857th/856th BS

Seacord Crew

Scanned from Special Orders #241, Station 179, dtd 18 Dec 1944

The Seacord crew arrived from the 70th Replacement Depot on 18 December 1944. They departed Harrington more than six months later on 9 July 1945, returning B24H 42-52630 to the Zone of the Interior.  In the great personnel shuffle of 9Mar45 they were transferred to the 856th BS.  Their combat missions have not been fully researched. The picture below is from the Sebastian Corriere collection, names annotated some time after 1965.

Back Row, L-R:
Louis H. Breitschopf        -    Dispatcher/Waist Gunner
Andrew H. Kneeland          -    Tail Gunner
James E. Seacord            -    Pilot
Howard H. Van Meter         -    Dispatcher/Waist Gunner
Robert L. Norcross          -    Bombardier
Charles E. King             -    Copilot

Front Row, L-R:
Unknown                     -    Possibly James T. Cox
Alvin K. Greenfield         -    Navigator
William B. Griffith         -    Engineer
Donald R. Hine              -    Radio Operator

It should be noted that the Enlisted had switched hats with the Officers in this picture.

Combat Period: Dec 44-May 45

Aircraft: "Caldon-Ya" has not yet been identified with known B24s at Harrington, any additional information would be appreciated.

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