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Wilfred Neville "Bill" Ridenour


World War II · US Army · Captain

Rank: Captain
United States of America
Thumbnail for Ridenour_Crew_&_B-29_42-24677_Doris_Anne.jpgAdded by: gfrideWilfred "Bill" Ridenour (top, left) & aircrew of B-29 "Doris_Anne" (s/n 42-24677); Ridenour replaced Thorburn as Airplane Commander, circa 1944-45, when the squadron was stationed at Isley Field, Saipan, taking part in bombing raids on Tokyo, and the rest of the Japanese mainland. Pilot John Adams is standing next (top, 2d from left); "Doris Anne" artist & tail gunner, Jack Sarnessian, front row, far right -- remaining crew not identified at present.
Thumbnail for B-29_42-24677_Doris_Anna_over_Mt_Fuji.jpgAdded by: gfrideB-29 SN42-24677 "Doris Anna" at the Mount Fuji rally point during a mission over the Japanese home islands, in the final year of WWII.
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Thumbnail for Isley Field Operations - Page 2Isely Field on Saipan in the Mariana Islands