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B-24 Crew Over Wewak

Consolidated B-24 Liberator crew who knocked out six Japanese Zero fighter planes in a running battle, which lasted about 15 minutes, and took place over Wewak, New Guinea. The crew, left to right, are; back row: 1st Lt. George W. Shaffer, pilot, of Bartlesville, Okla.; T/Sgt. William E. Nakoneczny, engineer, of Detroit, Mich.; Pvt. Harris H. Horder, nose gunner, of Irvington, N.J.; 2nd Lt. William E. Dougherty, bombardier, of Philadelphia, Pa., and 2nd Lt. Bernard W. Rapasky, navigator, of Elizabeth, N.J.; front row: 2nd Lt. William L. Shea, co-pilot, of Albert Lea, Minn.; S/Sgt. Albert E. Fisher, tail gunner, of Mobile, Ala.; Cpl. Abraham Rothstein, radio operator, of The Bronx, N.Y., and S/Sgt. Edward D. Rogers, waist gunner, of Ashland, Wisconsin.