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"Timely Reminder"
B-29 # 44-69716
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Back Row L to R:
2nd Lt Robert N. LaRotonda Pilot
2nd Lt David A. Patterson Radar Observer
Capt John F. Harvey  Airplane Commander 
2nd Lt  Harry B. Eddy Bombardier
F/O Irving A. Bregman** Navigator
Front Row L to R:
Cpl Gabriel Rodriguez Tail Gunner
S/Sgt Charles W. Fox Right Gunner
S/Sgt Don P. Stone Radio Operator
T/Sgt Samuel Smith Flight Engineer
S/Sgt George C. High Left Gunner
S/Sgt Albert P. Kovac CFC Gunner

** SO-13 dated: 13 Jan 1945, Issued Smoky Hill Army Air Field - Movement to Batista Field, Cuba lists the name of F/O Irving A. Bregman. GO 24 dated: 6 Aug 1945, Issued HQ 20th Air Force - Award of DFC lists F/O Paul Bregman both names are listed with other members of this crew and both have the same Army Serial Number. Anyone with knowledge about this or anything else about this crew please email updates@39th.org

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 Crew 57
Honor Roll 
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S/Sgt Don P. Stone
Radio Operator
1964
S/Sgt Albert P. Kovac
CFC Gunner
19 March 1977
1st Lt David A. Patterson
Radar Observer
April 1977
2nd st Paul Bregman
Navigator
August 1985
S/Sgt George C. High
Left Gunner
26 April 2000
2nd Lt Robert LaRotonda
Pilot
10 September 2001
Sgt Donald R. Lewis
Crew Chief
15 October 2002
Capt John F. Harvey
Airplane Commander
16 January 2007
1st Lt Harry B. Eddy
Bombardier
06 May 2008

Update:

27 Sep 2023: Added: 2nd Lt Paul Bregman to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

18 Mar 2012: Added: Sgt Donald R. Lewis to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

24 Nov 2008: Added: 1st Lt Harry B. Eddy to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

24 May 2008: Added: 1st Lt David A. Patterson to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

18 Apr 2008: Added: 2nd Lt Robert LaRotonda to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

23 Mar 2007: Added: Capt John F. Harvey to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

10 Sep 2006: Added: S/Sgt Don P. Stone to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

03 Jul 2005: Added: S/Sgt George C. High to Crew Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.

15 Jan 2000: Added S/Sgt Albert P. Kovac to Honor Roll and Final Flight Honor Roll.


The men of a lead crew plane under the command of Capt John Harvey were a busy gang. They flew lead in half of the day time missions and and complied a total of 30 missions before the end of the war. 

If anyone has any additional information about this crew please email updates@39th.org

Source: "History of the 39th Bomb Group"