Photographs on this page were provided by Mr. Lester "Buck" Halderman 
and his son, Allen Halderman

The Graves crew in training
Jim L. Cunningham, Reynold (Ray) Rosolina, Dalton (Duke) Duclos	Lester (Buck) Halderman Dalton (Duke) Duclos, Reynold (Ray) Rosolina
Dalton (Duke) Duclos, Lester (Buck) Halderman	Pilot Paul Graves and Copilot Guido Pinamonte
Henry Perron, Jimmy Cunningham
Paul Woods, Bernie Foster	Paul Graves and Guido Pinamonte

Lester "Buck" Halderman

In England  (after September 23, 1944)
Duke Duclos Ray Rosolina
Dalton (Duke) Duclos, Buck Halderman, Ray Garant	Ray Rosolina, Buck Halderman, Jimmy Cunningham, Henry Perron
Sgt. Ray Rosolina, Lt. Paul Woods, Sgt. Buck Halderman

On February 9, 1945 Buck Halderman was  flying a combat mission to Weimar with  the DeDiemar crew, shown here.  42-97624, Devils Mate II went down over  Germany and all were captured.
	Buck Halderman as a POW

Original copilot Lt. Guido Pinamonte, was shot down and 
captured with the Putnam crew on March 15, 1945

Dalton Duclos, Reynold Rosolina and Lester Halderman

Lester Halderman, Bernard Foster and  Guido Pinamonte  1996 Reunion, Valley Forge, PA

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