Seated (L to R): Leo Sumnicht (P), Edwin Dimes (CP), Gene Faucella (N). Standing (L to R): Arthur Schafer (F/E), Tex Turner (TG), Franklin Reed (NG), Ronald Arsenault (R/O), James Cotter (BG), Robert Wallace (TTG).
- SUMNICHT, Leo A., Pilot
- DIMES, Edwin, Co-Pilot
- FAUCELLA, Gene, Navigator
- SCHAFER, Arther, Ft/Eng
- ARSENAULT, Ronald, R/Op
- COTTER, James W, Ball Gunner
- REED, Franklin H., Nose Gunner
- TURNER, Tex, Tail Gunner
- WALLACE, Robert, TTG
717th Squadron
Edward J. Sass, Jr. was the original C.O. from June ‘43 to December ’44. Shelby McArthur became C.O. in December ‘44 and remained so until February ‘45. From February ‘45 to May ’45, Wilbur Parker was the C.O.
