Untitled Tribute to My Grandfather - Frederic N. Hernandez




From The Collection Of



Sgt. Vernon P. Martin, Radar Mechanic, 373rd & 374th Bomb Squadrons, ASN 71755564



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Four Radar Mechanics: Vern Martin, Ira Underwood, Tom Cook and Bill Lesak



Ira Underwood and Bill Lesak on the Flight Line in Chengkung, China


Sam Hansen, Vern Martin, George Wachs, Front: Bill Lesak


Vern with brother Marion "Marty" Martin


Radar Mechanic Group
Vern Martin (3rd Row, Far left), Robert Piche (Same row, 7th from left
Ira Underwood (Same row, 8th from left), Vince DeLuca (2nd row, Far right)
Eugene Antonioli (2nd row, 2nd from right) and Bill Lesak (2nd row, Far right)


Jack Leonard pulling rickshaw, Charles Klaes riding


A USO show featuring Jinx Falkenburg and Pat O'Brien


At the Rose Room in Portland, OR upon returning to the United States, January 1946
Left to Right: Vincent DeLuca, Eugene Antonioli, Morris Knobovitz
Vernon Martin & Charles Klaes

Images From China


Near the walled village of Chengkung on the road to Kunming.


Chinese Nationalist Soldier


Funeral procession through the streets of Kunming


Chinese public grooming station, Kunming


Beggar on the streets of Kunming


Chinese laborers hauling rock to pave a runway



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