Major General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General U.S.

Major General Lewis H. Brereton, Commanding General U.S. Amry Forces in Middle East addresses the United States public using regulations army telephone which was hooked up with short wave facilities. While other members of the Ninth Air Force bomber command look on and wait their turn to tell the world how American Liberator bombers wrought deastation onenemy oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania in the longest, low level bombing atack on record. Looking on Front row, Brig. Gen. U.G. Ent, commanding officer of the 9th Air Force Bomber Command; Rear Row, Col, Leon Johnson of Moline, Kansas, and Staff Sergeant Bill Eggleston of E. Moline, Illinois, tail gunner who shot down three ME 109's attempting to intercept the raiders. All four of these men participated in the raid.