The Uninvited
Contributed by Chuck Cherry
Fifteenth Air Force 304th Bombardment Wing (H) 455th Bombardment Group (H) 740th Bombardment Squadron (H) Robert Tank’s crew B-24 Serial Number 42-51414, The Uninvited
November 1944
Back Row L-R: S/Sgt. Charles N. Cherry (NG); 1st Lt. Robert Tank (P); Lt. Curtis G. Cardinal (CP); Lt. Robert Hawk (N); Lt. Lee Bressler (B)
Front Row L-R: T/Sgt. Melvin O Pyle (RO/G); T/Sgt. Raymond “Red” Dubowicz (E/G); S/Sgt. George Martinchek (TTG); S/Sgt. Jacque DeZee (TG); S/Sgt. Van Allen (BTG)
Aircraft 42-51414, The Uninvited, arrived in Italy (52 Advanced Depot) on 9/15/44 and was assigned to the 455th BG, 740th BS on 9/19/44 with Recall Number 11. It returned to the United States on 6/28/45.
455th Plaque in Headquarters in Clovis, NM