Back Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. 2nd Lt. Murray J. Schultz, Bombardier
  2. 2nd Lt. Ernest F. "Freddy" Engeman, Navigator
  3. 2nd Lt. Harvey Jackson Boyd, Co-Pilot
  4. 2nd Lt. John S. MacArthur, Pilot

Front Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. Rank, Man 1, Position
  2. Sgt. Charles A. Borden - Tail Gunner
  3. Sgt. Stephen L. Edgington - Radio Operator
  4. T/Sgt. Doyt W. Faurot - Ball Turret
  5. Sgt. Clement Galetto, Jr. - Right Waist Gunner
  6. Sgt. George A. Feathers, Engineer

The following crew names (including nicknames), ranks and positions, were members of the MacArthur Crew at the time they were shot down on 04-Aug-1944. All were KIA. (please note that there are 10 men pictured in this photo. The 10th man may have been a ground crew chief or an additional gunner):

  1. 2nd Lt. John S. MacArthur - Pilot
  2. 2nd Lt. Harvey Jackson Boyd - Co-Pilot
  3. 2nd Lt. Murray J. Schultz - Bombardier
  4. 2nd Lt. Ernest F. "Freddy" Engeman - Navigator
  5. Sgt. George A. Feathers - Engineer
  6. Sgt. Stephen L. Edgington - Radio Operator
  7. T/Sgt. Doyt W. Faurot - Ball Turret
  8. Sgt. Clement Galetto, Jr. - Right Waist Gunner
  9. Sgt. Charles A. Borden - Tail Gunner

Comments:

  1. Aircraft in photo: Unknown
  2. Photo Date: Probably 1944
  3. Photo Location: Unknown
  4. Photo Reference: MacArthur_J
  5. Information compiled by the 398th web team with thanks to Floyd B. Engeman, relative of Ernest F. Engeman for providing the photograph and identifying the four officers in the back row of the photo. Also thanks to Mike Feathers, nephew of George A. Feathers for directing us to the Find-A-Grave "Charles A. Borden" page which showed the crew photo along with the enlisted men ID's. Also thanks to the "Doyt W. Faurot" page on Find-A-Grave, where his portrait photo was used to identify him in the crew photo.
  6. If you would like to add information about this photograph, or can provide a better scan, please contact our Crew Photos Coordinator. Please mention the title and photograph date.