447th Bomb Group Association
Photos and information provided by Stevin Oudshoorn
- 8/43 | Moses Lake, WA |
08/43 - 11/43 | Harvard, NE |
11/43 | In Transit (by air) |
11/43 - 04/44 | 710th Squadron, Rattlesden, UK |
Missions flown: | 3 |
9 of the 10-man Hickey
crew, photographed on October 6, 1943 in
Harvard, Nebraska before deployment to England. The crew consisted of:
2Lt Claude L. Hickey, Pilot
2Lt Justin W. Kegley, Co-pilot
2Lt Jerome G. Moskowitz, Navigator
2Lt Vernon D. Devitt, Bombardier
T/Sgt Joseph Rokow, Engineer
Sgt Wade E. Hampton, ROG
S/Sgt John J. Roth, BTG
Sgt Irving Gitlitz, Waist Gunner
Sgt Robert E. Schooling, Waist Gunner
Sgt Johnnie Deerr Jr, Tail Gunner