Back Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. F/O Paul A. Horton, Navigator
  2. 2nd Lt. Ralph F. Greenwalt, Pilot
  3. 2nd Lt. Emmett L. Taylor, Co-Pilot
  4. F/O Dominick S. Pasciucco, Bombardier

Front Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. Pvt. Barrett G. Yager, Tail Gunner
  2. Cpl. Jesse R. Clament, Ball Turret
  3. Cpl. Eugene R. Adams, Waist Gunner
  4. Cpl. Raymond L. Jones, Radio Operator
  5. Cpl. Eugene F. Krebs, Togglier
  6. Sgt. Leonard A. Gustafson, Engineer / Top Turret

See also:

  1. Ralph Greenwalt, 398th Pilot - 603rd Squadron Video Interview (49m 56s)

Comments:

  1. Aircraft in photo: 42-102839.
    Per aircraft records: "42-102839 Del Cheyenne 9/4/44; 346BG Drew 24/4/44; 222 BU Ardmore 22/1/45; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/45; RFC Walnut Ridge 11/12/45."
  2. Photo Date: Probably January 1945
  3. Photo Location: Ardmore, OK (per aircraft record above). This is where the crew began B-17 crew training and where this particular aircraft was assigned. From there they were briefly assigned to Lincoln, NE before being sent overseas
  4. Dominick Pasciucco, the Bombardier in this photo did not go with the crew to England. Ralph Greenwalt noted that this Bombardier "left in Lincoln, Nebraska"
  5. All ranks are as of the time of the photo. By April 1945, most of the enlisted men had made S/Sgt..
  6. Photo Reference: Greenwalt-1945
  7. Information compiled by the 398th BGMA Web Team with thanks to records and photos from the Ralph Greenwalt collection. Also a big thank you to Ralph's son, Wayne, for providing the name of the bombardier in this photo (Lt. Pasciucco, phonetically pronounced Pachuico) and an excellent scan of the crew photo.
  8. If you would like to add information about this photograph, please contact our Crew Photos Coordinator. Please mention the title and photograph date.