“Naughty Nan”.Over Koblenz.

2nd Lt. Stanislaus L. Mikolajczyk served as co-pilot of B-24J 42-99949, 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. On 21 September 1944 over Belgium, Mikolajczyk was observing while the pilot flew on instruments. He spotted an aircraft approaching in a right bank at ten o'clock and grabbed the controls in a desperate attempt to pull their ship up and over it. The collision could not be avoided. He managed to escape the stricken aircraft and landed safely, returning to duty (RTD).

2nd Lt. Alvin M. Kibler served as navigator aboard B-24J 42-99949 'Naughty Man', 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Kibler was killed in action on 21 September 1944 during the mid-air collision over Belgium. His remains were identified near the nose section of the crashed aircraft.

2nd Lt. Edwin S. Stellhorn served as bombardier aboard B-24J 42-99949 'Naughty Man', 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Stellhorn was killed in action on 21 September 1944. Following the crash, he was found at the rear escape hatch of the aircraft, indicating he had attempted to bail out.

S/Sgt. Cecil D. Johnson served as flight engineer aboard B-24J 42-99949, 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. On 21 September 1944, after the collision, Johnson was attempting to force open the bomb bay doors to allow the crew to escape when the pilot came back to assist him. Johnson exited the aircraft following the pilot but was unable to fasten more than one catch on his parachute harness, resulting in a rapid descent. He sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized in Brussels.

T/Sgt. Joseph F. Bradley served as radio operator aboard B-24J 42-99949, 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. On 21 September 1944, after the mid-air collision, Bradley observed a large hole in the nose section caused by the impact. He was unable to assess the condition of the nose due to heavy hydraulic fluid escaping, but used that opening to escape the stricken aircraft. He landed approximately 100 yards from the wreckage with only a minor scratch on the forehead.

S/Sgt. Oscar Bregman served as waist gunner aboard B-24J 42-99949 'Naughty Man', 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Bregman was killed in action on 21 September 1944. Following the crash, he was found at the rear escape hatch of the aircraft alongside the bombardier, indicating he had attempted to bail out.

Sgt. Eugene B. Campbell was a waist gunner in the 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was not a crew member of 42-99949 but witnessed the mid-air collision on 21 September 1944 from his position in another aircraft in the formation. He described observing the aircraft in the 3-2 position flying erratically when clouds were encountered and saw the nose of the 3-2 aircraft knock off the tail assembly of the 3-3 aircraft. Campbell also photographed the formation with a K-20 camera shortly before the accident.

Sgt. Harry A. Moe, serial number 20953975, is listed in section 12 of MACR 9662 as a witness believed to have had last knowledge of the missing aircraft on 21 September 1944. He was not a crew member of 42-99949.

S/Sgt. Terrill J. Conoway (also recorded as Merrill J. Conoway in some documents) served as tail gunner aboard B-24J 42-99949, 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Conoway was killed in action on 21 September 1944 during the mission to Koblenz, Germany. He was found half out of his tail turret after the aircraft crashed following the mid-air collision over Belgium. Post-war records confirm his mission history with the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group.

S/Sgt. Lee J. Grafe served as nose gunner aboard B-24J 42-99949 'Naughty Man', 328th Bombardment Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. Grafe was killed in action on 21 September 1944 during the mid-air collision over Belgium. His remains were identified near the nose section of the crashed aircraft, the area of primary impact.