italy (From my collection)

Oil Stains on Right Knee

Drunk Ernie Showing Oil Stains on Zipper Fly (From my Collection)

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WWII Photo – Lancaster, PA WWII Veteran Portrait Photos on Display, 1944

August 24, 2014August 24, 2014 / portraitsofwar / Leave a comment

Straight from the dusty PortraitsofWar archives comes an incredibly unique 8×10 photo of a window display in Lancaster, Pennsylvania during World War Two. I typically shy away from purchasing and posting “press photos” taken during the war, but this shot has so much potential research that I felt it deserved to be digitized.

Lancaster, PA WWII Portrait Photo Display

I purchased this photo while visiting a friend in the Philadelphia area. The reverse side of the photo identifies the photo as the F.W. Woolworth building in Lancaster, PA. The store identity is confirmed in the image; the tiled entrance and gilded placard identify the establishment as such. The date of the photo wasn’t noted, but the presence of the 4th Liberty Loan Bond dates the image to 1944.

4th War Loan Drive Poster, ca. 1944

My guess is that the store asked for portrait photos of local veterans to post in the storefront. A rough estimate puts the number at 100 portraits visible in the window. The shots runt he gamut of WWII service branches, including the Marine leathernecks, Army Air Force pilots, female WAC and Waves, Navy Sailors as well as regular Army soldiers.

4th Loan Poster

I plan on contacting a number of Lancaster, PA historical societies, veteran groups and newspapers in hopes of identifying a few of the veterans posed in the Woolworth’s window.

The First US Fighter Ace of the European Theater of Operation: Charles P. London of Long Beach, California

January 8, 2014 / portraitsofwar / 5 Comments

Military historians constantly refer to “Aces” as being military aviators credited with shooting down five or more enemy planes during aerial combat. Most of these historians don’t actually know the name of the first ETO fighter ace. I was only made aware of his story while researching a recent photograph acquisition through an internet source who acquired the wartime collection of the Baltimore Sun newspaper. All priced at US $15.00, the shots made available for resale were mostly unnamed or impossible to research. When I saw that this shot was well identified, dated, cross referenced and well taken, I was “quick to click” and make the purchase.

Captain Charles P. London

Captain London is identified standing in front of his plane with his Crew Chief Sgt. Percy M. Scott cut off from the photo, yet identified in the caption. The photo was acquired by the Baltimore Sun from the USAAF(sic in caption). The photo is a typical standard size shot typical of the USAAF during the war. The shot is crisp, clear and was printed directly from the original negative in 1943. This isn’t a shot produced in later years for a book, publication, or film.

Photo Caption

The reverse side of the photo contains an interesting chain of custody record for the image. The first thing likely applied to the photo is the light penciling correctly identifying the pilot as LONDON in cursive in the left top center of the reverse. This shot was then stamped by the Baltimore Sun apparently while a correspondent in the London office compiled shots for publication. Here it was identified, described and prepared for shipment back home. The next application is the ETO Censor stamp from December of 1943. All photos sent home during the war (with some exception) were censor examined before being sent back to the US. The bar code stamp on the top right was placed on the shot by the photography dealer I purchased the shot from. It’s incredible how much information can be extrapolated from a few stamps on the back of a piece of paper……

Reverse of Image

Compared to other high-profile US fighter aces of WWII, relatively little can be found about Captain Charles London. He was a Captain with the 78th Fighter Group, 83rd Fighter Squadron in 1943. We also know he is considered the first US fighter ace in the ETO. A description of him in the Stars and Stripes (March 9th, 1944) describes him as follows:

First fighter pilot in the ETO to become an ace. Capt. Charlie London, of Long Beach, Cal., has returned to the States to teach some of the tricks he learned in more than 100 mission, sweeps, and sorties in the ETO. One of the first A4F fighters to score a double victory’s over here last June, he started flying P-36’s in 1941, then P-40’s, next the obsolete P-66 and finally P3Ss before he took over a Thunderbolt. He has destroyed five enemy aircraft.

He awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his work in June and July of 1943,

(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Charles P. London (ASN: 0-421260), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-47 Fighter Airplane in the 83d Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces from 22 June 1943 through 30 July 1943. On 22 June while engaged in aerial combat, Captain London shot down an enemy airplane. On 29 June Captain London shot down two enemy aircraft in a single engagement. When, on 30 July 1943, Captain London again shot down two enemy aircraft in a single engagement, bringing his total to five victories for the period, he became the first American ACE in the European Theater of Operations. Captain London’s unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 8th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.

General Orders: Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army, General Orders No. 82 (1943)

Action Date: June 22 & 29 & July 14 & 30, 1943

Service: Army Air Forces

Rank: Captain

Company: 83d Fighter Squadron

Regiment: 78th Fighter Group

Division: 8th Air Force

Plus, an article with his photo: http://www.cybermodeler.com/history/354fg/images/63aces.pdf

VJ Day in Hawaii – August 14th, 1945 Caught on Film!

August 28, 2013August 28, 2013 / portraitsofwar / Leave a comment

Visit discoveringhawaii.com for color stills from this amazing day, and other Hawaii-related films. I have over one hour of beautiful Kodachome 16mm movie footage filmed by my Dad on VJ Day and the three weeks following, which was always intended to be expanded into a documentary, “The Day World War II Ended.”