Melvin Sossaman crew

Melvin Sossaman crew was assigned to the 512th Squadron.  The crew names and positions are: 

Standing, L to R:
Willis, Malcolm O.         38546844    Top
Fink, Morton                 19149746    Engineer
McCarty, William J.        17135960    Radio Operator
Soderland, John H.        17115071    Tail Turret
Chappell, Cecil R.          38506548    Nose Turret
Willis, Robert D.            19089955    Ball Turret

Kneeling, L to R:
Westrup, Robert S.           T127751    Navigator
Sossaman, Melvin W.       1044392    Pilot
Matson, Robert J.             2060059    Pilot / Co-pilot
Esbenshade, James N.          T3778    Bombardier


According to Robert Willis, Tom Cassedy, the normal co-pilot is in the picture in lieu of Robert Matson.  Matson is listed on the sortie report as co-pilot.

Photo from both William McCarty and Robert Willis.

376 ARCHIVES

The website 376bg.org is NOT our site nor is it our endowment fund.

At the 2017 reunion, the board approved the donation of our archives to the Briscoe Center for American History, located on the University of Texas - Austin campus.

Also, the board approved a $5,000 donation to add to Ed Clendenin's $20,000 donation in the memory of his father. Together, these funds begin an endowment for the preservation of the 376 archives.

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My Trip to San Pancrazio

October 2019


Reunion

NOTE change in month !!!

DATES: Sep 18-21, 2025

CITY:Rapid City, SD

HOTEL:




Click here to read about the reunion details.

previous reunions


For Sale

The Other Doolittle Raid


The Broken Wings of Zlatibor


The Liberandos


Three Crawford Brothers


Liberando: Reflections of a Reluctant Warrior


376th Bomb Group Mission History


The Last Liberator


Full Circle


Shadows of Wings


Ten Men, A "Flying Boxcar," and A War


I Survived Ploesti


A Measure of Life


Shot Down In Yugoslavia


Stories of My Life


Attack


Born in Battle


Bombardier's Diary


Lost Airmen


Langdon Liberando