Gayle Cruthirds' B-24 Crew, 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, April 22, 1944

Gayle Cruthirds’ B-24 Crew, 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, April 22, 1944

Diboll native S/Sgt. Gayle Cruthirds of Diboll (third from left back row) posed with his B-24 crew on April 22, 1944 in Topeka, Kansas. This crew served as part of 15th Air Force (Italy) 376 Bomb Group.

Bottom Row, left to right: Lt. Jim Carrender, navigator, Kansas City; Lt. John Griffin, pilot, Rochester, New York; Lt. Peter Arth, co-pilot, Los Angeles, California; Lt. Hubert Schlatter, bombadier, Jennings Lodge, Oregon.

Top Row, left to right: S/Sgt. Slim Limbocker, waistgun, Ranger, Texas; S/Sgt. Jo Janosko, engineer, Auburn, New York; S/Sgt. Gayle Cruthirds, nose gun, Diboll, Texas; S/Sgt. Edward Blunt, ball gun, Fresno, California; S/Sgt. Russell Martin, radio and top gun, Mounds, Illinois; S/Sgt. Ray "Mundo" Lane, tail gun, St. Louis, Missouri.

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