• William Lionel Gelwicks
  • Crew #046-R1 | Pilot: King
    Crew #046-R1 pictured during training in Charlotte, SC.

    Standing L-R:

    *Joseph Dyer - Gunner
    William Edward Hughes - Engineer
    Laval Raymond Benoit - Radio Operator
    William "Bill" Lionel Gelwicks - Gunner
    James Richard Hofmann - Gunner
    Kenneth "Ken" Allen Ross - Gunner


    Kneeling L-R:

    Edward "Ed" Francis Gore - Navigator
    Edward "Ed" Walter King - Pilot
    Roy Beach Flay - Bombardier
    Thomas Fredrick Elsen - Co Pilot



    *(did not go overseas with crew because of trouble with MP's. Replaced by Robert Perkins)


    Source: Fred Holdrege (Vet)
  • William Lionel Gelwicks

    Source: Edward King - Vet