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Replacement
Crew 42
B-29 # 44-87642 - Slim II
Originally assigned to P-44
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Taken:
8/14/45
Photo Courtsey of Richard Kelso, Son in-law Lt Col James
H. Thompson
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Standing
facing crew: |
1st
Lt James W. Frey |
Airplane
Commander |
Standing
(back row) L to R: 1st Lt Wigo E. Brandt, Radar
Observer; 1st Lt Wayne E. Andrew, Pilot; 2nd Lt Mervyn B. Robinson, Navigator; F/O William
F. Schreck, Bombardier |
Kneeling
L to R: Sgt
Charles E. Gray, Left Gunner; S/Sgt
James W. Andrews, CFC Gunner; Sgt
William B. Hathaway, Right Gunner; M/Sgt Nicholas J. Livingston, FE;
Sgt Herbert C. Verry, Radio Op; Sgt
Andrew Harnaha, Tail Gunner |
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Crew
42R
Honor Roll |
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1st
Lt Wayne E. Andrew |
Pilot |
Died
in B-52 accident |
S/Sgt
James W. Andrews |
CFC
Gunner |
2 |
Sgt
Charles E. Gray |
Left
Gunner |
3 |
Sgt
William B. Hathaway |
Right
Gunner |
23
January 1988 |
2nd
Lt Mervyn B. Robinson |
Navigator |
05
May 1989 |
Sgt
Andrew Harnaha |
Tail
Gunner |
28
February 1999 |
1st
Lt Wigo E. Brandt |
Radar
Observer |
03
November 1999 |
1st
Lt James W. Frey |
Airplane
Commander |
24
December 2005 |
M/Sgt Nicholas J. Livingston |
Flight Engineer |
28 June 2011 |
2nd Lt William F. Schreck |
Bombardier |
15 December 2014 |
Sgt Herbert C. Verry |
Radio Operator |
20 April 2016 |
Updates:
11 Mar 2019 - Sgt Herbert C. Verry, was added to Crew Honor Roll & to the Final Flight Honor Roll section. He was surviving member of this crew.
20 Dec
2014 - 2nd Lt William F. Schreck to Crew Honor Roll, thanks Richard Cookson for bring this to our attention; with the passing of 2nd Lt. Schreck, Sgt Herbert C. Verry, Radio Operator is the last remaining member of this crew.
02 Jul
2011 - M/Sgt Nicholas J. Livingston added to Crew Honor Roll, thanks to his grandson, Jason for notifying us.
25 Jun
2010 - Andrew, Robinson, Andrews, Hathaway, Gray & Harnaha have been identified in the above crew photo. Charles Williams, a visitor to our site was able to contact Herbert Verry, Radio Operator, verifiy the photo and who is pictured. Thank you Mr. Williams!
Mar
2006 - 1st Lt James W. Frey added to Crew Honor
Roll.
Feb
2006 - Corrected ranks per SO 148 dated 18 June
1945 Issued by HQ PAAF.
Nov 2005 - William Schreck contacted our web
site and provided us with his POC; Made contact with Nicholas
Livingston who provided us with POC for Herbert Verry. |
If
you have any additional information about this crew please
email: updates@39th.org |
The
following came from Steve Smiesk, webmaster 330th
BG (VH) web site during a conversation with 1st Lt
John Dickerson, 457th BS, 330th BG:
"Late
in June 1945, three crews of 8th Air Force 316th BW, 346th
BG received orders to take off for the Marianas where
they would fly with the 20th Air Force. The 314th BW needed
replacement crews and they were to absorb experience which
they could later pass on to their fellow crews. On 5 July
1945 'the 8th Air Force landed on Guam' They were the
only crews of their 316th BW squadron to see combat."
Glenn
Carmen, historian for the 316th Bombardment Wing & whose father served in the 333rd
BG, 316th BW, forwarded data from orders dated December
1944 Issued by Alamogordo Army Air Field listing this
crew.
The Frey Ccrew was on DS from 463rd BS, 346th BG, 316th BW.
James
W. Frey, Airplane Commander confirmed they were Replacement
Crew 42 (39th BG (VH) ). They flew approximately 9 missions including
the last combat mission on 14/15 August to Isesaki.
Herbert Verry,
Radio Op, New Hampshire is only remaining member of the crew.
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Slim
II" pictured in the background was assigned to Crew
44, Capt Carroll Payne, AC; according to 1st Lt Charles
A. Smith, Radar Observer - "Payne returned to Guam
in time to participate in the flyover of the Missouri
during the surrender ceremony. The rest of us returned
to the States from Oahu". Frey mentions that while
they only flew 9 missions all believes all were flown
in "Slim II"
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If
you have any additional information about this crew please
email: updates@39th.org |
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