Nathan Glick drawing of the 354th's Jim Edwards

One of the first documents I was sent from the US Military Archives was a small collection of photos and drawings called 'The Glick Papers."

In it were a few drawings by Nathan Glick who spent time making war illustrations for the US Army/Air Corp. We interviewed Nathan and met his daughter and wife at a reunion.

Here is one of my favorite pieces of Nathan's art. It is of the 354th's Jim Edwards.




We were very fortunate that Chuck and Phyllis Tighe arranged for us to meet and interview Jim Edwards at the last reunion.

Alfred Styrsky Photos

One of the men of the 354th Fighter Group mentioned in Bill Perkins' diary is Alfred Styrsky.


(Alfred B. Styrsky, Feb-1946, wedding photo)

Alfred Styrsky's son Al recently sent me some amazing photos from his Dad's collection. He also sent some great video of his Dad's gun camera footage.

Here are a few photos that may be of interest to readers of this blog:

(A long row of Mustangs, France)



(Honor Roll Men From This South Block Now in the Armed Forces of This Nation -
Al is listed 3rd from bottom on right side)

(Alfred B. Styrsky, A. Ricci, E. Phillips, E. Fox, V. Reece at Dale Mabry Field, Nov 1943)

(Alfred B. Styrsky and Joseph G. Bubenik when they first joined the Army Air Corps)

JAMES FLINCHUM - 2026th Crash and Rescue Unit

We met Jim at a 354th Fighter Group reunion. Here are two pieces of information about Jim and the 2026th:

From the Archives: Dec 17 and 18, 1944

From the official historical records of the 354th Fighter Group.

This is an interesting story about the morning an enemy plane shot at the men of the 354th...