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Standing in front of 'Lonely Heart' prior to her accident, ground crew from the 791st BS.
L-R:
Hyrum H Mock
Richard D Best ???
"Kordich" ???
Arthur Feld
Jack D Stratton
Source: Jack Stratton - Vet -
791st mechanics.
L-R:
Henry L Latimer - Line Chief
Bernard H Watts - Line Chief
Jack D Stratten - Crew Chief
Source: Jack Stratton - Vet -
Crew was lost on 13 Aug 44. Only Leyes and Coolidge survived. Post had been transferred to another crew just days before.
Standing L-R:
Myles E Coolidge - Co Pilot
Rufus R Burns - Bombardier
Howard W Post - Navigator
Charles J Leyes - Pilot
Kneeling L-R:
Leo J Manley - Gunner
Henry J Worby - Engineer
Albert E Sakrison - Gunner
William F Wilkins - Gunner
Robert E Montgomery - Radio Operator
Millard C Steinbrenner - Gunner
Source: Andy Wilkinson -
'Wallowing Wilbert' receiving an engine change at her hardstand (#41) by 791st ground crew members in early summer of 1944. Wayne Gerald Mountford was Crew Chief.
In the background are other hardstands of the 791st BS. To the left is hard stand #39, with 42-94963 and hardstand #36 with 42-52303 ’Topper’. To the right is hardstand #38 with 41-29386 ‘Gerocko’
Source: Robert Wilson (Vet) - Myles Coolidge Memorial Collection -
Photo taken after training departing overseas.
Standing L-R:
Edward James Sanicki - Co Pilot
Henry Kenneth Close - Pilot
Cornelius Gerald Costigan - Navigator
Ernest Gaetano Sorrentino - Bombardier
Kneeling L-R:
Peter John Martino - Engineer
Burton Lee Coffey - Gunner
Lynn Culley - Gunner
Victor S Smith - Gunner
Paul E Smith - Gunner
Burton Hurwitz - Radio Operator
Source: Vincent LaRussa - Vet -
Photo of Crew #078-R0 about a week after completing their missions. One of the last of the originals crews to finish.
Standing L-R:
Gary Jerome Torre - Navigator
James David "Dave" Swearingen - Pilot
Truman Doyle Simpson - Bombardier
Delbert Troy Been - Co Pilot
Kneeling L-R:
Clifford Earl Goff - Radio Operator
George Simkins - Gunner
Robert Marion Markley - Gunner
Edward Leroy Neff - Engineer
Mervin Myers Shank - Gunner
Notes: Photo is noted as being Rufus Stephens crew. Date is 02-11-44. No way this photo was taken of Stephens crew. Also, noted as being crew 87 which was Swearingen's number. Crew 078-R0 finished their mission 25 Oct 44, just one week before this photo
Source: 8th AF Museum - Savannah -
In the foreground is 41-29375 'Lil Peach' (flown by William Arthur Johnston and crew #099-R0)
Trailing her is 42-95115 'Topper II' (flown by James Wilbur Littleford and crew #079-R1)
Crew on 'Lil Peach' was -
William Arthur Johnston - Pilot
Phillip George Day - Co Pilot
Harris Manuel Burstyn - Navigator
Walter John Chappas - Bombardier
Hugh Francis Hackett - Engineer
Leland Joseph Ripley - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Tobias Alberto Cordova - Radio Operator
Remo Romoto Romboletti - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Marcus Simmons Bennett - Ball Turret Gunner
Warren Barnett Roebuck - Tail Turret Gunner
Crew on 'Topper II' was -
James WIlbur Littleford - Pilot
Gustavus Andrews Bentley - Co Pilot
Robert John Feldman - Navigator
Alfred Gordon Landers - Bombardier
Arnold James Losi - Engineer
Frank Stanley Kownacki - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Nathaniel Ligols - Radio Operator
Thomas Patrick Kelly - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Kriste Ribarich - Ball Turret Gunner
David Earl Rowland - Tail Turret Gunner
Source: 467th BGA Archives -
791st ground crew.
From L-R:
James L "Slim" Turner
Robert James Pinter
Rowland Earl Allen Babcock
Wayne Gerald Mountford
Source: Wayne Gerald Mountford - Veteran -
Ground crew from the 791st BS standing in front of 41-29421 'Wallowing Wilbert' at hardstand #41. In the background under the pilot side wing are buildings #129 in front and #132 behind (from the Air Ministry map) near the 791st hardstands on the south end of the airfield. Under the copilot's wing can be seen the trees from the 'Tech Site' side of the field
Standing from L-R:
Thomas Arthur Campbell
Wayne Gerald Mountford
Kenneth Robert Kleinman
Bernard Harmon Watts
Phillip Robert Rehm
Joseph E Greenwell.
Source: Wayne Gerald Mountford - Veteran -
Ground crew from the 791st BS.
Standing L-R:
Kenneth Robert Kleinman
Wayne Gerald Mountford
Joseph James Dunn
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Bernard Edward Mason
Kneeling L-R:
John Leroy Farnham
Joseph E Greenwall
Bernard Harmon Watts
Rowland Earl Allen Babcock
Source: Wayne Gerald Mountford - Veteran -
Wayne Gerald Mountford (left) and Henry Loyd Latimer (right) posing at hardstand #35. IN the background is runway 32, the perimeter track and the farm on the east side of the airfield.
Source: Wayne Gerald Mountford - Veteran -
Grace's crew shown at Wendover. Posing in front of their newly arrived B-24 that would be named '.Gerocko'.
Standing L-R:
Edward Snarry Smith - Gunner
John Anthony Carchietta - Gunner
Robert Bernard Troy - Radio Operator
George Morgan - Gunner
Robert Pickens Wyatt - Gunner
Bernard Edward Solinsky - Engineer
Kneeling L-R:
Charles Wesley Grace - Pilot
Arthur Lyle Prichard - Co Pilot
William Alfred Buchecker - Navigator
Arthur Russell Kirsis - Bombardier
Source: Charles "Chuck" Wesley Grace - Vet -
Crew shown soon after being formed at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho.
Standing L-R:
Charles Wesley Grace - Pilot
Arthur Lyle Prichard - Co Pilot
William Alfred Buchecker - Navigator
Arthur Russell Kirsis - Bombardier
Robert Bernard Troy - Radio Operator
Kneeling L-R:
Bernard Edward Solinsky - Engineer
Bronisiaus Francis Stypowany - Gunner
John Anthony Carchietta - Gunner
Jewell Leon Rury - Gunner
George Morgan - Gunner
Source: Charles "Chuck" Wesley Grace - Vet -
Cows grazing near the 791st hardstands on the southwest side of the airfield. The B-24 on the right is 42-94910 parked at hardstand #46. In the middle is 42-94881 parked at hardstand #47. To the left of her is 41-29420 'Belle of the East'. In-between these last two planes can be seen the General Purpose Hut (AMM #135).
Source: 467th Archives - Myles Coolidge Memorial Collection -
Cows grazing in the field at the south end of the airfield next to hardstands 44-47.
Source: 467th Archives - Myles Coolidge Memorial Collection