{"id":96,"date":"2015-12-26T19:46:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T18:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/webarbeiten\/b17\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2015-12-26T19:46:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T18:46:43","slug":"crew","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/b17.rundum.dev\/en\/memphis-belle\/crew\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Belle Crew"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_742\" class=\"b17img-caption wp-caption mx-auto aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 600px; width: 100%;\"><a title=\"See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File%3AMemphis_Belle_crew.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-742 size-new_medium\" src=\"https:\/\/b17flyingfortress.de\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/MemphisBelle_crew_USAF-600x482.jpg\" alt=\"Memphis Belle crew \/\/ Wikipedia Commons [Public Domain]\" width=\"600\" height=\"482\" \/><\/a><div class=\"wp-caption-wrapper\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text text-center\"><small><strong>The crew of the &#8220;Memphis Belle&#8221; after their 25th and last mission (L-R):\u00a0<\/strong>Harold P. Loch; Cecil H. Scott; Robert Hanson; James Verinis; Robert K. Morgan; Charles B. Leighton; John P. Quinlan; Casimer A &#8220;Tony&#8221; Nastal; Vincent Evans; Clarence E. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Winchell \/\/ \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:MemphisBelle_crew_USAF.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia Commons [Public Domain]<\/a><\/small><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-3\"><small>Werbung\/Advertisement<\/small><br \/>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8860322341892117\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7270855245\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Pilot &#8211; Col. Robert K. Morgan<\/strong><br \/>\nThen Capt. Morgan was 24 years of age when in command of the Memphis Belle. After reaching the rank of Lt. Col., he led the very first B-29 formation over Tokyo.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; May 15th 2004<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copilot &#8211; Lt. Col. James A. Verinis<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Woodbrigde, CT. Verinis als piloted his own B-17 named &#8220;The Connecticut Yankee&#8221;. Jim was the crew member who purchased the crew&#8217;s mascot: A Scottish-Terrier named &#8220;Stuka&#8221;<br \/>\nDied &#8211; March 3rd 2003<\/p>\n<p><strong>Navigator &#8211; Charles B. Leighton<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Flint Michigan, he retired as a teacher and conselor. He saved the Belle and more B-17&#8217;s after identifying false German radio beacons designed to lure unwary B-17s into harms way.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1991<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bombardier &#8211; Vince Evans<\/strong><br \/>\nHollywood writer for Bogart, freind of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Stewart, June Allyson. Restaurant operator, race car driver. Completed 2dn tour of duty aboard B-29 with Morgan in the Pacific. Died in 1980&#8217;s by an aircraft crash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The First Engineer\/Top Turret Gunner &#8211; Leviticus &#8220;Levy&#8221; Dillon<\/strong><br \/>\nTransferred to 306th BG after flying raids 1,2,3 &#038; 5 aboard the Belle. On mission 3, he was shot in the leg and bandaged by Fred Astaire&#8217;s sister. He never reported the injury.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1998<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Second Engineer\/Top Turret Gunner &#8211; Eugene Adkins<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Johnson City, TN. He flew on the 4th and on missions 6-10. Suffered severe frostbite on #10. Retired rank of Major. Gunnery Specialist on B-17&#8217;s, B-29&#8217;S, B-36&#8217;s, and B-50&#8217;s.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1995<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Third Engineer\/Top Turret Gunner &#8211; Harold P. Loch<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Green Bay, WI. His first raid aboard the Belle was 14 Feb. 1943 to Hamm, Germany. A former building contractor and records regristar today he is active in real estate.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 2004<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radio Operator &#8211; Robert Hanson<\/strong><br \/>\nBecame a regular member of the crew during training at Walla Walla, WA in 1941. Retired from the fodd distribution. Lives today in Mesa, AZ. Still has bullet-ridden log book.<br \/>\nDied Oct. 1th 2005<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ball Turret Gunner &#8211; Cecil Scott<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Arapahoe, NC. &#8220;From down there I could see everything&#8221;. He fired at a great many German fighters and achieved one &#8220;Damaged&#8221; credit. Retired from Ford Motors Company after 30 years.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1979<\/p>\n<p><strong>Right Waist Gunner &#8211; E. Scott Miller<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Kingwood, WV. He was called &#8220;The Lost Crewman&#8221;, because he dropped out of sight after the war. He flew 15 missions aboard the Belle but missed the &#8220;tour&#8221; because he hadn&#8217;t flown 25 yet.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1995<\/p>\n<p><strong>Right Waist Gunner &#8211; Casmer A &#8220;Tony&#8221; Nastal<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Apache Junction, AZ. Nastal flew one mission on the Belle. He had 24 raids on other forts. After the &#8220;tour&#8221;, Tony decided to go back to Europe and completed sixty missions.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; Aug. 10th 2002<\/p>\n<p><strong>Left Waist Gunner &#8211; Clarence E. &#8220;Bill&#8221; Winchell<\/strong><br \/>\nWas his guns that downed the 8th and final German fighter from the Belle. And his diaries that provided most of the accurate accounts of the missions. Retired as a chemical engineer.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1994<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tail Gunner &#8211; John P. Quinlan<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter the &#8220;tour&#8221;, he tried in vain to fly with Morgan in the Pacific. Was assigned to CBI theatre and downed 3 Zeros before his B-29 was shot down. He bagged 2 German fighters from the Belle&#8217;s tail.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 2000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crew Chief \u00a0&#8211; Joe Giambrone<\/strong><br \/>\nHe kept the Belle Flying through six month of combat. Replaced 9 engines, both wings, two tails, both main landing gear, and more! From Hulneville, PA. He retired as Construction Co. Office Manager.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1992<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Memphis Belle &#8211; Miss Margaret Polk<\/strong><br \/>\nThe subject of the affections of Capt. Robert K. Morgan. It was Margaret for which Army 41-24485 was named &#8220;The Memphis Belle&#8221;. She helped in fund raising for the Association until her death.<br \/>\nDied &#8211; 1990<\/p>\n<h3>Books and more about the Memphis Belle on Amazon.com*<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2n92fqe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle: Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2oBzC5v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aircraft at War: The Memphis Belle Deluxe Edition [Blu-ray]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2mlpSM7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2mnJPls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memphis Belle Movie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2nR9ByM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Memphis Belle (1944)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2nPOtJp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memphis Belle &#8211; The Untold Story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2nOEAeR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B-17 Memphis Belle (Images of War)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* = CommissionsEarned. 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