 NAME
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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
BIG EMMA |
B |
- |
24 |
D |
- |
5 | - |
CO | 41-23751 | 5 | 90 | 320 | ~ | ~ | 00-4 |
HAROLD ARONES |
Port (Left) Side - Crashed near Gaile village, near Port Moresby 8 Aug 43 - Pilot John T. "Jack" Moller
Contributor - Kelly Ryun
The Iverson crew, along with my Father, Harry E. Ryun (Nose
Gunner - kneeling far right), was the first crew assigned to BIG EMMA. They left from Hamilton Field to Hickam Field, Oahu,
Hawaii then on to Kipapa Gulch, Hawaii. The crew then went
to Christmas Island, Samoa, Nandi, Fiji, New Caledonia, then on
to Amberley Field in Australia where they stayed ten days.
They left for Mareeba, then on to Iron Range. Jack Cantrell (Tail Gunner) painted the nose art on the plane
while they were at Amberley Field, Australia. Photo taken 7 Apr 43 -New Guinea
| Standing (L-R) 1Lt Leroy C. Iverson - Pilot 1Lt Arthur J. Middleton - Co-Pilot 2Lt Harold Arones - Navigator 2Lt Charles T Herrmann - Bombardier SSgt Jack R. Cantrell - Tail Gunner |
Kneeling (L-R) TSgt Leo Humphreys - Top Turret Gunner SSgt William S. Moczan - Waist Gunner TSgt Nello F. Palumbo - Eng/Radio Operator SSgt Evan B. Smith - Waist Gunner SSgt Harry E. Ryun - Nose Gunner |
Info Contributor -
Daniel L. Stockton
Pilot John T. "Jack" Moller was a Minor League Pitcher/Outfielder with the Olean
Oilers of the Class D PONY League.
Featured in "Baseball's Dead of World War II"
http://www.baseballsgreatestsacrifice.com/biographies/moller_jack.html
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