384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II

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John H. Hunt, Jr. Crew

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545th Bomb Squadron - Identifications from the back of the photo (see Hunt Crew Reverse photo) - assuming ids are in same order as photo:
Back row, left to right: Juan P. Vargas (tail gunner), Blaine S. Schultz (waist gunner), Theodore Rothschild (ball turret gunner), Clifford L. Linn (waist gunner), Paul W. Fuerstenau (radio operator), and Jesus Ramos (engineer/top turret gunner).
Front row, left to right: Edward C. Perry, Jr. (navigator), William F. Touton (co-pilot), and John H. Hunt, Jr. (pilot).
HOWEVER, the ids may have been written as if behind the individuals pictured, and are more than likely:
Back row, left to right: Jesus Ramos (engineer/top turret gunner), Paul W. Fuerstenau (radio operator), Clifford L. Linn (waist gunner), Theodore Rothschild (ball turret gunner), Blaine S. Schultz (waist gunner), and Juan P. Vargas (tail gunner).
Front row, left to right: John H. Hunt, Jr. (pilot), William F. Touton (co-pilot), and Edward C. Perry, Jr. (navigator).
Not pictured: Ernest H. Hoffman (bombardier)
Alternate identifications based on Fred Preller's observation: I am thinking the IDs on the crew photo are in reverse order - that is, the signatures are behind the individual, rather than being L-to-R like the photo. Look at the officers' wings in the crew photo: I think you have pilot, pilot, navigator (round emblem in middle of wings).
Photo contributed by Todd Touton, son of William Touton. Uploaded by Cindy Farrar Bryan, daughter of George Edwin Farrar, 2014.

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