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39th Bomb Group (VH)

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"City of Galveston"
"Peacemaker II "
B-29 # 44-69785
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The following 1945 footage was provided by Don Gerth, Co-Pilot, Crew 13.

He received the footage a few years ago from then Lt. Jim Reedy who was assigned to the USS PINTADO (USS-387) - the submarine that rescued Crew 13.

The footage has 3 segments:

Crew 13 Nagoya Rescue Segment One (34.1 mb - 1:45)

Crew 13 Nagoya Rescue Segment Two (108 mb - 4:21)

Crew 13 Nagoya Rescue Segment Three (84.6 mb - 3:23)


Source: Don Gerth, 1945 USS Pintado Rescue footage