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B-24 Crew During Training

The crew of B-24 during training stateside. Crew members that mission were  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. Normal 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)

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!)

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