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"The Slic Chic"
B-29 # 44-69889
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Crew 46's Slic Chic in flight
Photo courtesy of Robert Davenport, son of William T. Davenport, RG
Click the nose section in the photo above

Photo Courtesy of Kenneth Toeppe, brother of Lawrence, LG
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L to R Standing:
Sgt Gordon E. Harr Crew Chief
1st Lt Arland Christ-Janer Bombardier
1st Lt Edgar B. Grear Airplane Commander
F/O Richard F. Wilcox Pilot
2nd Lt Howard L. Howes Navigator
2nd Lt Ralph V. Hayenga Radar Observer
L to R Kneeling:
S/Sgt Lawrence J. Toeppe Left Gunner
Sgt William T Davenport Right Gunner
S/Sgt Elias T. Schutzman Radio Operator
M/Sgt Clare Lovelace, Jr. Flight Engineer
Sgt Charles Markowitz Tail Gunner
T/Sgt Frank E. Williams CFC Gunner

Click on the crew member's name to learn more

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 Crew 46
Honor Roll 
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Sgt William T. Davenport
Right Gunner
KIA: 29 May 1945
M/Sgt Clare Lovelace, Jr.
Flight Engineer
KIA: 29 May 1945
Sgt Charles Markowitz
Tail Gunner
KIA: 29 May 1945
S/Sgt Lawrence J. Toeppe
Left Gunner
KIA: 29 May 1945
2nd Lt Ralph V. Hayenga
Radar Observer
11 October 1995
T/Sgt Frank E. Williams
CFC Gunner
Jun 1986
2nd Lt Howard L. Howes
Navigator
22 January 1997
F/O Richard F. Wilcox
Pilot
12 June 1983
S/Sgt Elias T. Schutzman
Radio Operator
06 October 2002
Sgt Gordon E. Harr
Crew Chief
06 April 2004
Sources: "History of the 39th Bomb Group"; Ken Toeppe (brother of LG)l Robert Davenport, son of RG