Sortie2ADB-24
“Tobasco Keeds”.
Mission 781 · 05 January 1945
Serial
44-40116
B-24J
Fuselage Code
RE
Squadron
329th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtWilliam C. Davis
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
1LtRaymond H. Klein
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtDonald K. Kleiner
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
1LtFritz U. Lauxman
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtHilary S. Pastroskiy
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtHarold C. Frieck
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJoseph G. Defes
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtSheffy Mahan
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtFloyd L. Lance
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtRoyce Powell
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with329th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo