Springer

Loss Of B-24J #42-73309 'Trouble Maker'(v1) And Crew This crew was lost on a 'routine' flight from Lingling Airbase (in Hunan province) for a short flight to a base at Guilin (in adjacent Guangxi province) on the late afternoon of 28 May 1944, departing during weather conditions 'overcast with thunderstorms'. The report lists the cause of the loss as 'unknown'...

"Here are two of the greatest tech supply people in the army. There was no such thing as 'We can't get that for you'. It might take a little time but if it was in China, George Springer would find it for you. The guy on the left is Bob Lewis and on the right is George Springer."

"Wiley, Wozniak, Taurisano, and Springer on a convoy to Kwelin (Guilin), China."