The crew of Squadron Cat 44-33885 leaving from California with 11
other PBY's in June 1944 for New Guinea. (L to R) Lieutenant Leroy Nelson,
Lieuteanant Harold Strub, Sergeant Frederick Fritz, Technical Sergeant Ray
Hundley, Private Gene Spaulding, and Lieutenant Alvin Haas. Sergeant Fritz
would be killed on a mission 26 October 1944 when the plane he was riding in
ran out of fuel at altitude at night and crashed into the sea. Lieutenant
Haas was also on that mission but survived the crash landing.
(Courtesy
Warren Nelson)
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