Here are various of the crew of the Star Duster posing as a group. The crew consisted of:
- Wilfred N. Lind - Pilot
- Alvin R. Goebel - Co-Pilot
- Edward R. Marsh - Navigator
- Irwin S. Moskowitz - Bombardier
- James F. Zornes - Flight Engineer
- Charles J. Kenney - Radio Operator
- Richard T. Harman - Radar Operator
- Maurice E. Hanks - Central Fire Control (Top Gunner)
- Joe C. Swann - Right Gunner
- Robert J. Stangland - Left Gunner
- Achilles Stathas - Tail Gunner
People in the pictures will be identified from left to right and using their last name only.
The Entire Crew
Just an interesting picture of the crew. They can be identified better in the pictures below.
Standing: Kenney, Zornes, Stangland, Harmon, Hanks, Swann, Stathas
Crouching: Moskowitz, Goebel, Lind, Marsh
Standing: Moskowitz, Lind, Goebel, Marsh
Kneeling: Hanks, Stangland, Swann, Stathas
Sitting: Kenney, Zornes, Harman
Standing: Kenney, Zornes, Stangland, Harman, Hanks, Swann, Stathas
Crouching: Moskowitz, Goebel, Lind, Marsh
Standing: Marsh, Moskowitz, unknown, Goebel, unknown, Lind
Crouching: Stangland, Stathas, Kenney, Swann, Harman, Hanks, Zornes
The unknowns were possibly observers flying with the crew on this particular mission.
Standing: Zornes, Goebel, Lind, Moskowitz, Marsh
Crouching: Kenney, Hanks, Harman, Swann, Stangland, Stathas
Standing: Kenney, Harman, Stangland, Swann, Zornes, Stathas, Hanks
Crouching: Moskowitz, Goebel, Lind, Marsh
The Last Trip!
Standing: Zornes, Goebel, Lind, Moskowitz, Marsh, Kenney
Crouching: Stathas, Swann, Hanks, Stangland, Harman
The Enlisted Crew
The enlisted men of the crew went through some of their training together in Clovis, New Mexico. The first three pictures were taken while they were training together.
Standing: Swann, Stangland, Harman, Zornes
Crouching: Stathas, Kenney, Hanks
Standing: Harman, Swann, Stathas
Crouching: Stangland, Hanks, Kenney
Hanks, Stangland, Harman, Kenney
Standing: Stangland, Hanks, Kenney
Crouching: Harman, Swann, Stathas
Standing: Swann, Hanks, Harman, Kenney
Crouching: Stangland, Zornes, Stathas
This picture was taken on Saipan as they were about to pull guard duty around the planes of their squadron for the night.
Individual Pictures
Alvin Goebel
Wilfred Lind
Ed Marsh
Irwin Moskowitz
Achilles Stathas
This was taken during training in the U.S.
Joe Swann
Ground Crew
We thing the man on the left is John Ubl. Dave Curland is on the right.
We think Dave Curland is on the left. The other two men are unidentified.
