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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Eleven men pose in front of a B-29 bomber.

B-29 Crew

The crew of the B-29 bomber called "The City of Los Angeles." Army Staff Sgt. Henry Erwin is second from the right in the front row. Erwin received the Medal of Honor in 1945 after saving his crew by throwing a burning smoke bomb out of the window of the plane.

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