Crew 19, 60th Squadron - 39th Bomb Group (VH)

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B29 # 44-69981 (P-19) in the air with P-7
and other B-29s from the 39th BG (Square P)
Photo Source: Richard Curry, TG

Standing L to R:
S/Sgt	Robert Elben	Right Gunner
1st Lt	Walter Meyers	Navigator
F/O	John H. Day	Bombardier
Capt	Thomas Wren (Until 06/22/1945)*	Airplane Commander
F/O	Kirby F. Cole	Pilot
1st Lt	Camdon Floyd	Radar Observer
Kneeling L to R:
S/Sgt	Richard Levin	Left Gunner
F/O	Ernest Jones	Flight Engineer
S/Sgt	Jackson Merrit	Radio Operator
T/Sgt	John R. Thompson	CFC Gunner
S/Sgt	Richard G. Curry	Tail Gunner

*1st Lt Richard E. Previdi replaced Capt. Wren After 06/22/1945 as Airplane Commander

	Crew 19 Honor Roll
S/Sgt Jackson O. Merritt, Jr.	Radio Operator	November 1967
1st Lt Richard E. Previdi	Airplane Commander (after 06/22/45)	August 1982
1st Lt Camdon Floyd	Radar Observer	29 October 1997
F/O Kirby F. Cole	Pilot	23 June 1999
F/O Ernest S. Jones	Flight Engineer	13 April 2000
F/O John H. Day	Bombardier	5 March 2005
S/Sgt Robert C. Eblen	Right Gunner	4 July 2005
T/Sgt John R. Thompson	CFC Gunner	12 April 2007
S/Sgt Richard G. Curry	Tail Gunner	5 Aug 2008

Updates:

November 2008 - Added Curry to Crew Honor Roll - Thank you to Mr. Jack Cicco for notifying us. The status of Thomas Wren, Walter Meyers and Richard Levin are unknown - Curry was the only veteran contact for this crew.

October 2007 - Added Thompson to Crew Honor Roll.

February 2006 - Added crew photo to section on Crew History page; thanks to Lana Clark for identifying who is in the photo; Made contact with the widow of Ernest S. Jones, she verified the Ernest S. Jones found on the SSDI is indeed the same person who was part of Crew 19; Added Richard E. Previdi to Crew Honor Roll based on SSDI and WWII Enlistment Record comparison; found and made contact with John R. Thompson, CFC Gunner.

January 2006 - Added F/O John H. Day, to Crew Honor Roll; Made contact with the widow of Robert C. Eblen and verified his passing.

Continued
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