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Crew PILOT: Edward H.  HANSEN 

Edward H. Hansen Crew - 350th. Standing from left: Lee M. Raden, Edward H. Hansen, Marvin D. Laskey. Kneeling from left: Calvin E. Miller, Clayton J. Smith, James R. Mugridge, Francis R. Chase, Andrew C. Paulo and Joseph Vassallo.  Detailed Information   (Clayton J. Smith Collection)

Crew Members:

Crew 1

NBR Person Position Status
1 LT Edward H. HANSEN P CPT
2 LT Lew E. WALLACE CP POW
3 LT Lee M. RADEN NAV CPT
4 LT Marvin D. LASKEY BOM CPT
5 T/SGT Leroy J. EDWARDS TTE CPT
6 T/SGT James R. MUGRIDGE ROG CPT
7 S/SGT Calvin E. MILLER BTG CPT
8 S/SGT Andrew C. PAULO WG CPT
9 SGT Clayton J. SMITH WG POW
10 S/SGT Francis R. CHASE TG KIA

Crew 2

NBR Person Position Status
1 LT Edward H. HANSEN P CPT
2 F/O Fritz KRETZSCHMAR BOM CPT
3 S/SGT Heinz A. WOLF WG FEH

PHOTOS:

The Bull Moose.  Jacket worn by Lt. Marvin Laskey, Bombardier on the Edward H. Hansen crew.

Edward H. Hansen Crew - 350th. They flew "FAITHFUL FOREVER". Standing from left: Francis R. Chase - WG, James R. Mugridge - ROG, Edward H. Hansen - Pilot & Unknown: Kneeling from left: G. Shirley - TOGG, Lew E. Wallace - CP, Andrew C. Paulo - WG, & Leroy J. Edwards - TTE.   Detailed Information   (Clayton J. Smith Collection) 

Ed Hansen Crew crash landing in Kent Feb 6, 1945

This pic was taken at the reunion in St. Louis in 1991 with Hansen flight crew. My dad is the only one still living. Standing from the left: Marvin Laskey (BOM), Lew Wallace (Co-pilot), Edward Hansen (Pilot), Lee Raden (NAV), and sitting from the left, Leroy Edwards (TTE), Calvin Miller (BTG) and Bob Mugridge (ROG).