Roger L. Leister Crew#8

Left to right standing: John Byers, Vance E. Cridling, John F. Bales, Roger L. Leister

Bottom: Darlton W. Pontius, Neil C. Matzek, Philip A. Snyder, Ernest Schreiner, George Lifschitz, Jess A. Duff

A former 492 BG crew; four crew were killed in a crash landing at Kirby Bedon south of Norwich after their aircraft returned battle damaged and fuel starved from the mission to Woippy, France, August 18th 1944. See Casualties Page