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Source: Dan Carroll (Grandson) -
Crew pictured after completing their 35th mission.
Left to right standing:
Robert H Farnsworth - Gunner
John G Simanowith - Navigator
Francis A McCusker - Gunner
Willard H Sell - PIlot
Arthur K Ireland - Co Pilot
Kneeling L-R:
Fred J Enck - Radio Operator
Charles Schultz - Engineer
Morton R Schecter - Gunner
Francis M Lavery - Gunner
Charles C Cochey - Gunner -
B-24's of the 1st Squadron on the way to bomb the Marshaling Yards at Munich, Ger.
Pictured in the formation photo are -
The visible wing in the foreground (where the Photo was taken) is from 41-29393 ‘Shoo Shoo Baby’ (later named Pete the POM Inspector II) flown by David Addison Waite and crew #089-R2. They were flying in the 1st (Lead) Squadron/ 1st (Lead) Section/ 5th position.
Pictured just below the wing is 41-29375 ‘Lil Peach’ flown by Thomas Henry Murphy and crew #081-R1. They were flying in the 1st (Lead) Squadron/ 1st (Lead) Section/ 4th position.
Pictured just above the wing 41-29420 ‘Belle of the East’ flown by Willard Henry Sell and crew #086-R0. They were flying in the 1st (Lead) Squadron/ 1st (Lead) Section/ 3rd position.
The Natural Metal Finish (NMF) aircraft, below and to the left, is 42-95115 ‘Topper II’ Flown by James Arthur Mikkelsen and crew # 084-R0. They were flying in the 1st (Lead) Squadron/ 3rd Section (Low Left) / 1st position.
The Olive Drab (OD) aircraft, bottom left, is 42-52530 ‘Bugs Bunny’ flown by Charles Joesph Leyes and crew #094-R0. They were flying in the 1st (Lead) Squadron/ 3rd Section (Low Left) / 2nd position.
Not one of the aircraft pictured survived the war and returned to the Zone of Interior (ZI)
Crew Members on 41-29393 ‘Shoo Shoo Baby’
David Addison Waite - Pilot
Max C Fisher - Co Pilot
Bruce Wilmot Owen - Navigator
Raymond JD Beaulieu - Engineer
S F Carr - Assistance Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Jack I Rothschild - Radio Operator
John G Vantine - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Eugene L Crandall - Ball Turret Gunner
Lynn Keith Meyers - Tail Turret Gunner
Crew Members on 41-29375 ‘Lil Peach’
Thomas Henry Murphy - Pilot
James Vincent McGinn - Co Pilot
Ralph Francis Brueggemann - Navigator
Woodrow Earl Downing - Bombardier
Charles Joseph Schmitz - Engineer
George Walters Hellmers - Radio Operator
Edwin Wendell Branaman - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Kenneth Ernest May - Ball Turret Gunner
Carlton William Smith - Tail Turret Gunner
Jean Irvin Lowe - Observer (Most likely Waist Gunner)
Crew Members on 41-29420 ‘Belle of the East’
Willard Henry Sell - Pilot
Arthur Kenneth Ireland - Co Pilot
John George Simanowith - Navigator
Charles Carl Cochey - Toggler (Nose Gunner)
Charles Schultz - Engineer
Francis Michael Lavery - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Fred Joesph Enck - Radio Operator
Francis Aloyisis McCusker - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Robert Harvey Farnsworth - Ball Turret Gunner
Morton Ralph Schecter - Tall Turret Gunner
*Fred Enck notes in his diary -
"No casualties. No damage. No fighters, moderate, inaccurate tracking flak barrage. Two ships lost. “
Crew Members on 42-95115 ‘Topper II’
James Arthur Mikkelsen - Pilot
John Richard Noble - Co Pilot
Malcolm Whitney Jenkins - Navigator
Melville Francis Mulligan - Bombardier
Donald Phillip Cote - Engineer
Joseph Leon Lyvers - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Anthony Vincent Bell - Radio Operator
William Richard Bragg - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Winsel Marion Lovelace - Ball Turret Gunner
Fay Everett Perkins - Tail Turret Gunner
*Anthony Bell notes in his diary -
“Plenty of flak was encountered by us over the target as was expected. We landed at 18:15. We were alerted for tomorrow’s mission. Today’s mission is no. 29 for me.”
Crew Members on 42-52530 ‘Bugs Bunny’
Charles Joseph Leyes - Pilot
Myles Edward Coolidge - Co Pilot
Howard Warren Post - Navigator
Rufus Randall Burns - Bombardier
Henry Joseph Worby - Engineer
William Fredrick Wilkins - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Robert Edward Montgomery - Radio Operator
Leo Joseph Manley - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Albert Emanuel Sakrison - Ball Turret Gunner
Millard Clayton Steinbrenner - Tail Turret Gunner
Crew Members on 41-29421 ‘Wallowing Wilbert’
Baxter Winfred Hensley - Pilot
Devere Richter Pedersen - Co Pilot
George Edward Kern - Navigator
Sam Eagan - Bombardier
Henry William Ellison - Engineer
John Hilton Biggs - Assistant Engineer (Waist Gunner)
Raymond Tiron - Radio Operator
James Merle Fair - Assistant Radio Operator (Waist Gunner)
Laurence Francis McMahon - Tail Turret Gunner
Source: 467th Archives - Myles Coolidge Memorial Collection -
Crew pictured shortly after arriving at Wendover AAB.
Standing L-R:
Willard H Sell - Pilot
LT. Stober - Co Pilot
Bruce W Owen - Navigator
John G Simanowith - Bombardier
Charles Schultz - Engineer
Kneeling L-R:
Fred J Enck - Radio Operator
Leonard L Glaviano - Gunner**
Charles C Cochey - Gunner
Francis M Lavery - Gunner
Morton R Schecter - Gunner
*Stober did not finish training with the 467th at Wendover and does not show up yet in any documents. Unknown what happened to him. He was replaced by Arthur K Ireland.
**Glaviano made it as far as Herington with this crew. He did not travel with them as they left on 28 Feb 44. Unknown why or where he ended up serving
Source: Lana Wycoff via Pintrest