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Victor A. Solimine posing in front of the Army Air Corps 1081 Guards sign at Bergstrom Field (once known as Del Valle Airfield). Solimine was stationed there from 1942-1945. Image on the front of the base address book.

Victor A. Solimine portrait in uniform was age 22 when this photograph was taken.

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Victor A. Solimine portrait in his dress uniform during World War II.

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Victor A. Solimine portrait in uniform.

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Victor A. Solimine portrait in uniform that he sent to his wife Ruth before they were married during World War II. Victor's nickname was Sonny.

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Victor A. Solimine portrait in his dress uniform during World War II.

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Victor A. Solimine posing with a rifle taken at Bergstrom Air Field during World War II.

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Victor A. Solimine wearing a gas mask and posing with a rifle taken at Bergstrom Air Field during World War II.

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Gag photo showing Victor nailing a sign "Rooms for Girls" on a building at Bergstrom Air Field.

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Victor A. Solimine in uniform posing at the Texas Capitol Grounds.

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Service men including Victor A. Solimine (in the middle) posing for a candid photo at Bergstrom Field during World War II. On the photograph is written the states where each of the men were from (also used as nicknames).

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Victor A. Solimine with friends: one from Texas, Long Island, Bob Forester (in the window). Solimine was from Yonkers, NY.

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Victor A. Solimine (pictured on the right) walking with a friend in downtown Austin, Texas.

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Victor A. Solimine posing next to the 1081 Guards sign by the flagpole at Bergstrom Field during World War II.

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Victor A. Solimine playing a violin at a USO party. There is a KTBC banner which was Austin's first radio station.

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U.S. Army Air Corps band playing in front of a plane at Bergstrom Field. Victor A. Solimine is third from the right, holding a french horn.

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Victor A. Solimine (far right) and fellow service men posing with famous burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee. Gypsy performed at dozens of USO shows in a 1943 tour that visited forty Army and Navy posts across the country. The expenses for these shows were all paid from her own pocket. She toured military hospitals, sold War Bonds, and made appearances for the Red Cross and various other fund-raisers.

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Victor A. Solimine (far right) and fellow service men dressed in drag for a performance with famous burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee. Gypsy performed at dozens of USO shows in a 1943 tour that visited forty Army and Navy posts across the country. The expenses for these shows were all paid from her own pocket. She toured military hospitals, sold War Bonds, and made appearances for the Red Cross and various other fund-raisers.

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Victor A. Solimine portrait in his dress uniform during World War II.

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