Oscar Frechette crew

Oscar Frechette crew was assigned to the 515th Squadron.  The above photo was sent by John Palmer's son. The crew members were:

Frechette, Oscar (NMI)               796361    Pilot
Burke, Virgil I.                           675034    Copilot
Reece, Claude N.                       801147    Navigator
Giarratano, John J.                     671340    Bombardier

Bossingham, Walter J.            16038974    Engineer
Palmer, John T.                      14117546    Aer
Reynolds, George W.              14137507    Arm
Wheeler, W
Fincannon, William H.            14134119    Waist Gunner
Heathman, William E.             17105696    Gunner

Houser, Wayne E.                   37268668    Radio
 is not in the photo

Some additional information has come to light.  First as to "W. Wheeler", our records do not show that anyone with this name served served in the 376.

Second, Jeff sent a copy of his father's "short snorter." see the first image below.

If one rotates the image and looks at the list of names, "W. E. Houser" is clearly visible; along with the date of Aug 17, 1943.  My conclusion is that "Wheeler" is Houser.

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