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Crew 5 - Assigned October 1943 |
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1Lt John L weber Crew (L-R) |
Standing: Ray Harrigfeld - E, Jack Wilster - TTG, John Weber - P, Cal Miller - CP, Herbert Flowers - TG
Kneeling: Burton Bush - RO, John Provenzano - B, Robert Lawrence - N, John Galazin - NTG
Not pictured: Raymond Callahan - TG
(Photo: Margaret Wilster)
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Crew 5 - Completed tour August 1944 |
| Name |
Pos |
Status |
Date |
Notes |
| Capt John L. Weber |
P |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| 1Lt Calvin W. Miller |
CP |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| 2Lt Robert H. Lawrence |
N |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| 2Lt John J. Provenzano |
B |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| S/Sgt Raymond A. Harrigfeld |
E |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| Cpl Burton O. Bush |
RO |
RECL |
30 Jun 1944 |
Reclassified MOS |
| S/Sgt John S. Galazin |
NTG |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| S/Sgt John A. Wilster |
TTG |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| S/Sgt Herbert Flowers |
BTG |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Awarded DFC |
| S/Sgt Raymond B. Callahan |
TG |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
Uncertain when DFC awarded |
Crew 5 was an original crew, training with the group in Tonopah, NV and flying the Southern Route in January 1944 to England. Their first mission was on March 5, 1944 to Bordeau, France and their last was on August 1, 1944, when they hit targets of opportunity in France.
Cpl. Burton O. Bush was possibly replaced as radio operator on the crew by T/Sgt Frank B. Hanson, who is shown flying with this crew on the April 22, 1944 mission to Hamm, Germany. Pvt. Burton Bush was reclassified to a radio mechanic (MOS 754) on June 30, 1944, then reclassified back to radio operator (MOS 757) on October 16, 1944. Sgt. Burton Bush was reclassified a third time to MOS 865 on November 8, 1944. It is not known how many missions he flew of if he completed a combat tour. |
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