Standing (L to R): Chester Krol (TTG); Alphonse Hanley (P); Joe Bush (CP); William Moody (WG). Front Row (L to R): Joe Palmigiani (BG); George Williams (TG); Stan McCloskey (NG); Louis Alexander (N); Garret Collins (B)
- ALLEN, Henry L, Pilot – KIA 25 Feb 44
- HANLEY, Alphonse, Pilot
- SUTTER, Marshall R, Co-Pilot
- ALEXANDER, Louis, Navigator
- COLLINS, Garrett, Bombardier
- KROL, Chester, Ft/Eng
- BUSH Joe R, Waist Gunner
- McCLOSKY, Stanley H, R/Op
- MOODY, William O, Waist Gunner
- PALMIGIANI, Joseph, Ball Gunner
- WILLIAMS, George E, Tail Gunner
- BUNKER, Jimmy, Pilot
716th Squadron
John A. Silverstein (changed his name after the war to John (Jack) Steele) was C.O. from June ‘43 to July ’44. He was followed by Charles E. Harton from July ‘44 to November ’44. Harton had served as the acting C.O. for the 719th squadron while Swan was in the hospital recovering from wounds during May ‘44 to July ‘44. Lloyd M. Bentsen (who became a U.S. Senator from Texas, U. S. Treasurer after the war, and U.S. Vice Presidential Candidate) was the C.O. from November ‘44 until February ’45. Robert Johnson took over from mid-‘45 to V.E. Day in May ’45.
