Us Official Photographs

B-29 Crew In Japan

Crew of the "Postville Express", the first B-29 to drop bombs on Japan. Left to right, back row: Major D. J. Humphrey, Postville, Iowa, Pilot; 1st Lt. E. J. Nelson, Genoa, Nebraska, co-pilot; Capt. C. A. Hausman, Los Angeles, California, navigator; 1st Lt. William F. Duffey, Chicago, Illinois, bombardier; 2nd Lt. E. C. Saltzman, Washington, D. C., flight engineer; 2nd Lt. M. J. Govednik, Chisholm, Minnesota, radar officer. Left to right, front row: T/Sgt. M. A. Kundrat, Guryea, Pa., Radio operator; T/Sgt. H. D. Gillett, Binghamton, New York, left gunner; S/Sgt. J. A. MacDonald, New Port, Rhode Island, top turret gunner; T/Sgt. R. C. Lindlay, Blancoe, Iowa, right gunner; and S/Sgt. R. E. Spratt, Gilbert, W. Virginia, tail gunner.