41-24562 Sky Wolf
[ Back row, from left ro right : 1st Lt Walter R. Kyse; 2nd Lt William C. DaShiell; 2nd Lt Hilton C. Mabie; 2nd Lt Thomas H. Sutherland; 2nd Lt Don J. De Laura / Front row, left to right : Sgt Arthur H. Robinson Jr; S/Sgt Bernard J. Radebaugh; ] S/Sgt Robert L. Stevenson; Sgt Clifford M. McKinney, Sgt Robert J. Owen; Sgt George J. Morrison. ]
Removed associations not depicted in photo
Object Number - UPL 20592 - Official USAAF photo B-61068 AC – Original caption : “Lt. Kyse and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside the Boeing Flying...
Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-A] Bangor 14/10/42; Molesworth 16/10/42; 60m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Aubrey Emerson, Co-pilot: McDonald Riddick, Navigator: Lew Halliburton, Bombardier: Don Delaura, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Grover Mullins, Radio Operator: Jim Supple, Waist gunner: John Visznecki, Waist gunner: Jim Pleasant, Tail gunner: Bernie Sutton (9 Prisoner of War), Ball turret gunner: Howard Zeitner (Killed in Action); crashed Wolsdorf, four miles SW of Helmstedt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1925. SKY WOLF.
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![Staff Sergeant Max M Westfall, a gunner of the 303rd Bomb Group, fixes a badminton racquet. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 9 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '257541.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Badminton after bombing Jerry is the relaxation of S/Sgt ( Gunner) Max M. Westfall, of 2044, N. Waco Ave. Wichita, Kansas, a former store clerk in his home town. Aged 23 he has been on 14 raids and won the Air Medal and one cluster. Educated at Which](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378856.jpg.webp?itok=ZtmNcFbe)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37014784
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728945
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
![Major Clemens K. Wurzbach, of the 303rd Bomb Group, tries out a new gramophone record. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 9 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '257520.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Trying out some new gramophone records at a British base Major Clements K. Wurzbach used to be at a ranch. His home is at Route No.4. Box 156, San Antonio, Texas, where his parents live. Now a pilot and cammander of his squadron he has been awarded the A](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378862.jpg.webp?itok=GqG9qavR)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O22562
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
![Lieutenant Frank E. Sasdil, of the 303rd Bomb Group, warms the stove of the Officer's Club. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238756.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Warming up at the stove in the Officers Club is Lt. Frank E. Sasadil of 2505, So. 62nd Ave., Cicero, Ill. He is now serving with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Britain. He went to Morton College and worked for Swift & Cox. He is 26 years of ag](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378874.jpg.webp?itok=7G-s715c)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-725045
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39606697
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
![B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group fly over countryside. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 16 Feb 1943.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: '7-12 Liberator planes of U.S. Bomber Command in flight at the start of an operational patrol from their base "somewhere in England". And February 17th 1943 PN'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379113.jpg.webp?itok=PMFn3r3H)
- Date: 16 February 1943
- Date: 14 February 1943
- Date: 4 February 1943
- Date: 2 February 1943
![The crew of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23778) nicknamed "Jenny", of the 44th Bomb Group, return to Shipdham following a raid on Germany, 29 January 1943.
The insignia attached to the breast of several crew members jackets has been censored.
Image stamped on reverse: 'Barratt's Photo Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 29 Jan 1943.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'First American raid on Germany. Flying Fortresses and Liberators of the U.S. Army Air Corps Carried out their first r](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379072.jpg.webp?itok=arU0mR30)
- Date: 27 January 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
11 January 1944 |