20th Bomb Squadron People and Information

                 Looking for information on this crew

              

CREW LISTED BELOW:

TOP ROW-  PILOT 1st  Lt. HOLGER A. SELLING

2ND ROW-  T/Sgt. Jack W. Gamble, AEG; S/Sgt Vernon W. Coil, AG;

                      Capt. Richard T. Headrick, 20th Sqd. Ops Officer, Co-Pilot;

                      1st Lt. Malcolm R. McCarty, N; 1st Lt. Max V. Kite, B.

FRONT ROW-  S/Sgt. Preston J. Cook, AROG; S/Sgt. Francis A. Clark, AAEG;

                      S/Sgt. Edgar N. MacDonald, AG .

                      (Their first mission was Mission No.1 to Terranova, Sardinia flown from

                        Chateau D'un, Algeria 4-28-43. 2nd mission was to Bizerte. Tunisia on 5/3/43

                        T/Sgt Ramsey, Radio operator was hit by flak on this mission and was

                        given first aid by T/Sgt Gamble and Capt. Headrick. He was taken to

                        the hospital upon landing, but died on May 11, 1943. He is not shown

                        in this picture.)

 

 

June 06, 2003  A letter from Kelly Barnes of Combine, Texas asking for possible information on M/Sgt. Karl L. Masters who he thanks was top turret gunner on B-17 called "Jack the Riper" The Pilot of the crew was Capt. William J. Crumm.  If anyone can remember please let us know.  Crumm was from the 20th Squadron.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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