The crew of a B-24 during training stateside.
Top row, left to right:
- 2nd Lt. William Staskiewicz (bombardier)
- 2nd Lt. William U. DuMond (navigator)
- 2nd Lt. John P. Burkett (pilot)
- 2nd Lt. Wallace I. Ackerman (copilot)
Top row, left to right:
- Cpl. Norman P. Reuter (asst. radio op)
- S/Sgt. Claude L. Crosby (ass't. engineer)
- S/Sgt. Herbert W. Robbs (engineer)
- Cpl. Leroy P. Miller (gunner)
- Cpl. Vern S. Bergh (gunner)
- S/Sgt. Boleslaw A. Skurnowicz (radio op)
In China, on one mission this crew would "borrow" B-24 "Burma Queen" for a mission and were eventually forced to bail out, all crew surviving without serious injury.
(Thanks to S. Skurnowicz for image and info!)