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Photos from 1948, Memorial Field dedication for Missing B-29 crew

Maj. Gen. Francis Griswold, 20th Air Force commander, speaks at the Memorial Field Dedication for the missing crew of B-29 #44-61700 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 31, 1948. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Memorial Field dedication for Missing B-29 crew

Suspected site of original Memorial Field dedicated to the missing crew of B-29 #44-61700 at an unknown area of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 1955. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Memorial Field dedication for Missing B-29 crew

A side profile photo of B-29 #44-71665 at North Field, Guam, 1948. Andersen Air Force Base was previously known as North Field. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Memorial Field dedication for Missing B-29 crew

A photo of North Field, Guam's Ramp with missing B-29 #44-61700 on right end, March 1948. Andersen Air Force Base was previously known as North Field. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Related to Missing B-29 #44-61700

A photo of a 19th Bomb Group B-29 #44-61642 11 days before the disappearance of another B-29 #44-61700, April 9, 1948. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Related to Missing B-29 #44-61700

A photo of missing pilot Maj. Richard McGhie Jr.'s wife. The tragic incident left her and a year old son without him. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Related to Missing B-29 #44-61700

A photo of Maj. Richard McGhie Jr. and his son Jeff Richard McGhie. Maj. Richard McGhie Jr. tragically went missing after a training mission when Jeff was only a year old. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Related to Missing B-29 #44-61700

A photo of Maj. Richard McGhie Jr.. Maj. Richard McGhie Jr. tragically went missing after a training mission, leaving behind a wife and one year old son. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Related to Missing B-29 #44-61700

The original sign honoring the names of the crew members aboard the missing B-29 #44-61700. (Courtesy Photo)

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Photos from 1948, Related to Missing B-29 #44-61700

B-29 #44-61700 Memorial Field Dedication at Andersen Air Force Base, May 31,1948. (Courtesy Photo)

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36th Wing helps beautify George Washington High School

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Wing and Soldiers from Task Force Talon pose for a photo in the gym at George Washington High School in Mangilao, Guam, August 23, 2024. The Airmen and Soldiers worked together to help prepare the school for its annual inspection. (Courtesy photo by Ms. Eleanor Mesa)

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36th Wing helps beautify George Washington High School

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 734th Air Mobility Squadron complete the painting of a breezeway at George Washington High School in Mangilao, Guam, August 23, 2024. The Airmen worked with other units from the 36th Wing and Soldiers from Task Force Talon to ensure the school was ready for its annual health inspection. (Courtesy photo by Ms. Eleanor Mesa)

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36th Wing helps beautify George Washington High School

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Wing pose mid-cleaning and painting at George Washington High School in Mangilao, Guam, August 23, 2024. The Airmen volunteered to help prepare the school for its annual health inspection. (Courtesy photo by Ms. Eleanor Mesa)

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36th Wing helps beautify George Washington High School

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 36th Force Support Squadron paints the ceiling at George Washington High School in Mangilao, Guam, August 23, 2024. 36th Wing Airmen along with U.S. Army Soldiers Task Force Talon volunteered to prepare the school for its annual health inspection. (Courtesy photo by Ms. Eleanor Mesa)

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36th Wing helps beautify George Washington High School

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 36th Force Support Squadron paints a wall at George Washington High School in Mangilao, Guam, August 23, 2024. The Airmen worked to make sure the school was prepared for its annual health inspection prior to the start of the school year. (Courtesy photo by Ms. Eleanor Mesa)

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36th Wing helps beautify George Washington High School

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 734th Air Mobility Squadron paint the breezeway at George Washington High School in Mangilao, Guam, August 23, 2024. The Airmen painted and collected debris to help the school pass its annual health inspection. (Courtesy photo by Ms. Eleanor Mesa)

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1975 Andersen AFB Newspaper

Nam Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology professor, stands next to stone stairs at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, August 9, 2024. These stairs are one of the last remaining remnants of "Tin City" a refugee camp that housed and processed around 40 thousand Vietnam War refugees on Andersen AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio)

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Operation New Life Visitors

Archaeologists pose for a photo with Andersen Air Force Base's historian at Andersen AFB, Guam, August 9, 2024. The archaeologists visited Andersen to see the location of "Tin City" a refugee camp that housed and processed around 40 thousand Vietnam War refugees during Operation New Life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio)

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Operation New Life Visitors

Nam Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology professor, poses for a photo at Andersen AFB, Guam, August 9, 2024. Kim and his family came to Andersen in 1975 as Vietnam War refugees. He visited Andersen to see the location of "Tin City" a refugee camp that housed his family during Operation New Life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio)

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644 CBCS enhances training for XCOMM Airmen

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 644th and the 293rd Combat Communications Squadrons listen in on radio frequencies at the Pacific Regional Training Center- Andersen, Guam on August 9, 2024. These Airmen were on the electromagnetic spectrum operations team tasked to act as adversaries to their counterparts in training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natasha Ninete)

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