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Rear L-R: Emil Morlan (RO), Forrest Bemis (WG), Harold Miller (BT), Carl Keyser (ETTG)
Middle L-R: Francis Finch (TG), Ralph Wiley (B), George Koehne (AC), Edward Lane (P)
Front L-R: Alfred Colarusso (N), Charles Bonnett (B)
Photo courtesy of Forrest J. Bemis.
https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/109459/category/LeadCrews
Object Number - UPL 69062 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 27 May 1944/Mannheim (Railroad Marshalling Yards) . Rear L-R: Emil Morlan (RO), Forrest Bemis (WG), Harold Miller...
Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Hunter 7/4/44; Grenier 17/4/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-J] Grafton Underwood 2/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Francis Finch, Co-pilot: Ollie Prior, Navigator: Jack Dashev, Bombardier: Avon Robertson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Schneider, Radio Operator: Larry Feyerabend, Waist gunner: Porter Eltzroth, Ball turret gunner: Rodin Kilpatrick, Tail gunner: Stan Schwartz, (9 INT); flak, force landed Bulltofta, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 5995. Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/1/46.
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Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5995 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database