Captain Jones and his airplane. Next picture is of his plane and he crashed and was killed.

Name/Title

Captain Jones and his airplane. Next picture is of his plane and he crashed and was killed.

Description

Mr. Walter Riel was a Sergeant with the 38th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 13th Air Force from 1942-1946. The Riel Collection is a series of photos that were collected by Mr. Riel during this time. This is a picture of Captain Jones. It was taken on Moratai. The next picture is of his plane after he crashed and was killed. The crash happened after the war. There is a tear in the upper right hand corner.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.0019

Source or Donor

Riel, Walter

Acquisition Method

Gift