Due to the number of inquiries from family members seeking service information, we now have available a version of the roster which contains Name, Serial Number, MOS Number, Crew Number, Squadron, and date of assignment to the 461st.  Further information may be had by writing to either the Group Historian or the Webmaster.  Requests for address information on living members will be forwarded to the Group member for action on his own.

Organization: Headquarters Detachment 461^st Bombardment Group (H) Army Air Forces.

Title: Group Photograph of Officers, Squadron C.O.s, Enlisted Men

Location: Hammer Field, California 14 December 1943

1^st Row L to R: 1^st Lt. Couch, 2^nd Lt. Hornbaker, 2^nd Lt. Pfister, Capt. John A. Wagener, Capt. Pruitt, 2^nd Lt. Kiernan, 2^nd Lt. Elmore.

2^nd Row L to R: Capt. Dooley, Maj. Applegate, Maj. Scott, Lt. Col. Hawes, Col. Houcher, Col. Frederic E. Glantzberg, Lt. Col. Grogan, Maj. Lott, Capt. Burke, Capt. Hudson, Maj. Knapp, 1^st Lt. Spivack.

3^rd Row L to R: Pfc Meadows, Capt. Witte, 1^st Lt. Leffler, 2^nd Lt. Billhart, Capt. Word, Capt. Deishley, WO Medau, Capt Mitton, 1^st Lt. Rasmussen (Group Chaplain), Red Cross Rep Boggs, 1^st Lt. Herzfeld, Cpl Sabin, 1^st Lt. Gombossy.

4^th Row L to R: S/Sgt. Spagnoletti, T/Sgt. Seaton, T/Sgt. Taylor, Sgt. Francello, Cpl. Patterson, Cpl. Royce, Pfc. Hallen, T/Sgt. Hollinger, Cpl. Wiegand, S/Sgt. Rioux, Cpl. Epstein, Sgt. Altman, M/Sgt. Hisey.

5^th Row L-R: Sgt. Evans, Cpl. Hess, Cpl. Howe, Pvt. Wells, Cpl. Vlsaich, Sgt. Martin, Cpl. O’Brien, Pfc. Niesen, M/Sgt. Burke, Sgt. Quick, M/Sgt. Ryser, T/Sgt. Larson, Pfc. Hoge, Sgt. Starbuck.

6^th Row L to R: M/Sgt. Mallory, Pfc. Bjorn, Sgt. Mertz, Pfc. Horvat, Sgt. Gregory, Pfc. Maynard, Pvt. Noll, Pfc. Moran, T/Sgt. Dunham, Cpl. Venezia, Sgt. Haddaway, Sgt. Christopher.

7^th Row L to R: T/Sgt. Dominguez, Pvt. Shipp, Pvt. Brown, Cpl. Pierce, Cpl. Paine, Cpl. Cole, Cpl. Jozwik, Pfc. Tober, M/Sgt. Bredice, Cpl. Hess, T/Sgt. Keady, Cpl. Brinker.

461st Bombardment Group Headquarters and Staff Officers

Thanks to Jack Wagener

Another view of the 461st Bombardment Group Headquarters and Staff Officers

14 December 1943

Thanks to Jean Winters

461st Bombardment Group Headquarters and Staff Officers January 1945

Front row 7th from right is Edwin W. Grogan, Group Executive Officer; 6th from right is Col. Craven C. Rogers, Group Commanding Officer; 5th from right is Maj. Richard L. Rider, Group Operations Officer; 4th from right is John Trommershausser, Group Air Inspector; 3rd from right is Charles R. Phillips; 2nd from right is Capt. Frank M. Poole, 767th Commanding Officer.

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