Jess McChesney crew

Jess McChesney crew was assigned to the 513th Squadron.  The above photo was taken from Jess McChesney's find-a-grave page. The caption reads:

"This is the crew Capt McChesney flew with in Africa and Italy during WW 2. They flew 50 missions, including the raids on the oil refineries at Ploesti."

While their specific location in the photo is not known, the men and their positions are:

Officers
McChesney, Jess M.
Bausch, Edwin J.
Dorey, Ralph P.
McCaulley, Richard R.

Enlisted
Pousson, Milfred J.
Ward, Jr., John R.
Miske, Bernard A.
Tibbetts, Charles E.
Kiker, William A.
Blecher, Jr., Walter T.


737988
826850
723029
722733


18149520
35880022
15131227
34635550
34895057
11141055


Pilot, Dept 1024
Co-pilot, Dept 1024
Navigator, Dept 1034
Bombardier, Dept 1035


Engineer, Dept 748
Radio Operator, Dept 757
Waist Gunner, Dept 612
Ball Turret, Dept 612
Nose Turret, Dept 612
Tail Turret, Dept 612

376 ARCHIVES

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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My Trip to San Pancrazio

October 2019


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.

previous reunions


For Sale

The Other Doolittle Raid


The Broken Wings of Zlatibor


The Liberandos


Three Crawford Brothers


Liberando: Reflections of a Reluctant Warrior


376th Bomb Group Mission History


The Last Liberator


Full Circle


Shadows of Wings


Ten Men, A "Flying Boxcar," and A War


I Survived Ploesti


A Measure of Life


Shot Down In Yugoslavia


Stories of My Life


Attack


Born in Battle


Bombardier's Diary


Lost Airmen


Langdon Liberando