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Port (Left) Side - Character from "The Katzenjammer Kids Comics" (Creator - Rudolph Dirks)

Contributor - Brendan Wood

Info Contributor - Richard H. Hardesty, III (Co-Pilot)
Mission on 24 Dec 44, in formation with the 819th Bombardment Squadron, 30th Bomb Group to bomb Iwo Jima. After the bombing run our plane alone stayed behind and descended to about 500 feet with a naval spotting office aboard to spot for the heavy cruiser, Pensacola, as it shelled the island defenses. This mission was reported in the 16 Jan 45 issue of BRIEF magazine on pages 6 and 7.

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