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Crew Listing of B-29 Aircraft Tail Number 42-94013
6th Sqdn., 29th BG., 314th Wing, 20th AF., N. Field, Guam, 1944/1945

Number on Plane: O-6
Original Name on Plane: Boings Boner
Any Other Name on Plane: ?
City Name on Plane: "City of Hollywood"
Date of Plane Arrival on Guam: Feb 1945

HONOR CREW
MACR: #12968
Accident Report:

POS	Rank	Name	Status	Serial #	MOS	Missions
> Air Crew < > Original Crew <
AC	1Lt	Frederick J Bedford	(KIA) 05/14/45	0668544	1093	13
P	2LT	Gordon W Munger	(KIA) 05/14/45	0777770	1091	13
RO	2LT	Dale F Spencer	(D) 05/17/86	02068485	1038	13
B	2LT	Clarence H Rhody	(KIA) 05/14/45	02055425	1035	13
N	FO	John W Benedict	(KIA) 05/14/45	T-128428	1038	13
FE	TSgt	Earl M Monk	(KIA) 05/14/45	19126887	737	13
ROM	Sgt	Paul F Hough	(KIA) 05/14/45	33152447	2756	13
CFC	Sgt	Robert P Davis	(KIA) 05/14/45	13065705	580	13
LG	Sgt	Max E Morse	(C) 09/15/95	36768617	611	13
RG	Sgt	Orville R Jones	(KIA) 05/14/45	36877389	611	13
TG	Sgt	Don O McCauley	(C) 09/15/95	33541724	611	13
Number of Combat Missions Completed with this crew: 13

POS	Rank	Name	Status	Serial #	MOS	Missions
> Passengers <
No Passengers

POS	Rank	Name	Status	Serial #	MOS
> Ground Crew <
CC	SSgt	Terrance Arnott	U	15073694	750
ACC	SSgt	Albert Wallace	U	12047178
GC	SSgt	Irving Klein	U	32243434
GC	Sgt	Joseph Trujillo	U	39695322
No Ground Crew Members entered
Status As of Date Shown: (C) Living; (D) Deceased; (U) Unknown; (KIA) Killed in Action; (KIT) Killed in Training

Notes:

PAAF, Pratt Kansas, Crew #6-09
Bedford, in Plane, (AC William Coates Plane) crashed after early return from mission to Nagoya, McCauley, Morse & Spenser survived.
Bedford plane #0-13 was on the mission flown by another crew.

References:

DOC CD-5 #0206, 07, 08, 09; 0384; 0009; G/O 80 page 12; S/O 33; G/O 12, 20-Aug-1945; Member Roster; DOC 2-0388, Positive ID on Bedford plane, also info from Max E. Morse