The photo was taken in the U.S. in May 1944 and does not show the two passengers, Cpl. Clarence S. Watson and Cpl. Charles T. Lowblad, who died in the crash on October 9, 1944.
Back Row (Left to right): Jack M. Bliss, Frank Cser, Elmer D. Pitsenbarger and James D. Nendel.
Front Row (Left to right): Zoe W. Zwinge, Presley S. Farris, Charles Anderson, C. McQuade (not in the crash), Frank A. Villelli and H. Stee (not in the crash).
Source: "Remember Them"
1st Lt. Pitsenbarger is buried in Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Cambridgeshire, England and memorialized at West Linn Cemetery, Linden, IA.
Lt. Pitsenbarger served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 857th Bomber Squadron, 492nd Bomber Group, Heavy. He was awarded the Air Medal.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
