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Skoal / My Darling Also
401st Squadron
1st Lt. Bob Tibbetts' Crew
Sophisticated Lady
Back Row - Left to Right
S/Sgt. Charles E. Clark, Waist Gunner; S/Sgt. Walter J. Davis, Tail Gunner; Sgt. Woodrow W. Tressler, Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. James W. Brady, Top Turret Gunner; T/Sgt. Robert E. Kidder, Radio Operator; S/Sgt. Dana E. Morse, Ball Turret Gunner.
Front Row - Left to Right
2nd Lt. Leo T. Sharum, Navigator; 1st Lt. Bob Tibbetts, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Richard A. Wertheim, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. Alexander Ellerman, Co-pilot.
Top photo and information contributed by Steve Holland (son-in-law of S/Sgt. Dana Morse)
Skoal / My Darling Also Factoid - S/Sgt. Charles Clark was shot down on 29 MAR 1944 and became a POW.
Links to three stories below that relate to the Tibbetts' crew:
My Last Flight on My Darling Also
| "Skoal" 42-5795 ditched near English coast and all survived - 26 NOV 1943 | |||
| Tibbetts, Bob Jr. | 1 Lt | P | |
| Ellerman, Alexander III | 2 Lt | CP | |
| Sharum, Leo T., Jr. | 2 Lt | N | |
| Wertheim, Richard A. | 2 Lt | B | |
| Garner, Walters | T/Sgt | RO | |
| Brady, James W. | T/Sgt | TT | |
| Morse, Dana E. | S/Sgt | BT | |
| Tressler, Woodrow W. | Sgt | WG | |
| Davis, Walter J. | S/Sgt | TG | |
| Clark, Charles E. | S/Sgt | WG | |
| "My Darling Also" 42-31578 - 06 MAR 1944 | |||
| Tibbetts, Bob Jr. | 1 Lt | P | KIA |
| Ellerman, Alexander III | 2 Lt | CP | KIA |
| Sharum, Leo T., Jr. | 2 Lt | N | KIA |
| Wertheim, Richard A. | 2 Lt | B | KIA |
| Kidder, Robert A. | T/Sgt | RO | KIA |
| Brady, James W. | T/Sgt | TT | KIA |
| Morse, Dana E. | S/Sgt | BT | POW |
| Barratt, Sydney A., Jr. | Sgt | WG | KIA |
| Davis, Walter J. | S/Sgt | TG | POW |
| Rhode, Harlod J. | S/Sgt | BT | KIA |
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