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William Haines Crew
Satan's Gal, 720th Squadron



Haines Crew

Photograph courtesy of William Haines, 720th Squadron and Turner Publishing Company

Standing Left to Right:

Hubert Mercer - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
William Haines - Pilot
Martin Rudman - Navigator
Bob Hanneman - Assistant Engineer/Ball Turret Gunner
Al Maas - Nose Gunner
Paul V. Vegna - Co-Pilot
Norman Baldwin - Radio Operator/Waist Gunner
Louis Bodziak - Waist Gunner
Vernon A. Wilk - Bombardier

Kneeling Left to Right:

Charles J. Croghan - Tail Turret Gunner
Unidentified at this time



CREW MEMBERS
Click on thumbnails to see larger pictures of the crew members.

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Haines
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Bodziak
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Maas
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Mercer
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Hanneman
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Rudman

Walt Kmen

Click on thumbnail to view Walt's biography page
1st Lt. Walter Kmen joined Haines crew #200 as 1st pilot on October 16, 1944 with 38 missions flown as co-pilot. He finished up on November 21, 1944 with 50 missions.



Satan's Gal

Photograph courtesy of Vern Wilk, 720th Squadron

Haines Crew

Left to Right:

Wilk, Mercer, Maas, Baldwin, Croghan, Hanneman, Haines, Bodziak

Photograph courtesy of Vern Wilk, 720th Squadron



On December 1, 1944 2nd Lt. Paul V. Vegna joined the crew as co-pilot

Photographs courtesy of Vern Wilk, 720th Squadron

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Pictures Courtesy of Charles Peple
 




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