Schleicher crew
Schleicher crew, Great Bend Army Air Field, Kansas, taken sometime in 1943 or 1944, prior to overseas deployment. Standing, left-right: Capt. James L. Schleicher, 1st Lt. Robert H. O’Shea, 2nd Lt. Walter B. Miklosh, 2nd Lt. John R. Cumming, Flt. Officer Chester L. Rinke. Kneeling, left-right: Sgt. Chester A. Jennings, Master Sgt. Warren E. Thieman, Staff Sgt. George F. Chesebro, Cpl. Norman J. Stephan, Sgt. Ralph H. Groff, and Tech. Sgt. John M. Larkins. Sgt. Donal C. Aiken replaced Stephan sometime after this photograph was taken. (Photograph courtesy of 444th Bombardment Group Association)