Back Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. 1st Lt. Selby P. Hereid, Navigator
  2. 1st Lt. John K. Kressenberg, Bombardier
  3. T/Sgt. Roy A. Johnson, Radio Operator
  4. S/Sgt. William H. Wilson, Ball Turret Gunner

Front Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. S/Sgt. Leonard D. Harrison, Tail Gunner
  2. T/Sgt. Jerome G. Fields, Engineer/Top Turret
  3. S/Sgt. Theodore Dwinchick, Left Waist Gunner
  4. Capt. John M. Baker, Pilot
  5. 1st Lt. Richard T. Osteen, Co-Pilot

See also:

  1. MACR 07383 - Baker - The Baker Crew was hit by flak and went down August 8, 1944 while on a mission to Bretteville, Le Rabet, France. Baker, Osteen, Kressenberg, Johnson, Romano, Wilson and Harrison were KIA. Hereid and Fields became POW's.

Comments:

  1. Original Crew No. 8
  2. Aircraft in photo: B-17-G 42-102467 N8-J "Agony Wagon III"
  3. Photo Date: Handwritten on back as "July 1944". It is possible that might be incorrect. The photo might have been taken on June 2, 1944. Usually crew photos were taken upon return from a mission, posed by the plane they flew. The Baker Crew only flew 42-102467 J one time, on June 2, 1944. It was the first mission of the day to Boulogne, France. The Group flew two missions that day.
  4. Ranks are as they were at the time of the photo
  5. Photo Location: Nuthampstead
  6. Photo Reference No. Baker Crew 1944
  7. Information compiled by the 398th BGMA Web Team with a big thanks to Roy J. O'Kelly, nephew of Roy A. Johnson, Radio operator, who provided his uncle's crew photo.
  8. If you would like to add information about this photograph, or can provide a better scan, please contact our Crew Photos Coordinator. Please mention the title and photograph date.