![LT George D. 'Hunter' Smith's Crew.
LT Smith is standing 2nd from left, and CAPT Whitney is standing at the extreme right. This photo was taken after their return from the March 30th [1945] Mission to Hamburg. (National Archives)](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/media-49084.jpeg?itok=lbZIOnhM)
![Marvin Lee Lutes, part of a crew photo after a bombing run, 30th March [1945?].](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/media-51066.jpeg?itok=aw6JfyL3)
Melvin Kirkpatrick
Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
Clarence C Clandellya
Military
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This photo, along with many more 835th Air Crew photos, can be found on the 835th Bomb Squadron's official web page at: https://486th.org/Photos/index.htm Note: though the caption under the photo on the 835th web page doesn't mention any of the other men other than Smith and Whitney, from looking at these men, Marvin Lee Lutes stands out quite clearly.
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![LT George D. 'Hunter' Smith's Crew.
LT Smith is standing 2nd from left, and CAPT Whitney is standing at the extreme right. This photo was taken after their return from the March 30th [1945] Mission to Hamburg. (National Archives)](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/media/media-49084.jpeg?itok=AxVEj-og)
LT George D. 'Hunter' Smith's Crew. LT Smith is standing 2nd from left, and CAPT Whitney is standing at the extreme right. This photo was taken after their return from the March 30th [1945] Mission to Hamburg. (National Archives)
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![Marvin Lee Lutes, part of a crew photo after a bombing run, 30th March [1945?].](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/media/media-51066.jpeg?itok=SXyhtxSs)
Marvin Lee Lutes, part of a crew photo after a bombing run, 30th March [1945?].
Service
People
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Morton Love
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
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Marvin Lutes
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer and Right Waist Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
"Sgt. Lutes Gets Oak Leaf Cluster" ... -
John Mason
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 486th Bomb Group
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George Sherlock
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 486th Bomb Group
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George Smith
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 486th Bomb Group
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Robert Thomas
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
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C Weroch
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
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Robert Whitney
Military | Captain | Flight Commander | 486th Bomb Group
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William Zeli
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 486th Bomb Group
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
835th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 April 2021 18:15:50 | hansvonmaltzahn | Changes to surname and media associations |
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From the official page of the 835th Bombardment Squadron: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 April 2021 18:00:20 | hansvonmaltzahn | Changes to media associations |
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Information on Clarence C. Clandellya can be found at the official web page of the 835th Bombardment Squadron, specifically under the 'Assigned Air Crews' page, 'G. Smith's Crew': https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 April 2021 22:03:08 | hansvonmaltzahn | Changes to middlename, suffix, highest rank, role, person associations and unit associations |
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See the official web page of the 835th Bombardment Squadron, and specifically, the 'Assigned Aircrews' list, then look for 'G. Smith's Crew,' at this link: https://486th.org/BS835/SmithG.htm Also the "Loading List for Mission 057, 8th Aug. 1944," on the official web page of the 486th Bombardment Group, at this link: https://www.486th.org/Mssn/M051t100/CList/CL057.htm |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:06:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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