LT Gene Petersen's crew, 833rd Squadron.

Left to right, back row: SGT Lyle J. McKenzie (BG), LT John H. Gillick, Jr., First Navigator, LT John W. Fox, Jr. (CP), LT Charles B. Cashin, Bombardier, 2nd Navigator and Gunnery Officer, LT Gene Petersen (P).  Left to right, front row: SGT Herbert L. Huff, (FE/Top), SGT Wilbur S. Everman, (TG), SGT Matthew S. Caggiano, (R/O), SGT Patrick J. Netzel, (WG), SGT Darrel T. Koll, (WG).

Photo was taken July 1944, somewhere in England.  LT Petersen and crew trained at Rapid City, S. Dakota.  SGT Netzel was transferred to Italy before the crew had their first mission.  On November 30, 1944, their plane was shot down over Merseberg, Germany.  All of the crew bailed out over Belgium and eventually were returned to their base in England. (submitted by Betty Koll, wife of Darrel Koll)

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