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Flight Crew # __

Capt  William E. Riggs, Airplane Commander, 28th Sqd, 19th BG

 

No Photo

 

Hdq Topeka AAF, KS, Movement Orders April 17, 1945 airplane 42-94039

Photo

Duty

Rank

Name

ASN

MOS

Home 1945

 

AC

Capt

William E. Riggs

0-441033

1093

 

 

P

F/O

Arden W.Lawrence Jr.

T-185354

1092

 

 

N

2nd Lt

Hebon J Ducote Jr

0-558807

1038

 

 

B

Capt

Fred W.Soller

0-440514

1035

 

 

RO

F/O

Donald J. Minehart

T-134964

1042

 

 

FE

T/Sgt

A. J. Skruhak

6260741

131

 

 

R

S/Sgt

John W. Daniels

14080736

2756

 

 

CFC

Cpl

William Phillips

15399093

580

 

 

RG

Sgt

Thomas J.Williams

19092823

611

 

 

LG

Cpl

Clarence E. Bjork

18082879

611

 

 

TG

Cpl

Allan R. Zahan

36294642

611

 

 

            Riggs crew arrived on Guam April 27, 1945.

 

            John W Daniels wrote: "We came back to CA in June for lead crew training then back to Guam July 19 1945. We came back to the US in Oct 1945 and had about 10 high point ground crew with us. I got out in Nov 17, 1945. "I went to work for CAA/FAA in Jan 1946. I was in Air Traffic Control & worked at ABQ SJT, DDAL, MSY, HOU, was the ATREP at Vance AFB Enid OK and Tower Chief at Tulsa, OK for 10 years until I retired."