Sortie2ADB-24
“Patches”.
Mission 824 · 09 February 1945
Serial
42-100334
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtDonald R. Gaston
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJohn L. Long
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
Middletown
Returned
→
F/OChester Riggi
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJack T. Walton
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtJames Berro
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDonald Geyer
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtWilford W. Nelson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDonald R. Oltman
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtArthur H. Welsand
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
Notes.
§ From the Record
Formation position 2-2; crew of 9 listed (no Bombardier — N-B combined role used)