B-17 crew photos

Afternoon all,

trying to find some photos, any photos, of the crew of a B-17 lost on 25/6/1943, they are:

2nd Lt Bluford B Mullins
SSgt Joseph D Bieu
TSgt Edward I Zerblis
SSgt James M Strong
SSGT Pedro "Pete" S Villalobos

If anyone can help, that would be great or point me where I maybe able to obtain them.

Cheers

BluebirdK

BluebirdK said:

Afternoon all,

trying to find some photos, any photos, of the crew of a B-17 lost on 25/6/1943, they are:

2nd Lt Bluford B Mullins
SSgt Joseph D Bieu
TSgt Edward I Zerblis
SSgt James M Strong
SSGT Pedro "Pete" S Villalobos

If anyone can help, that would be great or point me where I maybe able to obtain them.

Cheers

BluebirdK

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BluebirdK said:

SSgt Joseph D Bieu

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Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 42-29986. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Cheyenne 7/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Baer Fd 27/5/43; Dow Fd 3/6/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-Q] Thorpe Abbotts 5/6/43; Missing in Action Juist Is (convoy) 25/6/43 with Capt Oran Petrich, Co-pilot: Bluford Mullens, Navigator: Ed Jones, Bombardier: Stan Morrison, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Max Brim, Radio Operator: Ed Zerblis, Ball turret gunner: Henry Rutherford, Waist gunner: Joe Bieu, Waist gunner: Pete Villabos, Tail gunner: Jim Strong (10 Killed in Action); fate unknown presumed ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 269.

BluebirdK said:

Afternoon all,

trying to find some photos, any photos, of the crew of a B-17 lost on 25/6/1943, they are:

2nd Lt Bluford B Mullins
SSgt Joseph D Bieu
TSgt Edward I Zerblis
SSgt James M Strong
SSGT Pedro "Pete" S Villalobos

If anyone can help, that would be great or point me where I maybe able to obtain them.

Cheers

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Hi BluebirdK

Presume you have reached out to Micheal Faley, one the main fonts of knowledge on tne 100th BG Good Luck with your quest
Steve A

BluebirdK said:

BluebirdK

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