788th/859th BSs
Wood Crew

The crew are pictured above at Wendover in January of 1944, picture courtesy of Frederick Wood.

Standing, L-R:
Lane R.      Gebert         - R.O.        ASN 13176806
Raymond      Croteau        - Gunner      ASN 11115089
Bernard      Hochheiser     - Gunner      ASN 32014067   (Orphaned)
Harvey L.    Bruce          - Gunner      ASN 18074114  
Jack L.      Tate           - Engineer    ASN 15324318   (Orphaned)

Kneeling, L-R:
Frederick W. Wood           - Pilot       ASN 0736449
Benjamin H.  Blackwell      - Copilot     ASN 0693837
Lyonel V.    Campbell       - Engineer    ASN 19074131
Robert L.    Seng           - Navigator   ASN 0691817
George C.    Reall          - Bombardier  ASN 0733096

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

Status: Original 788th BS crew, the number of combat missions flown by crewmembers before they came to Harrington is unknown. They logged 28 missions at Harrington before returning to the Zone of the Interior in late August of 1944.

Pictured Aircraft: B24 42-7053

Preferred Aircraft: B24H 42-50380 B

Data for July 1944, all targets were over France.

The plane was apparently without name or nose art at Harrington. Remaining in service throughout the period of the original 788th crews' service at Harrington, in December of 1944 it was flown to Italy for service with the 859th BS by the Robins crew.

On the night of August 11/12 1944 the crew inserted Mission ANIS to the BOB 224 DZ. 

Leaflets:
USF-77
USF-130
USF-133

Agents Inserted/Attempted:
MR 1562   DZ Bob 224 (3) Mission ANIS