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Miss Patricia Ground Crew
B-17F #42-29930 360BS (PU-I)

(L-R) S/Sgt Arnold H. Schlotfeldt, Sgt Leo H. Shephard,
Sgt Frank D. Frier, S/Sgt Thomas A. Santora (Asst Crew Chief),
M/Sgt Joseph W. Savoy (Crew Chief), M/Sgt Lawrence J. McCabe (Line Chief),
Sgt Lamont C. Ward
23 October 1943 -- The 360th BS Leonard E. Jokerst Crew was on a night local training flight in B-17F #42-29930 Miss Patricia (360th BS) PU-I. They crashed shortly after take-off at Keyston, England. The cause was unknown. All eight crewmen were Killed in Service.

[photo courtesy of the Richard A. Lund Family]