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On November 2, 1944
after dropping the payload on Germany, the bombardier looked at the
navigator and said, "Milk run." Just then flack struck the B-17 knocking out one
of the engines. The crew was forced to bail out over Holland.
That bombardier is my father,
Nino Guiciardi, and this is his website.
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The Crew of the '8 Ball' |
| Pilot |
1st Lt |
Jack T. Davis |
Athens, GA |
POW |
| Co-pilot |
2nd Lt |
Donald L. Kohlstedt |
Hollywood, CA |
POW |
| Navigator |
1st Lt |
Vernon M. Helleswig |
Maddock, ND |
POW |
| Bombardier |
F.O. |
Nino L. Guiciardi |
Creighton, PA |
POW |
| Engineer |
S/Sgt |
Dave Bloom |
Cleveland, OH |
POW |
| Radio Man |
T/Sgt |
Rex E. Lewnfield |
Kalamazoo, MI |
POW |
| Ball Turret |
Sgt |
Richard A. Martin |
River Route, MI |
POW |
| Waist Gunner |
Sgt |
Everette G. Harris |
High Point, NC |
POW |
| Tail Gunner |
Sgt |
Marvin B. Brown |
Evansville, IN |
POW |
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Onboard for November 2nd Flight |
| Y-operator |
T/Sgt |
Alvin G. Bader |
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KIA |
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