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Catalog Number:
1952.328
Location:
PACAF HQ BLDG 1102 I-217
Description:
This Painting Is One Of A Group From The Robert H. Laessig Collection Which Numbers Over 80. As A Staff Sergeant With The Army Air Corps At The Time, Laessig Provided One Of The Most Outstanding Records Of The Southwest Pacific Campaigns During World War II. His Watercolors Give An Accurate Account Of Operations And The Stirring Events Of The Fifth, Seventh And Thirteenth Air Forces. More Than That, Laessig Gives Us Insight Into The Spirit Of The American Fighting Man.