MAKE A MEME View Large Image Custis (left) and Charles B. Hall, of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Forces, chat whil - NARA - 535767.jpg Scope and content Capts Lemuel R Custis left and Charles B Hall of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the U S Army Air ...
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Keywords: "Capts. Lemuel R. Custis (left) and Charles B. Hall, of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Army Air Forces, chat whil - NARA - 535767.jpg Scope and content Capts Lemuel R Custis left and Charles B Hall of the 99th Fighter Squadron of the U S Army Air Forces chat while on leave in New York City Their all-Negro squadron first went into action in North Africa on June 4 1943 and is now closely supporting Allied ground forces advancing in Italy The fighter group flies all types of combat missions---bomber escort dive bombing patrol for beachheads and strafing In one year the squadron has made more than 3 000 sorties and has shot down 17 planes scored 3 probables and damaged 6 other planes General notes 535767 Local identifier 208-MO-120H-29054 Office for Emergency Management Office of War Information Overseas Operations Branch New York Office News and Features Bureau 12/17/1942 - 09/15/1945 Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 ca 06/1944 Record group Record Group 208 Records of the Office of War Information 1926 - 1951 Record group ARC 535 Photographs of American Military Operations compiled 1942 - 1945 Series ARC 535762 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWDNS-208-MO-120H-29054<br /> Select List Identifier AFRO/AM LIST 53 Other versions <gallery> File Capts _Lemuel_R _Custis_ left _and_Charles_B _Hall _of_the_99th_Fighter_Squadron_of_the_U S _Army_Air_Forces _chat_whil_-_NARA_-_535767 tif tif File Capts _Lemuel_R _Custis_ left _and_Charles_B _Hall _of_the_99th_Fighter_Squadron_of_the_U S _Army_Air_Forces _chat_whil_-_NARA_-_535767 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov 332d Fighter Group United States Army Air Forces
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