From oil driller to B—17 tail gunner, 100th Bomb Group, WWII veteran shares story

World War II survivor, 100th Bomb Group veteran and B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft tail gunner, retired Staff Sgt. Joe Urice, spends time with Senior Master Sgt. Rachel Castrovinci, 100th Operations Support Squadron senior enlisted leader, at the Frontiers of Flight Museum during the 100th Bomb Group reunion in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 29, 2021. Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, attended the reunion and met veterans of the 100th BG and World War II, who were overjoyed to meet those from today's Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

PHOTO BY: Karen Abeyasekere
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