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Shoo Shoo Baby
401st Squadron
Lt. McDuffie's Crew
Rhapsody in Blue
Serial # 42-32076
Back Row - Left to Right
S/Sgt. Harry A. Soderberg, Top Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. George H. Bogert, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Charles M. Borchert, Right Waist Gunner; M/Sgt. Hank Cordes, Crew Chief of Shoo Shoo Baby; T/Sgt. Charles R. Brahman, Radio Operator; S/Sgt. Edward J. Gallagher, Tail Gunner; Sgt. Eldon H. Hughes, Left Waist Gunner.
Front Row - Left to Right
Lt. Maurice A. Bonomo, Bombardier; Lt. Walter Robert Langford, Co-pilot; Lt. Paul G. McDuffie, Pilot; Lt. Lawrence F. Sylvester, Jr., Navigator.
Crew Photo contributed by Bernie Stanton
Shoo Shoo Baby Factoid - The crew photo above is the only known photo of this aircraft without her nose art. Sgt. Eldon Hughes became a bombardier after his 8th mission. Shoo Shoo Baby had flown 22 combat missions when it landed in Sweden during its 23rd mission on 29 May 1944. It is currently at the Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.
Shoo Shoo Baby Crewmembers
| Pilots | Co-Pilots |
| Lt. John L. Black
Lt. Philip R. Goynes Lt. Roy J. Griesbach Lt. Robert J. Guenther** Lt. Thomas H. Gunn Lt. Paul g. McDuffie* Lt. Sam Newton
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Lt. Ralph J. Bell
Lt. Harold R. DeBolt Lt. Richard T. Pressey Lt. George Havrisik** Lt. John E. LaFontin* Lt. Joseph J. Kozina Lt. Walter R. Langford Lt. Charles R. Peck Lt. Bert Stiles Lt. Robert J. Guenther |
| Navigators | Bombardiers |
| Lt. Grant H. Benson
Lt. Howard L. Hutchinson Lt. Frank T. Keneley* Lt. John M. Lowdermilk Lt. John P. McLaren F/O Apu E. Pinkerton Lt. John W. Ryan Lt. John R. Simonson Lt. Lawrence F. Sylvester, Jr. Lt. Benjamin H. Yarborough
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Lt. Lester Biot
Lt. Donald R. Bird Lt. Maurice A. Bonomo Lt. Leo D. Godfrey S/Sgt. William A. Grant Lt. Patrick N. Kennedy* Lt. Leonard V. Peterson** Lt. John R. Piland Lt. Jerome D. Pope S/Sgt. Elmer Weaver, Jr. |
| Top Turret | Radios |
| S/Sgt. Stewart B. Butler
T/Sgt. Joe Z. Cardwell S/Sgt. Eugene J. Letalien T/Sgt. William F. Lewis T/Sgt. George W. Parks Sgt. Sebastiano F. Rippa T/Sgt. Richard R. Saffell T/Sgt. James Shoesmith S/Sgt. Harry A. Soderberg T/Sgt. Samuel L. Sommers, Jr.* T/Sgt. Emil J. Viskocil |
T/Sgt. Daniel S. Abeles*
S/Sgt. John P. Armstrong T/Sgt. John H. Bigham** T/Sgt. Charles R. Braman T/Sgt. Robert G. Hartford S/Sgt. Jack L. Sayre T/Sgt. Russell D. Shields T/Sgt. Edwin C. Ross |
| Ball Turret | Right Waist |
| S/Sgt. Andrew Adelbo
S/Sgt. Gordon E. Beach S/Sgt. George H. Bogert S/Sgt. Price D. Dougherty S/Sgt. Freeman A. Ford S/Sgt. Nick P. Premenki** Sgt. Ralph E. Rigaud S/Sgt. Donald E. Schwab*
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S/Sgt. Harry V. Banes
S/Sgt. Jack S. Bond* S/Sgt. Charles M. Borchert Sgt. Harvey W. Brundage S/Sgt. Junior H. Clifton S/Sgt. Basil J. Crone S/Sgt. Leland H. Fleming Sgt. Eldon H. Hughes S/Sgt. Robert J. Jackson S/Sgt. Harry V. Lane S/Sgt. Harold F. Nicely**
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| Left Waist | Tail Gunner |
| S/Sgt. Charles E. Clark
S/Sgt. Robert O. Duncan S/Sgt. Daniel E. Harrington, Jr.* S/Sgt. John Hinda S/Sgt. Walter Peacock Sgt. Harry R. Small Sgt. Bernice E. Stanton Sgt. Eldon H. Hughes
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Sgt. Marion F. Allen
S/Sgt. Paul C. Bara S/Sgt. Edward J. Gallagher S/Sgt. John D. Hamner S/Sgt. Maurice P. LaCasse* S/Sgt. Edward L. Sharpe S/Sgt. Harry R. Small S/Sgt. Robert D. Smith S/Sgt. Harry J. Teems** S/Sgt. Woodrow W. Tressler |
* Crew members of first combat mission 24 March 1944
** Crew members of last combat mission 29 May 1944
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