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60th
BS Armament Section - Smoky Hill Army Air Field
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L to R: Scalfani; Sgt George Wesloski, unidentified; Cpl George H. Browskowski; and Pvt Amon T.J. Decker |
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L to R: Pfc Everette J. Burke; Finch; Pfc Edmond T. Hartnett; Sgt James A. Wright, M/Sgt William Johnson, Crew Chief; unidentified; and Cpl Joseph A. Pollard |
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The Armament Section was reponsible for the proper function of all guns, bomb racks and associated equipment on the B-29s. They would locate malfunctions of the armament and make the necessary corrections and repairs. The Armorers were also assigned the job of loading the type of bombs required for a particular type of mission. "Incediary bombs were hand loaded - each bomb bay carrying a total of 98 bombs" George Wesloski |
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Armament
Section - Guam
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First Row L to R: |
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Middle Row L to R: Sgt Joseph J. Vinchur, Cpl George H. "Bro" Browskowski, Don Hill, S/Sgt Fayette C. Congdon, Sgt John Guidice, Sgt Dewey W. Walker, Pfc Joseph Gardiner, Pfc Edward F. Welch and M/Sgt William M. "Sarge" Johnson, Armament Section Chief. |
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Back Row L to R: 1st Lt Douglas "Uncle Bulgy" Goodwin, "Pappy" Jordan, Sgt George Wesloski, Cpl Harold Hoffman, Sgt Francis "Superman" Palkobic, Sgt James P. "Feather" Ferlic, Cpl George Feltner, Jr., Cpl Edwood Smith, Cpl Raymond "Sappo" Shapiro, CFC Maint; Francis "Jeronimo" Farady, Cpl Joseph A. Pollard, and Sgt Donald C. Hutchinson. |
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Armament Honor Roll |
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| 1st Lt Eugene Wermer |
60th
Sqd Armorer |
21 January 1990 |
| Pfc Thomas W. Flannigan |
60th
Sqd Armorer |
25 August 1999 |
| Sgt Joseph J. Vinchur | 60th
Sqd Armorer |
11 February 2000 |
| Pfc Jesse J. Accunzo |
60th
Sqd Armorer |
05 April 2014 |
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