Rescued B-25 crewmembers, (R to L) Lieutenant Edward Bearman - pilot - and Technical Sergeant Ed Matthews - gunner - pose for a photo in front of their rescue ship. The two were rescued along with 3 other B-25 crews, (17 total) on 04 March 1945 by Lieutenant Frank Rauschkolb and his crew. Lieutenant Rauschkolb won the Distinguished Service cross for this mission.
(Courtesy Ed Matthews)


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