A contingent from the New Jersey Air and Army National Guard, U.S. Embassy-Tirana, and the U.S. Air Force Office of the Command Surgeon, Ramstein Air Base, Germany with the Zena family of Belsh, Elbasan, Albania, outside of their home and the original structure where their family once rescued and housed the members of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron in November of 1943, after their C-47 transport plane crash-landed after being shot behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Albania during World War II. All 26 members of the squadron, made up of flight nurses, medics, technicians, and pilots, survived the crash and endured harsh winter conditions as they trekked through the mountains of Albania for over two years, hiding from enemy forces, until they could safely reach the Adriatic Coast and were rescued by OSS Agent Lloyd Smith and British operatives on January 9, 1945. A contingent from the New Jersey Air and Army National Guard, U.S. Embassy-Tirana, and the U.S. Air Force Office of the Command Surgeon, Ramstein Air Base, Germany traveled to Belsh on March 7, 2023, to meet and honor the members of the Zena family.
| Date Taken: | 02.08.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.08.2023 17:20 |
| Photo ID: | 7671351 |
| VIRIN: | 230208-A-RX235-287 |
| Resolution: | 6084x4056 |
| Size: | 7.7 MB |
| Location: | BELSH, AL |
| Web Views: | 158 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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