Lt. Russell Hennicke and the "Las Vegas Kid."

98th Troop Carrier Squadron logo by Gil Montalvo. The squadron wrote to Walt Disney and received permission to use the likeness of Donald Duck for the logo.

Battle damage to "Sweet Phyllis" serial # 42-100937, 98th Squadron, 440th TCG. OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, the invasion of Holland, September 1944. Pilot, Amos E. Waage, Co-pilot, David De Cou, Crew Chief Wilfred G. Schumn. A 37MM shell explodes in the navigator's compartment. Mission completed, two wounded paratroopers returned to England. Photo from 440th TCG Association archive.