Honoring Albanian WWII Heroes : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Honoring Albanian WWII Heroes / New Jersey National Guard
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-改変禁止 2.1 |
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| 説明 | New Jersey Air National Guard Col. Eric N. Erickson Jr., Joint Surgeon and Commander, 177th Medical Group, 177th Fighter Wing, is greeted by members of the Zena family at their home in Belsh, Elbasan, Albania, March 7, 2023. A contingent from the New Jersey Air and Army National Guard, U.S. Embassy-Tirana, and the U.S. Air Force Office of the Command Surgeon, Ramstein Air Base, Germany traveled to Belsh to meet and honor the members of the Zena family, whose relatives helped rescue and house the members of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron in November of 1943, after their C-47 transport plane was shot down behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Albania during World War II. All 26 members of the squadron, made up of flight nurses, medics, technicians, and pilots, survived the crash and endured harsh winter conditions as they trekked through the mountains of Albania for over two years, hiding from enemy forces, until they could safely reach the Adriatic Coast and were rescued by OSS Agent Lloyd Smith and British operatives on January 9, 1945. |
| 撮影日 | 2023-02-08 16:55:29 |
| 撮影者 | New Jersey National Guard |
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