“Old Hickory”.Over Brunswick, Germany.

1st Lt. Joseph A. Buland Jr. was the pilot of B-24J 42-73495 on the 8 April 1944 mission to Brunswick, Germany. He was listed as a prisoner of war following the loss of his aircraft over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer. German capture records (KU 1380) confirm Buland was captured and transferred to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944. His next of kin was listed as his mother, Mrs. Joe A. Buland Sr., of 4118 South Owasso, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

T/Sgt. Morris LaVerne served as flight engineer and top turret gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on 8 April 1944. He survived the loss of the aircraft and was taken prisoner following the shoot-down over the Island of Schokland. His next of kin was his brother, Mr. Albert F. LaVerne, of 1765 Burnett Street, Brooklyn, New York. German prisoner transfer records list him as transferred to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944.

T/Sgt. Gregorio Oliva served as radio operator aboard B-24J 42-73495 on 8 April 1944. He survived the shoot-down and was captured, with German records noting his birthdate as 4 January 1921 and hometown as San Francisco del Rincon, Mexico. He was transferred to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944. His serial number appears as 39554977 on the MACR and 39854977 in German records. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Maxima F. Oliva, Box 1240, Winslow, Arizona.

S/Sgt. John E. Colwell served as left waist gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on 8 April 1944. He survived the loss of the aircraft and was taken prisoner, with German records noting his birthdate as 2 July 1924 and hometown as Greenfield, Indiana. He was transferred to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Lillian Colwell, Rural Free Delivery Number One, Greenfield, Indiana. Note: his surname appears as 'Volwell' and 'Colnell' in some documents; the correct spelling is Colwell.

S/Sgt. Trenton T. Tucker served as right waist gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on 8 April 1944. He was killed in action when the aircraft was shot down over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer. A Dutch casualty report (KU 1380 / Grave No. 609) records Tucker as killed in action and interred at the cemetery of Vollenhove, Overijssel, on 14 April 1944. His next of kin was his father, Mr. Trenton T. Tucker, Route Number Two, Box 347, Ashland, Oregon.

S/Sgt. Joseph P. McDermott served as tail gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on 8 April 1944. He survived the loss of the aircraft and was taken prisoner following the shoot-down over the Island of Schokland. German records note his birthdate as 26 August 1911 and hometown as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was transferred to Dulag Luft on 12 April 1944. His serial number appears as 33316130 on the MACR and 37316130 in one German document. His next of kin was his aunt, Mrs. Kathryn V. Straway, 1224 Longacre Boulevard, Yeadon, Pennsylvania.

Sgt. George E. Sloan served as nose gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on 8 April 1944. He was killed in action when the aircraft was shot down over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer. A Dutch casualty report records Sloan as killed in action and interred at the cemetery of Vollenhove, Overijssel, on 14 April 1944 (Grave No. 610). His next of kin was his father, Mr. George Sloan, of Pritchett, Colorado. Note: his serial number appears as 37343040 on the MACR and 39,343,040 in German records.