1941-1945

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Leary's Crew

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Photo courtesy of Gale McGrew via his daughter Carolyn McGrew Murphy

Back row l to r: Raymond Leary- Pilot, Howard Fauerby aka Pete- copilot,
Gale I. McGrew- Navigator (my father), Daniel Muszynski aka Tiger- bombardier
Front row l to r: Front row, left to right: William Roth, flight engineer, Lynden Lee, Radio operator,
Clarence Magnus- tail gunner, Fred Jurisch- gunner, Nathan Sturch- gunner, Stanley Gordon- gunner

Carolyn writes:

Two of the men pictured were on the crew for only a short time. They were William Roth and Stanley Gordon. They were replaced by two crewmembers not pictured: flight engineer, James Rasch and
gunner, James Paar. Both of these men are still living today.

Of the final crew, 4 are still living. Both of the replacements, Jim Rasch and Jim Paar, as well as my Dad and Tiger (Dan Muszynski). This crew stayed in very close contact after the war. They have had several reunions throughout the years. The only crew member that they lost contact with was Clarence Magnus. I recently discovered that he had died within ten years of the war ending. This was something my Dad had not known.

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