Japanese transport in the Gulf of Martaban. Bomb run from 4000 ft with eight 500 lb bombs. Pilot Lt. Sloan, 9th Bomb Squadron. February 27, 1943.

Nose art of crashed B-24J bomber (serial #42-51850) named "Lady Luck II", in China in WWII. Additional information: Sgt Elmer Bukey, 396th Air Service Squadron, noted on a photo of the "Lady Luck II" that it was being salvaged at Ankang, China.

Seymour Mazer in June, 1942. 1st Lt. Seymour Mazer was born on January 7, 1922 to Joseph and Mollie Mazer as their first child in the Bronx, NY. Later his family added a younger brother Jerome. Seymour graduated from Dewitt Clinton High School and married Claire Kellerman in 1942. They had two children, Robert (USMC), and Mark. Their father Joseph...

Service men and women in Egypt, along with presumably their guide, in front of the Great Pyramid, likely taken during Mazer's journey to the CBI. During WWII. It is quite possible that Mazer deployed overseas as a replacement aboard ATC transport aircraft, not knowing to what unit/plane he would be assigned until his arrival in India or China. If so...

Area around the Great Pyramid, likely taken during Mazer's journey to the CBI. During WWII. It is quite possible that Mazer deployed overseas as a replacement aboard ATC transport aircraft, not knowing to what unit/plane he would be assigned until his arrival in India or China. If so, this eclectic group might even be a sampling of the people on...

Naha Field, Okinawa. Although Lt. Mazer was initially released from active duty on January 12, 1947. However he apparently was posted to Asia or had military trips to Asia between the end of the war and his release (or before April 1, 1948), visiting the Philippines, Okinawa, and various American-held islands on his route over the Pacific.

GI looks at flight route map at Kwajalein. Lt. Mazer was initially released from active duty on January 12, 1947. However, he apparently was posted to Asia or had military trips to Asia between the end of the war and his release (or before April 1, 1948), visiting the Philippines, Okinawa, and various American-held islands on his route over the...

Two American flyers with A-26C Invader warplane (or B-26/RB-26). Seymour Mazer on the left. The 491st began converting to the A-26 in late July 1945. However, the 491st planes would likely not have been all black (i.e., a night intruder aircraft) which typically was not done until Korea-era. Mazer would have been navigator, the other officer wears pilot's wings. This...