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03 Jack and Junior in their younger days

Wingtip to Wingtip: The Batty Brothers: A Life in Pictures.

The Batty family owned a series of cameras. They took many snapshots and had their children pose in many situations. Often, they paid for pictures taken by photographers on busy city streets, a common occurrence during the Great Depression and World War Two. During training, Jack and Junior were sometimes allowed to take photographs on base. Here are a few of the best shots.
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The Battys to 1944

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Basic Training, Jefferson Barracks, 1944

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Aviation Students Jack and Junior Batty
5th College Training Detachment (Aircrew)
2567th Army Air Force Base Unit College Training
Columbus, Ohio
18 April 1944 - 29 June 1944

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Privates Jack and Junior Batty
2524th Army Air Forces Base Unit
O.L.T. Detachment Section B
Independence Army Air Field, Independence, Kansas
30 June 1944 - 08 August 1944
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Air Cadets Jack and Junior Batty
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, San Antonio, Texas
Lackland Air Force Base, Group Y, Squadron 288
Randolph AFB, Group H, Squadron 70, Class 45-D
09 August 1944 – 01 February 1945

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Aviation Cadets Jack and Junior Batty
Primary and Basic Flight School
Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas
02 February 1945 – 28 June 1945

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Aviation Cadets Jack and Junior Batty
Class 45F Aviation Cadet Detachment
Pampa Army Air Field, Pampa, Texas
29 June 1945 – 07 September 1945

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Second Lieutenants Jack and Junior Batty

Occupation Forces, Korea

475th Fighter Group, 432nd Fighter Squadron

Kimpo Air Force Base

02 February 1946 – 16 February 1947

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First Lieutenant Jack Batty

431st Fighter Squadron

Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan

17 February 1947 – 24 February 1948


Satan’s Angels

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First Lieutenant Jack Batty

Helicopter Flight School

San Marcos, TX 1948

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First Lieutenant Jack Batty

2150th Air Rescue Service Flight “B”

March Air Force Base, Riverside, California

October 1948 - 01 March 1951


“That Others May Live”

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First Lieutenant Claude A. Batty
731st Bomber Squadron, Light, Night Attack
Iwakuni Air Base, Iwakuni, Japan
November 1950

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First Lieutenant Jack Batty
7th Air Rescue Squadron, Flight “D”
Dhahran Airfield, Saudi Arabia
17 April 1951 – 01 March 1952

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Captain Jack Batty
3385th Pilot Training Wing (Liaison-Helicopter)
San Marcos Air Force Base, San Marcos, Texas
01 April 1952 - 01 May 1954

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Major Jack Batty

Captain Claude A. Batty, Jr.

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia


"The Beginning of the End of War Lies in Remembrance"

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