Sortie2ADB-24
42-51241.
Mission 789 · 10 January 1945
Serial
42-51241
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
10
men
The crew.
§ 10 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
2LtDonald R. Gaston
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJohn L. Long
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
Middletown
Returned
→
2LtRichard J. Glauner
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
F/OChester Riggi
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJack T. Walton
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJames Herro
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDonald Geyer
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtArthur H. Welsand
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtWilford W. Nelson
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDonald R. Oltman
Nose Gunner
—
—
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
Lead aircraft (Ø marker).