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"The Old Yard Dog," its crew, and passengers. We just returned to the States from our tour in England. We landed at Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT, on July 12, 1945. Standing: SGT J. Pecoraro (3rd from left), SGT William Hunter (4th from left), F/O Robert Garthwaite (5th from right), SGT Albert Sternberg (4th from right), SGT William Kablunde (3rd from right), F/O Samuel Edelson (Right). Front: SGT Richard Parker (5th from right), LT Samuel Moore (3rd from right), and F/O William Morris (right). The others are passengers flown home by the Morris crew. Not pictured: A stowaway Husky puppy. (submitted by Jerry Pecoraro) |
| CREW INFO | |||||
| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| William Nelson Morris | Flight Officer | Pilot | Completed Tour. | ||
| Samuel R. Moore | LT | Copilot | Completed Tour. | ||
| Rober E. Garthwaite | Flight Officer | Navigator | Completed Tour. | ||
| Samuel Edelson | Flight Officer | Bombardier | Completed Tour. | ||
| Richard J. Parker | SGT | FE/Top | Completed Tour. | ||
| Jerome D. Pecoraro | SGT | Radio/Gunner | Completed Tour. | ||
| William H. Hunter | SGT | Armorer/Gunner | Completed Tour. | ||
| William A. Klabunde | SGT | Ball Gunner | Completed Tour. | ||
| Alfred E. Sternberg | SGT | Tail Gunner | Completed Tour. | ||
| Thomas J. Pearson | Gunner | Unknown | |||
| MISSION INFO | |||||
| MISSION | DATE | NAME | ID | S/N | TYPE |
| The Old Yard Dog | TF | 42-98006 | B17G | ||
| Created 08/31/99 | Modified 12/23/16 |
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