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Maurice E. Alston

[409-2] - 2 Lt Maurice Edward Alston at Completion of Officer Candidate School, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, March 1943

[409-3] - Maurice E. Alston with Stranger Mena, Arkansas, 1939

[409-4] - Maurice Alston (left) and Carl Kelwick at Clark field, Summer of 1945 (70th Troop Carrier Squadron)

[409-5] - Left to right: 2 Lt Maurice Alston, 2 Lt Peter Kneipper, 2 Lt Ellis Matson, 2 Lt David McGreggor at Clark Field, Philippines, summer of 1945. All with the 70th Troop Carrier Squadron.

[409-6] - Left to right: Lt Kneipper, Lt Matson Lt McGregor, Lt Alston. Clark Field, Philippines, Summer of 1945

[409-7] - Maurice E. Alston at Tachikawa, Japan in the early Fall of 1945

[409-8] - Maurice E. Alston (Left) and Ben Johnson. Early Fall of 1945

[409-9] - The Insignia for the 70th Troop Carrier Squadron at Tachikawa, Japan in the Fall of 1945

[409-10] - Maurice E. Alston at Tachikawa, Japan in the late Fall of 1945

[409-11] - A 70th Troop Carrier Squadron C-46 Aircraft Damaged by a Typhoon at Kenoya Airfield in Southern Japan, September 15, 1945. This is one of the aircraft flown by Maurice Alston.

[409-12] - Kamikazi wreckage near 70th Troop Carrier C-46. Attack occurred July 29, 1945 at Naha Airfield, Okinawa. Note unexploded bomb sticking nose-up from the ground.

[409-13] - Typhoon Damaged C-46 at Kenoya Airfield, Japan, September 15, 1945

[409-14] - Misawa Air Base, Japan. Temporary Duty to Japan for Special Mission. Front Row (left to right): Lt Col Ralph R. Byers, Jr,, Capt Norman E. Partridge, Major Murray F. Phillips, S/Msgt George Willoughby, Jr. Middle Row: Major Murray M. Yates, remaining three to his left unknown, Back Row: Lt Col James P. Collins, Major Maurice E. Alston, Sr. (with mustache). Last man on right unknown.

[409-15] - Alston on board as navigator of this KC-135 refueling an F-101 over the Pacific near Japan in August 1964

[409-16] - Major Maurice E. Alston, Sr, February 27, 1962

[409-17] - Zelma and Maurice Alston at Boxcar Willie Motel #2 in Branson, Missouri during the 98th Air Refueling Squadron Reunion November 8, 1996

[409-18] - Forest Park West Cemetery, Shreveport, LA December 17, 2005 at the burial of Zelma Alston. Left to right: Dan Alston, Mark Alston, Maurice Alston Jr., Cheryl Tyler, David Alston, Dennis Alston, Maurice Alston, Sr.

[409-19] - Membership in the Strategic Air Command KC-135 2000 Hour Club

[409-20] - Retirement Order

[409-21] - Maurice Alston's narrative of his WWII experiences as printed in There's Rocks in Those Clouds. P. 59

[409-22] - Maurice Alston's narrative of his WWII experiences as printed in There's Rocks in Those Clouds. P. 60

[409-23] - Maurice Alston's narrative of his WWII experiences as printed in There's Rocks in Those Clouds. P. 61

[409-24] - Maurice Alston's narrative of his WWII experiences as printed in There's Rocks in Those Clouds. P. 62

[409-25] - Maurice Alston's narrative of his WWII experiences as printed in There's Rocks in Those Clouds. P. 63

[409-26] - Maurice Alston's narrative of his WWII experiences as printed in There's Rocks in Those Clouds. P. 64