857th BS
Ladd Crew
The crew arrived at Harrington shortly before the reorganization of the Group in
August of 1944. According to Frank Miller (ASN 18098139) the crew was broken up sometime during the fall of 1944, with Ladd's crew changing places with the Bowland crew before they were sent to Leuchars in mid-September of 1944. At most each of them flew only two missions with Balchen's "Ball Project" before returning to Harrington in October of 1944 and continuing on into the night bombing period of early 1945.Standing,L-R:
Alfred H. Dauman - CP - ASN 0715729
Craig B. Ladd - P - ASN 0687483
Edward A. Schweitzer - B - ASN 0716970
Lawrence J. Christenson - N - ASN 0719011
Front,L-R:
William C. Jungbluth - RO - ASN 36815856
Paul Pepin, Jr. - D - ASN 31292853
Jack A. Hammond - TG - ASN 33705990
John L. Volpe - E - ASN 13107788
Combat Period: Aug 1944 - Apr 1945.Status: Replacement crew.
