Back row (L to R): 1st LT Richard Callahan (P), 2nd LT John Allerton (CP), 2nd LT R. G. Donato (B) and 2nd LT C. E. McElroy (N). In the front row, only two of the men can be identified. Third from the left is Delmar Cook (F/E). Second from the right is W. M. Fiefer (R/O).
- CALLAHAN, Richard I, Pilot
- ALLERTON, John C, Co-Pilot
- McELROY, Charles E, Navigator
- DONATO, R G, Bombardier
- COOK, Delmar J, Flight/Eng
- FIEFER, William M, Radio/Op
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.
