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Military keyword > edward > Lew Brown, former B-24 Liberator bomber command pilot, and Ed Weir, former B-24 navigator, both veterans of the 93rd Bombardment Group, talk over old times in the dining room of the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug 1st, 2007. A copy of the book, "Those Brave Crews," by Ray Ward, the story of the Aug 1st, 1943 bombing raid on the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, as told in poetry, is on the table between them. Both men are vets of that famous raid, which is to this day the most highly decorated combat action, per capita, of any American military branch of service during any conflict in the nation's history.
Military keyword > edward > Former 93rd Bombardment Group B-24 navigator Edward "Red" Weir greets one of his 93rd Group comrades, former B-24 command pilot Llewellyn "Lew" Brown, in the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska. Weir was a 25-mission combat vet of raids over Europe and North Africa. Brown's aircraft was hit by enemy flak or fighters on his first 15 missions before his luck finally changed for the better. The two former aviators were in Lincoln on the occasion of the premiere of the documentary film "Most Honorable Son," which is about Nebraska-born Ben Kuroki, the only Japanese-American allowed to fly as a U.S. Army Air Corps crewmember in heavy bombers in WWII. Weir, Brown, and Kuroki are all veterans of the famous bombing raid over the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania on Aug 1st, 1943. Weir and Kuroki are the only living crewmembers left of their plane, "Tupelo Lass."
Military keyword > edward > Edward Weir and Fernley Smith, former B-24 Liberator bomber crewmen, discuss the radio interview they've just finished at 1400 KLIN, Lincoln, Nebraska. They were interviewed by talk show host Jack Mitchell on the occasion of the premiere of the documentary film "Most Honorable Son," about Ed's former crewmate, American-born Ben Kuroki, a Japanese-American Nisei ("second generation"), who was the only Nisei to fly in heavy bombers in the U.S. Army Air Corps in WWII. The film debuted at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lincoln later that same evening, Aug 1st, 2007.
Military keyword > edward > Ben Kuroki and Edward Weir talk over the old days when they flew as crewmates on the B-24 Liberator bombers "Red Ass" and "Tupelo Lass." Their bombardment group's former public information officer, Carroll "Cal" Stewart (behind Ben in yellow sweater) looks on and listens.
Military keyword > edward > After 60 years, two old friends get reacquainted. Lt Col Edward "Red" Weir and former Sergeant First Class Ben Kuroki, the last two living crewmembers of the B-24 Liberator bomber "Tupelo Lass," meet again for the first time since the mid-40's. Ed was the bomber's navigator, and Ben was the top turret gunner.
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