Us Official Photographs

B-17 Flying Fortress in New Guinea

Capt. Charles N. McArthur, Jr., and crew of the 64th Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at a base somewhere in New Guinea. Front row, left to right: Capt. McArthur of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pilot 2nd Lt. Robert H. Kaplan of Los Angeles, California, co-pilot 2nd Lt. Ira M. Bird of Sanco, Texas, navigator 2nd Lt. William S. Singer of St. Louis, Missouri, bombardier Back row, left to right: S/Sgt. Harold J. Leamaster of Caldwell, Idaho, engineer Cpl. Raymond C. Peck of Cushing, Wisconsin, gunner Cpl. George N. Neuman of Duluth, Minnesota, radio operator Cpl. William A. Thompson of Atlanta, Georgia, gunner T/Sgt. Joseph C. Whitelaw of Williston Park, New York, gunner