US Army Air Force

493rd/861 Sqdn - DeBach, England

My Uncle Archie Strugell and his crew. Front Row left to right: Daniel F. Predpall - Co-Pilot Stanley Puffington- Waist Gunner Morris Cutler - Navigator Back Row left to right: Allan W. Clarke - Tail Gunner Wallace C. Denny - Ball Gunner Archie B. Strugell - Flight Engineer Robert E. Meache -Radio Operator George Thomas - Toggeleer Richard B. Eaton - Pilot B-17 in the background was named "Cabin in the Sky" with the 493rd / 861 Sqdn out of DeBach, England.