1943

43rd Fighter Squadron class 43C training at Randolph Field, Texas, around March, 1943. Irving DeGon is front row, fourth from the left.

Crew during training, at Smoky Hill Air Base, Salina, Kansas, November 1942. Rear: Russell F. Doman, Eduard Jean Charlet, unknown. Middle: Unknown, George P. Sibulski, Thomas L. Grady. Front (kneeling): Walter Kappel.

Pilot Edward "Two-Gun" McCoy posing with M1903 "Springfield" rifle in 1943 before his plane, B-24 WE'REWOLVES. His stance matches the image of him painted by Thomas Grady near the pilot's window, above him. (Thanks to John Olin for supplemental info about his grandfather "Two-Gun" McCoy!)

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. Poems.

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. List of acquaintances.

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. List of acquaintances.

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. List of acquaintances.

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. List of acquaintances.

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. List of acquaintances.

The wartime notebook of S/Sgt. Tom L. Grady. In his notebook, as a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, he recorded scenes and vignettes that he saw in his life. He also recorded names and contact info for the people he met. List of acquaintances.