Sumner M. Alpert Crew
No Available Photo Yet of just Lt Sumner M. Alpert's Crew. Lt Alpert was a C0-Pilot on many different crews.
He got his own Crew for the last six of his 38 missions. I doubt we will find a Crew shot. Lt Alpert is seated second from the left in this photo of the Bailey Crew.
Crew Boarding for the Mission
Sumner M Alpert 2nd Lieutenant Pilot Aborted Mission
John Phillips Jr. 2nd Lieutenant Co-Pilot Aborted Mission
John T Beach 2nd Lieutenant Navigator Aborted Mission
Holger A Eklund 2nd Lieutenant Bombardier Aborted Mission
Hugo W Havet* Tech Sergeant Radio Operator/Gunner Aborted Mission
James O Prochaszka* T/Sgt Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Aborted Mission
Byron A Green Staff Sergeant Ball Turret Gunner Aborted Mission
Delmar A Sewers Staff Sergeant Waist Gunner Aborted Mission
Robert D Hall Staff Sergeant Tail Gunner Aborted Mission
We have a photo of T/Sgt Hugo Havet Radio Operator/Gunner and T/Sgt James Prochazka Top Turret Gunner.
They were originally with the Lt John Beach Crew when shot down 05 January 1944. They were interred in Switzerland for several months before returning to duty.
T/Sgt Hugo Havet Radio Operator/Gunner
T/Sgt James Prochazka Top Turret Gunner
A special Thankyou goes out to the families of these Airmen who so graciously took the time to assist by providing these photos and information