Sortie2ADB-24
“Unexpected Visitor, The”.
Mission 839 · 21 February 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
CaptClarence W. Barton
Pilot
Station 1
—
Huntington
Completed his tour
Returned
→
UnknownElmer C. Vangsness
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownRobert F. Palestri
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJames Hogan
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtLouis Messana
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRoman J. Zimmerman
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownJoseph F. Bisson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam J. Farnsworth
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtDonald V. Codling
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtNeati
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with328th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo