Standing (viewer's left to right):

  1. Lt. John M. Baker, Pilot
  2. Lt. Selby P. Hereid, Navigator
  3. Sgt. Theodore Dwinchick, Tail Gunner
  4. Sgt. Roy A. Johnson, Radio Operator
  5. Sgt. William H. Wilson, Ball Turret Gunner
  6. Lt. John K. Kressenberg, Bombardier
  7. Lt. Richard T. Osteen, Co-Pilot

Kneeling (viewer's left to right):

  1. Sgt. Jerome G. Fields, Engineer/Top Turret
  2. Sgt. Michael A. Romano, Left Waist Gunner
  3. Sgt. Leonard D. Harrison, Right Waist Gunner

See also:

  1. MACR 07383 - Baker - The Baker Crew was hit by flak and went down August 8, 1944 while on a mission to Bretteville, Le Rabet, France. Baker, Osteen, Kressenberg, Johnson, Romano, Wilson and Harrison were KIA. Hereid and Fields became POW's.

Comments:

  1. Original Crew No. 8
  2. Aircraft in photo: B-17-F "Yankee"
  3. Photo Date: December 1943
  4. 1943 Ranks are unconfirmed
  5. Photo Location: Dyersburg Army Air Base, Dyersburg, Tennessee
  6. Photo Reference No. Baker Crew Training 1943
  7. Information compiled by the 398th BGMA Web Team with a big thanks to Roy J. O'Kelly, nephew of Roy A. Johnson, Radio operator, who provided his uncle's crew photo.
  8. If you would like to add information about this photograph, or can provide a better scan, please contact our Crew Photos Coordinator. Please mention the title and photograph date.