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[Eugene Williams and other pilots]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.200 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1942-1949 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w Height: 12.6 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

A photograph of five Air Force pilots. To the far left is Eugene Williams, the only one not looking at the camera. He and three of the other pilots wear leather jackets and military hats. One man wears sunglasses and a light-colored trench coat, and is holding a camera. They pose in front of some houses.

Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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