James Allen crew
The James Allen crew trained and deployed with the 449th HBG. However, when the various crews arrived in Italy, 5 members of the James Allen crew TDYed to the 376 HBG. They were:
McEvoy, Donald V. 811678 Navigator, 2nd from right, bottom
Parella, Nicholas (NMI) 752772 Bombardier, right end, bottom
Coffee, Otho Morris 14057060 Waist Gunner, middle back row
Castor, Clarence R. 19176599 Waist Gunner, 2nd from right, back row
Mullins, Charles J. 12189012 Nose Turret, left front row
McEvoy stayed with the 376th HBG and was KIA 17 Oct 1944 with the Aloyx Kamps crew. He was a Mickey navigator.
The other 4 returned to the 449th.
Photo from Mark Coffee.
The website 376bg.org is NOT our site nor is it our endowment fund.
At the 2017 reunion, the board approved the donation of our archives to the Briscoe Center for American History, located on the University of Texas - Austin campus.
Also, the board approved a $5,000 donation to add to Ed Clendenin's $20,000 donation in the memory of his father. Together, these funds begin an endowment for the preservation of the 376 archives.
Donate directly to the 376 Endowment
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Reunion
NOTE change in month !!!
DATES: Oct 26-29, 2023
CITY:Tucson, AZ
HOTEL: Double Tree Suites Airport hotel
7051 South Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85756
520-225-0800
Click here to read about the reunion details.
