Collection	Winnebago County Historical Commission
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of 1st Lieutenant Jack O. Rhyner.
Event	World War II
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Three-quarter seated view of 1st Lieutenant Jack O. Rhyner. He is wearing an officer's service uniform and hat. He wears officer's "US" collar insignia and Air Force lapel insignia. He also wears a pilot's qualification wings on his left breast and Army Air Force patch on his left shoulder. Jack O. Rhyner was the son of Walter H. and Nettie M. Rhyner. He graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1940 and attended the Oshkosh State Teachers College for two years. He enlisted in the US Army Air Force in January 1, 1941. He trained at Freeman Field, IN and became a pilot on B-17 "Flying Fortress" Bombers. He was flying his fifth bombing mission out of England when he was listed as missing in action on January 29, 1944 over Germany. His B-17 had been shot down on the return trip and he parachuted to safety. His only injury was a twisted ankle. For seven months he was assisted by the French underground and evaded capture. In September 1944 his parents received news that he was in England and on his way back to the US. He was still listed in the US Army in the 1946 Oshkosh City Directory.
Object ID	P2005.20.39
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Rhyner, Jack O.
Print size	5" x 7"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male World War II United States Army Air Force Pilots European Theater of Operations Bombers
Title	1st Lieutenant Jack O. Rhyner
Year Range from	1942
Year range to	1943

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