Sortie2ADB-24
“Latrine Rumor, The”.
Mission 841 · 22 February 1945
Serial
42-95199
B-24H
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
→
F/OChester Riggi
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJack T. Walton
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJames Herro
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtJoseph Solano
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
SgtWilford W. Nelson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
SgtDonald Geyer
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
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 4-3; (1) marked on Pilot