Vachel is lower right All crew names & info at bottom of this page. The history and stories of the 303rd Bombardment Group Vachel Roughley was born Novemeber 16, 1914 at Hartford, Sebastian Co., Ar. to Abraham & Naoma Bethell Roughley. Abraham was born in Upholland, Lancashire, England. Vachel married Doris Wilma Sandlin December 28. 1939 in Johnson Co., Arkansas. Vachel registered for the military draft October 16, 1940 at Belle Point School in Fort Smith. He enlisted, October 31, 1942, in the US Army Air Corps. He states he has completed grammar school and his civil occupation is "Salesmen and sales agents, except to consumers". He served until August 28, 1945as Waist Gunner in the 303rd Bombardment Group His rank was Corporal. Vachel Roughley passed away June 14, 1986 at Fort Smith, Arkansas and was buried in the National Cemetery there. All names on photo by patootie63: Front row right to left Sgt Vachel Roughley (waist gunner) was born on nov 16th, 1914 - passed away on june 14th, 1986 (buried at Fort Smith national Cemetery, Arkansas) Sgt Theodore "Ted" Grant Miller (tail gunner) 15 missions between 29 april and 20 june 44 (was born on may 25th, 1919 - passed away on march 24th, 1985) buried at Fountains Memorial Park, Homosassa Springs, Florida) Sgt John Lee Arendt (waist gunner) completed tour as waist gunner and went on an extended tour as togglier (33 missions between 29 april 44 and 30 oct 44 (was born on nov 4th, 1924 - passed away on sept 2nd, 2013) buried at Dundee Township Cemetery East, Illinois Sgt Earl Dale Salmon (ball turret gunner) 22 missions between 29 april and 6 july 44 (was born on dec 15th, 1923 - passed away on jan 6th, 2005) buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California) Sgt Robert Wayne "Bob" Hanson (radio operator) 34 missions between 29 april 44 and 28 jan 45 (was born on nov 3rd, 1921 - passed away on jan 24th, 2005) buried at East Lawn Palms Cemetery, Tucson, Arizona) Sgt Lyman E. Ela Jr (engineer) 30 missions between 29 april 44 and 5 april 45 (was born in 1922 - passed away on feb 19th, 1965) buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Fryeburg, Maine 2Lt William G. Moyer (co-pilot) 33 missions between 18 april and 29 june 44 2Lt Robert Lane Bates (navigator) 33 missions between 18 april 44 and 3 april 45 (born on june 16th, 1922 - passed away on march 10th, 2012) buried at Leavenworth, Kansas 2Lt Frederick Leon Rowan (pilot) never flew a combat mission with his crew, was returned to the USA with a brain abscess resulting from ditching his B17 en route from USA to the UK on 20 Feb 44 (plane was 42-97553) source 303rdbg.com website) was born on Nov 26th, 1922 - passed away on nov 26th, 2007 (buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Dansville, New York) 2Lt Loren Frederic Rawlings (bombardier) 28 missions (first on 9 april 44) prisonner on 24 aug 44, mission to Merseburg with Eldridge crew, aboard 42-97994 (was born on aug 8th, 1918 - passed away on nov 5th, 1997) buried at St Patricks Church Cemetery, Hudson, Wisconsin