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"City
of Scotland Neck"
"Southern Drawl"
B-29 # 44-69769 |
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The
above photo was cropped from a photo of P8 (as lead crew)
other crews in the formation were P-53, P-5, P-2 and P-7.
Taken April 10, 1945
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Taken:
28 June 1945 Guam
Photo courtesy of Richard Kelso, son
in-law of Lt Col James H. Thompson |
L
to R:
Front Row: #1 - T/Sgt Korwin E. Hailey, CFC Gunner; # 3 - S/Sgt Willert H. Lynn, Right Gunner |
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members of that need to identified in the above photo
are: |
| Major |
William
O. McDowell |
Airplane
Commander |
| 2nd
Lt |
Vincent
F. Jenneman |
Pilot |
| 1st
Lt |
Gordon
D. Walker |
Bombardier |
| F/O |
Paul
F. Ghena |
Navigator |
| 1st
Lt |
Paul
E. Johnson |
Radar
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| M/Sgt |
James
W. Brown |
Flight
Engineer |
| S/Sgt |
Constantine
J. Legidakes |
Radio
Operator |
| Sgt |
Roger
M. Magee, Jr. |
Left
Gunner |
| S/Sgt |
John
E. Lucas |
Tail
Gunner |
| M/Sgt |
Walter
L. Tomper |
Crew
Chief |
| If
you can help identify any of the other men of the crew,
please email: updates@39th.org |
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Crew
14
Honor Roll |
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| Capt
William McDowell |
Airplane
Commander |
December
1982 |
| Sgt
Roger M. Magee, Jr. |
Left
Gunner |
1 |
| F/O
Paul F. Ghena |
Navigator |
26
March 1992 |
| S/Sgt
Willert H. Lynn |
Right
Gunner |
25
September 1996 |
| T/Sgt
Korwin E. Hailey |
CFC
Gunner |
03
March 1997 |
| S/Sgt
Constantine J. Legidakes |
Radio
Operator |
21
November 2002 |
| Cpl
Ernest Toi Salo |
Mechanic |
14
October 2005 |
| 1st Lt Gordon D. Walker |
Bombardier |
30 December 2010 |
| 2nd Lt Vincent F. Jenneman |
Pilot |
26 September 2011 |
Updates:
06 June 2012: Received email notification that Vincent Jenneman took his Final Flight - as such he has been added to the crew honor and to the Final Flight Honor Roll section of the web site.
28 May 2012: Received email notification identifying T/Sgt Hailey in the crew photo above.
10 January 2011: Received an email notification that Gordon Walker took his final flight as such he has been added to the Crew 14 Honor Roll and the Final Flight Honor Roll section of the web site.
20 July 2006: Received an email from
the niece of S/Sgt Willert H. Lynn identifying him in
the above crew photo and letting us know that he has aken
his Final Flight - as such we have added him to the Crew
Honor Roll and the Final
Flight Honor Roll section of the web site. |
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The
crew of P-14 named their plane "Southern Drawl." They
had 35 missions over the Japanese Islands with approximately
500 flight hours. They were recipients of the Distinguished
Flying Cross, Air Medal with Clusters, and two Battle
Stars for the fire raid on Tokyo and the Okinawa Invasion.
P-14 was credited with downing 14 Japanese aircraft
including a Betty, Zero's and Zeke's |
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P-14
and other B-29s from the 39th BG over the heart of Yokohoma |
Photo
is taken by Donald Gerth, Pilot from P-13
"City of Galvestion" |
Continued
60th Squadron Crew Index
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