Sources
INTERVIEWS
(final rank indicated)
The Eager Beavers
Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer Jr.
Lt. William Vaughan (regular crew)
S/Sgt. Herb Pugh (regular crew)
Col. Ruby Johnston (regular crew)
Lt. Col. J.T. Britton (copilot, 16 June 1943 mission)
22nd Bomb Group
Maj. Walter Krell (19th BS)
Capt. John Wells (408th BS)
43rd Bomb Group
1st Lt. Lloyd Boren (65th)
Capt. Richard Bennett (65th)
T/Sgt. Frank Hohmann (403rd & 65th/43rd, also 93rd/19th)
M/Sgt. Ed Gammill (63rd)
Maj. Milton “Bud” Gusack (65th)
Maj. Bill Wilson (65th)
Col. David Hassemer (65th)
8th Photo Recon Squadron
T/Sgt. Jim McEwan
Family Members
Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer, Jr. (spouse)
2nd Lt. Joseph Sarnoski (two brothers, sister, nephew, niece)
1st Sgt. Johnnie Able, Jr. (daughter)
M/Sgt. Emil “Bud” Thues (brother, son)
Lt. William Vaughan (son, daughter)
Capt. George Kendrick (step-brother)
S/Sgt. Herb Pugh (spouse, daughter)
Capt. Hank Dyminski (two sons, daughter)
Col. Ruby Johnston (son)
Lt. Col. J.T. Britton (son, daughter)
Col. Art Durbeck (spouse)
Maj. Milton “Doc” Gusack (son)
DOCUMENTATION
Crew Statements on 16 June 1943 Mission
(given in support of Zeamer CMoH)
1st Sgt. Johnnie Able, Jr.
Lt. Col. J. T. Britton
Capt. George Kendrick
S/Sgt. Herb Pugh
M/Sgt. Forrest Dillman
Diaries
Capt. Henry “Hank” Dyminski
T/Sgt. William Eaton (403rd/43rd)
M/Sgt. Ed Gammill
T/Sgt. Frank Hohmann
Col. Art Durbeck (403rd/43rd)
Personal Letters
Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer, Jr.
2nd Lt. Joseph Sarnoski
1st Sgt. Johnnie Able, Jr.
Flight Logs
Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer, Jr.
Capt. Henry “Hank” Dyminski
Individual Flight Records
Lt. Col. Jay Zeamer, Jr.
2nd Lt. Joseph Sarnoski
Official Histories and Diaries
43rd Bomb Group
63rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd BG
65th Bomb Squadron, 43rd BG
403rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd BG
8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron
Squadron Reports
Morning Reports, 403rd Bomb Squadron, 43rd BG
Morning Reports, 65th Bomb Squadron, 43rd BG
Morning Reports, 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd BG
Payroll Reports, 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th AF
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS AND THANKS
David Armstrong, Researcher
Joe Bowman, Author/Historian
Larry Hickey, Author/Historian, IHRA
Steve Birdsall, Author/Historian
Damian Waters, Author/Historian
Roger Marks, Author/Historian
Chuck Varney, Historian
Richard Dunn, Author/Historian
Randy Ashenbranner, Researcher
Geoff Gentilini, Researcher
Ed Rogers, Author/Historian
Bruce Hoy, former curator, PNG War Museum
Michael Musumeci, Author/Historian
Barrett Tillman, Author/Historian
Michael Claringbould, Author/Historian/Artist
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Skip Bombing, Capt. Jim Murphy, 63rd BS/43rd BG
Ken's Men Against the Empire, Hickey/Birdsall/Jonas/Rogers/Tagaya
Revenge of the Red Raiders, Gaylor/Evans/Nelson/Hickey
The Eight Ballers: Eyes of the Fifth Air Force, John Stanaway & Bob Rocker
Beau’s, Butchers, and Boomerangs, Damian Waters
Fortress Against the Sun, Gene Eric Salecker
Fire in the Sky, Eric M. Bergurud
Flying Forts, Martin Caidin
General Kenney Reports, General George Kenney
American Magazine
Liberty Magazine
OzatWar.com, Peter Dunn
PacificWrecks.com
HyperWar US Army Air Forces in World War II
Trove - National Library of Australia