Unidentified Crews

398th Unidentified Crew Photographs

This page contains links to Crew photographs where some or all men are unidentified. Crew photographs were taken during 1944 or 1945 at Nuthampstead or at B-17 training bases in the USA, such as Rapid City. If you have information about any of the following photographs or can provide better scans, please contact our Unidentified Crew Photos Coordinator.

Flight Crews Photos

  1. Branyon's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 10 February 1945
  2. T. A. Brown's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 8 July 1944
  3. Coleman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 21 March 1945
  4. Delancey's Crew - 601st Squadron - 15 November 1944 (updated 1/2008)
  5. Gene L. Douglas' Crew - 600th Squadron - Summer or Fall 1943
  6. J.D. Douglas' Crew - 603rd Squadron - 21 April 1945
  7. Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - Spring 1944
  8. Driscoll's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 20 July 1944
  9. Ellis' Crew - 603rd Squadron - 5 March 1945
  10. Fairbanks' Crew - 601st Squadron - 8 August 1944
  11. T.K. Foster's Crew - 603rd Squadron - late 1943 / early 1944
  12. Hadjes' Crew - 601st Squadron - Early 1944
  13. Harker's Crew (later Rehme's Crew) - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944
  14. James Johnson's Crew - 600th Squadron - 6 August 1944
  15. Kiernan's Crew - 603rd Squadron - Late 1943 (new 6/2007)
  16. Lamb's Crew with Major Tracy Petersen as Command - 601st Squadron - 14 October 1944
  17. Lamiell's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 2 February 1945
  18. Latson's Crew with Colonel F.P. Hunter as Command - 603rd Squadron - 13 August 1944
  19. Lipnick's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 28 September 1944
  20. Loller's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 21 April 1945 (updated 5/2008)
  21. Matthews' Crew - 600th Squadron - 9 October 1944
  22. McCarty's Crew - 601st Squadron - 1943 (new 2/2008)
  23. Menzel's Crew - 600th Squadron - 20 July 1944
  24. Palant's Crew - 601st Squadron - September 1944 (new 2/2008)
  25. Rehme's Crew (previously Harker's Crew) - 603rd Squadron - Early 1944
  26. Rusk's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 26 October 1944
  27. Schoen's Crew - 601st Squadron - Fall 1944 (updated 6/2007)
  28. W.F. Scott's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 1943/early 1944 (new 6/2008)
  29. Sleaman's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 19 July 1944
  30. Spitzer's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 2 November 1944 (updated 6/2008)
  31. Taylor's Crew - 60X Squadron - 6 August 1944
  32. Walker's Crew - 601st Squadron - 29 July 1943 (updated 2/2008)
  33. Wallingford's Crew - 602nd Squadron - circa April 1945 (new 10/2007)
  34. Norman Williams' Crew - 603rd Squadron - probably 1945
  35. Woodmansee's Crew - 600th Squadron - 10 April 1945

UnNamed Flight Crews

In general for these, we have photos, but we don't know the name of the crew.

  1. Crew E-4 - 600th Squadron - 27 December 1943
  2. ? T. A. Brown's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 8 July 1944
  3. ? Ullom's Crew - 603rd Squadron - probably 1945? Ullom's Crew - 603rd Squadron - probably 1945
  4. Unknown Crew 2 - 601st Squadron - Fall 1944 (updated 6/2007)
  5. Unknown 398th Crew during Rapid City Training - 602 Squadron - 14 September 1943(possibly the John W. Stuermer Crew
  6. Unknown Crew - 600th Squadron - May 1945 - Arriving Bradley Field, CT on Hitler's Headache (added 1/2008)

Flight Crews without Photos in our Collection

  1. List of 398th Crews without photos in our Collection (please check to see if you have a crew photo we are missing)

Armament Crew Photos

  1. Armament Crew - 600th Squadron - 1944/45
  2. Armament Crew - 601st Squadron - 10 February 1945
  3. Ordinance Section - 601st Squadron - 1944/45

Fire Fighters Crew

For the following, all the men are identified, but for many, the first names, ranks and positions are unknown and input would be appreciated.

  1. Fire Fighters Crew - 2015th Engine Fire Fighters - 31 October 1944
  2. Bill Ahern of the 2015th Engine Fire Fighters - 1944
  3. Martin, Ahern, Cochrane - 2015th Engine Fire Fighters - 1944
  4. McAfee, Knox, Ahern - 2015th Engine Fire Fighters - 1944/45
  5. Wood, Molloy, Ahern - 2015th Engine Fire Fighters - 1944/45

Ground Crews

  1. Lang Ground Crew Photos for the 601st 42-102596 30-N DOODIT
    1. Frederick J. Lang and Others installing Waist Gunner Plexiglass - 601st Squadron - 1944
    2. Frederick J. Lang and Another repairing B-17 Engine - 601st Squadron - 1944
    3. Unknown Ground Crewmember sitting atop engine - 601st Squadron - 1944
    4. Frederick J. Lang Ground Crew with Flowers - 601st Squadron - 1944
  2. Ground Crew Group - 603rd Squadron - 1944/45 (new 6/2008)

Intelligence and Photo Group Photos

  1. Photo Operations Group - 603rd Squadron - Probably 1944

398th Leaders and Commanders Photos

398th

  1. Miller, Hunter, Gross, Berryhill and Unknown Ground Crew - 7 May 1944 Includes Jean Miller, Colonel Hunter, General William Gross, and Colonel Earl J. Berryhill along with an unknown ground crew.
  2. Latson's Crew with Colonel F.P. Hunter as Command - 603rd Squadron - 13 August 1944 Includes Colonel Frank P. Hunter, Commander, Captain. H.H. Latson Jr., Pilot / Co-pilot, Captain Harold L. Brown, Navigator, Captain Carl J. Strickrott, Bombardier.

601st

  1. Lamb's Crew with Major Tracy Petersen as Command - 601st Squadron - 14 October 1944 Includes Captain Hal W. Lamb, Pilot, Major Tracy J. Petersen, Command Pilot and Captain Paul Picke, Squadron Navigator

603rd

  1. 603rd Jordan, Moore, and Hall by B-17 - May 1944 Includes Lt. Ed Jordan, Captain Carlton C. Moore, Squadron Bombardier and probably Lt. David M. Hall, Squadron Intelligence Officer (updated 5/2008).
  2. DFC Ceremony at Nuthampstead - 29 January 1945 Major Jean B. Miller, 603rd Squadron Commander pinning Distinguished Flying Cross on S. Sgt. Ray Vicha; 3 other unidentified men also shown.
  3. Latson's Crew with Colonel F.P. Hunter as Command - 603rd Squadron - 13 August 1944 Includes Colonel Frank P. Hunter, Commander, Captain. H.H. Latson Jr., Pilot / Co-pilot, Captain Harold L. Brown, Navigator, Captain Carl J. Strickrott, Bombardier.