John W. Wilkinson crew

John W. Wilkinson crew ferried HALPRO B-24 Babe the Blue Ox overseas. There is no known photo of the passengers and crew.  Their names were:

Pilot                             1/Lt. John W. Wilkinson

Co-Pilot                       2/Lt. John R. 'Cuz' Wilcox

Nav/Bomb.                   2/Lt. Walter L. Shea

Engineer                      S/Sgt. Albert S. Fisher

Radio Op.                     S/Sgt. Roy R. Taylor

Armorer                       Sgt. Charles E. Salmon, Jr.

Gunner                         Cpl. Joseph Troyanowski

Passengers                   S/Sgt. William J. Donovan

Note:  The nicknames come from various diaries including:

George Richardson's unpublished Forgotten Force;