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406th Night Leaflet Squadron
Anderson/Nutt Crew

 The Anderson crew are pictured below at Casper,WY on 12Jan45.
Late arrivals, when they showed up at Harrington in March of 1945, Varner and Auira were assigned to other crews and were replaced by Blackard and Roos.  Anderson was killed in a takeoff crash of B24 42-51251 on the night of 26/27 April 1945 after which the crew had to fly with a number of other pilots, the last being John Nutt, who flew them home in July of 1945.

Standing, L-R: 
William S. Varner      -  Gunner       ASN 33768232
Robert  J. Sullivan    -  Gunner       ASN 11099525
Albert  K. Canfield    -  Gunner       ASN 13174967
Harold  F. Wesley,Jr.  -  Engineer     ASN 13110971
Robert  G. Davis       -  R.O.         ASN 16169610
Mario      Auira       -  Gunner       ASN unknown

Kneeling, L-R: 
Richard C. Klenoski    -  Navigator    ASN 02074456
Jean    C. Anderson    -  Pilot        ASN 0834342    (KIA)  NARA Honor Roll card
Richard L. Halle       -  Copilot      ASN 02061938
Melvin  H. Davis       -  Bombardier   ASN 0783316

In all cases above and below ASNs so-colored for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Record.

The picture below is that of Nutt's 1st crew at Cheddington in August of 1944.

Nutt's 1st crew finished their tour on 1Dec44 and returned to the Zone of the Interior shortly afterward; Nutt remained in the ETO.

Standing,L-R:
John A.    Nutt              - Pilot          ASN 0696870
Waltman W. Attrill           - Copilot        ASN 0767967
Edwin A.   Bell              - Navigator      ASN 0716128
Richard P. Schad             - Bombardier     ASN 0762952

Kneeling,L-R:
Wayne F.   Welling           - Gunner         ASN 33397470
Irving     Getzels           - R.O.           ASN 39560989
Edward P.  Magoon            - Engineer       ASN 36455628
Edwin A.   Bean              - Engineer       ASN 31268418
Samuel L.  Emrich            - Gunner         ASN 37347522
Walter     Frisch            - R.O.           ASN 17097527

Nutt's last crew are shown below on 12Jun45 preparing a B-17 for their return to the USA.



Back Row,L-R:
Robert G.  Davis           - R.O.           ASN 16169610
William L. Blackard,Jr.    - Gunner         ASN 37633136
Robert J.  Sullivan        - Gunner         ASN 11099525
Robert W.  Roos            - Gunner         ASN 35558611
Harold F.  Wesley,Jr.      - Engineer       ASN 13110971

Center:
Albert K.  Canfield        - Gunner         ASN 13174967

Front Row,L-R:
Melvin H.  Davis           - Bombardier     ASN 0783316
John A.    Nutt            - Pilot          ASN 0696870
Richard L. Halle           - Copilot        ASN 02061938
Richard C. Klenoski        - Navigator      ASN 02074456

Additional data sources:
Anderson/Nutt Crews Personnel files
 Cheddington(Station 113)

Universal Downloadable Data Sources:
406th NLS Air Crew Card Index
406th NLS Squadron RZI Card File*
 AAFRH-21 "AAF Aid to European Resistance"
 Air Power History Article
 Allied Leaflets Index
 Aerospace Historian Article
 "Carpetbaggers" by Parnell*
 Night Leaflet Squadrons Operations reports (Jun44-Jul45) *
"They Flew by Night" editor Robert Fish *
 Serial Number Index of B24s
Station 179 Operations Log (handwritten Apr44-Jul45) *
Station 179 Operations Log (transcribed Sep44-Jul45) *
Available on Request:
 Group Mission Reports Jan-Sep44 (On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)
 "Secret Squadrons of the 8th" by Carty (leaflet squadron portion only)
 "Leaflet Operations during the 2nd WW" by James M. Erdmann
 

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