estate of an US WW2 veteran with USAF service until 1983

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Hi, I´ve got this group recently, the man was a WW2 fighter and ended his military career here in Germany, where he died...

I would please you to give me a feeling for the content and its worth.
All badges are cased and in mint condition.

Was the man a ww2 bomber crew member? Does these 2 wings say this? Both are from sterling silver.
In combination with the crew photo it would make sense...

Thanks for comments!

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Career USAAC/USAF. Probably went in around 1940 and retired 1960. After he retired, he got a civilian DOD job with the USAF in Germany.
Ribbons show pre war service. WW2 service in Europe with 2 campaigns. Occupation duty after the War. Service in the Korean War.
Wings are basic aircrew and could be for a number of jobs. Most bomber enlisted crew members had gunners wings. He most likely was a crew chief or load master on a C-47, or something similar, but it is really hard to tell anything from this grouping as to what his actual flight position was. He could have been on a bomber as well.
The photo looks to be of a crew that was KIA. Since he saved the photo, it could be a close friend or relative. Again, it is very hard to say.

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Value $140-200 US dollars. Slow sellers since everything is pretty common.

[m-e-h-t]

Career USAAC/USAF. Probably went in around 1940 and retired 1960. After he retired, he got a civilian DOD job with the USAF in Germany.
Ribbons show pre war service. WW2 service in Europe with 2 campaigns. Occupation duty after the War. Service in the Korean War.
Wings are basic aircrew and could be for a number of jobs. Most bomber enlisted crew members had gunners wings. He most likely was a crew chief or load master on a C-47, or something similar, but it is really hard to tell anything from this grouping as to what his actual flight position was. He could have been on a bomber as well.
The photo looks to be of a crew that was KIA. Since he saved the photo, it could be a close friend or relative. Again, it is very hard to say.

thanks a lot for your answer!!!

The photo is written "Bobby Cutrest + his crew. All killed in ..... war. Bomber blew .....war".

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Bobby Ayrest. Killed February 10, 1944 while flying B-24H #42-52132 Boomerang when it crashed shortly after takeoff.

Excellent photo, and nice grouping! Ordering his records will be about the only way to fully know what Lembke did during his career.