| Name |
Pos |
Status |
Date |
Notes |
| 1Lt Frank C. Fuson |
P |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| 1Lt William J. Kotowicz |
CP |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| 1Lt William S. Jameson |
N |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| 1Lt Fielding L. Washington |
B |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| T/Sgt Emilio DaBramo |
RO |
CT |
--- |
Unknown |
| T/Sgt Ulgere B. Simoneaux |
E |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| S/Sgt Forest B. Large |
G |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| Sgt Robert H. Bauch |
G |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| Sgt William A. Harris |
G |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
| Sgt Charles H. King |
G |
CT |
Jan 1945 |
Completed Tour |
The Fuson crew was one of ten crews specially trained in the AZON Project. They came to the 753rd Squadron as a group in May 1944 and participated in several AZON missions in June 1944.
Records are not complete and it appears that Fuson's crew flew only two AZON missions and then commenced flying with the group on operations. The crew had flown half of their missions by the end of August and were sent on leave. Upon their return the 458th was in the middle of the "Truckin'" missions, hauling gasoline to Patton's Third Army in France. It is unknown if Fuson's crew participated in any of these missions, but their combat flying resumed on the October 3rd mission to Gaggenau, Germany. The second half of their missins were completed by the end of December 1944 and they were sent to the Casual Pool at the 70th Replacement Depot in January to be rotated back to the States.
Fuson's crew flew the aircraft they came over in, B-24J 44-40288 "Bad Girl" on thirteen missions, the last on August 24, 1944. They might have continued flying "their ship" had not the crew of Lt Arthur C. Akin had some engine trouble and pancaked the aircraft onto the field on October 2nd.
It is believed that T/Sgt Emilo DaBramo, radio operator, completed his tour with the crew in December. He is last mentioned in group and squadron records in September 1944.
