Standing, L-R:
Raymond E. Schmidt          - Gunner        ASN 38156305
Alvah   N. Winfield         - Bombardier    ASN 0698946
Warren  E. Campbell         - Navigator     ASN 0703603
Thomas  I. Colkett,Jr.      - Co-Pilot      ASN 0816614
Thomas  S. Curran,Jr.       - Pilot         ASN 01203726
Robert  M. Campbell         - R.O.          ASN 37230500

Kneeling, L-R:
Harold  R. Johnson          - Engineer      ASN 18194133
Richard A. McConihe         - Gunner        ASN 32855771 (Orphaned)
Stanley J. Janik            - Gunner        ASN 33669991
Joseph  T. Perna            - Engineer      ASN 12023530 (Orphaned)

Not in the picture:
Arthur  J. Robinson         - Engineer      ASN 19077689

Robinson replaced Schmidt who has no recorded missions at Harrington.

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

 Nose art courtesy of Tom Brittan.

 Picture and names credit: Steve Colkett

Combat Period: May 1944 - February 1945 

Status: Original 490th BG crew, arrived at Harrington at the end of May 1944. By the end of Operations in September they had 28 missions, too few to return to the ZI. Their stay was extended into February of 1945.

Preferred Aircraft: B24J 42-50669

Missions from August 1944 (All were French targets) Mission Reports.

The aircraft was probably not named or painted.  Fate unknown, it disappears from sight after November of 1944.