Sortie2ADB-24
42-50679.Over American Assault Area.
Mission 911 · 24 March 1945
Serial
42-50679
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
11
men
The crew.
§ 11 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
LtEugene J. Justen
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtHarry Shipon
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
F/OHarold M. Perri
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
2LtWight
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtWilliam [illegible]
Bombardier
Station 4
16062707
—
Returned
→
SgtJoseph I. Nowak
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
Lt ColRaymond O. Eck
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
2LtWilliam M. Richardson
Waist Gunner
Station 8
O-687496
—
Returned
→
SgtCarl L. Whitted
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
UnknownHarold W. Mcdonald
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtLawrence J. Zontini
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
The target.
§ As Briefed
American Assault AreaUnknown
Notes.
§ From the Record
Letter suffix of ship number illegible in source document.