UPL 13141

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Photo of Charles L. "Chuck" Walker's original crew in front of their B-24 Liberator "Bunnie". Back row left to right: Fred Fenske (co-pilot), Eugene Buszta (waist gunner), John Demshock (flight engineer), "Chuck" Walker (pilot), Marion Mechling (bombardier). Centre: John Schmidlin (tail gunner). Front row left to right: Floyd Bradley (navigator), Mervin Such (ball turret gunner), Russell Altman (radio operator). Missing from photo: Earnest Fletcher (waist gunner). The aircraft behind them named Bunnie, a B-24H-1 FO, tail number 42-7619, was an original aircraft and flew 103 missions before crashing on takeoff 24 Feb 45.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-706889
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32563546
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39207756
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-692840
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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NARA records of the 445th Unit Historian

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