" title=""> Originally assigned to the 615th Squadron as IY-R, this aircraft was reassigned in early 1945 to the 613th Squadron as IN-R." title=""> " title="">

Front Row L to R: S/Sgt Carlton F. Giese, Gunner; James D. Pepper, Radio Op; 1st Lt Martin J. Wiegler , Bombardier; Gerald "Gerry" F. Hereford, Eng/TTG." title=""> Kneeling : Ernest M. Snyder - Kenneth M. Jacobson - David H Campbell - Harwell Wilton W. - Richard R Ruhmann " title=""> Front Row: Charles Davis, Navigator; Terence McArron, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot; Wilbur Ford, 2nd Lt, Pilot; Jansen, Bombardier." title="">
Missing: George Menzel, Bombardier

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Front Row L to R: E.W. Coleman. Pilot; C.A. Carmon, Radio; E.W. anderson, Waist Gunner; A.J. Meany, Ball Turret Gunner.

(Original Co-Pilot S.L. Wilcox KIA 7/24/1944)

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Front row:
Charlie Gue, Harry Marincelli, Ralph Lawrence, Myron Sexton, B.B. Sherrill Jr." title=""> Front Row L to R: A. David Kelso, Pilot; Wiley R. Haggard, Co-Pilot; Calvin T. Hunt, Navigator; Alvin B. Tonne, Bombardier." title="">
Not pictured are G. Snodgrass, Togglier; O.M. Fisher, Left Waist Gunner." title="">
Front Row (L to R):
Frank G. DeWitt, Ball Turret Gunner; Otho Haskell Brady, Radio Op; Clark G. Merrill, Tail Gunner; Harold Domm, Waist Gunner.
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Mr. John B. Carson who was the substitute tail gunner on March 26,1944 when Omar the Dentmaker was hit by flak over Pas de Calais, France and exploded, is not pictured here.

" title=""> Kneeling L to R: Joe Mitchell, RO; Beattie Dickson, TT/Eng Bombardier.

Lead Crew on Berlin Mission, 03/18/1945" title="">
Front row: Roy Sanders, Howard Grull, Warren Canter, John Campbell." title="">

42-39825) when it crashed on take-off." title=""> Captain Blumenthal was the Base Radio Maintenance Officer and the 615th Bomb Squadron Communications Officer." title="">

Taken at the Memorial Program for D-Day, South Gate, CA." title=""> Kingman Army Air Field / Sales Storage Depot #41 Museum, located in Hesperia, California.  Note that John is sitting on a B-17 radio operator's chair that came from one of the Kingman Flying Fortresses.

John Hurd was featured in The History Channel's presentation "Suicide Missions - Ball Turret Gunners"." title=""> Palm Springs Air Museum in California.

Note the throttle control levers in the center of the photo that allow for a single or multi-engine adjustment with one hand." title="">