During the 129 missions Wee Willie flew in its 1 year, 3 months, 20 days at war, many airmen served as its crew members. The men in this photograph are not identified, and the date it was taken is not known. A battle-scarred veteran, Wee Willie now has markings showing 106 missions completed. These men are representative all all the aircrews who fought and died in the skies over Europe. The officer in the front row, right, has been identified as 2nd Lieutenant Jess Ziccarello, the navigator for this crew. Thanks to his son, Rick Ziccarello, for the identification. (American Air Museum in Britain Object number UPL 25721. U.S. Air Force B-62808 A.C. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10717-B62808AC)
Update on the Wee Willie crew member in photo B-62808 AC, 2nd Row, 2nd from the right is Samuel McGowen. Pretty sure he told me he was a waist gunner and completed his 30 missions. He resided in Plainview, Tx. I believe Uncle Sam passed away around 2007.
Hal McGowen
Thank you, Hal. I updated the photo caption.