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8Th Air Force Bomber Command

Margaret Bourke-White1942

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Lieut. Gen. Carl Spaatz, Air Force Commander-in-Chief conferring the Silver Star on his friend Brigadier Gen. Ira Eaker, Head of 8th Bomber Command, for "extraordinary achievement" in leading the first daylight bombing raid on Europe on Aug. 17., at HQ

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  • Title: 8Th Air Force Bomber Command
  • Date: 1942
  • Location: United Kingdom
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Ira C. Eaker, Decorations, 8Th Bomber Command, Silver Star, Air, Us Armed Forces, Heroism, Carl A. Spaatz, Units, Vintage Print, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_733571
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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