Show f 1 i I 6 1 x 4 3 E N p. p t I Ak C b by U U. U S. S War Department Bureau of Public cuoni BURLINGTON BOMBS These BOMBS These bombs bought by citizens of Burlington Iowa just before th they r were vero loaded in a United States Army Air Forces B 17 Flying Fortress somewhere in North A Africa ric for rOT fora rOTa a journey of destruction over Leghorn Harbor in western Italy Money for tor these bombs was contributed by members of Burlington Iowa American Le Legion ion Post No 52 62 When they reached North Africa Afric First Lieutenant William A. A White Whitemore more commanding officer of an Army Air Force ordnance comp company ny and a resident of Burlington took a personal interest in the contribution from his home town T bombs were used on a n successful raid against the Italian mainland on May 28 28 1943 1913 Lt Whittemore left and Sergeant Nail I. I also a Burlington man watch Arabs Araba loading londing the bombs just bt before fore the raid |