Lt. Putnam and Capt. Hill photographed together. Lt. Putnam was a skilled American pilot and was tragically killed in combat on September 16th. He was credited with officially bringing down ten German planes and unofficially 14 more. He was highly regarded as one of the best American fliers.

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