September 11, 1944. B¬17's of the 'Bloody
Hundredth' attack a target at Ruhland, Germany. Main subject is
'Mason and Dixon.'
High over the European continent lies a
battlefield of immense size that has no markers, no monuments and no
evidence that any struggle between men and nations ever took place
just sixty short years ago. It has no borders or road signs to
enlighten anyone where these battles raged, battles involving young
men from opposing forces that exacted a toll of a quarter of a
million casualties and changed the course of humanity forever.
Among the young American men who rose to
the challenge, no finer examples can be found than those in the
100th Bomb Group, or as they came to be known, 'The Bloody
Hundredth.' Facing overwhelming odds, particularly in 1942-1943,
when aircrews could not expect to survive more than 10 missions, the
Hundredth faced the worst that the Germans could throw at them.
Raging flak and Luftwaffe tactics aside, they faced the fear of the
unknown, often unescorted by fighters.
Despite all of this, the result was a
victory that reverberates around the world to this day. As memories
fade and the ranks grow fewer and fewer, their legacy lives on, and
stands as a marker for future generations.
Depicted in Robert Bailey's AMERICA'S
CENTURY is a mission flown by the 100th Bomb Group on September 11,
1944, to Ruhland, Germany. Elements of the aircraft emerge from the
bomb run, having delivered their payloads over the target.
THE
SIGNATURES:
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1st
Lieutenant 'Hong
Kong' Wilson
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1st
Lieutenant Grant
Fuller
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1st
Lieutenant Robert
H. Wolff
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Staff
Sergeant Patrick
J. Gillen
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Lieutenant
Robert Rosenthal
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Sergeant
Albert P. Lochra
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2nd
Lieutenant
William S. Bates
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Overall Print Size: 24"
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Century Edition of only 100 prints with 110 signatures:
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Overall Print Size: 21 1/2"
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