RUM-BUGGY (PIC 1)

NAME	TP	-	M#	SER	-	BLK	-	MF	SERIAL #	AF	BG	BS	SC	RCL/#	V#-P	PHOTO CREDITS
RUM-BUGGY	B	-	24	H	-	10	-	FO	42-52144	15	450	722	~	44	00-1	JOHN J. STRANAHAN

Starboard (Right) Side - Lost 31 May 44, ROU - MACR 5468 Pg1 / Pg2 - Pilot Gerald L. Schaeffer

Contributor - Mark Worthington

Info Contributor - Scott Hultgren
My Great Uncle, William G. Smith, was the Radio Operator. They named their plane when they stopped on their way to Africa, after picking up a bunch of rum in the Caribbean, and named her RUM-BUGGY. They flew 38 missions, mainly based in Italy, then went up to England to take over for Jimmy Stewart's crew once they finished their deployment. My uncle said that the Pilot, Horace Ferry, was a B-24 Trainer and knew the planes better than anyone else and that's the reason why they came home!