492nd Bomber Squadron

"The best crew in World War II!" McCoy's Crew at Gaya Air Base in 1943 (both images): Back row l to r: Thomas L. Grady, (Tail Gunner); Roy A. Whistle, (Radar); Russell F. Doman, (Engineer); Lester V. Bebout (Gunner); Sibulski (Gunner) Front: Earl Rambow (Navigator). John R. Miller (Co-Pilot), Edward L. McCoy (Pilot), Robert 'Mac' McIntosh (Bombardier) (Thanks John Olin...

S/Sgt. Thomas Lonergan Grady, tail gunner in a B-24 in the CBI during WWII, February - December, 1943. A total of 48 missions flown. Also an artist, and witness to things good and things heartbreaking during the war. He was born in Boston on June 11, 1918, to attorney Frederic J. Grady and Eleanor C. (O'Brion) Grady. He was an...

A bit of gambling and drink in 7th Bomb Group, 492nd Bomber Squadron, in 1945. Photo from C. H. Serra.