World War II Pictures
Bob Schumacher

1. Old 423 in India
2. Another picture of 423 in India
3. Urgin Virgin II (884)
4. Urgin Virgin I (Ray Dunklebarger (Crew Chief),J Kredens (Mechanic)
5. Urgin Virgin I
6. Bob setting on propeller hub.
7. Urgin Virgin I and Jim Edmonson (Radar)
8. Early shot of 423 (3 bombing missions - 6 Hump trips)
9. 884 on Tinian (1945)
10. AntiAircraft bursts from CoPilot window.
11. Bob at Darjeeling Rest Camp, India
12. Darjeeling Rest Camp - Bob.
13. Bob at swimming pool - Darjeeling.
14. Darjeeling
15. Crews enjoying swimming pool - Darjeeling.
16. Bob in the swimming pool.
17. Urgin Virgin I - John Obenour (8 bombing missions - 28 hump trips.
18. China - Checking weight & balance - Obenour & Bob.
19. Bob ready for a B-29 mission.
20. Weight and balance calculations - Bob.
21. India - Engine Change - Ray Dunklebarger and Mechanic.
22. Urgin Virgin II (884) early picture.
23. Right Gunner Ott.
24. Bob Chamberlain - Pilot.
25. Bob buttoning up cowling on an engine.
26. Bob and Urgin Virgin II (884) - 5 bomb missions, photo mission and 4 hump trips. 
27. Bob all ready for another mission.
28. Bob behind a propeller blade.
29. John Obenour in Airplane Commanders seat.
30. John Obenour helping scrub down a plane.
31. John Obenour with his Air Medal and DFC.
32. Gunner Ott and John Bilor loading ammunition (rear turret)
33. Bob Chamberlain in Aircraft Commanders seat.
34. Dick Elton and John Bilos - Top gun turret.
35. Joe Kredens (Mechanic)
36. Malcom C. Jones (Tail Gunner)
37. Dan Boone with his Air Medal.
38. Obenour and Friend showing off medals.
39. Obenour's best friend with his medal.
40. Flight Surgeon Doc Green.
41. Jim Edmonson (Radar) with his Medal.
42. Bob Chamberlain (Pilot)
43. Ira Lenard and Air Medal (Friend of Obenour)
44. Officers of the Crew (Elten, Obenour, Bob (rear row) & Chamberlain, Boone and Edmonson (front row).
45. Bombs to load on Tinian.
46. Napalm (fire bombs) - Tinian.
47. One of our Mechanics with 1000 pound bomb - Tinian.
48. Bob and his Medals - DFC and Air Medal.
49. To Honor the Sea Bees - Tinian.
50. Bob studying (poor lighting in India)
51. Bob Chamberlain and Jim Edmonson playing Chess - India.
52. Bob with Air Medal.
53. Bob.
54. Dan Boone with his Air Medal.
55. Bob after return to the States, 1945. 
56. Urgin Virgin I - 9 Bombing missions -24 Hump Trips.
57. Scenery - #4 engine and the clouds.
58. B-29s in formation.
59. Close formation (2 planes and view of #3 and #4 Engines.
60. #4 engine propeller feathered - Going home on 3 engines.
61. View of one of planes in formation from Engineer's window.
62. Another Formation shot.
63. Tucked in Close in Formation.
64. Obenour with his Air Medal.
65. Jim Edmonson showing off on Top Front turret.
66. Bob and Air Medal.
67. Dan Boone (Navigator)
68. Bob Chamberlain with Air Medal. (Pilot)
69. Robert D. Thomas (Radio)
70. Left Gunner - Tallant.
71. Another shot of the six Officers on the Crew.
72. Malcom C. Jones (Tail Gunner)
73. M/Sgt. Ray Dunklebarger (Crew Chief)
74. Right Gunner - Ott.
75. John Bilos - Central Fire Control gunner. (Top Gunner)
76. Joe Kredens (Mechanic)
77. Dick Elten (Bombardier)
78. Jim Edmonson with his Air Medal.
79. Air Raid Warning tower - Kwanghan, China.
80. Chinese boys pumping water.
81. View of fields in China. (Super after living in India)
82. Two cute Chinese puppies.
83. A Chinese Shrine near the Air Base. 
84. Better shot of the Chinese Boys pumping water.
85. Control Tower and Operations Building in China.
86. Train Station view in Calcutta, India.
87. GRAND HOTEL in Calcutta.
88. Laundry day in Calcutta.
89. Air Base Maintenance crew - Gals cleaning up. (India)
90. Affectionately called "Gaboon Lagoon" by the Crew.(India)
91. Gals bathing in "Gaboon Lagoon". (India)
92. Home sweet Home in background - Chinese farmers.
93. Road Construction in India. 
94. Dudkhundi, India - House Boy and Chinese Pup.
95. Traveling knife sharpener - India (high tech.).
96. Family on the move in India. 
97. Women walking along the road - India. 
98. Indian Village near the Air Base at Dudkhundi.
99. Home sweet Home in India - Rice Straw thatched Basha Hut.
100. 444th Group Headquarters Quonset hut on Tinian. 
101. some of the destruction on Tinian.
102. Scenery on Tinian.
103. Sea Shore near West Field, Tinian.
104. More Sea Shore - Tinian.
105. Ye Olde swimming hole - Tinian.
106. More Tinian Shore Line. 
107. Enlarged facilities at the swimming hole - Tinian.
108. Flowering Trees - Tinian.
109. Darjeeling rest camp scenery.
110. More Darjeeling scenery.
111. View of the road from the Officers Basha Hut. - India.
112. Darjeeling.(India)
113. Basha Hut.(India)
114. Darjeeling.
115. Darjeeling again.
116. The Maharajah's Castle at the rest camp in Darjeeling.
117. View of the Hump.
118. View of the Hump on the China side.
119. View approaching the Hump from the India side.
120. More Hump on the China side.
121. Middle of the trip over the Hump.
122. Near the China side of the Hump Trip.
123. River near end of Hump crossing.
124. Government building in Calcutta.
125. Darjeeling scene.
126. Islands in Indian Ocean between Ceylon and Singapore.
127. same Islands as #126 - We hoped they weren't occupied by Japanese.
128. Only land between Ceylon and Singapore - Fortunately no early warning for the Japanese at Singapore.
129. Gurkha Guards at the Airbase in India. (These two assigned to our Airplane no matter where we parked)
130. Women crew cleaning up the airbase at Dudkhundi.
131. Early picture of Urgin Virgin I (423)
132. Urgin Virgin I.
133. View of Urgin Virgin I taken from top of #2 Engine.
134. Picture of Urvin Virgin II (884)
135. Presidential Unit Citations for 444th Bomb Group.
136. Wright R-3350 Engine specifications.
137. Information about Wright Aeronautical and Engines.
138. B-29 Memorial at Great Bend, Kansas - Birthplace of the 444th.