Kenneth W. Butler crew ferried HALPRO B-24 Florine Jo Jo overseas. There is no known photo of the entire passenger and crew. There is a picture of the enlisted men:
Left to Right:
Williams, Dewey J. 13022797 Engineer
Bedrosian, Peter (NMI) 11038617 Gunner
Cwikiel, Matthew (NMI) 7022523 Radio Operator
Blair, Jr., Thomas A. 13037140 Armorer
The passenger and the rest of the ferry crew were:
Officers
Butler, Kenneth W. 'Bombsight' 430568 Pilot
Kysar, Herbert A. 435956 Co-pilot
Hiatt, Walker H. 789109 Nav-Bom
Passengers
Drown, Nathan C. HALPRO Crew chief
Note: The nicknames come from various diaries including:
George Richardson's unpublished Forgotten Force;
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