2Lt Thomas A. Cuddeback, Crew 4, 547th BS

Shot down on the June 26, 1943 mission to Villacoublay, France, aboard B-17F 42-3188 "Miss Carriage" SU*F. The tailgunner that day was David J. Hardin (KIA).

This is the original crew list from March 1943:

2Lt Thomas A. Cuddeback (P)
FO Luther E. Adair, Jr. (CP)
2LT George R. Singer (N)
2LT James F. Dillon, Jr. (B)
SSGT Albert J. Suchy (TT)
SSGT Charles E. Schmid
SSGT Edward T. Bessey (BT)
SSGT Philip J. Fink (RO)
SGT Buryl K. Bonar
SSGT John H. Riley


Photo courtesy Louis Crawford

BACK L-R: Marvin Brown (WG), George Singer (N), Tom Cuddeback (P), Luther Adair (CP), James Dillon (B).
FRONT, L-R: Al Suchy (TT), Ed Bessey (BT), Al Westlake (TG), Phil Fink (RO), John Selgo (WG).

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