465th Bombardment Group (H)

780th 781st 465th Tail 782nd 783rd

780th Crews 781st Crews 782nd Crews 783rd Crews

783rd Squadron Crews

Allen Anderson Bates Bonds Brown Butt Cella Coffield Cox Cramer Curtis Decrow Duckworth Dulitz Elliott Ellis Evans Fike Fishback Greenwood Hall Hausner Heim Johnson Johnson M Jones Josten Jumper Kara Kowal Kraft Lane Lyon Matzger May Mayall Miller Nelson Owens Pace Parkison Pates Perry Petranek Radcliff Roberson Schwartz Shoener Stringham Swanzy Taft Thompson Vorhies Waymon Williams Wright

Coffield Crew

Floyd V. Coffield, Pilot

Alexius D. Reid, Co-Pilot

Russel C. Christianson, Navigator

Woodrow W. Browning, Bombardier

Melvin G. Davis, Engineer

Martin P. Stemler, Radio Operator

William J. Weightman, Gunner

Lewis L. Stanart, Gunner

Charles C. Carson, Gunner

Clarence R. O'Brien, Gunner

Originally flew B-24H #41–29360 "Table Stuff"

Melvin G. Davis was a member of the crew that flew the first B–50 aircraft around the world nonstop.

S/Sgt Lewis L. Stanart flew over to Pantanella, Italy on Lt. Coffield's crew (Model Crew) in place of Sgt. Kelley and was then assigned to Lt Allen's crew. S/Sgt. William C. Kelley, returned to Coffield's crew.