“V3” Division

“R” Division

“V4” Division

First Row

  Robert Steppe,"CB" Garrison, Richard E Reilly, Munsey Kolhoss, Edgar Romo,"Shorty" Messenger, Louis Masterangelo, Harry Chapman, Bert Carr, Frank Pacholec, Joe Paradise "The Duke",

Willie Lundy

Second Row

  Alex Worhach, Bob Russel, Dick Keesbury, Freddy Harris, Layfette Mitchel, Jesse Harrington, Howard Kinkoff, George Elkins, Allen Scott, Chubby Rogers, Douglass Babbit, Charlie Schimpf,

Mike De Carlo, Gilbert Janke

Third Row

  "Pappy" Laux, Edward Clark, Lyle Lewis, Louis Elmore, Clarence Gant, Bob Cummins,

Myron Calvert, Ralph Price, George Forster, Bob Akins, Ysidor Duemes, Marlin Beck

Fourth Row

  "Hap" Granitz, Oral Davisson, George Cairns, Floyd Giles, Roger Thronson, Gilbert Davis,

John Cusick, Pat Mitzel, George Titrington, Deacon Turney, David Bude

(Photo and personnel names from Joe Paradise collection, courtesy of Dave Paradise)

Fourth Row

W. Steve, A.J. Mack, G.J. Vartolo HI, J.A. Seymour III, D. Thornburgh, E.L. George Glass, J.M. Calvert, H.L. Spain, B. Giminiani, E. G. VanCleve, J.G. Kral, R.B. Resinger, E.J. Dragan, J.N. Boardman,

M.T. Civitello, M.C. Cunningham, J.A. McCullough

VMTB-233 The Flying Deadheads

Cmdr. Officers:  Exec. Capt. E.W. Berry,. Officer Capt. R.W. Johnson,

Flight Officer Capt. E.A. Hollis

First Row

G.A. Hall, R.C. Leach, J.W. Kehbein, H.J. Kamparsak, N.L. Welch, J.B. Webb, R.Q. Hulse, J.W. Hernden, J.W. Hartigan, N.C. Rutgers, T.E. Flemming, J.A. Miller, missing from photo:  M. Deutsch, R. Eck, D.E. Smith, E.K. Lambert

Second Row

2nd Lt. G.L. Bailey, 1st Lt. A.C. Choneburger, 2nd Lt. J.G. Hunter,

1st Lt. W.T. Schroth, 1st Lt. G. Royer, Capt. R.W. Johnson, Capt. E.W. Berry, Exec., Capt. E.A. Hollis, Capt. F. Takacs, 1st Lt. A. Turgs, 2nd Lt. C. M. Compher,

1st Lt. G. W. Cannon, 1st Lt. E. L. Andre, 2nd Lt. R.G. Crowell, R.G. Northart.

Third Row

B.J. Chupka, J. Spagnolo, G.F. Mason, R.W. Brown, W.C. Chandler, W.E. Thomas, R.W. Fredericks, 1st Lt. A.L. Franks, 2nd Lt. C.D. Eash, 2nd Lt. J.P. Baden,

2nd Lt. C.H. Smith, WO B.L. Castor, E.A. Smero, W.J. Isom, J.W. Supancik,

F.J. Leger

Marine Carrier Aircraft Service Detachment #1

1945

First Row

  Janke, Garrison, Reilly, Kolhoss, Roma, Messenger, Mastrangelo, Chapman, Carr,

Pacholic, Paradise, Lundy

Second Row

  Warhach, Russell, Keesbury, Harris, Mitchell, Herrington, Ens. Kinkopf,

Capt. Elkins, Scott, Rogers, Babbitt, Schimpf, DiCarlo, Janke.

  Third Row

  Laux, Clark, Lewis, Elmore, Gant, Cummins, Calvert, Price,

Forster, Akins, Duenes, Beck.

  Fourth Row

  Gronitz, Davisson, Cairns, Giles, Thronson, Davis, Cusik, Mitzell,

Titrington, Turney, Beede.