media-15282.jpeg UPL 15282 B-24D Liberator, 42-40787, Vagabond King, in the 8th Air Force, the 389th Bomb Group, and the 565th Bombardment Squadron, and crew, flew on the Ploesti mission piloted by Capt. John B. McCormick, diverting safely to Cypress.
Crew:
Standing L to R :
1st. Lt. Marvin Mosco - Bombardier -
1st. Lt. Marvin R. Mendelsohn - Navigator - 1st. Lt. George A. Brinton - Co Pilot -
Capt. John B. McCormick - Pilot -
SSgt. William J. Budai - Ball Turret Gunner -
Seated L to R :
SSgt. Richard W. Weaver -
SSgt. David C. Shattles -
SSgt. Lewis H. Raines - Waist Gunner -
TSgt. Alfred P. Rossi Jr. - Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner - SSgt. Gerald Edwin Murphy - Waist Gunner -
Limpy - the Mascot. -

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