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FRONT ROW; L-R 2NDLT.W KINNAIRD PRIVETT, PILOT ALABAMA; 2NDLT ROBERT E. COATES,CO-PILOT, ARIZONA; F/O CHARLES A TRYKA,NAVIGATOR,PENNA.,2NDLT D.P. MORGAN, BOMBARDIER, TEXAS.

BACK ROW: L-R CPL KEITH D HOLSTGOD, ENGINEER,IOWA; CPL MILES C BRUNER,RADIO-OPERATOR, MISSOURI; CPL JOHN H ANDREWS,ARMORER-GUNNER, ILLINOIS; CPL GUADALUPE DURAN,LOWER BALL TURRET GUNNER,OKLAHOMA; CPL JOHN H ORRALL,UPPER TURRET GUNNER,MASS; CPL BERT LOVENSON, TAIL GUNNER, NEW YORK.

Judging by the expression on their faces, their uniforms, the stripes on the gunner's sleeves, the condition and markings of the 17, I'd say this crew was in the final stage of their phase training somewhere in the south. The marker 6504 would indicate probably Alexandria, LA

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b17sam
35 B17 missions (9/6/44 Ludwigshafen to 2/3/45 Berlin)
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The evidence for the conclusions in my previous message can be found by clicking on
http://www.b17sam.com/files/xcrewalex.jpg That is me kneeling directly behind the same wooden marker in the same spot at Alex about a thousand crews earlier. Note the old battle weary 17 that was our training ship.

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b17sam
35 B17 missions (9/6/44 Ludwigshafen to 2/3/45 Berlin)
click on http://www.b17sam.com