396th
Bombardment Group Aircraft and Crew
(As of 30
September 1943)
"A" Flight
CREW NO. 1
B-25D-25 /
42-87275 "June Bug"
Pilot
Feist, Edwin L. 1st Lt.
Co-Pilot
Shaw, William D. 2nd
Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Kirsch, MacAdoo
P. 1st Lt.
Radio Op
Feay, Marc E. T/Sgt
CREW NO. 2
B-25D-25 /
42-87276 "Vicious Virgin
II"
Pilot
Turner, Allan H. 1st
Lt.
Co-Pilot
Selsted, John H. 2nd
Lt.
Nav-Bomb Gillett, William H.
2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Graves, William
M., Jr. T/Sgt
CREW NO. 3
B-25D-25 /
42-87367 "Doc's
Abortion"
Pilot
Eyer, Warren L.
2nd
Lt.
Co-Pilot
Gouker, Charles
V. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb Dominic, Thomas J.
2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Garrison, Robert
L. S/Sgt
CREW NO. 4
B-25D-20 /
41-30614 "Mr. Lucky"
Pilot
Holty, Stanley
C.
2nd
Lt.
Co-Pilot
Provost,
Charles, Jr. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Orr, William R. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Drake, James E. S/Sgt
"B" Flight
CREW NO. 5
B-25D-20 /
41-30615 "Tub's Tub"
Pilot
Seeman, George M. Capt.
Co-Pilot
Trumble, Stewart
E. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Krebs, Joseph W. 2nd
Lt.
Radio Op
Roberts, Richard
S. Sgt
CREW NO. 6
B-25D-20 /
41-30616 "Shafted"
Pilot
Millard,
Archibald G., Jr. 2nd Lt.
Co-Pilot
Kummel, Bernard
H. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb Doyle, Andrew A. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Faribanks, Glenn
R. Sgt
CREW NO. 7
B-25D-25 /
42-87327 N/A
Pilot
Casey, Vincent
E.
2nd
Lt.
Co-Pilot
ByWater, Murray
A. LtCol.
Nav-Bomb
Branch, Henry II 1st
Lt.
Radio Op Gill, Brienthall S.
S/Sgt
CREW NO. 8
B-25D-20 /
41-30776 N/A
Pilot
Patton, Joseph
R.
2nd
Lt.
Co-Pilot
Johnston, John
A.
FO
Nav-Bomb
Callopy, Joseph
P. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Buckley, Dempsey
L. Sgt
"C" Flight
CREW NO. 9
B-25D-20 /
41-30777 "The Coral
Princess"
Pilot
Bullock, Charles
R. Capt.
Co-Pilot
McMillan, Frank
A. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Ptacek, Maurice
L. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op Smith, Anthony F.
Sgt
CREW NO. 10
B-25D-25 /
42-87284 "Island
Queen"
Pilot
Taylor, Harris
C. 2nd Lt.
Co-Pilot
McDavid, Andrew
E. Maj.
Nav-Bomb
Miller, Melvin
M. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Hervey, Rene L. T/Sgt
CREW NO. 11
B-25D-20 /
41-30779 "Old
Sagebrush"
Pilot
McDonald, James
C. 2nd Lt.
Co-Pilot
Knickerbocker,
Malcolm M. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb Thomas, Ralph W.
2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Evans, Edward T. T/Sgt
CREW NO. 12
B-25D-20 /
41-30778 “Lady Godiva”
Pilot Sanislo, Arthur
2nd Lt.
Co-Pilot
Cochran,
Louis L.
2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Young,
Lyndon E.
2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Broome,
Emery N.
Sgt
"D" Flight
Aircraft Type /
Serial #
Aircraft Name
CREW NO. 13
B-25D-20 /
41-30809 N/A
Pilot
Jameson, Paul G. 1st Lt.
Co-Pilot
Mona, Reuben E. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Laird, Rollin P. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Leake, Zeke T/Sgt
CREW NO. 14
B-25D-20 /
41-30822 "Bodacius
Idjit"
Pilot
Trucker, Donald
N. 2nd Lt.
Co-Pilot
Moore, John W. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
McMillan, Cavour
L. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Dowd, Patrick F. Sgt
CREW NO. 15
B-25D-20 /
41-30823 N/A
Pilot
Murphy, Cyril J. 2nd Lt.
Co-Pilot
Kimmey, David W. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Ferriera, Arthur
C. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
Walker, James G. S/Sgt
CREW NO.
16 B-25D-20 / 41-30825
“TNT”
Pilot
Thompson, Thomas
D. 2nd Lt.
Co-Pilot
Tappan, Robert
E. 2nd Lt.
Nav-Bomb
Shirley, Everett
L. 2nd Lt.
Radio Op
McClain, Donald T/Sgt
**
Two gunners are not listed (total crew number is 6). This is the
crew roster dated 30 September 1943, before the 396th went into combat.
Changes were made to aircraft and crews in early 1944. **