Who:
William Syzdek (Bill Syzdek), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech, Photo Processing Section
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“‘Palm Beach’ on the Adriatic Sea” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Marina di Lesina, Torre Fortore, Lesina, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Who:
Back Row:
Corporal Mosteller, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech, Photo Drying
Unknown
Beemer, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Camera Tech
Corporal Donald Krasno, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 4th Photo Tech Squadron, Photo Lab Tech
Unknown Lieutenant
Unknown Master Sergeant
Front Row:
Master Sergeant Marvin Smith, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, in charge of Public Relations Section
Lieutenant Robeson, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Camera Tech Supervisor
Unknown
“Mosteller, Marvin Smith, Robeson, Me, Beemer” (handwritten on album page)
“The problem in this picture is to find me. It’s only a trick of the shadows that makes this picture fit to go thru the mails. The gentleman on my left is a looey and next to him is a master sgt, which shows that rank is not even skin deep.” (handwritten on back of photo)
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“‘Palm Beach’ on the Adriatic Sea” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Marina di Lesina, Torre Fortore, Lesina, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Who:
William Syzdek (Bill Syzdek), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech, Photo Processing Section
“‘Mukkles’ Syzdek” (handwritten on album page)
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“‘Palm Beach’ on the Adriatic Sea” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Marina di Lesina, Torre Fortore, Lesina, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Who:
William Syzdek (Bill Syzdek), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech, Photo Processing Section
“‘Bill Syzdek, N.Y.” (handwritten on photo)
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“‘Palm Beach’ on the Adriatic Sea” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Marina di Lesina, Torre Fortore, Lesina, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Who:
Unknown
Corporal Donald Krasno, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 4th Photo Tech Squadron, Photo Lab Tech
Unknown
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“‘Palm Beach’ on the Adriatic Sea” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Marina di Lesina, Torre Fortore, Lesina, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Who:
Sergeant Roden, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech
Brouse, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech
Dog
Dankel, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech
“Roden, Brouse, Dog, Dankel” (handwritten on back of photo and handwritten on album page)
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“‘Palm Beach’ on the Adriatic Sea” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Marina di Lesina, Torre Fortore, Lesina, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Who:
William Syzdek (Bill Syzdek), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), Fifteenth Air Force, 5th Photo Group Recon, 32nd Photo Recon Squadron, Photo Lab Tech, Photo Processing Section
What:
World War II, United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
“‘Palm Beach’ on the Adriatic Sea” (handwritten on album page)
Where:
Marina di Lesina, Torre Fortore, Lesina, Italy
Location identified by Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy
When:
1944 or 1945
Resource:
Marina di Lesina in Lesina, Italy, as it looked in 2016 (left) and in 1944 (right)
Composite photo courtesy of Saverio d’Incalci, San Severo, Italy