Sgt. John Moscatiello

Pictured below is the combat crew of the Puddinhead, taken in August 1944 at Stansted Air Base in England. Puddinhead flew a total of 114 missions and was last in the Battle of the Bulge.

Top row,left to right: John H. Adams, Copilot; Thomas F. Morgan, Jr.,Pilot; Billy Ray, Bombardier/Navigator.
Bottom row, left to right: Hal Gerstman, Tail Gunner; Ed Winters, Radio Operator; John Moscatiello, Waist Gunner.

(Photo courtesy of Mrs. Ann E. Morgan in memory of her husband and crew)

(Text and photos are from the book 344th Bomb Group(M) "Silver Streaks" published by Southern Heritage Press, 1996, ISBN 0-941072-20-7, page 256.)