55th Bomb Wing
The 55th Bomb Wing flew B-24 Liberators and was headquartered at Spinozzola, Italy.
Commander
The 55th Bomb Wing consisted of the following organizations:
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Courtesy of Larry Hlavsa
55th Bomb Wing Personnel
August 1944
First row, L to R: Maj. Reuben M. Harding, Kingston, Pa.; Maj. Perry F. Sollars, Shreveport, La.; Maj. Maurice G. Flaherty, Spokane, Wash.; Maj. Clarence W. Reuter, Bay City, Mich.; Maj. Dewitt L. Jones, Wauwatosal, Wis.; Maj. Donald W. Riddle, Dyer, Ind.; Lt. Col. Lloyd H. Benning, Sabinal, Tex.; Lt. Col. Walter Land, San Diego, Cal.; Brig. Gen. George R. Acheson, Lewiston, Me., and Tampa, Fla.; Lt. Col. H. W. Tittel, New Haven, Conn.; Lt. Col. Ralph E. Reiner, Martinez, Cal.; Lt. Col. George S. Congdon, Millis, Mass.; Lt. Co1. Frarrk. A. Rogers, McAlester, Okla.; Lt. Col. Wright E. Bonin, Minneapolis„ Minn.; Maj. Henry P. Dolim, Keahua, Maui, Hawaii; Maj. Louis B. Whitfield, Jr., Montgomery, Ala.; Maj. Robert S. Felknor, Morristown, Tenn.
Second row, L to R: 1st Lt. James P. Todd, Reading, Pa.; 1st Lt. Joseph W. lynch, Beacon, N. Y.; Capt. Edward J. McClure, Baltimore, Md.; Capt. Wesley B. Colmar, Hattiesburg, Miss.; Capt. Irving L. Basler, Norristown, Pa.; Capt. Robert B. Linsley, North Windham, Me.; Maj. Marshall W. Holt, Burlington, N. C.; Maj. Andrew Mainor, Tampa, Fla.; Maj. James D. Book, Mexico, Pa.; Maj. Olen C. Bryant, Laurel, Miss.; Capt. Dwright R. Whitaker, Lincoln, Neb.; Capt. Louis J. Seale, Trenton, N. J.; Capt. George Bodo, Salem, O.; Capt. Alexander. C. Duarte, Arcadia, Cal.; Capt. Norman F. Conway, Indianapolis, Ind.; Capt. Earle L. Osborne, Myrtle Point, Ore.
Third row, L to R: 1st Lt. Francis J. Montalto, Brooklyn, N. Y.; CWO Joseph D. Boles, Meridian, Miss.; Capt. Joseph F. Szabo, New Britain, Conn.; 1st Lt. Warran R. McNabb, Chicago, Ill.; 1st Lt. Edward A. Schmuck, Ridgewood, N. Y.; 1st Lt. H. Harris, Beckley, W. Va.; 1st Lt. Alton Bundick, Bloomington, Tex.; 1st Lt. Francis J. Reggio, New York, N. Y.; 1st Lt. Charles E. Geist, Aline, Okla.; 1st Lt. Robert L. Borberg, Union, Mo.; 1st Lt. Glenn J. Lawson, Chattanooga, Tenn.; CWO Auzie J. Jones, Jr., Pascagoula, La.
Fourth row, L to R: S/Sgt. Vernon D. Fennell, Vandergrift, Pa.; Cpl. Albert F. Chestone, Waterbury, Conn.; Sgt. Howard F. Miller, Devil’s Lake, N. D.; Cpl. Melvin D. Alders, St. Joseph, Mo.; Sgt. Dale L. Chubb, Toledo, O.; Sgt. Patrick L. Desmond, Lancaster, Pa.; Sgt. Harold I. Hylton, Laverne Cal.; T/Sgt. Paul R. Harrington, West Haven, Conn.; 1st Sgt. William H. Scoggin, Morton, Tex.; S/Sgt. Francis A. Hejl, Flushing, L. I.; M/Sgt. Robert Q. Brackett, Waco, Tex.; Pfc. Eugene A. Gwin, Rayville, La.; T/Sgt. Elmo A. Tregre, Walace, La.; Pfc. Archie N. Anderson, Lake Bronson, Minn.; Cpl. George F. Allen, Auburn, Me.; Cpl. Levio A. Lezoli, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Fifth row, L to R: Pvt. Donald G. Ford, Yerington, Nev.; Pvt. John E. Hart, Chicago, Ill.; Pfc. Frederick C. Smith, Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Sgt. Harry S. Roberts, Mineola, L. I.; S/Sgt. Donald W. Carlson, Ishpeming, Mich.; S/Sgt. Ralph P. Townsend, Hockessin, Del.; T/Sgt. Vince P. Dunn, Brooklyn, N. Y.; M/Sgt. Paul M. Nunnery, Arcola, Miss.; M/Sgt. Robert L. Davis,. Glenville, W. Va.; Sgt. George S. Ramsey, Philadelphia, Pa.; Sgt. Alfred T. Krumbein, Fresno, Cal.; T/Sgt. William C. Gardo, Greenville, S. C.; Sgt. Harry A. Gordon, Oklahoma City, Okla.; M/Sgt. Charles W. Tryon, Carthage, Mo.; T/Sgt. Louis B. Gill, Little Rock, Ark.; Sgt. Durward L. Green, Hannibal, Mo.
Sixth row, L to R: Sgt. Cheston A. Nash, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Sgt. Frank O. Smith, Shreveport, La.; Cpl. Gordon O’Harra, Seattle, Wash.; S/Sgt. Sydney L. Resnick, Minneapolis, Minn.; Pfc. Edward Przestrzolski, Worcester, Mass.; T/Sgt. Alva L. Stegman, Plains, Kan.; S/Sgt. Leonard F. Helsley, Chino, Cal.; Pvt. Paul F. Greene, Warrenville, S. C.; M/Sgt. Ernest E. Van Metre, Frankfort, Ind.; S/Sgt. Arthur R. Schwanke, Rockford, Ill.; S/Sgt, Solwin Jones, Lanevillo, Tex.; Sgt. Myron W. Berkowitz, New Rochelle, N. Y.; Pvt. Floyd L. Martin, Bartlesville, Okla.; Pvt. Albert L. Slitzer, Baltimore, Md.
Seventh row, L to R: Pfc. Walter R. Jones, Atlanta, Ga.; Cpl. Adriaan P. Hocke-Moolenburgh, New York, N. Y.; S/Sgt. Charles R. Taylor, Quincy, Mass.; Pvt. Horace L. Rogers, Canton, N. C.; M/Sgt. Thomas J. McManus, New York, N. Y.; Pfc. Leonard E. Mabry, Riner, Va.; S/Sgt. Frazier Bryan, Bellwood, Ala.; S/Sgt. Carroll J. Haag, Algiers, La.; Cpl. 711liam F. Czalkowski, Buffalo, N. Y.; S/Sgt. John J. Drennan, Cincinnati, O.; Cpl. Grant Thorburn, Jr., Brookside, N . J.; Pvt. Frederick C. Kerreck, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Sgt. Willie L. Suttles, Asheville, N. C.; S/Sgt. George J. Reeger, Melrose Park, Ill.; Sgt. Louis Gottlieb, Brooklyn, N. Y.; M/Sgt. Sol Spielberg, Atlanta, Ga.; Sgt. Charles P. Manning, De Land, Ill.; Pfc. Hickman C. Pearre, Clarksburg, Md.; Pfc. Robert R. Deck, Tulsa, Okla.
Eighth row, L to R: Cpl. Glenn R. Hartley, Altoona, Pa.; Pvt. Van Arden A. Sander, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; S/Sgt. John J. Padovano, Newark, N. J.; Cpl. Makis Christopher, New York, N. Y.; Pvt. Benny Beas, Los Angeles, Cal.; T/Sgt. Jerome Kronberg, Jersey City, N. J.; Pfc. Melvin R. Forbes, Ottumwa; Ia.; Pfc. Merle C. Rickel, West Salem, O.; Pvt. Bill W. McDonald, Hemet, Cal.; Cpl, Neville H. Smith, Athens, Tenn.; Pvt. David Lucas, Shenandoah, Va.; Pfc. Tillman N. Lambert, Georgetown, S. C.; Sgt. Neil H. Grand Pre, Conde, S. D.; Cpl. John W. Heylin, Norwood, Mass.; S/Sgt. Charles L. Jameson Nocona, Tex.; S/Sgt. Walter F. Wiater, Chicago, Ill.; Pfc. John Hollock, Mt. Top, Pa.; S/Sgt. Joseph Harrison, New York, N. Y.; Sgt. Walter R. Topps, Bergenfield, N. J.; Cpl. Herbert Stephens; Wrightsville, Ga.; Pfc Harry J. Hlavsa, Minneapolis, Minn.; Sgt. Guy I. Taylor; Sherman, Ill.; Sgt. Richard M. Patterson, Clewiston, Fla.
Ninth row, L to R: Pvt. Joseph R. Kimley, Philadelphia, Pa.; Pfc. '1711liam Amere, Providence, R.I.; T/Sgt. Howell E. Rees, Shickshinny, Pa.; Sgt. Charles Gaudin, Cleveland, 0.; T/Sgt. George J. Sedia, Trenton, N. J.; Cpl. Adolph Ricci, North Providence, R. I.; Pfc. Louis Cardamone, Patchogue, R. I.; Cpl. Carl C. Brelsford, Elmira, Mo.; T/Sgt. Julius P. Trottier, Cornell, Mich.; Sgt. Walter A. Oberti, Wanaque, N. J.; M/Sgt. Lucian F. Freeland, Kalamazoo, Mich.; T/Sgt. Clarence C. Shepherd, Whitley City, Ky.; Pfc. Clarence C. Martin, Ridgeway, Va.