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Name Derived from "The Friendly Gremlin"
Lost 20 May 44, CHN - MACR
5154 - Pilot Chester H. Bohart
Contributor -
Jack Gross
Lost on Mission 116, attacking a Japanese Navy escorted
convoy in the South China Sea. Sustained battle damage from anti-aircraft fire,
and one crewman (Charles P. Yelton - Engineer, kneeling far left) was wounded in
the hand and arm. Back over land, the crew bailed out between Swatow and Amoy,
east of Hong Kong and was rounded up by Chinese guerillas and transported back
to their base.
| Standing (L-R) 1Lt. Grant C. Pratt - Co-Pilot 1Lt. Donald B. Duffey - Bombardier 1Lt. Clune J. Clifford - Navigator 1Lt. Chester H. Bohart - Pilot |
Kneeling (L-R) TSgt. Charles P. Yelton - Engineer SSgt. Milton A. McGee - Asst/Radio Operator SSgt. Francis J. Meaney, Jr. - Gunner SSgt. Walter L. Yearick - Asst/Engineer SSgt. Max C. Elder - Gunner TSgt. Russell A. Giles - Radio Operator |
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