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COMCAM History: The Fallen Airmen of the 4th Combat Camera Unit
Since World War II, Airmen from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, born as the 4th Combat Unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces, have deployed into austere and hostile environments to document and deliver battlefield imagery. Only two airmen of the 4th have given the ultimate sacrifice: 1st Lieutenant John
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Since World War II, Airmen from the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, born as the 4th Combat Unit in the U.S. Army Air Forces, have deployed into austere and hostile environments to document and deliver battlefield imagery. Only two airmen of the 4th have given the ultimate sacrifice: 1st Lieutenant John L. Smith and Private 1st Class Byron K. Allen.
Combat cameramen like Allen and Smith were key to documenting the realities of World War II. With every press of the shutter, they captured history that might otherwise have been forgotten. Today, members of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron continue to carry on their legacies of valor and spirit as storytellers. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Jack Rodgers)
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Attribution: Source: DVIDS Hub — U.S. Department of Defense public-affairs media
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