764th Squadron Crews
At the 1999 reunion it was proposed
that we attempt to locate, duplicate, and archive all the crew photos
from the 461st Bomb Group. The project is rolling along nicely
now, but there are a lot of photos without identifying captions, so if
you can supply information please
E-mail me.
Read more about this effort. We are working on a way to include the
ground personnel in a similar project, so please sound off on your ideas
for that.
The archive now swells with
pictures of over 135 crews. Still, we are less than half-way to
our goal of archiving the photos of the 300+ crews that served with the
461st Bomb Group during WWII. 92 of the photos were already in the
Archive, and many have been contributed since the request went into the
December 1999 Liberaider.
If
we do not yet have your crew picture posted in this section we hope it
will further encourage you to send one in. We also encourage you
to write a crew history to accompany your picture. We have
restructured the crew index to make it easier to follow, and to allow
you to see both what we have and what we are missing.
Thank you for the enthusiastic response to this
project, and we beg your patience as we catch up on the backlog of work.
Send a duplicate (not a Xerox) of your crew photo -
with identifying captions - to:
461st Bomb Group Crew Photo Project
Attn: Hughes Glantzberg
P.O. Box 926
Gunnison, CO 81230
Include a Self
Addressed Stamped Photo Mailer if you wish to have your photo
returned. We would, naturally, like to have a hardcopy on file for
the archive, but we will cheerfully return any photo you would like to
have back.
You can also E-Mail a scanned photo to
this address :
Webmaster
E-Mail for instructions, and to find out how large the image should be.
When submitting crew photos to the archive, please try
to include the following information:
Any Crew
Numbers You Remember Being Used:
In some cases there may be more than one.
Specific
Crew Positions: Because MOS
numbers do not indicate gunner positions, please be as specific as
noting even RIGHT and LEFT Waist when possible.
Nicknames: In most cases, we can
pull full names and spelling from the database, so let us know what
nicknames were earned within your crew.
Crew Training Information:
Please supply us with your Training Crew Number and the Stateside base at which
your crew was assembled.
Crew History Or Anecdotes:
Give us the story of your crew and how you worked together in the air and on the
ground.
Individual Aircraft With Which Your Crew Was Associated:
After the loss of the original batch of
H-Models, aircraft were not as closely associated with particular crews.
However, if your crew became quite familiar with an individual ship
let's get that into the record.
Many of the crew photos posted do
not yet have their captions added. Being a 4 finger typist (working on
5!), I wouldn't object one bit to having you drop a caption into an
E-Mail so I could just copy and paste the text into place. Remember to
put a crew position with each name if possible, and if you can be
specific about the side each waist gunner manned, it will aid us
greatly.
Crews Alphabetically By Pilot Name
The notation 'ZI' in the crew number slot indicates
that a crew was assigned only for processing to the US at the end of the
war.
A
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Alexander, Clair B. Jr. |
764 |
10/02/44 |
11-2 |
2
Photos |
| Arnholt, Robert C. |
764 |
03/13/45 |
155 |
Photo |
B
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Baird, William |
764 |
|
3-1 |
Crewmembers |
| Baker, Jack R. |
764 |
04/11/44 |
84-0 |
Photo - Needs crew pos. |
| Batenic, Julius M. |
764 |
03/08/45 |
3-3 |
Photo - Needs waist pos. |
| Bean, James O. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
3 |
2 Photos |
| Bell, Frank W., Jr. |
764 |
?? ?? ?? |
16-2 |
Crewmembers |
| Beson, Herbert J. |
764 |
04/03/45 |
86R |
Crewmembers |
| Blanchard, Harold C. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
2 |
5 Photos - Needs positions - story |
| Bloxom, Clarence W. |
764 |
07/27/44 |
4887 |
Photo |
| Bock, Robert K. |
764 |
09/16/44 |
10-1 |
Crewmembers |
| Boozer, John W., Jr. |
764 |
07/25/44 |
17-1 |
Photo |
| Britton, Lynn |
764 |
10/18/43 |
2 |
4 Photos |
| Brown, Frank M., Jr. |
764 |
12/19/44 |
18R |
Crewmembers |
| Brown, Lester J |
764 |
|
|
Photo - Needs crew info. |
| Burnette, Floyd W. |
764 |
04/11/44 |
13 |
Crewmembers |
| Burton, George A. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
8 |
Photo - Needs some crew pos. |
C
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Cain, James H. |
764 |
??/??/?? |
19-0 |
Photo |
| Carlisle, Jessie C. |
764 |
12/02/44 |
5-- |
Crewmembers |
| Clay, Neal Jr. |
764 |
11/29/44 |
88R |
Crewmembers |
| Crumbo, Chester W. |
764 |
12/02/44 |
151 |
Photo |
D
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Dughi, Roger D. |
764 |
|
6-1 |
Crewmembers |
E
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Emmert, Lloyd D. |
764 |
08/22/44 |
5628 |
Photo |
F
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Farris, Robert C. |
764 |
05/07/45 |
ZI |
--- |
| Freeman, Richard E. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
1 |
2 Photos - Needs ID |
| Fuller, Keith L. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
5 |
Photo - Needs gun pos. |
G
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Garrett, William G. |
764 |
9/14/44 |
16-2 (16R?) (157) |
Photo - Needs gun pos. |
| Gilbert, Gordon E. |
764 |
03/05/45 |
2R-2 |
Crewmembers |
| Gilley, Allen L. Jr. |
764 |
03/16/45 |
4/16 |
Crewmembers |
H
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Hefling, Robert J. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
9 |
Photo - Needs crew pos. |
| Herrin, Douglas A. |
764 |
07/25/44 |
17-1 |
Photo/Story |
I
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Inskeep, Warren E. |
764 |
04/03/45 |
85R |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Irwin, James D. |
764 |
05/07/45 |
ZI |
--- |
J
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Johnson, Luverne S. |
764 |
03/03/45 |
4/7 |
Crewmembers |
K
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Kollenborn, Mac A. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
4 |
Crewmembers |
| Kursel, William J. |
764 |
09/09/44 |
6-1 |
Crewmembers |
L
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Lalewicz, Chester, J. |
764 |
10/28/44 |
85 |
Crewmembers |
| Lightbody, Thomas B. |
764 |
11/29/44 |
97R |
Crewmembers |
| Lively, Guy W. |
764 |
12/31/44 |
18/99 |
Crewmembers |
| Longino, Ted E. |
764 |
01/31/45 |
116 |
Crewmembers |
| Lucas, Mac L. |
764 |
10-18-43 |
5 |
Crewmembers |
M
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| McGoey, Wilber |
764 |
04/03/45 |
8R |
Crewmembers |
| Miller, George H. |
764 |
07/23/44 |
1-1 |
Photo |
| Mitchell, Grover P. |
764 |
10/18/43 ? |
12 |
Photo & Log |
N
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Nahkunst, Edward A. |
764 |
07/24/44 |
13-2 |
Photo |
O
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Oliver, John G. L. |
764 |
07/23/44 |
15-1 |
Photo - Needs gun pos. |
| Olson, Edgar B. |
764 |
03/16/45 |
4/16-6 |
Crewmembers |
P
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Parsonson, Earnest C. |
764 |
10/08/44 |
14-3 |
Photo - Needs some gun pos. |
| Petty, Warren E. |
764 |
01/06/45 |
1/6 |
Crewmembers |
| Powell, William M. |
764 |
08/22/44 |
4-2 |
Photo |
Q
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
R
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Rathfelder, Marvin W. |
764 |
01/07/45 |
16-3 |
Photo - Needs replacement |
| Richardson, Thomas R. |
764 |
05/07/45 |
ZI |
--- |
| Rosenberg, Elliott D. |
764 |
09/04/44 |
4887 |
Crewmembers |
| Ross, Roger S. |
764 |
01/26/45 |
115R |
Crewmembers |
| Rutter, Sheldon M. |
764 |
07/07/44 |
7/3 |
Crewmembers |
| Russell, Leroy G. |
764 |
04/11/44 |
19-0 |
Photo |
| Ryder, George N., Jr. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
17 |
Photo - Story |
S
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Sargent, Marion C. |
764 |
11/29/44 |
98R |
Crewmembers |
| Saur, Charles W. |
764 |
10/07/44 |
17-2 |
3 Photos |
| Sayre, Robert M. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
13 |
2 Photos - Both need waist pos. - Note |
| Schultz, Carl J. |
764 |
08/31/44 |
3-1 |
Crewmembers |
| Skalomenos, Alcibiades |
764 |
03/12/45 |
136 |
Crewmembers |
| Sklanski, Sol S. |
764 |
07/23/44 |
9-1 |
2 Photos - Needs some gun pos. |
| Smith, Kenneth B. |
764 |
11/29/44 |
3-2 |
Photo - Needs ID - Notes |
| Souther, Hubert W. |
764 |
07/30/44 |
12-1 |
Crewmembers |
| Spehalski, Raymon E. |
764 |
11/29/44 |
87R-2 |
Crewmembers |
| Spencer, James H. |
764 |
07/27/44 |
5-1 |
Photo & feature |
| Steele, Kay B. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
16 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Stephens, Farrold F. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
14 |
2 Photos - 1 Needs ID |
| Stevens, Clyde A. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
1 |
2 Photos - Needs ID |
| Stevens, Roland H. |
764 |
10/06/44 |
4-3 |
Crewmembers |
| Stitch, Wray M. |
764 |
07/24/44 |
4983 |
Crewmembers |
T
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Taylor, James G. |
764 |
10/31/44 |
|
Notes |
| Tetzlaff, Ray M. |
764 |
01/31/45 |
129 |
Photo composite |
| Tiffany, Donald E. |
764 |
07/30/44 |
2-1 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Toothman, Lawrence R. |
764 |
03/23/45 |
13-3 |
Crewmembers |
| Trenner, Edgar M. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
18 |
2 Photos |
| Turner, John L., Jr. |
764 |
07/23/44 |
14-2 |
Crewmembers |
U
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Underwood, John L. |
764 |
07/23/44 |
7-1 |
Crewmembers |
V
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Veiluva, Edward F. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
7 |
Photo - Needs Crew Pos. |
| Vilesis, Paul P. |
764 |
12/02/44 |
|
2 Photos |
W
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Wallace, William C. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
11 |
2 Photos - Needs ID |
| Wastman, Vernon L. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
10 |
2 Photos |
| Weber, Ralph A. |
764 |
10/11/44 |
19-1 |
Photo, notes |
| Weir, Robert A. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
6 |
Photo - Needs ID |
| Wilson, John F. |
764 |
10/18/43 |
15 |
2 Photos |
| Wyllie, Roy W., Jr. |
764 |
06/09/44 |
11-1 |
2 Photos |
X
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
Y
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
| Young, John A. |
764 |
10/16/44 |
15R |
2 Photos - Needs waist pos. |
Z
| Pilot Name |
Sq. |
Date Assigned |
Crew Number |
Photo in Archive? |
