Wing Commander Guy Gibson with Vice-President Henry Wallace

Wing Commander Guy Gibson with Vice-President Henry Wallace

Guy Gibson shaking hands with Vice-President Wallace at the 12th Forum on Current Problems, sponsored by the NY Herald-Tribune. The photograph is captioned 'Acme Newspictures inc photograph of Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC DSO* DFC* On an American tour after the Dams raid 16th / 17th May 1943 Picture dated 26th November 1943'. A message from President Roosevelt, to be read at the forum, is taped to the reverse of the photograph.

1943-11-26

One b/w photograph

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