487th Bomb Group (H)
Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK
22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45

Mike Volechenisky crew and B-24 41-29528 "Ole Andy Of Kansas", 838th Squadron (2C:D) at Herington, Kansas
The plane was named in honor of Andrew Frank Schoeppel, Governor of Kansas ("The Sunflower State") from 1943 to 1947
Back row (L to R): 2/Lt Vitold A. Zalneraitis (bombardier), 2/Lt Harold D. Steck (copilot), 2/Lt Mike Volechenisky (pilot), 2/Lt John T. Cline (navigator), S/Sgt Anthony F. Cherrone (engineer), Sgt Edward M. Stafford (engineer-gunner)
Front row (L to R): Sgt Harold R. Wood (engineer-gunner), S/Sgt Fred C. MacMillan (radio operator), Sgt Charles S. Gartlan (gunner), Sgt Robert L. Seaborn (armorer-gunner)
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(Photo from Bruce Zalneraitis; crew identifications by Mike Volechenisky)


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