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455th Bombardment Group (H)

Bernard Glen Watson

Watson

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S/Sgt. Bernard Glen Watson, 37583087

Watson's crew

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Standing L-R: ?????; 2nd Lt. Anthony R D’Agostino; 1st Lt. Frederick P Kent

Squatting L-R: S/Sgt. Bernard G. Watson (TG); Cpl. Joseph S Meunier; Robert Quigley; Cpl. Robert E Waugh; Cpl. Richard D Small; Cpl. Leonard J Olvey

Not in the photo 2nd Lt. Robert P. Reynolds

Watson's crew

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Pop & me

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Pop & Watson ready to go to town for the Christmas Party at the Red Cross.  My pants aren't really that short - I had them turned up to try and keep they out of the mud.

Our aircraft

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A view of our aircraft.

Joe & me

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Joe and Watson in front of the mess hall.

Joe and the armorer, Miller.

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Joe and the armorer on the aircraft, Miller.

Watson

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Bernard Glen Watson outside his tent.

455th BG, 740th Squadron

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455th Bomb Group, 740th Squadron enlisted men tent area.

crew

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Crew enlisted men in front of their tent.

Crew

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Construction of a better home.

Plane

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Daniel, Cooke and Simon in front of their aircraft

Plane

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Crew aircraft.

plane

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Crew aircraft

Krema, Austria

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Marshalling Yard at Krema, Austria from 18,300 feet.

Bombing Germany

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Bombs falling on Germany

Bridge at Bruck, Austria

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Four Span Steel Bridge 300 feet long and 28 feet wide in Bruck, Austria

Germany front line

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German front line

German front line

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German front line from 22,000 feet

Munich, Germany

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Munich, Germany