Internees
The 95th Bomb Group had 77 men interned in a neutral country during World War II – 50 in Switzerland and 27 in Sweden
Below is a list and their crew positions in chronological order.
P–Pilot; CP–Co-Pilot; N–Navigator; B–Bombardier; RO–Radio Operator; TT–Top Turret; BT–Ball Turret Gunner; RW–Right Waist Gunner; LW–Left Waist Gunner; TG–Tail Gunner
CMD–Mission Commander; NT–Nose Gun/Togglier; OB–Observer; PS–Passenger; RM–Radio Maintenance; OR–Ordnance; CC–Crew Chief; MC–Mechanic; AR–Armament
1944
SWITZERLAND:
3/16/44 James W. Reed P
3/16/44 Noel R. Strader CP
3/16/44 Murray Ball N
3/16/44 William V. Gadek B
3/16/44 D.A. Harte Jr TG
3/16/44 Clayton A. Emerson RO
3/16/44 Harry P. Blake TT
3/16/44 Henry Gorski BT
3/16/44 Richard D. Sherry LWG
3/16/44 Willard E. Buss RWG
4/13/44 Harvey Johnson P
4/13/44 Clyde A. Northcott Jr CP
4/13/44 John P. Bowler N
4/13/44 William Downey B
4/13/44 Robert Hart RO
4/13/44 Robert Walker TT
4/13/44 William Budewitz BT
4/13/44 Leonard Henderson LWG
4/13/44 Ora Newport, Jr. RWG
4/13/44 James Johnson TG
4/24/44 Edward G. Cunningham P
4/24/44 Anthony V. Bowden CP
4/24/44 Edward J. Bartlett N
4/24/44 Isidore Markowitz B
4/24/44 Jessie V. Pace TT
4/24/44 Willard S. Dox, Jr. RO
4/24/44 Cleo F. Stevens BT
4/24/44 Herbert L. Cloutier LW
4/24/44 Oscar F. Krummel RW
4/24/44 Gilbert C. Nagle TG
4/24/44 Max E. Wilson P
4/24/44 Felix Kowalczyk CP
4/24/44 Virgil Y. Decamp N
4/24/44 John L. Dzedzy N
4/24/44 Vincent V. Hayes TT
4/24/44 Frank A. Cherry RO
4/24/44 James W. Pletcher BT
4/24/44 David K. Oates LW
4/24/44 Hubert L. Whatley RW
4/24/44 Ronald W. Grove TG
SWEDEN:
5/19/44 William S. Waltman P
5/19/44 Wayne H. McCallon CP
5/19/44 Henry F. Robertson N
5/19/44 James L. Fournier B
5/19/44 Dale R. Gossman TT
5/19/44 Harold E. Myers RO
5/19/44 Russell D. Brainard BT
5/19/44 James H. Corpage LW
5/19/44 Winfred C. Wright Jr RW
5/19/44 Albert J Faust Jr TG
8/25/44 Howard M. Bussen P
8/25/44 William T. Mills CP
8/25/44 John R. Cassenti N
8/25/44 Paul J. Kliner B
8/25/44 James T. Finley TT
8/25/44 John C. Kane RO
8/25/44 William J. Donelly BT
8/25/44 Archie J. Dixon WG
8/25/44 Emmett V. Diamond TG
1945
SWITZERLAND:
2/25/45 Karel Havlik P
2/25/45 Donald M. Johnson CP
2/25/45 Lloyd L. Brandorg N
2/25/45 Robert M. Welch B
2/25/45 John Maruk TT
2/25/45 Thomas R. Conry RO
2/25/45 George J. Hintz BT
2/25/45 Charles H. Jones WG
2/25/45 Wilber I. Schraner TG
SWEDEN:
4/4/45 John J. Tuss P
4/4/45 George J. Washecheck CP
4/4/45 Sol (NMI) Simon N
4/4/45 Alviah G. Kelly B
4/4/45 Edward C. Pelzar TT
4/4/45 Cecil B. Phillips RO
4/4/45 John E. Meadows BT
4/4/45 William E. Johnson Jr WG
4/4/45 Daniel E. Wainess TG
Men of the J. W. Reed crew and the 334th’s 231329 H after crash landing at Diepoldsau, Switzerland, 16 March 1944. Identifications by radio operator Clayton Emerson.
Photo courtesy of Barth Lippert.