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
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| 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 |
| T/Sgt |
Korvin
E. Hailey |
CFC
Gunner |
| S/Sgt |
Wilbert
H. Lynn |
Right
Gunner |
| Sgt |
Roger
M. Magee, Jr. |
Left
Gunner |
| S/Sgt |
John
E. Lucas |
Tail
Gunner |
| M/Sgt |
Walter
L. Tomper |
Crew
Chief |
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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 |
| 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 |
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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
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Photo
is taken by Donald Gerth, Pilot from P-13
"City of Galvestion"
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Continued
60th Squadron Crew Index
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