The below photos are courtesy of
Lt Joe McSpadden and Mary McSpadden's
daughter

Judy McSpadden Indest

The first two photos tell a story that requires no words.
Judy wrote that her Dad was the love of her Mother's life.

In the Clippings page are additional pictures.

Within the pages of The Long Haul, the history of
the 497th Bomb Group, are several crew photos.
Unfortunately none have captions.

The last photo on this page is from Judy McSpadden Indest
and is dated March 1945.
Her father is in the left side of the back row.

This most was likely taken shortly after the crew arrived on Saipan 15 March 1945.