Sortie2ADB-24
“Gambling Lady”.
Mission 951 · 15 April 1945
Serial
44-40113
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtIrvin P. Fruchter
Pilot
Station 1
—
—
Returned
→
2LtClaudius B. Hodges
Co-Pilot
Station 2
—
—
Returned
→
2LtJoseph P. Mercurio
Navigator
Station 3
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtRaymond Louie
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtAugust G. Janderek
Radio Operator
Station 6
—
—
Returned
→
CplMarvin Roth
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtEdward S. Sesemy
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
CplWilliam Buch
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
SgtFloyd D. Wilson
Tail Gunner
Station 9
38084411
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo