Giulia Airfield, Foggia Airfield Complex, Southern Italy, May 8, 1945. Col Mooney, Command Officer of USAAF’s 459th Bombardment Group, announcing end of war in Europe to assembled group personnel. Victor Sierra

Victory in Europe

North American B-25s Mitchell of US Army Air Force 57th Bombardment Wing in flight over the Sicilian coast during the air operations for the invasion of Sicily, July 22, 1943. Note the 1943 American insignias with a yellow rim around the blue disk hedging the white star. Victor Sierra

Over the coast of Sicily

A location with all comforts: the outdoor latrine on Giulia Airfield, Italy, base of USAAF’s 459th Bomb Group and of his Bomb Squadrons, Italy, early 1944. Only later the outdoor latrine was replaced with shelters. Victor Sierra