406th NLS
William Winburn Crew

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The following transcribed from Special Orders #124-Sta146,dtd 06May45:

Os:
William A.  Winburn,III  - Pilot        ASN 0833237    *
William G.  Pickhardt    - Copilot      ASN 0693402    *
Bernard S.  Vagnoni      - Navigator    ASN 02069162   *
Lawrence W. Tolj         - Bombardier   ASN T-8294

EMs:
Terrence F. Coyle,Jr.    - Gunner       ASN 42081581
John F.     Durbin       - Gunner       ASN 35833754
Frank R.    Del Grosso   - Engineer     ASN 33731246   *
Franklin D. Stevens      - Gunner       ASN 39616979   *
Russell L.  Jewett       - R.O.         ASN 39918807   *
Roy         Richburg,Jr. - Gunner       ASN 18242685

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

The crew were assigned to the 406th NLS on arrival. On 4Jul45 Special Orders #185 from 1st AD six of the crew (asterisked) were assigned to the 94th BG,Station 468.

Additional Data Sources:
 William Winburn Crew Personnel Files

Group-Related Downloads: 
 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
 Cheddington (Station 113)
 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:
 "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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