Front Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. Rank, Man A, Position
  2. Rank, Man B, Position
  3. 2nd. Lt. Paul J. Keenan, Pilot
  4. 2nd. Lt. Victor G. Ciociola, Co-Pilot
  5. 2nd. Lt. Nicholas J. Bur, Navigator

Remainder of Keenan's crew - taken from April 25, 1945 loading list:

  1. 2nd. Lt. James R. Hazlitt, Bombardier
  2. T/Sgt. James Iven Armbruster, Engineer / Top Turret
  3. S/Sgt. Kermit Dunn, Radio Operator
  4. S/Sgt. Robert D. Armstrong, Ball Turret
  5. Sgt. Lloyd A. Keating, Waist Gunner
  6. PFC Barrett G. Yager, Tail Gunner

See also:

  1. Lt. Paul J. Keenan, 398th BG Pilot, 603rd SQ, 8th AAF (28m 49s)
  2. S/Sgt. Bob Armstrong, 398th BG Ball-Turret Gunner - Keenan Crew, 603rd SQ, 8th AAF (28m 49s)

Comments:

  1. Photo Date: Estimated between April and June 1945.
  2. Photo Location: Nuthampstead
  3. It is assumed that all of the men in the photo were members of the Keenan Crew.
  4. Photo Reference No. Keenan 01
  5. Information compiled by the 398th Web Team.
  6. Photo donated to the Nuthampstead Air Field Museum by Paul Keenan's daughter, Carolyn Kaboord.
  7. If you would like to add information about this photograph, please contact our Crew Photos Coordinator. Please mention the title and photograph date.

Notes:

  1. The Keenan Crew were late arrivals to Nuthampstead, arriving March 1945.