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HORACE BRISTOL (1908-1997) Rescue at Rabaul: PBY Blister Gunner. Silver print, the image measuring 16x15 1/4 inches (40.6x38.7 cm.), the sheet 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.), with Bristol's signature, title, negative date, and edition notation 31/50 in pencil on verso. 1944; printed 1994
This print is accompanied by a typed letter describing the event, with the negative and print dates, the edition notation, and Bristol's signature in ink.
This young crewman of a U.S. Navy "Dumbo" rescue mission has just jumped into the water of Rabaul Habor to rescue a badly burned Marine pilot who was shot down while bombing the Japanese-held fortress of Rabaul. Since Japanese coastal defense guns were firing at plane while it was in the water during take-off, this brave young man, after rescuing the pilot, has manned his position as machine gunner without taking time to put on his clothes. --Lt. Cmdr Horace Bristol USNR
