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The back of this photo is smeared and hard to read. What I can make out says

 

Sherman Rueb II World War son of Sherman ----- Rueb, Perry, Okla

 

and it is stamped "Funville Studios Ardmore, Okla. Jan 2 19"

 

I found a cropped version of this photo online and it lists the crew as:

 

Rear, Lt Richard M. Hollister,Lt. Gene H. Crowell, Lt. James H. Herring, Lt. Robert S. Wellbeloved.

Front, T/Sgt. Robert E. Claveau, Sgt. Nicholas M. Bago, Sgt. Sherman L. Rueb, Sgt. Charles H. Bardeen, Sgt. Jack D. Hain

 

I think this may have been the 351st BG?? What king of aircraft is it?

 

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5thwingmarty

Yes it is a B-17G. The large number on the nose indicates that the plane was a stateside trainer, so this would have been the crew's "graduation" photo taken as they completed crew transition training. They would not have taken this plane overseas.

 

Marty

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Groovy!

 

You can see 'AR' on the tail, which indicates Ardmore Field, Oklahoma...

 

 

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I went through the lists of officers for 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1947 and none of the four officers in the photo show up. Anyone have any guess why?

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