384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II

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"RUTHLESS" Ditching Crew

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Mark Molnar: "This is a photo of the crew, less pilot Lt.Giles Kaufmann, of the plane Ruthless on October 5, 1943, the day after they ditched in the English Channel."

Will Gooden (1 Feb 2006): "I recognized my uncle William Jarrell (standing 3rd from left) He was the Flt Engineer who was later shot down on the Black Thursday raid 10/14/43."

4 October 1943 Giles Kauffman crew ditched in North Sea in 42-30043 SO*V Ruthless on return from Frankfurt

George Molnar's granddaughter, Lindsay Molnar, identifies George Molnar as standing third from right. I (Cindy Farrar Bryan) believe the correct identifications to be:

Back L-R: Jacob Mentola "Jake" Martinez (BT), Peter Seniawski (FG), William "Whataman" Jarrell (TT), George "Hap" Molnar (CP), James Joseph Lacroix (B), Stanley Thomas "Rube" Reuben (TG)

Front L-R: Frank Pogorzelski (N), Paul Spodar (FG), Jules Theodore Beck (RO)

Not pictured: Giles Felker Kauffman, Jr. (P)

Paul Spodar identified the crew exactly as above at http://paulspodar.x10.mx/Ruthless.htm.

Original identifications on this photo were:
Back L-R: unidentified, Peter Seniawsky (FG), Giles Kauffman (P), William Jarrell (TT), James Lacroix (B), Stanley Reuben (TG)
Front L-R: Jacob Martinez? (BT), Paul Spodar? (FG), Jules Beck (RO)
To Be Identified: George Molnar (CP), Frank Pogorzelski (N)

Photo contributed by Mark Molnar, 2005.

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