These pictures are of a crew that flew out of Knettishall from December 1943 (first mission on the 13^th) to April 1944 (26^th and final mission on the 10^th). The first picture is from the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States. 

 

Crew of Patty Jo, B17G-10-BO, Serial number 42-31242, 563^rd Bombardment Squadron, 388^th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 45^th Combat Wing, 3^rd Division, 8^th USAAF.

The members of the crew, left to right in the first picture, are:

1^st Lt. Edwin E. Carmell, Springfield, Massachusetts - Copilot
2^nd Lt. Morris Traub, Mason City, Iowa - Bombardier
1^st Lt. Leonard E. Ranton, Portland, Oregon - Pilot
2^nd Lt. George W. Clarke, Navigator - Memphis, Tennessee
S/Sgt. Robert Baugh, Columbus, Georgia - Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Richard E. Grover, Boston, Massachusetts - Ball Turret
T/Sgt. Alfred C. Craft, Soper, Oklahoma - Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. William W. Wright, Westford, Massachusetts - Right Waist
T/Sgt. William B. Ruby, Newberry, Pennsylvania - Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Norman C. McMichael, Youngstown, Ohio - Left Waist

The name of the plane, Patty Jo, was selected by the enlisted men and honors the pilot’s baby girl who was born shortly before the crew arrived in England. The small black dog in the picture was named Blackout and accompanied the crew on their last mission which was flown at 10,000 feet making the oxygen supply system unnecessary.