The WWII Missions of the B-17 Flying Fortress, the "Powerful Poodle"

Pilot - 2nd Lt. James E. Alleman, Port Arthur, Texas
COPILOT - 2nd Lt. John J. Story Jr., Ashburn, Georgia.
Navigator - 2nd Lt. Clifford E. Rowe, Shullsburg, Wisconsin
Bombardier - 2nd Lt. Jerome B. Rottman, Baltimore, Maryland
Radioman - S/Sgt. Paul H. Bast, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Engineer - S/Sgt. Louis Bonnacci Jr., Brooklyn New York
Rear Gunner - Sgt. Joseph E. Brent Jr., Birmingham Alabama
Bottom Turret - Sgt. Curtiss G. Craig, Chicago, Illinois
Right Waist Gunner - Sgt. Jasper J. Richardson Declo, Idaho
Left Waist Gunner - T/Sgt. Shepherd G. Litsey, Photographer, Sherman, Texas.

Missions Over Germany

Sept 17, 1944
Sept 19, 1944
Oct. 6, 1944
Oct. 7, 1944
Oct. 14, 1944
Oct. 17, 1944
Oct. 22, 1944
Oct. 28, 1944
Oct. 30, 1944
Nov. 5, 1944  - Last Mission {Sunday 11:25 AM Germany}