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B-24 "Tough Titti" and Crew

B-24 "Tough Titti" and Crew during WWII (likely inside a revetment in SW China): L to R standing:  LT/ Kaestner;  Pilot LT/ Apsega; Co-pilot LT/ Crawford; Navigator Lt/ Adelson; bombardier Sitting L to R - Sergeants: Mann; Gunner Young; Gunner Smith; Engineer Jones; asst. Engineer Luebers; radio Operator Bartell, Donald J.; Armorer Gunner 
B-24 "Tough Titti" and Crew during WWII (likely inside a revetment in SW China): L to R standing: LT/ Kaestner; Pilot LT/ Apsega; Co-pilot LT/ Crawford; Navigator Lt/ Adelson; bombardier Sitting L to R - Sergeants: Mann; Gunner Young; Gunner Smith; Engineer Jones; asst. Engineer Luebers; radio Operator Bartell, Donald J.; Armorer Gunner (Thanks A. Cope!)
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MACR 12028 Tungloa Book

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Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 12028 regarding the February 7, 1945 crash of a C-47 with the loss of two American personnel and 35 Chinese personnel at Tian'e ("Tungloa"), Guangxi province. There exists only a record of the names of the American personnel, as below.

Gregory, Carrol D Maj Pilot 0421574 MIA
Young, Ralph R. 2nd Lt. Co-pilot 0550952 MIA
Robie, Raymond J. Pfc Radio Operator 39564739 parachuted out and survived
Austin, George M Jr. Capt Flight surgeon 0461426 parachuted out and survived

11th Bomb Squadron Crew Photo

A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside a B-25 somewhere in China on 2 February 1943.  They are:  Capt. Robert. V. Ford Lt. Franklin. F. Young Lt. Glee. C. Smyth T/Sgt. Claire. L. Pattengale S/Sgt. S. J. MacLaughlin Capt. Melvin. R. Wilcox
A crew of the 11th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group, stands beside a B-25 somewhere in China on 2 February 1943. They are: Capt. Robert. V. Ford Lt. Franklin. F. Young Lt. Glee. C. Smyth T/Sgt. Claire. L. Pattengale S/Sgt. S. J. MacLaughlin Capt. Melvin. R. Wilcox Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.
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Two CACW Pilots

Pilots of CACW, Maj. Winston Churchill and Capt. T. H. Young in China during WWII.
Pilots of CACW, Maj. Winston Churchill and Capt. T. H. Young in China during WWII. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.
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B-24 And Crew In Florida

Colonel William D. Hopson and crew with their shark-teeth painted B-24; kissing the plane. At Palm Beach, Florida, after safe return to the US post-war. B-24 serial #44-51040. Painted under the nose window, "Maj. Dick Young," which may refer to Richard B. Young, who was in the original cadre, navigator of #42-40062  "FIVE BY FIVE." (Thanks metteor51.)

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In Flight And Stations

B-24 #44-51040 during travel and various stations, presumably on the trip home to the US after the war.

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Installing B-24 Ball Turret

Crew of 436th Bomb Squadron getting ready to install new ball turret on B-24 bomber at Vishnupur, India.  Photo from Dick Young.
Crew of 436th Bomb Squadron getting ready to install new ball turret on B-24 bomber at Vishnupur, India. Photo from Dick Young.
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GIs Examine Small Bomb

American GIs examine small Japanese fragmentation bomb in China on November 13th, 1942. 2nd Lt. Nicholas Marich (sometimes spelled Marick) and 2nd Lt. Joseph W. Cunningham returned to American bases after having spent three days behind Japanese lines evading capture after their B-25 bomber was shot down on October 25, 1942 about 25 miles north-west of Hong Kong, China. They were only two of six crew who escaped (1st Lt. Howard C. Allers, 2nd Lt. Murray L. Lewis, Sgt. Paul C. Webb, and Sgt. James N. Young w
American GIs examine small Japanese fragmentation bomb in China on November 13th, 1942. 2nd Lt. Nicholas Marich (sometimes spelled Marick) and 2nd Lt. Joseph W. Cunningham returned to American bases after having spent three days behind Japanese lines evading capture after their B-25 bomber was shot down on October 25, 1942 about 25 miles north-west of Hong Kong, China. They...
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Crew Posing Before B-25 "Niagra's Belle"

Posing beside B-25J # 439, "Niagra's Belle", of the 491st Bomb Squadron, are crewmembers; (left to right, back) Capt Kenneth R. Bridges (pilot), S/Sgt Joseph T. Young (flight engineer), Lt Arthur J. White, Jr., (bombardier); (front) T/Sgt James E. Starling and S/Sgt John H. McGee. Photo was taken at Yangkai, China. Later Ken Bridges (January 19, 1945) and John McGee (April 2, 1945) were Killed In Action.
Posing beside B-25J # 439, "Niagra's Belle", of the 491st Bomb Squadron, are crewmembers; (left to right, back) Capt Kenneth R. Bridges (pilot), S/Sgt Joseph T. Young (flight engineer), Lt Arthur J. White, Jr., (bombardier); (front) T/Sgt James E. Starling and S/Sgt John H. McGee. Photo was taken at Yangkai, China. Later Ken Bridges (January 19, 1945) and John McGee...
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B-29 "Mammy Yokum"

The B-29 bomber "Mammy Yokum" in China during WWII.  At one point this plane was piloted by Rolland Thomas Young, ASN #O684103, who was attached to 792nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 468th Bombardment Group, 58th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force on September 4, 1943, with rank of 2nd Lt. He was a captain in the Air National Guard (Indiana) after the war, and served in the Air Force during the Korean War. Rolland Thomas “Rollo” Young went by Tom Young in the military. Young was a native of Akron, Ohio.
The B-29 bomber "Mammy Yokum" in China during WWII. At one point this plane was piloted by Rolland Thomas Young, ASN #O684103, who was attached to 792nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 468th Bombardment Group, 58th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force on September 4, 1943, with rank of 2nd Lt. He was a captain in the Air National Guard (Indiana) after the...
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