154th Photos
I've received the following photos for the 154th Weather Squadron.
Courtesy of Frank Kalinowski
This poster was used to advertise the 4th of July banquet in the 154th.
Courtesy of Frank Kalinowski
This photo of the men of the 154th was taken at Bari, Italy in April 1945.
Courtesy of Frank Kalinowski
Officers of the 154th in March 1944.
Courtesy of Frank Kalinowski
Francis Saturn Kalinowski in North Africa
Notice the censoring that was done to this photo.
Courtesy of Frank Kalinowski
Squadron P-38 heading for enemy territory.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Airmen of 154th Weather Recon Squadron at their 4th of July banquet and celebration, Number 9, Via di Rossi, Bari, Italy, 1944.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
154th photo section in North Africa
Front row L-R: Petrica, S/Sgt. Wm. E. Roseberry, George, Hayley, Quist, Harris, Jake
Top row L-R: Peterson, Schellingberger, Orisini, Turner, and James Q. Wetzel.
Algeria, November 1942.
S/Sgt. Roseberry was awarded the Bronze Star, 25 October 1944.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Film star Martha Raye entertains the troops, Oujda Airbase, French Morocco, North Africa, February 6, 1943
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Snow in the North African desert, Oujda Airbase, French Morocco, 31 December, 1942.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Destroyed Heinkel 111 aircraft captured on German airfield, Thelepte, Tunisia, March 1943. Name on the back of the photo “Lousse” – possibly the pilot who destroyed this aircraft.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Germain Heinkel aircraft HE-111 on Thelepte Airfield, Tunisia, March 1943.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Mail call, Christmas packages for the 154th Weather Recon Squadron, James Q. Wetzel, center of photo, on the left; Bari, Italy, November 7, 1944.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Danny Thomas, Marlene Dietrich and others in a USO performance in Bari, Italy, April 22, 1944.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
American troops of the 154th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron boarding the Liberty Ship USNS George G. Meade in Oran harbor, Algeria, bound for Naples, Italy, January 16,1944.
Courtesy of Krista W. Rudd
Oran Harbor, Algiers, North Africa, January 16, 1944.