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EARL N. THOMAS CREW - 360th BS
(crew assigned 360BS: 11 Jan 1944)
(Back L-R)
Capt Earl N. Thomas (P)(1),
1Lt Edgar C. Miller (CP)(2),
1Lt Clarence V. Walenta (N),
1Lt Harold L. Scott (B)
(Front L-R)
T/Sgt John W. Mason (E),
S/Sgt Carl O. Books (WG),
S/Sgt William Flenniken (WG),
T/Sgt Gayther B. Crowder (R)(3),
S/Sgt Roy D. Harvey (TG),
S/Sgt Harold A. Johnston (BTG)
Crew Notes:
- Capt Earl N. Thomas (P) - Was made a lead Crew Pilot on 30 April 1944, Flew 33
Credited combat missions. Completed combat tour on 23 June 1944
- 1Lt Edgar C. Miller (CP) - Was upgraded from, CoPilot to Pilot on 05 May 1944.
Flew 18 missions with the Earl N. Thomas Crew and then flew 14 credited missions
as a First Pilot (See: 360BS Edgar C. Miller Crew Photo). Completed combat tour on 02 June 1944.
- T/Sgt Gayther B. Crowder (E) - Originally member of the Lt Arthur C. Way Crew. Flew 2 credited missions with Lt Way and then
became a replacement Radio Operator with other crews. Flew 8 credited missions with the
Thomas Crew when he completed his combat tour on 8 March 1944. Was replaced with
T/Sgt Victor W. Dewitte, who flew 15 missions with Lt Thomas and 4 with Lt Miller.
Flew his last mission with Capt Thomas on 6 June 1944.
All of the original Earl N. Thomas Crewmen completed their combat tours without injury -thanks to the good piloting by Lt Earl N.Thomas and Lt Edgar C. Miller and excellent teamwork by the rest of the crew. Their missions were flown during a period of heavy losses by the 303rd BG(H) and Eighth Air Force.
[photo courtesy of Edgar C. Miller]
[Researched by 303rdBGA Historian Harry D. Gobrecht]
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