406th NLS
Pattillo Crew

The crew are shown above at Boise, Idaho in late 1944. William E. Pattillo identifies them as:

Back row,L-R:
Ted Harwood, Jim Harrell, John Coyle, Pat Pattillo

Front row,L-R:
Bob Link, George Dallotto, Leo Cunningham, Rudy Rohlke, Bob Brinkman, and Don Parr

The above picture was taken at Harrington, spring of 1945.

Front row,L-R:
Pattillo, Leo Cunninghham, John Coyle,Hoyt Harrell

Back row,L-R:
Ted Harwood, George Donato, Don Parr, Bob Link, Bob Brinkman, Rudy Rohlke

Dog has not been identified.

The above picture identifies the men as:

Standing, L-R:
Robert O.   Link         - Gunner        ASN 17117069
John L.     Coyle,Jr.    - Copilot       ASN 0930071
Leo L.      Cunningham   - Engineer      ASN 32906312
Hoyt J.     Harrell      - Navigator     ASN T-134560
Donald J.   Parr         - R.O.          ASN 36475895

Kneeling, L-R:
Theodore J. Harwood      - Bombardier    ASN 0783340    
Rudoph H.H. Rohlke       - Gunner        ASN 35928197
Robert B.   Brinkman     - Gunner        ASN 15313667
William C.  Pattillo     - Pilot         ASN 0834869

Not pictured:
George P. Dallotto       - Gunner        ASN 12089994

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

They flew their first mission on 18 April 1945,and continued after war’s end with supply missions and “cook’s tours” in which ground crews were flown over Germany at low altitude to witness what their support had made possible. Pattillo and his crew plus ten additional ground crew flew B24 42-94756 "Nite and Day" (shown above) to the ZI in July,1945,leaving the plane at Bradley Field, Connecticut.