The crew is pictured above in Kansas, during their Preparation for Overseas Movement period.

The crew's first appearance in available records is found in the reorganization orders of 13 August 1944. Luttrell's first mission (with Karr) occurred on the night of 8/9 August 1944, and would seem to indicate that the crew had arrived toward the end of July or early August and began OTU training immediately thereafter. By the end of active operations in mid-September 1944, they had put in nine combat missions. They flew a number of gas-haul missions, and on into 1945 more Carpetbagger missions with their last recorded mission on the night of 30/31 March 1945 (to Norway). Names provided by John A. Wright.

Kneeling, L-R:
Richard A. Luttrell     - Pilot        ASN 0705979
Keith L.   Green        - Bombardier   ASN 0772961
Robert A.  Wright       - Navigator    ASN 0722411
Leonard M. Brock        - Copilot      ASN 0771279

Standing, L-R:
Noland V.  Arnold       - Engineer     ASN 17128155
Jack W.    Horton       - Gunner       ASN 38537568
Unknown                 - Gunner                    (Orphaned)
Ervin L.   Brown,Jr.    - Gunner       ASN 6394208
Unknown                 - Gunner                    (Orphaned)
John A.    Wright       - R.O.         ASN 35802062

Later Addition:
Donald K.  McGaughey    - H2X?         ASN 0864410

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