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Typewritten text: "I joined a crew as tail gunner in Tucson . . . We trained on fundamental requirements here for a month, getting acquainted with the B-24 Bomber and most of all each other. We made a lot of local transitional flights and one or two…

Two airplane photographs

Three photographs of Eddie Huddleston with typewritten text: at Harlingen Aerial Gunnery School "I was a `Buck Sgt' at the end with a pair of Silver Wings on my form 'fitting' O.D.s"

Five photographs of Eddie Huddleston with text describing entry into Harlingen (Texas) Aerial Gunnery School

"Our beachhead south of Rome is getting the hell kicked out of it."

"Hit marshalling yards and arsenal from 21,000 . . . Had a helluva big dog fight. Rough."

"Supposed to blow up oil refinery but bad weather closed in on the coast and no go."

"Hit airdrome north of Rome ack ack heavier than hell."

"Hit marshalling yards at 21,000. Most important yard in the Alps on this side."

"Hit the marshalling yards at the south."
Credited with seven missions because of flying without fighter escort.