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Source: Charles "Chuck" Wesley Grace - Vet -
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 "Chuck" Wesley Grace - Pilot
Arthur "Lyle" Prichard - Co Pilot
Arthur Russell Kirsis - Bombardier
Bernard Edward Solinsky - Engineer
Robert Bernard Troy - Radio Operator
Kneeling L-R:
John Anthony Carchietta - Gunner
Bronislaus Francis Stypowany - Gunner
George Morgan - Gunner
Jewell "James" Leon Rury - Gunner
*Not Pictured - William Alfred Buchecker
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 -
'237' shown shortly after a crashed landing at Bavenville (B.2) by "Chuck Grace" and "Lyle Prichard. She was repaired within days and flown back to Rackheath. She had the distinction of being the first heavy bomber to land on the continent after D-Day
Source: 467th BGA Archives