Original U.S. WWII B-24 Liberator 98th Bombardment Group Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket - Lt. Col Robert C. Mennell MG 15 round trip

round trip

His service is perhaps best summarized in his obituary which appears at this link on the 508th veteran website

which still had the thicker brim

It has been coated with a thin layer of Choji oil

so they could be attached to virtually anything in the field

Original U.S. WWII B-24 Liberator 98th Bombardment Group Named Pilot A-2 Flight Jacket - Lt. Col Robert C. Mennell MG 15 round tripOriginal Item: One of a kind. Lt. Col (Ret) Robert C. Mennell was born in New Brighton, PA on April 9, 1921. A master mechanic and machinist, Bob was fascinated by engines beginning with his early years as an avid motorcyclist who owned his own Indian motorcycle shop prior to serving in WW II as a B 24 Liberator Bomber pilot in the 98th Bomb Group in Lecce, Italy. This continued throughout his many years as a career Air Force officer: as an instructor