Crew 33, 61st Squadron - 39th Bomb Group (VH)

"Fifty-Second Seabees" dedication photos click here

Standing L to R:
1st Lt	Robert Woodard	Radar Observer
1st Lt	Charles Heeney	Pilot
Major	James L. Gary	Airplane Commander
1st Lt	Frederick W. Dock	Navigator
1st Lt	George M. Bopp	Bombardier
T/Sgt	George Singleton	CFC Gunner
S/Sgt	William S. Wren	Left Gunner
Kneeling L to R:
Sgt	James J. White	Right Gunner
Sgt	Donald Weiss	Tail Gunner
Sgt	Harold Krumnow	Radio Operator
F/O	John J. Peny	Flight Engineer
Not Pictured:
M/Sgt	Cecil F. Allain	Crew Chief
S/Sgt	Leonard Osmulski	Mechanic

	Crew 33 Honor Roll
S/Sgt Leonard Osmulski	Mechanic	December 1974
F/O John J. Peny	Flight Engineer	August 1984
T/Sgt George A. Singleton	CFC Gunner	22 October 1985
1st Lt Charles J. Heeney	Pilot	6 December 1989
Major James L. Gary	Airplane Commander	30 June 1997
1st Lt Robert L. Woodard	Radar Observer	02 May 1991
S/Sgt Donald C. Weiss	Tail Gunner	10 June 1993
1st Lt Frederick W. Dock	Navigator	24 April 2003
S/Sgt William Spencer Wren	Left Gunner	08 December 2003
1st Lt George M. Bopp	Bombardier	24 April 2004
S/Sgt Harold Krumnow	Radio Operator	11 May 2009
Sgt James J. White, Jr.	Right Gunner	20 March 2016

Update:

04 June 2024:

Navy SeaBee Melvin L. Hicks took his final cruise on 16 May 2024. Although He was a seabee .. he found his way to 39th Bomb Group Association after learning that Crew 33 had nicked named their B-29 "Fifty-Second SeaBees." Right away he and his wife, Jenette bonded with the veterans of 39th BG (VH) and as such his named has been added to the Final Flight Honor Roll of our site.

10 Sept 2018:

Added James J. White to Honor Roll. James White was the last of his crew to take his final flight.

04 June 2010:

Added John J. Peny to Honor Roll - per WWII Enlistment Record he was born in 1907and entered the service from Adams Co. Colorado; per Social Security Death Index entry John Peny born 1907 last resided in Denver, Colorado.

Added Frederick W. Dock to Honor Roll - per WWII Enlistment Record he was born in 1922 and entered the service from North Carolina; per Social Security Death Index entry for Frederick W. Dock born 1922 was found SS Number was issued in North Carolina. There was only one SSDI entry for Frederick W. Dock.

13 May 2009: Added Harold Krumnow to Honor Roll

04 November 2006: Added George Bopp to Honor Roll

25 January 2002: Added James Gary to Honor Roll

08 January 2001: Crew 33's B-29 serial number 44-69792 nicknamed "Fifty-Second Seabees" crashed on 03 October 1945. Crew 40, Capt Lawrence Devine, AC, was using this aircraft for their training missions. Based on information from Suzanne Sadler Stone, sister of 2nd Lt. Hammond Sadler, Pilot, P-40

If any one has information regarding Crew 33 (combat or ground) email updates@39th.org

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