Legendary 100th BG, WWII pilot, joins 100th ARW to remember 80th anniversary of ‘Black Week’
Chloe Melas, granddaughter of Capt. Frank Murphy, World War II veteran and 100th Bomb Group navigator, prepares to lay a wreath in his honor near plaques on the wall of the control tower during a ceremony honoring the 80th anniversary of “Black Week” at the 100th BG Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England, Oct. 10, 2023. Melas was over from New York to visit Royal Air Force Mildenhall and Thorpe Abbotts and share her grandfather’s story. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)
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