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An illustration made after the war shows 2nd Lt. Harry Burdette from his stricken B-17 Flying Fortress after being attaked by German figther aircraft in Nov. 1943. Burdette, the grandfather of Capt. Shawn Jensen, an RC-135 Rivet Joint pilot 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaisance Squadron, is shown here in his mug photo taken when he became a prisoner of war. Burdette weighed 170 pounds at the time of his capture, 129 pounds when he was liberated 18 months later. The photo on the right is a photo taken during his job in private industry. (Courtesty photo-Richard Burdette/Released)


Grandfather’s World War II legacy continued by pilot grandson

An illustration made after the war shows 2nd Lt. Harry Burdette from his stricken B-17 Flying Fortress after being attaked by German figther aircraft in Nov. 1943. Burdette, the grandfather of Capt. Shawn, an RC-135 Rivet Joint pilot from the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Nebraska and flying for the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaisance Squadron, is shown here in his mug photo taken when he became a prisoner of war. Burdette weighed 170 pounds at the time of his capture, 129 pounds when he was liberated 18 months later. The photo on the right is a photo taken during his job in private industry. (Courtesty photo-Richard Burdette)

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Col. David Berg, 55th Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, 55th Wing command chief, fill out a form in support of the Air Force Assistance Fund at the 55th Wing headquarters on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., March 30, 2018.
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John Bone, a forward on the 20th Intelligence Squadron basketball team and a major with the 55th Wing Judge Advocate office, makes a layup while two defenders from the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron try and stop him during the 2018 Offutt Intramural Basketball championship at the Offutt Field House April 5. Bone led all scorers with 25 in the title game. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Haymond)
Christopher Williams, a forward on the 595th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron team and a technical sergeant with the unit, makes a layup over a defender from the 20th Intelligence Squadron during the 2018 Offutt Intramural Basketball championship at the Offutt Field House April 5. Williams scored 21 points for the 595th in the title game. (Photo by Charles Haymond)
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