William eisenberg
adak scrapbook 1943
Originally Published: 26 May 2020 13:26
My
father,
William
(Bill)
Eisenberg
was
born
in
1920
and
raised
in
Philadelphia,
PA.
He
served
in
the
Army
Air
Forces
from
1942
until
the
end
of
the
war
in
1945,
primarily
as
a
reconnaissance
photographer.
In
1942,
after
basic
training,
he
was
trained
as
a
photographer
at
Lowry
Field
in
Denver.
In
March
of
1943
he
was
sent
to
the
Aleutian
Islands
and
assigned
to
the
21st
Bombardment
Squadron,
30th
Bombardment
Group,
which
primarily
consisted
of
B-24’s.
He
was
first
on
Adak,
then
later
on
Shemya.
Although
his
time
on
the
islands
was
relatively
brief,
he
spoke
of
the
harsh
conditions
and
lack
of
supplies,
especially
decent
food.
I
recall
him
saying
that
at
times
they
ate
SPAM
for
all
three
meals.
When
I
was
growing
up,
he
wouldn’t
allow
the
stuff
in
the
house!
I
also
recall
him
speaking
of
the
tragedy
of
the
Kiska
operation,
where
many
troops
were
killed
by
friendly
fire.
Bill
left
the
Aleutians
in
September
of
1943
when
the
21st
was
sent
back
to
the
lower
48.
He
was
then
assigned
to
a
B-29
training
group
in
Salina,
KS,
and
later
Clovis,
NM,
where
he
remained
until
the
war’s
end.
His
rank
was
Sergeant
at
the
time
of
separation
in
November,
1945.
The
first
photo,
above
left,
was
taken
after
returning
from
Alaska,
but
shows
the
“Wee
Willie”
patch
for the 21st Squadron.
After
the
war
and
until
the
early
1950s
Bill
worked
for
the
Navy
Aeronautical
Photographic
Experimental
Lab.
One
of
his
assignments
during
that
time
was
to
provide
the
still
photography
to
document
some
of
the
earliest
jet
carrier
landings
in
1948.
Photography
was
his
professional
vocation
until retirement in 1985. He passed away in 1998, having lived in New Jersey since the mid-1950’s.
All locations identified with the pictures are based on Bill’s military photo album.
Rob Eisenberg
#1. Bill Eisenberg prepared for mission. Location not certain, perhaps Adak or Shemya.
#2. 21st Bomb Squadron Area, Adak, Aleutian Islands, AK. 1943
#3. B-24, Adak, perhaps on a bombing mission to Kiska. 1943.
#4. Bill, Adak, AK.
#5. Bill (front passenger) with Group, Adak. 1943
#6. Bill (left) with Group, Adak. 1943.
#7. Bill (front passenger) with group, 1944, Adak.
#8. Bill (right) with group (The Chorus), on top of Photo Lab, Adak, 1944
#9. Photo Lab, Adak. 1943.
Photo Viewing Instructions
Mouse-over a selected image, a magnifying glass icon will appear. Left click on that image and an enlarged version of that image will appear. This will begin an automated slide show, bringing up each image in turn after a 5-second display. You can manually control the slide show by placing the mouse cursor over a displayed image…a control panel will appear at the bottom of the display. You can then manually select the display function.
#1. Bill Eisenberg on Shemya, Aleutians, AK.
#2. Bill Eisenberg on Shemya, Aleutians, AK.
#3. Home, Camp Shemya (aka “The Chateau”), located on Shemya’s eastern shoreline,
Shemya, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#4. Camp Shemya, Aleutians, AK.
#5. Bill with the group, Camp Shemya, AK.
#1. Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#2. Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#3. Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#4. Japanese equipment, Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#5. Japanese equipment, Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK
#6. Japanese equipment, Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK
ADAK
SHEMYA
KISKA
William eisenberg
adak scrapbook
1943
My
father,
William
(Bill)
Eisenberg
was
born
in
1920
and
raised
in
Philadelphia,
PA.
He
served
in
the
Army
Air
Forces
from
1942
until
the
end
of
the
war
in
1945,
primarily
as
a
reconnaissance
photographer.
In
1942,
after
basic
training,
he
was
trained
as
a
photographer
at
Lowry
Field
in
Denver.
In
March
of
1943
he
was
sent
to
the
Aleutian
Islands
and
assigned
to
the
21st
Bombardment
Squadron,
30th
Bombardment
Group,
which
primarily
consisted
of
B-24’s.
He
was
first
on
Adak,
then
later
on
Shemya.
Although
his
time
on
the
islands
was
relatively
brief,
he
spoke
of
the
harsh
conditions
and
lack
of
supplies,
especially
decent
food.
I
recall
him
saying
that
at
times
they
ate
SPAM
for
all
three
meals.
When
I
was
growing
up,
he
wouldn’t
allow
the
stuff
in
the
house!
I
also
recall
him
speaking
of
the
tragedy
of
the
Kiska
operation,
where
many
troops
were
killed
by
friendly
fire.
Bill
left
the
Aleutians
in
September
of
1943
when
the
21st
was
sent
back
to
the
lower
48.
He
was
then
assigned
to
a
B-29
training
group
in
Salina,
KS,
and
later
Clovis,
NM,
where
he
remained
until
the
war’s
end.
His
rank
was
Sergeant
at
the
time
of
separation
in
November,
1945.
The
first
photo,
above
left,
was
taken
after
returning
from
Alaska,
but
shows
the
“Wee
Willie” patch for the 21st Squadron.
After
the
war
and
until
the
early
1950s
Bill
worked
for
the
Navy
Aeronautical
Photographic
Experimental
Lab.
One
of
his
assignments
during
that
time
was
to
provide
the
still
photography
to
document
some
of
the
earliest
jet
carrier
landings
in
1948.
Photography
was
his
professional
vocation
until
retirement
in
1985.
He
passed
away
in
1998,
having
lived
in
New
Jersey since the mid-1950’s.
All
locations
identified
with
the
pictures
are
based on Bill’s military photo album.
Rob Eisenberg
Photo Viewing Instructions
Mouse-over a selected image, a magnifying glass icon will appear. Left click on that image and an enlarged version of that image will appear. This will begin an automated slide show, bringing up each image in turn after a 5-second display. You can manually control the slide show by placing the mouse cursor over a displayed image…a control panel will appear at the bottom of the display. You can then manually select the display function.
ADAK
#1. Bill Eisenberg prepared for
mission. Location not certain,
perhaps Adak or Shemya.
#2. 21st Bomb Squadron Area,
Adak, Aleutian Islands, AK. 1943
#3. B-24, Adak, perhaps on a
bombing mission to Kiska. 1943.
#4. Bill, Adak, 1943
#5. Bill (front passenger) with
Group, Adak. 1943
#6. Bill (left) with Group, Adak.
1943.
#7. Bill (front passenger) with
group, 1944, Adak.
#8. Bill (right) with group (The
Chorus), on top of Photo Lab,
Adak, 1944
#9. Photo Lab, Adak. 1943.
SHEMYA
#1. Bill Eisenberg on Shemya,
Aleutians, AK.
#2. Bill Eisenberg on Shemya,
Aleutians, AK.
#3. Home, Camp Shemya (aka
“The Chateau”), located on
Shemya’s eastern shoreline,
Shemya, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#4. Camp Shemya, Aleutians,
AK.
#5. Bill with the group, Camp
Shemya, AK.
KISKA
#1. Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#2. Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#3. Kiska, Aleutian Islands, AK.
#4. Japanese equipment, Kiska,
Aleutian Islands, AK.
#5. Japanese equipment, Kiska,
Aleutian Islands, AK
#6. Japanese equipment, Kiska,
Aleutian Islands, AK
Originally Published: 26 May 2020 13:26