The Writing 69th: Unanswered Questions

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Unanswered Questions

Even though the bulk of the research on The Writing 69th is complete, there are some areas where additional connections could still be made. For this particular page, I am counting on the searching capability of the Internet to bring a select group of people to see what is assembled here. I am looking for:

Relatives of the crew from Capt. Adams' plane
Experts on newsreel photography who may know more about the cameramen listed below
Anyone who knows who might be in the photograph below of New York Times staff

Relatives of the crew from Capt. Adams' plane
I have been in touch with the families of some of the crew members of Post's plane. I would like to find others. The names and wartime addresses of the crew members are as follows:

44th Bomb Group (The Flying Eightballs), 66th Squadron, aircraft #41-23777:
Capt. Howard Adams, pilot, Rutland, VT (Family contacted)
2nd Lt. Stanley McLeod, co-pilot, Oklahoma City, OK
2nd Lt. Wayne Gotke, navigator, San Antonio, TX (Family contacted)
2nd Lt. William Hannan, bombardier, Canton, NY (Family contacted)
T/Sgt. Robert Vogt, engineer, Danville, PA (Family contacted)
S/Sgt. Linwood Jones, radio operator, Greenville, SC
S/Sgt. Donald Bowie, gunner, North Conway, CT
S/Sgt. James Mifflin, asst. radio operator, E. St. Louis, IL
S/Sgt. Scott Brewer, gunner, Boise, ID
Sgt. William Welsh, gunner, Loudon, NH (Family contacted)

The above photo shows the enlisted men of Capt. Adams' crew. The man in the center is Pershing Rolfe. His hands were frost bitten in a previous flight and he missed the fateful mission. (The men in the photo are, left to right, Scott Brewer, Robert Vogt, Perch Rolfe, Linwood Jones, and Jim Mifflin.)

Newsreel cameramen
Five cameramen took part in the training along with The Writing 69th. I would be interested in talking to any of them and learning about their careers after the war. They were: George B. Oswald of Universal Newsreel, Ernest J.H. Wright of Paramount News, J.L. Ransden of Movietone News, Robert K.L. Gordon of Passe Gazette News, and Harold J. Morley of Gaumont British.

The London Bureau of the New York Times
The photo above was taken in London the late 1930s or early 1940s. I believe that James McDonald is the third from the left, Raymond Daniel is in the center facing McDonald, Robert Post is third from the right and David Anderson is on the far right. Can anyone identify the others in the photo?

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