This photograph of B17 Combat Crew #6268 was take at the OTU, Dyersburg,
TN in Sept 1944 just before the crew was ordered to Europe for service in the 8th Air
Force Identification:
Front Row (Left to Right)
2LT
Norman E. Maughmer
|
Bombadier |
St Joseph. MO (see Note 1) |
2LT
Robert J. Scarborough
|
Co-Pilot |
Salt Lake City,
UT (see Note 2) |
F/O
George H. Pace, Jr.
|
Pilot |
St. Joseph, MO |
2LT
Frank S. Napora
|
Navigator |
Uniontown, PA |
Second
Row (Left to Right) |
|
|
S/Sgt
Fred S. Acomb
|
Ball Turret |
Dansville, NY |
Cpl
Richard R. Baird
|
Waist Gunner |
Dayton, OH |
Cpl
Irvin J. Musson, Jr
|
Chin Turret |
Akron, OH |
Cpl
Joseph W. Beurrier
|
Radio Operator |
Los Angeles, CA |
Cpl
Lloyd E. Hoge
|
Engineer/Top
Turret |
Phoenix, AZ |
Cpl
Raymond J. Burdic
|
Tail
Gunner |
Phoenix, AZ |
Note 1: Transferred to a different crew
prior to arrival in Europe.
Note 2: Killed 23 January 1945 at Kimbolton in takeoff
crash of a different B-17 |