765th Squadron Crews
At the 1999
reunion it was proposed that we attempt to locate, duplicate, and
archive all the crew photos from the 461st Bomb Group. The project
is rolling along nicely now, but there are a lot of photos without
identifying captions, so if you can supply information please
E-mail me. Read more
about this effort. We are working on a way to include the ground
personnel in a similar project, so please sound off on your ideas for
that.
The archive now swells
with pictures of over 135 crews. Still, we are less than half-way
to our goal of archiving the photos of the 300+ crews that served with
the 461st Bomb Group during WWII. 92 of the photos were already in
the Archive, and many have been contributed since the request went into
the December 1999 Liberaider.
If we do not yet have your crew picture posted in
this section we hope it will further encourage you to send one in.
We also encourage you to write a crew history to accompany your picture.
We have restructured the crew index to make it easier to follow, and to
allow you to see both what we have and what we are missing.
Thank you for the enthusiastic response to this
project, and we beg your patience as we catch up on the backlog of work.
Send a duplicate (not a Xerox) of your crew photo -
with identifying captions - to:
461st Bomb Group Crew
Photo Project
ATTN: Hughes Glantzberg
P.O. Box 926
Gunnison, CO 81230
Include a Self Addressed Stamped
Photo Mailer if you wish to have your photo returned. We
would, naturally, like to have a hardcopy on file for the archive, but
we will cheerfully return any photo you would like to have back.
You can also E-Mail a scanned photo to
this address :
Webmaster
E-Mail for instructions, and to find out how large the image should be.
When submitting crew photos to the archive, please
try to include the following information:
Any Crew
Numbers You Remember Being Used: In some
cases there may be more than one.
Specific
Crew Positions: Because MOS numbers do not
indicate gunner positions, please be as specific as noting even RIGHT
and LEFT Waist when possible.
Nicknames: In most cases, we can pull full
names and spelling from the database, so let us know what nicknames were
earned within your crew.
Crew
Training Information: Please supply us with
your Training Crew Number and the Stateside base at which your crew was
assembled.
Crew
History Or Anecdotes: Give us the story of
your crew and how you worked together in the air and on the ground.
Individual Aircraft With Which Your Crew Was Associated:
After the loss of the original batch of H-Models,
aircraft were not as closely associated with particular crews. However,
if your crew became quite familiar with an individual ship let's get
that into the record.
Many of the crew photos posted
do not yet have their captions added. Being a 4 finger typist (working
on 5!), I wouldn't object one bit to having you drop a caption into an
E-Mail so I could just copy and paste the text into place. Remember to
put a crew position with each name if possible, and if you can be
specific about the side each waist gunner manned, it will aid us
greatly.
Crews Alphabetically By Pilot Name
The notation 'ZI' in the crew number slot indicates
that a crew was assigned only for processing to the US at the end of the
war.
A
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo inArchive? |
| Anderson, John W. Jr. |
765 |
12/02/44 |
12/2 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Arbuthnot, Robert E. |
765 |
04/11/44 |
39-1 |
2 Photos - Need ID |
| Avery, Richard E. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
25 |
4 Photos - Note |
B
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Baker, Robert K. |
765 |
08/08/44 |
22-1 |
Crewmembers - Note |
| Baran, Walter Jr. |
765 |
01/26/45 |
118 |
Crewmembers |
| Barnes, Robert T. |
765 |
09/15/44 |
9/16 |
2 Photos |
| Beatty, William H. |
765 |
08/08/44 |
26-1 |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
| Bennett, James T. |
765 |
??/??/?? |
31 |
Crewmembers |
| Blake, Robert T. |
765 |
07/26/44 |
7/26 |
Photos and story |
| Bloxom, Ingrid B., Jr. |
765 |
07/03/44 |
7/31-1 (20) |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Brady, Cornelius H. |
765 |
12/31/44 |
24R |
Photo - Needs some ID |
| Brewster, Robert L. |
765 |
01/22/45 |
1/22 |
Crewmember |
| Brown, Walter H. |
765 |
05/07/45 |
ZI |
--- |
| Bruning, Robert J. |
765 |
03/05/45 |
29R |
Photo - Needs some ID |
| Butler, Fenton H. |
765 |
04/16/45 |
4/16-3 |
Crewmembers |
C
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Caran, Robert |
765 |
03/03/45 |
134 (3/3?) |
Photos - 1 Needs ID |
| Carr, Rudolph C. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
25 |
Crewmembers |
| Chalmers, Robert T. |
765 |
08/08/44 |
23-1 |
4 Photos |
| Childrey, Jackson F. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
36 |
2 Photos - Needs ID - Notes |
| Cooper, Leo F. |
765 |
07/27/44 |
4614 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Crossman, Phillip J. |
765 |
10/02/44 |
5993 |
Photo - Needs information - Notes |
| Cunningham, William O. |
765 |
04/03/45 |
26R |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
D
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Demmond, Edward C. |
765 |
04/16/45 |
4/16-2 |
2 Photos - Notes |
E
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Eaby, Donald C. |
765 |
08-28-44 |
28-1 |
Crewmembers |
F
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Ford, Eugene P. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
29 |
2 Photos - Needs gun pos. |
| Frattone, Vincent R. |
765 |
??/??/?? |
?? |
2 Photos - Needs ID |
| Fulks, Glenial |
765 |
10/18/43 |
31 |
Photo |
G
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Garrison, Vernon |
765 |
10/18/43 |
28 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Githens, Kenneth O. |
765 |
??/??/?? |
21-1 |
Crewmembers |
| Gray, Frederick A., Jr. |
765 |
08/23/44 |
27-1 |
Photos |
| Green, Curtis G. Jr. |
765 |
07/07/44 |
20-1 |
Crewmembers |
| Grimm, Water J. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
35 |
Photo |
H
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Hayes, John H. |
765 |
01/31/45 |
119 |
Crewmembers |
| Heinze, Lloyd R. |
765 |
12/19/44 |
23-2 |
Photo |
| Holly, William M. |
765 |
04/16/45 |
4/16-1 |
Photo - Needs some ID |
| Huber, Roy E. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
37 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Hughes, Arthur L. |
765 |
10/31/44 |
90R |
2 Photos, History |
I
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
J
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Jenkins, Jasper T. |
765 |
06/09/44 |
30-1 |
Photo - Needs waist pos. - Note |
| Johnson, David E. A. |
765 |
07/23/44 |
?? |
Photo - Needs ID |
K
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Kelleher, William J. |
765 |
8/28/44 |
28-1 |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
| Kelliher, Robert M. |
765 |
10/28/44 |
89R |
Crewmembers |
| King, Willard R. |
765 |
07/23/44 |
|
Photo, Notes - Needs crew pos. |
| Kostka, Charles F. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
33 |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
L
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Lenhart, Francis M. |
765 |
05/07/45 |
ZI |
--- |
| Louches, Robert J. |
765 |
09/02/44 |
9/2 |
Crewmembers |
M
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Marshall, Clarence P. |
765 |
7-24-44 |
7/24 |
Crewmembers - Note |
| McDonnell, Charles P. |
765 |
04/07/45 |
4/7 |
Crewmembers |
| McMillen, Dewey A. |
765 |
12/19/44 |
90R |
Crewmembers |
| Michaelis, Donald, W. |
765 |
01/06/45 |
1/6 |
Crewmembers |
| Miller, Johnson S. |
765 |
12/31/44 |
37R |
Photo |
| Mixson, Marion C. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
24 |
2 Photos - Needs some ID |
| Mohan, Bernard J. |
765 |
07/24/44 |
7/24 |
Crewmembers |
|
Moss, Thomas R. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
27 |
2 Photos - Needs ID |
| Myllmaki, Edward E. |
765 |
07/07/44 |
34R |
Crewmembers |
N
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Nixon, Forrest D. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
30 |
Photo - Needs crew pos. |
| Norris, Samuel N. |
765 |
10/18/44 |
20 |
Photo - Needs ID |
O
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
P
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Peterson, Edward W. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
26 |
Photo |
| Phillips, Rollen L. |
765 |
04/11/44 |
38-0 |
Photo |
| Porch, Stanley P. |
765 |
12/02/44 |
150 |
Crewmembers |
| Presho, Burnie E. |
765 |
07/31/44 |
25R |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
Q
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
R
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Reiland, Richard F. |
765 |
04/16/44 |
4/16-10 |
Crewmembers |
| Robinson, James B., III |
765 |
04/11/44 |
21-1 |
Photo |
S
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Sage, Joseph H. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
32 |
Photo - Needs crew pos. - Story |
| St. John, Earl |
765 |
11/29/44 |
30-1 |
2 Photos - Needs waist pos. - Notes |
| Schweisberger, Robert E. |
765 |
07/27/44 |
7/271 |
Crewmembers |
| Schwisow, Lauren L. |
765 |
07/26/44 |
7/27 |
Crewmembers |
| Simons, William V. |
765 |
10/16/44 |
6230 |
Crewmembers |
| Skinner, Ernest C. |
765 |
01/07/45 |
38-2 |
2 Photos - Needs waist pos. |
| Smith, Gerald R. |
765 |
10/07/44 |
6409 |
Photos - Need waist pos. - Notes |
| Specht, John K. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
22 |
Photo |
| Stanko, John J. |
765 |
03/23/45 |
448 |
Crewmembers |
| Staples, Robert S. |
765 |
11/29/44 |
20- |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
| Stegeman, John C. |
765 |
11/29/44 |
22-2 |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
| Street, Samuel S. |
765 |
05/07/45 |
ZI |
--- |
| Summers, Leslie L. |
765 |
07/25/44 |
7/25 |
Crewmembers |
T
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Taylor, Noble A. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
23 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Tallant, William H. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
21 |
Photo, notes - Needs Waist Pos. |
| Tickle, William L., Jr. |
765 |
05/07/45 |
ZI |
--- |
| Traetta, Dominick |
765 |
12/02/44 |
12/2-1 |
2 Photos - Needs Waist Pos. |
U
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
V
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
|
Vladyka, Vahl A. |
765 |
12/19/44 |
36R |
2 Photos - Needs Waist Pos. - Note |
W
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Waggoner, William E. |
765 |
07/03/44 |
|
Crewmembers |
| Warren, Robert A., Jr. |
765 |
07/26/44 |
5007 |
Crewmembers |
| Weems, William Z. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
34 |
Crewmembers |
| Welton, Thomas B. |
765 |
10/11/44 |
27R |
Crewmembers |
| West, Thomas K. |
765 |
10/11/44 |
38-1 |
Photo - Needs some gun pos. - Notes |
| Wester, Robert G. |
765 |
10/18/43 |
26 |
Photos |
| Whalen, Russel G. |
765 |
10/11/44 |
39R |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
| Wnukowski, Raymond |
765 |
5/7/45 |
5/7-3 |
Photo |
| Wojtkowiak, Leonard S. |
765 |
01/07/45 |
25-2 |
Photo - Needs Waist Pos. |
| Woodruff, Lawrence O. |
765 |
09/09/44 |
33R |
Photo - Needs Waist Pos. |
X
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
DateAssigned |
CrewNumber |
Photo inArchive? |
Y
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Yancey, James R. |
765 |
11/29/44 |
24- |
Crewmembers |
Z
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
