Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Todd Bolger (left), USAF, Commander, 66th Rescue Squadron (RS), Nellis AFB, Nevada, pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on retired First Lieutenant (1LT) Gilman L. Weber, Army Air Forces/United States Army (AAF/USA), for extraordinary accomplishment on 24 March 1945. He downed a German Messerschmitt ME-109 about to attack one of his fighter aircraft patrol comrades. His actions were not recognized until now
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Nellis Air Force Base
State: Nevada (NV)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Major Command Shown: ACC
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Melanie Bobair, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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11/02/2002
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