451st Bombardment Group (H) 15th Air Force

 Personnel Photo Gallery

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Anderson, Elmer Milton Azner Martin Aschenbrener    Anderson, Elmer    Azner, Milton     Aschenbrener, Martin

James Atkinson Robert Barmore Beane, Captain James B.    Atkinson, James    Barmore, Robert    Beane, James

Junior Boulanger Burns, Dean E.   Boulanger, Junior  Burns, Dean        Carlson, Robert E.

Stephen Cincala Willard Cotton Robert Crosby        Cincala, Stephen  Cotton, Willard  Crosby, Robert

James Curtin William Dennison Eddie Doherty          Curtin, James  Dennison, William    Doherty, Eddie

Robert Eaton Clayton Evans Robert Ferguson           Eaton, Robert  Evans, Clayton     Ferguson, Robert

Nate Firestone Walter Flannelly Harry Fryar     Firestone, Nate  Flannelly, Walter      Fryar, Harry

Fred Fulton Raymond Fyhrie Gus Greco         Fulton, Fred  Fyhrie, Raymond       Greco, Gus

David Henshell Bud Hilde Larry Horn      Henshell, David    Hilde, Bud           Horn, Larry

Ralph Jacobsen Robert Johnson Donald Jones     Jacobsen, Ralph  Johnson, Robert    Jones, Donald

Win Jones James Knapp Len Kovar           Jones, Win    Knapp, James        Kovar, Len

Achilles Kozakis George Leek Ralph Limatola       Kozakis, Achilles  Leek, George     Limatola, Ralph

John Lydecker Cornelius McKelvey Nathan McKinney     Lydecker, John  Lydecker, Cornelius   McKinney, Nathan

          Miller, Sam  Miller, Forrest         Moreau, Dick

          Moser, Ray   Newkirk, Dello       Osofsky, Meyer

           Page, Jimmy   Polmen,Pete      Quillen, Monroe

            Rice, Charles   Rogal, Theodore  Sanchez, Milo

  Schwartzer, Harry  Spiegel, Charles    Stauffer, George

    Stenning,W.C.  Stoutsenberger, Leo   Tedesco, Frank

         Tudor, George  Tuney, William    Vann, George

         Watts, Carlton  Wissert, William   Witherspoon, E.D.

Crews Photo Gallery

PiombinoCrews at briefing on Piombino mission

 

100th Mission Crew

100th Mission Crew on August 10, 1944

 Standing L-R: Lt. Kacena; Lt. Taussig; Maj. Byer; Maj. Hughes; Capt. Tuney; Col. Eaton

Squatting L-R: T/Sgt. Kornegay; T/Sgt. Petrovic; T/Sgt. Rhoads; T/Sgt. Dieter; S/Sgt. Westerburg

 

Crew of Extra Joker

Extra Joker's Crew

Standing L-R: Ray Fisher, Radio Operator/Waist Gunner; Bob Donavan, Bombadier; Gus Meissner, Co-Pilot; George Tudor, Pilot; Nate Firestone, Navigator

 Squatting L-R: Lin Miller, Flight Engineer/Waist Gunner; Dick Moreau, Nose Turret Gunner; Orville Richey, Tail Gunner; Ted Gosinski, Top Turret Gunner; Harold Graham, Ball Turret Gunner

Extra Joker Crew 2

L-R: Noonan, Bernard Suhl, M/Sgt. Frank Clark, Crew Chief, Extra Joker

 

 Extra Joker Crew 3

Standing L-R: Ray Fisher, Radio Operator/Waist Gunner; Gus Meissner, Co-Pilot; George Tudor, Pilot; Ted Gosinski, Top Turret Gunner

 Squatting L-R: Harold Graham, Ball Turret Gunner; Orville Richey, Tail Gunner

Crew 89 Win Jones

Crew 89

Front L-R: Bernard L. Waltd, Tail Gunner; Paul V. “Andy” Anderson, Ball Turret Gunner; Winson “Big” Jones, Top Turret Gunner; James E. Burns, Radio/Waist Gunner; Jack “Little” Jones, Nose Turret Gunner; Ernest W. Atkins, Engineer/Waist Gunner

Back L-R: Lt. Kett, Navigator; Samuel L. Dickey, Bombardier; Peter K. Dufault, Co-Pilot; Gerald D. Hopkins, Pilot

727th Ordinance Section

727th Squadron Ordinance Section

Picture taken at Castellucio Air Field

1st Row L-R: Unknown officer (not in our section), Lt. Robert O'Brien, Ed Morosi, Lavern Groves, Les Bear, Hugh Ward.

2nd Row L-R: Edwin Breen, Lou Jeaudoin, William Reese, Jack Odgers, Vince Kelly, Art Parker, Abe Stolzenberg, Bob Furgason (transferred to flight crew - shot down).

3rd Row L-R: Joe Urban, Andy Drnjevich, Charlie Pyles, Nate Trokie.

4th Row L-R: Ken Bright, Jewell Housewright, Dom. Colantonio, Bill Dean, Fred Grimm, Tony Defino, Pete Cardone, Joe Wojciechowski, Tom Gallagher, John Gundrum, John Henthorn

 

Photographers & Lab Techs

Photographers & Lab Techs

1st Row L-R: Unknown, Werberg, Wagner, Dwyer, Ennis, Obier, Pachter, Barton.

2nd Row L-R: Necroth, Prado, White, Woodman, Plessner, Trask, Stoutsenberg.

3rd Row L-R: Humphries, Mather, Lynch, Unknown, Hotchskiss, Rogers, Tribbett, Mass, Unknown.

Ken Whiting and crew

Lt. Ken Whiting and crew.  Most pictured above were lost in battle on August 23, 1944.  See "Saga of the Extra Joker" for more info in the Stories section. "The Ole Boy" is Elmer J. Anderson.

Extra Joker Memorial Plaque

 

Dennis Adams

Dennis Adams Names

Don W. Robinson and crew

Ray Beatty Crew

Ray Beatty Crew

1. Ray M Beatty (Pilot) K.C. MO, 2. Richard McLean (Nose Gunner)  Norfolk, VA, 3. George Pappas (Martin), Long Island, NY, 4. Merle Dupee  (Bail Turret), Detroit, MI, 5. Thomas E. Fisher (Engineer),  Pecos, TX, 6. Leonard H. Erickson (Tail Gunner), Eau Claire, WI, 7. Winston Humphrey (Co-Pilot), Louisville, KY, 8. John Buck (Navigator), Baltimore, MD, 9. Wayland W. Gray (Radio Operator), Indianapolis, IN

Lt Beaucond & Crew

Lt. Maurice Beaucond and crew

Crew of "Big Boober Girl"

Crew of "Big Boober Girl"

Standing: Lt. Keith Schutt-Navigator, Lt. Charles E. Cook-Bombadier, Lt. Dawson K. Hargrove-Co Pilot, Lt. Roger G. Sprowls-Pilot

Kneeling: Sgt. Hugh Holcomb-L Waist Gunner, Sgt. Carl Adams-Tail Gunner, T/Sgt. Archie Piirainen-Eng. & Top Turret Gunner, T/Sgt. Robert Hensley-Radio Operator & Turret Gunner, S/Sgt Erwin Bokelman, S/Sgt. Clarence Wheeler-Ball Turret Gunner

Lt. Milliren and Crew

Lt. Milliren and Crew2

Lt. Ed Milliren and Crew

Crew of "Merry Barbara"

Crew of "Merry Barbara 2"

Crew of "Merry Barbara"

Herb Guiness and crew

Captain Herb Guiness and crew

Ten Aces & a Queen

Partial Crew of "Ten Aces & a Queen"

Standing: Lt. William C. Billy Buchanan (far right)

Kneeling: Sgt. Andrew Carr (2nd from left)

Others: Thomas Brun, Theodore Rhody, Wilbert Sunman, Michael Kupco, Earl Geisel, Rocco Changelo

 

Crew of Cravin Raven 

Crew of Cravin Raven

Top Row, Left to Right: Frank “Pop” Glasser (Waist Gunner), James Mcknight (Crew Chief & Top Turret Gunner), Garrold E. (Gary) Wheeler (Co-pilot), Charles V. Williams (Bottom Ball Turret), Sidney B. Pinney (Tail Turret Gunner), John D. Haldane (Bombardier)

Second Row, Left to Right: Mario Rodriguez (Waist Gunner), Lloyd L. Sprockett (Nose Turret Gunner), Charles R. Ramsey (Waist Gunner and Navigator), Terrell “Pep” Prewitt (Command Pilot)

    
   

Bill Heath's Crew
Standing, L-R: Donaldson, Heath, Cutchin, McDonald
Sitting, L-R: White, Plarenas, Chandler


Bob Blair's Crew


Crew #104
Standing, L-R: Stutsman, Reniger, Jefferies, Collins, Reeder, Eppestine
Sitting, L-R: Andrews, Cheney, Hoffbauer


Crew #113 Lt. Kenneth Elliot
Standing, L-R:
Victor Barber, Kenneth Elliott, William Farris, Larry Arnold
Sitting, L-R:
Gerald Shea, Robert Galleger, George Bennett Vann, William Mullenbruck, Hank Zoldowski, Perry Davie


Arthur J. Teall's Crew
Standing, L-R: Joseph Hoser, James Diskin Jr., Welfond Oxford, William Sullivan, Joseph Gulledge, Daniel Yount
Sitting, L-R:
Ralph Jacobsen, Raymond Walter, Arthur Teall, Warren Bates


Crew #366 Lt. Young


Lt. Roger G. Sprowls Crew


Crew of "Flying Ass"


Dan Robinson's Crew
Standing, L-R: Ellsworth Johnson (Navigator), Dennis Adams (Co-Pilot), Dan Robinson (Pilot), Vincent Cantelmo (Bombadier)
Sitting, L-R:
Joseph Pfingst (Top turret), Robert Henderson (Ball turret), Emmitt Martin (Engineer), Dilworth Hammond (Tail turrett), Joseph Rich (Nose turrett), Delore Athmann (Radio operator)


Crew #240 Frank Tedesco


Orris Winter and crew