Unknown P-38 Greats.............

[Jack Cook]

Capt Jim Shubin 339th FS after downing 5 Zeros on June 16, 1943.
He's using 2 spent 20mm casing to make a 'V' for victory!

Capt "Jump" O'Neill 9th FS 49th FG

Major Jim Watkins 9th FS 49th FG

Lt Ward Kruenzel 82nd FG 1943 KIA 479th FG 1944

Lt Paul Wilkins 14th FG

Lt Larry Liebers 82nd FG 1943

Lt Ed Giller 343rd FS 55th Fg with the first "Millie G"

Lt "Cactus Jack" Yelton 55th FS 20th FG MIA/POW

Major Hampton Boggs 459th FS Bruma 1944

[Jerry O'Neill]

Great pics Jack!
I wonder if I'm related to "Jump" O'Neill?

That fourth photo looks like an OSHA "before" example!
Jerry

[Jack Cook]

Nothing like standing on a drum of fuel and a case of ammo to work on those machine guns

[sdennison]

Nothing like standing on a drum of fuel and a case of ammo to work on those machine guns

Can you put a step ladder on that? Necessity is the mother of invention. I have a video (thank you Zenos) of the field assembly of a P47 that shows it only takes 50 men to carry the wing to the fuselage to bolt it on...

[Ztex]

Jim Watkins?!?

I wonder if this is the same Jim Watkins that flew SR-71's?
I met this gentleman when I was in high school, he was in my dad's sunday school class...neat guy..he has to be 90 by now...

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[Jack Cook]

That's Lt Ward Kruenzel

[Ztex]

oops...