Standing,L-R:
John T.     Kelly         - Pilot         ASN 0796400
Doyle L.    Corley        - Copilot       ASN 0800753
Joseph P.   Cox           - Navigator     ASN 0673101
Orrin       Brown,Jr.     - Bombardier    ASN 0733020

Kneeling,L-R:
Lawrence G. Dana          - Gunner        ASN 39827090
Russell R.  Hancock       - Engineer      ASN 17027284
Joseph C.   Parker        - R.O.          ASN 34290522
Henry       Cooke         - Dispatcher    ASN 6257502

Not pictured:
George B.   Kirkpatrick   - R.O.          ASN 38057883
After two missions, changed MOS to 754 (radio mechanic)

ASNs so-colored for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Records.

Crew details: Henry Cooke, 2001 and Orrin Brown, 2004.

Kelly was copilot to Estes in the ASW group. After Estes went MIA in November of 1943, Kelly was made pilot of the crew, and Corley was brought in as copilot.

Though Kelly and his EMs were original members of the ASW Group the officers of his crew had to be assembled from other crews. Cox was taken from the Crance crew, Corley does not show up on his Mission Reports until April, and Brown did not fly with him until mid-February of 1944. Kelly flew his first combat mission with the 406th BS in January, as copilot to Heflin (MR 0012). Probably pro-rated for his ASW hours in the U.K., he finished a tour with 24 missions in June of 1944,and some of his enlisted left early as well. The others had to find make-up missions to finish their tours.

Errata: Though he filled the position of Dispatcher,Henry Cooke held the rather rare MOS (509) of "Enlisted Bombardier".  The first crew to insert six agents on a single mission.

Preferred Aircraft: B24 42-40549 "Cookie"
A definite preference, judging by the records from June of 1944. The plane would be lost in April of 1945.

Aircraft Details: Tom Brittan

Agent Insertions:
MR 0177   DZ Dick 51    (1) Unidentified 
MR 0485   DZ Austin 3   (6) Three SUSSEX teams
MR 0610   DZ DeSoto     (2) No Drop
MR 0610   DZ Lincoln    (2) No Drop
MR 0673   DZ Percy 13   (1) Unidentified