Photo of Lt. Carl D. Mitchell in uniform standing by airplane door

Photo of Lt. Carl D. Mitchell in uniform standing by airplane door

WWII
World War II
Army Air Forces
Decatur, IL.

Herald and Review Library: Mitchell, Lt. Carl D., Article on back of photo; "Raid On, by Maxine Kyle of Herald Staff; Piloting a Flying fortress in the Rome raid was one of the missions of Lieut. Carl D. Mitchell, who walked in on his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mitchell, 914 south Twenty-first street unexpectedly last week after being awarded a 20-day leave upon completing his 50th mission over Europe from and African base. Lieutenant Mitchell, an engineering student in Millikin before entering the service in November 1941, flew overseas in February. 'Rome wasn't any different from any of the other targets,' he said. 'In fact, it wasn't as exciting as some of the others. The flak wasn't as heavy and there weren't many Germany fighters.'"

U. S. AAF photo

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Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

10/26/1943

Decatur Herald and Review

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English

photograph

AF537

World War II

photograph

4 x 5"