This photograph is the Tommy Thumper II crew just before they departed for England and active duty.  Denver C. Loberg (mentioned above) was part of the original crew but he was tragically killed on Christmas Eve 1944 when, returning from a bombing mission over Germany, he fell from the bomb bay somewhere north of Norwich whilst trying to salvage some bombs that were armed but had failed to drop.  Leonard B. Rostkowski joined the McArthur crew to replace Denver Loberg.

This page is a memorial and tribute to the nine brave crew-men (listed below) who gave their lives in the line of duty and in defence of the freedom that many of us now take for granted.

We are extremely grateful to the nephews of Otto Stokes, Dan and Bill Herrman, for contacting this website and also to their family for providing us with and allowing us to publish this photograph of the Tommy Thumper II crew.  They have asked us to point out that it has not been possible to trace or contact the relatives of the other crew members shown in this photograph and it is sincerely hoped that no offence or upset is caused to them by publishing this photograph.

We are also grateful to Andy Wilkinson and his website at www.the467tharchive.org for the additional information about Denver Loberg and to Cecil Lee for his assistance.

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