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World War II paratroop reenactors land at museum
The C-47 Skytrains Tico Belle (top) and Placid Lassie approach their drop zone near the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 27, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The two planes were among those used to drop troops on Normandy for D-Day during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
World War II paratroop reenactors land at museum
World War II paratroop reenactors jump from Tico Belle, a C-47 Skytrain, on April 27, 2022, over the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The aircraft, a veteran of the D-Day invasion, then landed on the runway behind the museum and was on display until its departure the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
World War II paratroop reenactors land at museum
World War II paratroop reenactors float down toward their landing zone near the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 27, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A total of 17 reenactors jumped from two WWII-era C-47 Skytrains that had also dropped paratroopers over Normandy on D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
World War II paratroop reenactors land at museum
The C-47 Skytrain Tico Belle prepares to land on the runway behind the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 27, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, after delivering World War II paratroop reenactors to their landing zone. Tico Belle, a veteran of the D-Day invasion, was on display at the museum until its departure the next day. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Spectators watch as members of a WWII airborne demonstration team participate in a mass parachute jump during a 100th birthday celebration for WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
WWII veterans, Dan McBride and Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, greet members of a WWII airborne demonstration team as they leave the drop zone during a 100th birthday celebration held in Martin’s honor, April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Both McBride and Martin, served as paratroopers assigned to 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
WWII airborne demonstration team members walk with WWII veterans, Dan McBride, center left, and Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, center right, as they exit the drop zone during a 100th birthday celebration held in Martin’s honor, April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Both McBride and Martin, served as paratroopers assigned to 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Three C-47 Dakotas, including the famous “That’s All, Brother”, perform a flyover during a 100th birthday celebration for WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. “That’s All, Brother,” led the main airborne invasion of Normandy. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
Members of a WWII airborne demonstration team participate in a mass parachute jump during a 100th birthday celebration for WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin signs autographs during a 100th birthday celebration held in his honor, April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin signs autographs during a 100th birthday celebration held in his honor, April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, poses for a photo during a 100th birthday celebration held in his honor April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, poses for a photo during a 100th birthday celebration held in his honor April 23, 2021, in Xenia, Ohio. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
A copy of the discharge paperwork for WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin who served in the 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, poses for a photo inside his Xenia, Ohio home, April 15, 2021. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
A photo of then Private Jim “Pee Wee” Martin, hangs on the wall inside his Xenia, Ohio, home, April 15, 2021. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday
A photo of WWII veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin and some of his unit’s members, hangs on the wall inside his Xenia, Ohio, home, April 15, 2021. Martin served as a paratrooper assigned to 101st Airborne Division, 506th Infantry Regiment, G Company, out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
Memphis Belle restoration selected for Air Force Heritage Award
The Memphis Belle has been named by the U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program as a recipient of the 2019 Air Force Heritage Award for its restoration by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken LaRock)
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Germantown, Ohio, residents look over memorabilia from Herschel L. Walker prior to a street renaming ceremony, April 16, 2018. Walker was an Army Air Corps Capt. and a B-24 Liberator pilot in World War II. He also spent time in a Nazi prisoner of war camp. He was a lifetime Germantown resident. He was memorialized when a street was renamed in his honor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)
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Germantown, Ohio, Mayor Steve Boeder reads a proclamation to officially rename a street in honor of lifetime resident Herschel L. Walker during a ceremony, April 16, 2018. Walker was an Army Air Corps Capt., and a B-24 Liberator pilot in World War II. He also spent time in a Nazi prisoner of war camp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)