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Picture of the crew of the "Leading Lady" taken sometime in 1944.  The airplane in this  
photograph was the first Z Square 22, BA 42-63429, which this crew flew to Saipan.
It became Z Square 35, "Pacific Queen", and survived the war. The crew members are
(Left to Right):

Sgt. Paul E. Dreyer - Radar

Sgt. Edwin D. Levin (Lawson) who was not on the Jan. 3, 1945 flight

Sgt. Karl Hunt - Gunner

Sgt.Joseph P. Nighan - Radio

Sgt. Harold T. Hedges - Tail Gunner (POW)

Sgt. Frank J. Yanik - Gunner.

Back row ( from left to right);

1LT Felix P. Omilian - Co- Pilot

1LT Glendon M. Aitken - Bombardier/Navigator

Maj. Wilbur E. Hurlbutt - Pilot

2LT Kenneth F Fine - Navigator/Bombardier who was not on the Jan 3, 1945
flight

1LT Glenn C. Truesdell - Flight Engineer.


Not shown are three other members of the crew which flew on Jan 3, 1945:

1LT Edward H. Stoehr - Navigator

Cpl. Richard P. Steinberg - Gunner

LT Col. Marcus A. Mullen - Group Operations Officer (observer).