Sortie2ADB-24
“Unexpected Visitor, The”.
Mission 781 · 05 January 1945
Serial
42-51248
B-24J
Fuselage Code
GO
Squadron
328th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtMerle L. King
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJohn T. Ellis
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-676452
—
Returned
→
F/OThomas Dooley
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtRoger J. Probert
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
1LtRobert C. Young
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
O-820873
MI
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtRaymond R. Wells
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
2LtWilliam O. Herrell
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtIrwin Koffler
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtReuben W. Britson
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtVernon R. Swaim
“Red”
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
Lewiston
Completed his tour
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo