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"DOWN UNDER" PHOTOGRAPH IDENTIFICATIONS
PAGE 28 63RD SQUADRON
UPPER PHOTO: L to R
FRONT ROW - DERR'S CREW
HERBERT O. DERR (One of the 63rd's C.O.'s) RALPH K. DeLOACH PHILIP M. MAHONEY WILLIAM M. THOMPSON, JR.
BACK ROW
WATHEN F. CODY CHARLES W. HESS MICHAEL PAZ EDMUND P. KEHAN HARVEY C. BANCROFT PHILLIP GONONSKY
BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO:
MAINTENANCE CREW OF "TUFFY," B-17F # 41-24574
GERALD O. NEWMAN (Crew Chief) AMBROSE A. LAUS EDWARD L. GAMMILL EDWARD L. HUBER
BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO:
MAINTENANCE CREW OF ______
JOHN F. BERKELY (Crew Chief) EDGAR E. REED JOHN E. GALIA EUGENE A. THOMAS
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UPPER PHOTO:
BACK ROW:
______BARNET (standing, 2nd from right)
BOTTOM PHOTO: 43RD BG HEADQUARTERS
FRONT ROW:
CLARENCE STARESENIC (kneeling, 2nd from left)
PAGE 29 (cont.)
I MIDDLE ROW:
LOUIS ALPE (standing, far right)
BACK ROW:
"RED" McCORMIC (standing, 3rd from left) CARL A. HUSTAD (standing, 4th from right) HARRY STALEY (standing, 3rd from right)
PAGE 32 63RD SQUADRON ARMAMENT
FRONT ROW:
WITOLD I. KRZYWICKI JAMES H. GRAHAM ______BROWN (Lawrence W.?/Leonard C.?) JOHN WOLOSHYN JOSEPH E. BUCHEK
SECOND ROW:
JOHN J. ONDRIS (T/Sgt.) HARRY J. ADAMS VERLIN HOOD DENNIS ______THEODORE R. EOFF ROBERT C. BOYD FRED A. GREENWOOD
THIRD ROW:
______COOTS ALEXANDER S. MARKO (or A.S. Marks) (Sgt.) ARLEE B. FRISBEE HARRY A. JOHNSON MARK A. HARDIN (S/Sgt.) ADOLPH A. TAUDEL JACOB P. KELLY
FOURTH ROW:
DARRELL R. REVETTE JOHN S. CLINE GILBERT SADA GERALD R. EGGER PAUL BRAGAR (Cpl.) CHARLES B. MOORE RICHARD METZNER
> Missing from this photograph, perhaps of Armament, or in one unidentified:
MORGAN R. DEMS (Sgt., from Skowhegan, Maine)
PAGE 32 (cont.)
II ANTHONY BRAVARO (Pvt.) CHARLES PARKER (Pvt.)
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UPPER PHOTO: 63RD MEDICAL
FRONT ROW:
ALBERT A. CARP, M.D. (Flight Surgeon) ROBERT HALL FRANCIS MURPHY ______FULLER
BACK ROW:
BERNARD GOLDBERG HALE, ROBERT H. T. HASTINGS, "ACE" WINFRED B. DAVIS JOSEPH PROFETA
MIDDLE PHOTO: 63RD COOKS AND BAKERS
FRONT ROW:
______POWELL MORRIS J. MERIGHI JAMES D. WATT LEO J. LANGLOIS HOMER H. ROADCAP ______"FRENCHY"
BACK ROW:
CHRISTOPHER G. SPOR ELTON F. NORRIS ARMAND D. LAMBERT CARL H. LAFELOT ______NOVAC
BOTTOM PHOTO: 63RD FLIGHT OPERATIONS
______PETERSON BILL AHL (W.M.? Ahl/William) ALDEN L. HARCLERODE JAMES F. MARTIN RUSSELL L. SADLER WILLIAM A. ELROD
III PAGE 34
UPPER PHOTO
M CREW OF "MUSTANG," (LADY LUCK?), B-17F # 41-24554
ERNEST J. VANDAL (Crew Chief) JOHN DUCK WILLIAM J. McMURRAY MICHAEL ESPINOSA
MIDDLE PHOTO 63RD SQUADRON SUPPLY
FRONT ROW
WILLARD J. FIETZ ______NATHE ______HOLDEN
BACK ROW
WALTER S. FREDRIKSEN WILLIAM D. PEARCE WILLIAM "RED" DITZ
BOTTOM PHOTO 63RD SQUADRON A/C ELECTRICAL
DOMINICK V. ANGERAME JACK S. LAWSON (RED) GEORGE F. STRETE, JR.
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UPPER LEFT PHOTO
M CREW OF "TALISMAN," B-17F # 41-24537
CLYDE R. FARRELL (Crew Chief) DONALD H. SCAGGS LEONARD R. NYGARD WILLIAM E. DUMKA
UPPER RIGHT PHOTO
M CREW OF "PANAMA HATTI," B-17F # 41-24381
GORDON D. WILLIAMS (Crew Chief) JAMES J. CONWAY, JR. ANTHONY J. PECORARO JOSEPH F. GILLIS
IV PAGE 35 (cont.)
BOTTOM PHOTO 63RD SQUADRON ORDERLY ROOM
JOHN J. WILLIAMS (1ST Sergeant) ROBERT N. KEATTS ______STEVENSONS PASQUALE U. PIEDMONTE
PAGE 37
UPPER PHOTO
CHARLES E. THOMPSON JOHN E. PETRIE ROBERT E. PLUMB WILLIAM B. TRIGG (Pilot) LOUIS LEBLANC
BOTTOM PHOTO CREW OF "LULU BELLE," B-17F # 41-24358
FRONT ROW
FRANCIS P. DENAULT (Pilot) CHARLES L. ANDERSON (Co-Pilot) ROGER E. VARGAS (Navigator) (Lt.Col. USAF Ret.) HENRY IVERSON
BACK ROW
EDWARD J. JOHNSON (BIG ED) MARVIN B. WOVERTON (SKEETER) CHARLES N. HUNTER MAX F. SCROGGINS PHILLIP BOSSO
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UPPER PHOTO CREW OF "KA-PUHIO-WELA" (DOUBLE TROUBLE), B-17F # 41-24356, LOST 03 MAR 43, BISMARCK SEA
FRONT ROW
WOODROW W. MOORE (Pilot) LOUIS I. MILLER (Co-Pilot) WILLIAM R. McCAMY (Navigator) JOHN W. JAMES (Bombardier)
BACK ROW
WILLIAM E. GASSMAN (Engineer) ALFRED F. WESTPHAL (Radio Operator) FLETCHER B. GILBERT (Assistant Radio Operator) CHESTER L. BUGHER (Gunner, Right Waist) ALFRED E. DOW (Gunner, Tail) THOMAS BROWN (Gunner, Left Waist)
V PAGE 38 (cont.)
MIDDLE PHOTO MURPHY'S CREW
FRONT ROW
JAMES T. MURPHY (Pilot) JAMES HALE JOE NATHAN HIRSH (Johnathan?) JOHN LOMBARD
BACK ROW
ALBERT F. TUBBESING EPHRON H. JAMES DENNIS K. MAINE JOSEPH F. GILLIS ______(?) LOUIS N. PRIFTI (SWITY)
BOTTOM PHOTO 63RD COMMUNICATIONS
FRONT ROW
JAMES M. STENZ JACOB P. KELLEY ISIDORE MILLER CHESTER BIALICKI ______GOODWIN LOUIS J. CALITRI
BACK ROW
JOHN M. GRACE JAMES F. MADISON JAMES A. JURNEY KARL J. LONGUIST ______DEGRATDA ______BROFSKY WILLIAM R. MILLER
PAGE 39
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
______HOLDEN DORANCE V. STEWART JOHN J. FLECKENSTEIN (FLECKY) LEO W. LONSINGER (SHORTY) JOHN P. ALLEN (or D. Philbrock?) PATSY W. PAGANO
VI PAGE 39 (cont.)
MIDDLE ROW
FRANCIS P. DOWD ______BROWN (or Broom) PETER V. COSTABILE STANLEY H. DUCHARME THOMAS F. STURGEON SIDNEY M. DAVIS
BACK ROW
JAMES L. GREEN HOWARD T. TITUS WALTER A. LUCE ROBERT E. WHITEHEAD AUBREY C. TRENT JEROME STEGMAN EUGENE S. KILLIAM
LOWER PHOTO 63RD ORDINANCE
FRONT ROW
WALTER HUTTINGER HUGH PAUL JONES WILBER MILTON MELVIN BOYER EMANUAL CASPARE ROBERT HILL GENE MARTINELLI NORACE ACKERLEY WALLACE ROCK CHESTER HASKEL NORMAN DEMO Mascot - "WISKEY"
MIDDLE ROW
FRANK WAGNER LEONARD SOCIA PHILBROOK ALLEN ______CORSAN SAM JONES HARRY DALZIEL EDWARD LEARY CHARLES NADO WILFORD MARTIN GEORGE ACHESON
BACK ROW
JOHN HASSINGER HAROLD BAILEY FRANK SHELTON TONY CHIAPPA
VII PAGE 39 (cont.)
GEORGE GARROU CHARLES STRANG JOHN STEIDENGER RAYMOND WARNECKI
PAGE 40
UPPER PHOTO DIEFFENDERFER'S CREW
FRONT ROW
JAMES C. DIEFFENDERFER (Pilot) JACK L. CAMBELL WILLIAM GROSENBERG FREDERICK O. BLAIR
BACK ROW
______PALEWIDZ RAYBURN CARROLL JAMES C. KERSH HAROLD L. HAHAN KENNETH C. MOWRY
MIDDLE PHOTO O'BRIEN'S CREW
FRONT ROW
WILLIAM E. O'BRIEN (Pilot) JAMES H. POWELL VICTOR H. FRANCO WALTER G. BINIUS
BACK ROW
EDWARD C. AYLING (EDDIE) EDWARD V. NIEMI JESS S. GIBSON GEORGE W. SMITH CLIFFORD CASSELBURY
BOTTOM PHOTO O'BRIEN'S CREW
FRONT ROW
WILLIAM E. O'BRIEN (Pilot) WILLIAM B. TRIGG VICTOR H. FRANCO WALTER G. BINIUS
VIII PAGE 40 (cont.)
BACK ROW
JESS S. GIBSON GEORGE W. SMITH EDWARD C. AYLING (EDDIE) CLIFFORD CASSELBURY
PAGE 41
UPPER PHOTO TRIGG'S CREW
FRONT ROW
WILLIAM B. TRIGG (Pilot) STANFORD A. ENSBERG KENNETH BECKSTROM DAVID ANDERSON
BACK ROW
VINCENT W. ZEKAS GALEN A. BROWN HENRY B. MOELLER THOMAS J. HICKEY STANLEY F. RAEZER
MIDDLE PHOTO KIRBY'S CREW
FRONT ROW
NEILL G. KIRBY (Pilot) CARROLL B. SINCLAIR ______(?) FRED E. KING
BACK ROW
JOHN E. FRITZ HAROLD E. BISHOP JOSEPH THOMPSON (S/Sgt., Gunner) JOHN J. ONDRIS (PAPPY)
BOTTOM PHOTO DEWOLF'S CREW
FRONT ROW
JAMES G. DEWOLF (Pilot) LEONARD E. SYMROSKI (C.O. of 63rd QM Forward) JAMES C. MEADE WILLIS E. BRADY
IX BACK ROW
RANDALL J. SOBOTKA JOHN R. GEARY DONALD E. McCOY CLAIR L. WRIGHTS GILBERT T. FLIEGERT
PAGE 42
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
EDWARD W. SCOTT, JR. (63RD C.O., later brought radar B-24s on 2nd tour) CHARLES F. OWENS WILLIAM W. HOOVER ______LEWIS
BACK ROW
______BUTLER LEONARD S. GARFOLA PAUL N. MALONE
MIDDLE PHOTO MURPHY'S CREW - repeated photo (middle photo page 38)
BOTTOM PHOTO STALEY'S CREW
FRONT ROW
______TREADWAY ______(?) OLIVER M. CSONTOS (MIKE) GEORGE D. BROWING WILLIAM H. DONAHUE
BACK ROW
HARRY A. STALEY (Pilot) EVERETT C. SUNDERMAN JOSEPH C. WILFERT CARL CHRISTENSEN GEORGE E. DERR (SHORTY)
PAGE 43
UPPER PHOTO O'BRIEN'S CREW - repeated photo (middle photo page 40)
MIDDLE PHOTO THOMPHSON'S CREW
FRONT ROW
WILLIAM M. THOMPHSON, JR. (Pilot) ROBERT B. LANGLEY HARVEY A. WILSON
X PAGE 43 (cont.)
ROBERT H. BUTLER
BACK ROW
ROBERT T. GREENFIELD WESLEY M. CHADWICK "RED" McCORMIC MICHAEL FRAYCHAK WILLIAM W. ELROD
BOTTOM PHOTO 63RD SQUADRON MAINTENANCE LINE CHIEF, FLIGHT CHIEFS AND INSPECTORS
FRONT ROW
THOMAS D. ROTE ANTHONY J. DeANGELIS CHARLES R. WOODS CHARLES P. RAYNOR JOSEPH E. MUSSOLIND
BACK ROW
HENRY J. PORTER III WILLIAM A. STARICHENKO AMIL A. MALLADA JACK ______ELKIN C. TAPP ______McABE
PAGE 46
MIDDLE PHOTO
FRONT ROW
ROGER KETTLESON ______BAGANZ ______SMITH
BACK ROW
______HALL ______PATTON ______STEVENS ______BAYER ______
PAGE 47
MIDDLE PHOTO
______SMITH (far left)
XI PAGE 47 (cont.)
______CHELLORE (far left)
BOTTOM PHOTO
FRONT ROW
STAN SALSBURY (Pilot) ______WORLEY (Pilot) JAMES DUANE (Navigator) ______BURON (Bombardier)
PAGE 49
BOTTOM PHOTO
FRONT ROW ______FARRELL (Intelligence) "ZED" ZAHM (Navigator) BILL HUWRICHOUSE (Pilot)
BACK ROW
______McCONNELL (far right)
PAGE 50
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
CHARLES McARTHUR (Pilot) BOB KAPLAN (Pilot) ______BIRD (Navigator) BILL SINGER (Bombardier)
BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO
FRONT ROW
FRED WESCHE (Pilot) LES NEUMAN CLEM KINCAID JOSEPH D. HOWARD (Lt.Col. USAF Ret.)
BACK ROW
______MAZEFERRO ______PAPIN DON RAHER EARL ROSENGARTEN (later changed name to ROGERS) GUY CLAREY
XII PAGE 51
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
RAY HOLSEY (Pilot) ______REAM (Pilot) "DAVEY" CROCKETT (Navigator) JIM STRINGFIELD (Navigator)
PAGE 52
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
MARSHALL NELSON ART CURREN ______HAUSER BILL HALL
PAGE 53
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
______DR. JANEZ DR. BLANK ______
LOWER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
______VERN REEVES (Pilot) ______METZ RAY HOLSEY (Pilot) ______HOFFMAN
BACK ROW
______HOLLORAN ______ROCHE ______STEVENS ______
XIII PAGE 54
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW
______WORLEY (Pilot)
PAGE 55
UPPER PHOTO
FRONT ROW (Sitting)
______VERN REEVES (Pilot) ______FARRELL (Intelligence) DR. BLANK CHARLES GIDDINGS (Pilot) H. T. HASTINGS RAY HOLSEY "DAVEY" CROCKETT (4th from right)
SECOND ROW (Sitting)
JAKE FRANZ (Bombardier) ______"ZED" ZAHM (Navigator) ______JIM DUANE ______RYAN ______SICKENGER JOHN PICKERING ("PICK") (Pilot) FRED WESCHE (Pilot) ______BURDA
THIRD ROW (Standing)
______NEUMAN (far left) ______BIRD (3rd from right) BILL SINGER (6th from left) ______REUTINGER (far right)
FOURTH ROW (Standing)
______HAUSER CHICK OLSON RUSH GREENSLADE (2nd from right)
XIV BACK ROW
______ROGER KETTLESON ______WORLEY (Pilot) (4th from right)
MIDDLE PHOTO
FRONT ROW
KEN McCULLAR (2nd from right)
BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO
FRONT ROW
CHARLES GIDDINGS (Pilot) VERN REEVES "ZED" ZAHM (?) (Navigator) ______VASALIE
BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO
FRONT ROW
MARSHALL NELSON ______RUSH GREENSLADE JIM STRINGFIELD (Bombardier)
PAGE 57
TOP PHOTO
FRONT ROW
WALDO SHAUACRE (Pilot) ______GARDNER GROVER REAT (Navigator) ______PITTMAN (Bombardier)
MIDDLE PHOTO
FRONT ROW
KEN McCULLAR (Pilot) ______WORLEY (Pilot) ______BIRD (Navigator) BILL SINGER (Bombardier)
BACK ROW
______PATTON (3rd from right)
XV PAGE 57 (cont.)
BOTTOM PHOTO
FRONT ROW
CHICK OLSON JOHN PICKERING ("PICK") ______GORDON MANUEL (Enlisted Bombardier)
BACK ROW
______REXPOAT ______CURRY ______MURAY (Murray?) ______SHANSONE ______ALLEN
PAGE 59
TOP PHOTO
FRONT ROW
______BURDA (4th from right)
MIDDLE PHOTO
FRONT ROW
KEN McCULLAR (Pilot) ______WORLEY (Pilot) ______BIRD (Navigator) BILL SINGER (Bombardier)
MIDDLE ROW
______THORINGTON ROBERT SCHULTZ (Pilot) "ZED" ZAHM (Navigator) DAVID E. TURNER (Bombardier)
TOP ROW
RAY HOLSEY (Pilot) ______"DAVEY" CROCKETT (Navigator) JAMES STRINGFIELD (Bombardier)
XVI PAGE 63
MIDDLE PHOTO
BACK ROW
"BREEZY" BOREN
PAGE 64
BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO
BACK ROW
L.C. "CHALKY" WHITE (Bombardier) (far right)
PAGE 66
TOP RIGHT PHOTO
LeROY SPILLYARDS (2nd from left)
BOTTOM PHOTO
BACK ROW
BILL WILSON (3rd from right)
PAGE 68
BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO
BACK ROW
MAX MITCHELL (3rd from left)
PAGE 74
PHOTO 2 nd FROM TOP
BACK ROW
HOWARD THOMAS (3rd from left)
PAGE 75
TOP PHOTO
BACK ROW
______BRECHT
XVII MIDDLE PHOTO
BACK ROW
JOHN F. "JACK" HOPKINS
PAGE 77
PHOTO 2 nd FROM TOP
FRONT ROW
RICHARD WILLIAMS ARTHUR KNISKERN JAMES PRESTON R. L. JONES ______DOBROSCYK
BACK ROW
JAMES BLAISDELL JOHN CLARK JOHN TALLITSCH JOHN ROLLU FRED LLOYD
BOTTOM PHOTO
BACK ROW
______COOK (2nd from left) ERNIE WELLS (far right)
PAGE 78
MIDDLE PHOTO
BACK ROW
JAY P. ROUSEK (Pilot) (2nd from left)
PAGE 79 403rd
TOP RIGHT PHOTO
BACK ROW
______GIBSON (far left)
BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO
FRONT ROW
ALTON D. LEAMAN (Gunner, Tail) FRED McGLOTHLIN (Armed Radio)
XVIII PAGE 79 (cont.)
STILES MILLS (Radio Operator) ELWOOD BENTLEY (Gunner, Ball Turret) RALPH THOMAS (Armed Engineer)
BACK ROW
WALTER LUCIEN (Bombardier) JAY P. ROUSEK (Pilot) VERNON STRAWSER (Co-Pilot) ______CORY (Navigator)
PAGE 80
TOP PHOTO CREW
BACK ROW
______DOWNER
BOTTOM PHOTO
BACK ROW
______BONNER ARTHUR BURBECK
PAGE 81
MIDDLE LEFT PHOTO
BACK ROW
JOHN F. "JACK" HOPKINS
MIDDLE RIGHT PHOTO BRIEFING ROOM
GEORGE PASCOE (standing, 3rd from right)
BOTTOM PHOTO
FRONT ROW
"DOC" (403rd Squadron Doctor) (center)
BACK ROW
403rd Squadron Barber (4th from left)
XIX