Emeigh

323rd Squadron

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Serial #  239815 OR N

Back Row - Left to Right:

S/Sgt. Raymond Butler, Ball Turret; 2nd Lt. Leslie A. Price, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. Frederick H. McBride, Navigator; S/Sgt. Andrew E. Tarasuk, Waist Gunner; 2nd Lt. Stanley L. Jordan, Co-pilot.

Front Row - Left to Right:

S/Sgt. Fred A. Tabor, Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Malcolm M. McCurry, Radio Operator; T/Sgt. Robert C. Kyle, Top Turret; S/Sgt. Rathel C. Bennett, Tail Gunner; 1st Lt. Kenneth Sutherland, Pilot. 

Emeigh Factoid - According to Bill Jordan, Emeigh went down on February 22, 1944 on a mission to Oschersleben, Germany. Due to weather, Bunde, Germany became the target. It was their 9th mission. The bombardier (Price), navigator (McBride), and one of the waist gunners (Tabor) were the only ones able to bail out. They survived the war as POWs.

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