10078 WWII USAAF Bomber Captain, England, 1943-45 WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Germans Uxbridge went on to enjoy

Uxbridge went on to enjoy a long and relatively happy life

It gained increasing popularity after it was featured in the John Wayne movie ‘The Green Berets’ (1968)

Many of his photos of that time have inspired more than a few of the figures in our K&C’s ‘Vietnam’ series

NAP0444 - Russian Boy with Religious Gonfalon - Borodino 181

10078 WWII USAAF Bomber Captain, England, 1943-45 WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Germans Uxbridge went on to enjoyBomber Captains were recruited from all walks of life: architects and laborers; educators and college men; newspaper writers and professional athletes. The commanders job was a relatively straight forward one: take off and land the machine and maintain the health and well being of the entire crew; supervise mission planning, preparation, file the flight plan, and brief the crew; ensure aircraft is inspected, loaded, equipped, and manned for mission;