First Fighter Group Participating

Pilots on the Argonaut (Yalta)Mission

Col. Arthur Agan, Commanding *

27th Fighter Squadron

Lt. Col Francis Pope, Commanding

Maj. Paul Ash

Lt. Edward Begley * Lt. David J. Havard Capt. Richard E.Barr Lt. J. H. Tappan Capt.Larry O. Reynolds Lt. William F. Waddell

Capt. Guy Casey, Jr, * Lt. Othel Kilpatrick Lt Edgar Coury Lt. Jack Loveless

Lt Warren Danielson * Lt. William Lucietich

Lt. Joseph Demkovitch * Lt. Frank McHugh

Lt. Richard Hanford Lt. Robert McClement

Lt. John Hurst Lt.. Lee Scott *

Lt. John Haring Capt. Chester Trout

Lt. James Hunt Lt. Kenneth Todd

Lt. Hewitt Youtz *

71st Fighter Squadron

Lt. Col. Frank Jones, Commanding

Lt. Ronald Brewer Lt. Paul Lambert

Lt. Norman Crawford Lt John Manning Lt. Carl Hagen Lt Roy Marsh

Lt Herbert Jarvis Lt.James Nash

Capt. Clarence Knapp Lt Angelo Scalia

Lt Roger Lang Lt. William Ward *

94th Fighter Squadron

Lt. Col. Francis Harris, Commanding *

Lt. Frederick Aubele * Lt. John Hawkins

Capt. Lyle Baker * Lt Lyle Finley

Lt. William Dougherty Lt R. G. Gillen

Lt. H. A. Eberhardt * Capt. Walter Gonring

Lt. Leroy Eberle Lt Roy Mortenson

Lt. Jack Fehrenback

*contributed to this article