487th Bomb Group (H)
Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK
22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45

Bernard C. Smith Crew - 839th Squadron
Front row: 1st Lt Edward A. Strauss (copilot) 1st on left, S/Sgt John R. Seman (Tail gunner) is 2nd from left
Others are unidentified
Smith crew arriving on 24-July-44 consisted of: 1st Lt Bernard C. Smith (pilot), 1st Lt Edward A. Strauss (copilot), Billy E. Giermann (navigator), 2nd Lt Edward A. Bentley (bombardier), Frederick S. Brumbach (radio operator), Sgt Marvin E. Borntrager (flight engineer), George Mavredakis (armorer gunner), Sgt Deane W. Apperson (aerial gunner), Roy R. Hornbuckle (aerial gunner), S/Sgt John R. Seman (aerial gunner)
(Photo provided by Ron Seman, son of John Seman)


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