Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-15-BO - s/n 42-31367 LG*R

"Chow Hound"

1st Lieutenant Jack R THOMPSON Pilot  Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia   memorial chow hound
2nd Lieutenant David J NELSON Co-Pilot Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia   nelson david j mur
2nd Lieutenant Charles F BACIGALUPA Navigator Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia  
2nd Lieutenant Charles SHERRIL Bomber Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia  
T/Sergeant Blake A Jr TREECE Radio/Gunner Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia  
T/Sergeant Henry F KORTEBEIN Mechanic/Gunner Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia  
T/Sergeant Gerald F GILLIES Gunner Dead - Arlington Cem. Virginia  
Sergeant Richard R COLLINS Gunner Dead - Cim Brit Am St-James collins richard r tombe
Sergeant Warren D GODSEY Gunner Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer godsey warren d tombe
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Back Row - Left to Right

S/Sgt. John K. (Judge) Callaway, Left Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. John (Boots) Weddle, Ball Turret Gunner; T/Sgt. Joseph E. (Bing) Bentzel, Engineer; S/Sgt. Richard J. (Sparkling Richard) Pries, Radio Operator; S/Sgt. Charles L. (Chile) Nuse, Right Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. Roland R. Michel, Tail Gunner.

Back Row - Left to Right

S/Sgt. William J. Carlson, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. Joseph (Russian) Green, Co-pilot; 2nd Lt. Jerald L. (Newqie) Newquist, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Lamond J. (Buck) Bailey, Navigator.

Photo contributed by Bob Pries

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Stele in memory of the crew of the "Chow Hound"

 

Ceremony at Arlington Cemetery

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