856th/858th BSs
 Orcutt Crew


The crew's arrival at Station 179 probably occurred in early 1945. Orcutt's name appears only twice in the Late Period Log, both after VE day, and the second for the return trip to the Zone of the Interior. The plane is believed to be B24 41-28770, a former 44th BG plane before arriving at Harrington. Joe Lamarre was photographed twice with this plane while fueling up in Iceland,once before the tail number and once with the nose art. Crew names transcribed from Special Orders #124,Station 179 dtd 11Jun45 which transferred them from the 856th BS to the 858th BS.

 Os:
James M.    Orcutt        - Pilot        ASN 02067335
Howard A.   Polnow        - Copilot      ASN T-66537
Henry W.    Geed          - Navigator    ASN 02072692
Howard D.   Klein         - Bombardier   ASN 02073390

EMs:
Garfield E. Patterson     - R.O.         ASN 11131199
John        Pizzuto       - Engineer     ASN 32563179
L.C.        Bayes         - Gunner       ASN 18179474
Daniel R.   Figueroa      - Gunner       ASN 19176520
Lyle P.     Henry         - Gunner       ASN 33822438
Raymond C.  Hall          - Gunner       ASN 36880888

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

Additional Crew Data Sources:
 Orcutt Crew Personnel Files


Group-Related Downloads:
 "Carpetbaggers" by Parnell
 "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:
 "Spies,Supplies & Moonlit Skies Vols 1&2" by Ensminger (On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)

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