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B-29 crew at China base

Crew of the Boeing B-29 "20th CENTURY UNLIMITED" at A-1, advanced China Base of the 40th Bomb Group after completion of a raid on Anshen, Manchuria. Back row, left to right: 2nd Lt. William L. Gardner, Metora, Ind., bombardier 1st Lt. James V. Decoster, Portland, Oregon, co-pilot Capt. Jack C. Ledford, Zanesville, Ohio, pilot M/Sgt. Harry E. Miller, Denver, Colo., flight engineer 2nd Lt. Harold T. Oblender, Lancaster, Pa., navigator Front row, left to right: Sgt. Gilbert H. Rodencol, Berlin, Wisc., radar operator Sgt. Thomas A. Clark, Los Angeles, Calif., senior gunner S/Sgt. Charles D. Bacon, New Castle, Pa., right gunner S/Sgt. D.L. McCullough, Webb City, Miss., radio man S/Sgt. Russell F. Elwell, Duncook, N.H., left gunner T/Sgt. Enrico Pisterzi, Arvados, Colo., tail gunner