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Courtesy of Elmer A. Chipparoni

Maintenance Chief Bombing Squadron 16 (VB16)

Lcdr Ernie Snowden

1st Skipper of VB-16

N.A. Crawford

Air Gunner VB-16

S.G. Sakotas

Air Gunner VB-16

Enlisted and Personell

VB-16 date Unknown

Officers and Pilots Enlisted

VB-16 1942

Ted (Pappy) Lemieux

3rd row back...5th from left

Ted was the oldest man at age 41 in the group and #1 rear seat ARM or gunner. He loved every minute of it He would hang halfway over the side to get off a few rounds. He was grizzled, had great humor and a story teller of repute. Short order cook from Massachussetts.