Crew PILOT: Loren C. VAN STEENIS |
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The VanSteenis Crew 13 - Flight and Ground Crew - 1944 (left to right) Standing: M/Sgt Glenn Meyers (Crew Chief), S/Sgt Peter Sokolosky (Mechanic), S/Sgt Jim Yarnall (Armorer - Flight Crew), S/Sgt Joseph Clouther (WG), S/Sgt Walter Schneider (Armorer and TG), S/Sgt Edward Butchino (Asst. Flight Engineer), Sgt. Amos Hill (Mechanic), Sgt Leonard Mozinski (Mechanic) Kneeling: S/Sgt Robert Goodman (Asst. ROG and BTG), T/Sgt Archie K. Holladay (Flight Engineer), Lt. Jack Ogg (Co-Pilot), Capt. Loren C. Van Steenis (Pilot), Lt. Harold Becker (Navigator), Capt Lester Torbett (BOM), T/Sgt Earl V. Benham (ROG) S/Sgt Joe Couthier was added to the crew to replace Jim Yarnall who was wounded and grounded | |||
CR: 99919 | |||
Crew Members:
Crew 1
NBR | Person | Position | Status |
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1 | LT Loren C. VAN STEENIS | P | CPT |
2 | LT Jack OGG | CP | CPT |
3 | LT Harold C. BECKER | NAV | KIA |
4 | LT Lester D. TORBETT | BOM | CPT |
5 | T/SGT Archie K. HOLLADAY | TTE | CPT |
6 | T/SGT Earl V. BENHAM | ROG | CPT |
7 | S/SGT Edward C. BUTCHINO | WG | CPT |
8 | S/SGT Joseph V. CLOTHIER | WG | CPT |
9 | S/SGT Robert N. GOODMAN | WG | CPT |
10 | S/SGT James L. YARNALL | WG | WIA |
11 | S/SGT Walter A. SCHNEIDER | TG | CPT |
PHOTOS:

Hard Luck, Jacket of Earl Benham, ROG on the Loren C. Van Steenis crew.

The 350th Loren C. Van Steenis (The Flying Dutchman) Crew; Standing from left; Archie K. Holladay - TTE, Robert N. Goodman - BTG, James L. Yarnall - WG, Joseph V. Clouthier - WG, Walter A. Schneider - TG, Edward C. Butchino - WG, Earl V. Benham - ROG Kneeling from left; Jack Ogg - CP, Loren C. Van Steenis - Pilot. Harold C. Becker - NAV, Lester D. Tolbert - BOM (100th Photo Archives) Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) .

Archie K. Holladay, left and James L. Yarnall of the Van Steenis Crew. (100th Photo Archives) Detailed Information

Bob Goodman, BTG and Butch Butchino, TTE of the Van Steenis crew Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

Loren C. Van Steenis crew. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

Part of the Loren C. Van Steenis crew: Earl V. Benham, Edwin C. Butchmino, and Archie K. Holladay - 351st Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

L-R Earl Benham, Edward Butchino, and Arch Holladay