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Added by: dwgarvey2392nd Bomron B-24J-1-CO named "Battle-N-Bitch" #42-72985. Shown with Lt. Keith Parks crew-Lost on 11th combat mission by Lt. Leonard F. Smisson's crew on a 4/17/44 photo-recon mission to Saipan & Tinian. 10 men rescued 6 days later by U.S.S. Gansevoort.
Added by: jun392New A/C dubbed "Bathless" by Lt. Smisson's crew.![Thumbnail for [None Entered] - Page 258](https://img.forceswarrecords.com/img/reference/IMAGE/55703645?width=200&height=200)
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Added by: jun392Smisson's photo of crew list from May 1944. This photo has 2 replacements included. S/Sgt. Ole Chard and Sgt. William C. McIntrye who replaced S/Sgt. Harley Hines KIA 4/17 in ditching of A/C #985.
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Added by: dwgarvey2Lt. Chester Claflin was formerly a co-pilot who completed 40 missions with Lt. Nelson's crew on board "Bombs Lullaby".
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Added by: jun392The MACR #16425 of a 392nd B-24 named "Battlin' Bitch" lost 4/17/44. Not listed here is S/Sgt. John M. Hines, the tail gunner (612) on this crew
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Added by: jun392Damaged PBY after rescue of AAF Lt. Smisson's crew & Navy crew, waiting to be sunk by USS Gansvoort.
Added by: jun392Smisson crew survivors of the ditching of "Battle'N'Bitch" at Station Hospital on Kwajalein.
Added by: jun392Lt. Smisson crew list at Hospital. All would RTD after R&R in Hawaii by May 1944 and pick up their new B-24 they named "Bathless"
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Added by: dwgarvey2Back (L to R): Smisson (Pilot), Chapman (Bombardier), Starkey (Navigator), Gilbert (Co-Pilot), Chard (?); Front: Diaz (Gunner), Allen (Radio Operator), Stroud (Gunner), Hines (Gunner), McIntyre (Gunner)
Added by: dwgarvey2Back (L to R): Smisson (Pilot), Gilbert (Co-Pilot), Starkey (Navigator), Chapman (Bombardier); Front: Douglas (Engineer), Diaz (Gunner), Harley Hines (Gunner), Stroud (Gunner), John Hines (Gunner), Allen (Radio Operator)
Added by: dwgarvey2Back (L to R): Chapman (Bombardier), Starkey (Navigator), Gilbert (Co-Pilot), unknown, Smisson (Pilot), McIntyre (Gunner); Front: Allen (Radio Operator), Stroud (Gunner), Diaz (Gunner), John Hines (Gunner), True (Gunner), unknown in front
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