Beyond the Call (39 page)

14. Captain Robert M. Trimble outside the Operations Office at Poltava, February 1945.
(Lt Tillman Collection, Texas Military Forces Museum)

15. The Tillman short snorter, signed by the officers of Lt A.A. Tillman's crew and ‘R.M. Trimble, Capt. A.C.' in February 1945. Trimble signature is immediately above the ‘ONE' in the center of the bill. At top edge is the signature of Lt Cornelius Daly, navigator, and on the right edge is the legend, ‘Fighting Bastard of the Ukraine' and the date ‘25 Feb 45'. The signature of Tillman himself is on the other side of the bill.
(Mike Allard)

16. North American P-51D Mustang undergoing maintenance work at Poltava air base, April 1945.
(US Air Force)

17. Red Army interpreters Maiya (seated, right) and Galia at Poltava, New Year's Day, 1945.
(Kaluta family)

18. Intelligence Officer Captain William Fitchen (left) and Meteorologist Major Donald S. Nicholson with Galia, one of General Kovalev's interpreters.
(Kaluta family)

19. First Sergeant John Matles. Photo taken while serving with the US Reparations Mission in Japan, 1945.
(Harry S. Truman Library)

20. Major General John R. Deane, head of the US Military Mission to Moscow, in 1944.
(US Army)

21. Captain Robert M. Trimble on the road between the American camp and HQ site at Poltava.
(Kaluta family)

22. T/4 Rudolph Vergolina.
(Vergolina family)

23. Hotel George, Lwów.
(George Hotel, Lviv)

24. Aircraft at Poltava, 11 April 1945. C-47 and salvaged B-24 in background. The B-17 Flying Fortress in the foreground is
Maiden USA
, the plane of Lt Myron King, who was at Poltava awaiting court martial at this time.
(US Air Force)

25. B-24 Liberator
Judith Ann
at Poltava on 12 April 1945. The plane has just taxied in, and the officers present believe it to be carrying Generals Hill and Deane (the photo was officially captioned accordingly). In fact it was carrying a mystery passenger en route from Italy to Moscow.
(US Air Force)

26. B-24 Liberator
Judith Ann
at Poltava on 12 April 1945. Taken some time later; the reception committee has departed, and ground crew are attending to the aircraft.
(US Air Force)