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Caption | American officers Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Carmichael, 19th Bomb Group Commanding Officer, Major General George C. Kenney, 5th Air Force Commanding Officer, and Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker, V Bombing Command Commanding Officer at Port Moresby, Australian Papua, 1942 ww2dbase | ||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Port Moresby, Australian Papua | ||||
Date | Aug 1942 | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces via Wikimedia Commons | ||||
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This photo taken after LtCol Carmichael & others were issued a variety of awards. LtCol Carmichael received the Distinguished Service Cross (Army’s 2nd highest award) for leading a harrowing B-17 raid against Rabaul, New Britain 7 Aug 1942 the Silver Star for his leadership in a night attack on Rabaul 23 Feb 1942 and the Distinguished Flying Cross for landing his inbound B-17 under fire at Hickam Field during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941.