Actor Forrest Tucker and Henry "Red" Erwin at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama.
Erwin, a native of Alabama, received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945. He saved the crew of the bomber by throwing a burning phosphoresce smoke bomb out the window of the plane.
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Alabama Media Group Collection |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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Photographs Actor Forrest Tucker and Henry "Red" Erwin at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama. Arnold, Lewis |
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Photographs Erwin, Henry E.; Tucker, Forrest, 1919-1986; Actors; Airports; Transportation; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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Erwin, a native of Alabama, received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945. He saved the crew of the bomber by throwing a burning phosphoresce smoke bomb out the window of the plane. |
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BN0000287_01BN0000287Actor Forrest Tucker and Henry "Red" Erwin at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama.Erwin, a native of Alabama, received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945. He saved the crew of the bomber by throwing a burning phosphoresce smoke bomb out the window of the plane.19521950-1959Arnold, LewisBirmingham News52-00156Erwin, Henry E.; Tucker, Forrest, 1919-1986; Actors; Airports; Transportation; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/14468 |
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Actor Forrest Tucker and Henry "Red" Erwin at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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Actor Forrest Tucker and Henry "Red" Erwin at the airport in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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Arnold, Lewis |
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Arnold, Lewis |
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