Crew of Bombing Squadron One Hundred-Thirty-Nine (VB-139), operating under FAW4 at Attu Islands, Alaska, June 4, 1944. Shown: T.J. Malek, ACMM, USN; L.S. Hays, ACM1, USN; R. J. Pluth, ACM, USN; Big Mooch the first dog to fly on a bombing mission against Japan; and A.J. Gannon, YNC, USN. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Crew of Bombing Squadron One Hundred-Thirty-Nine (VB-139), operating under FAW4 at Attu Islands, Alaska, June 4, 1944. Left to right: Lieutenant H. M. Poore, AVN, USNR; Lieutenant L.G. Moeller, FAW-4 officer, with “Little Mooch”, mascot. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Crew of Bombing Squadron One Hundred-Thirty-Nine (VB-139), operating under FAW4 at Attu Islands, Alaska, June 4, 1944. Shown: Lieutenant H.R. Lampshire, USNR, and Lieutenant H.R. Hastings, AVN, USNR. The two dogs which have flown on bombing missions with are left to right: Midnight and Big Mooch. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.