461st plaque

461st Bombardment Group (H)

764th Crews 765th Crews 766th Crews 767th Crews

Ahlberg - #42 Barcus - #123 Barnes - #53 Barnhart - #59 Bauman - #44 Baumann - #46 Bigelow - #54 Bontempo - #1/26 Boyd - #44R Bridges - #5/5 Brothers - #41 Chester - #9/1 Coates - #96- Coleman - #58- Conner - #4/7 Courtney - #50R Curtis - #152 DeSpain - #57-0 Donovan - #45 Dunn - #54-1 Edwards - #40 Ehrlich - #45R Falkner - #8/29 Farnham - #42R Fawcett - #50 Fernsten - #49R Fink - #9/22 Friedersdorf - #8/28 Garner - #50-1 Guyton - #10/8 Hall - #6232 Hatem - #4/16-9 Hesser - #56 Holmes - #47 Hooper - #12/12 Hoskins - #124 Hutchison - #102 Jehli - #42-1 Kassian - #57R1 Kuhlman - 52R LaRock - #1/30 Ledendecker - #4/6 MacDougall - #41 Mahlum - #1/6 Malvin McKee - #154 Merkouris - #49-7 Miller - #10/23 Misius - #56R Moses - #7/25-1 Mowery - #49 Nixon - #42 O'Neal - #10/31 Pearce - #55R Philips - #8/22 Ray - #58-0 Ridenour - #3/3 Roberts - #52R Robertson - #48 Seeman - #43 Settle - #55 Shaw - #43-1 Sidovar - #10/16-1 Simon - #53 Sobieski - #8/22 Sterret - #7/12 Tebbens - #3/12 Thomas - #46R Townsley - #58-2 Trier - #55-1 Vahldieck - #1/30 Vanderhoeven - #50-1 Ward - #53-2 Webb - #6781 Webb - #8/28 Wiemann - #6413 Wilson - #44-1 Wilson - #52 Wood - #51 Wren - #7/23 Wright - #52-1 Yetter - #56R Zive - #59-0

Fink - #9/22

MACR #12489

Fink crew #9/22 

Standing L-R: 2nd Lt. Oliver P. Sullens, Jr. (N); 2nd Lt. Keith F. Ace (B); 2nd Lt. John P. Sherlock (CP); 2nd Lt. Franis X. Fink (P)

Squatting L-R: Sgt. Ervin R. Hennon (G); Delbert Mizor (G); S/Sgt. Lloyd O. Spencer, Jr. (G); S/Sgt. Emanuel Mougianis (RO/G); Cecil Gilliland (G); Sgt. Franklin R. (Rudy) Mann (E/G)

On 13 February 1945, the Fink crew consisted of different crewmembers than are shown above.  According to the MACR #12489, this crew consisted of:

Franis X. Fink, Pilot

John P. Sherlock, Co-pilot

Oliver P. Sullens, Jr, Navigator

Keith F. Ace, Bombardier

Franklin R. (Rudy) Mann, Engineer/Gunner

Emanuel Mougianis, Radio Operator/Gunner

Russell J. Battaglia, Gunner

Ervin R. Hennon, Gunner

Edward D. Schiffbauer, Gunner

Lloyd O. Spencer, Jr., Gunner

Michael Drena, Photographer

I acquired the following photos of this crew taken after they were shot down:

Battaglia

Courtesy of J. Kurt Spence

Russell J. Battaglia

Drena

Courtesy of J. Kurt Spence

Michael Drena

Hennon

Courtesy of J. Kurt Spence

Ervin R. Hennon

Mougianis

Courtesy of J. Kurt Spence

Emanuel Mougianis

Schiffbauer

Courtesy of J. Kurt Spence

Edward D. Schiffbauer

Spencer

Courtesy of J. Kurt Spence

Lloyd O. Spencer, Jr.