Walter R. Hayfield Jr. Crew

Seated left to right:

John McDermott (Navigator), Dave Rubin (Bombadier), Robert Haney

(Co-Pilot) Walt Hayfield (Pilot).

Standing left to right:

Entrekin (Waist G), Shieldes (Radioman), Cannon (Engineer), Wood (Tail

G), Carr (Waist G), Hackleman (Ball)

Entrekin was apparently the 10th man when they were converting to 9 man crews - I have no record of him flying any missions with the 379th. McDermott seems to have been the navigator this crew trained with, and he flew with them until the mission on Swamp Fire.

Mission Number: 205 for the 379th flown on 9/17/1944

Target City: Eindhoven Area , Netherlands

Target: Troop Support Crew loading from 527^th Bomber Squadron

Name

Rank

Duties

Fred M Cannon

Tech Sergeant

Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Frederic H Olander Jr.

2nd Lieutenant

Navigator

Robert J Carr

Staff Sergeant

Waist Gunner

Paul E Hackleman

Staff Sergeant

Ball Turret Gunner

Robert E Haney

2nd Lieutenant

Co-Pilot

Walter R Hayfield Jr.

2nd Lieutenant

Pilot

David Rubin

2nd Lieutenant

Bombardier

William E Shieldes

Tech Sergeant

Radio Operator/Gunner

James R Wood

Staff Sergeant