He was top turret gunner. He kept a diary of his missions. He was in the fifth B-24 over Normandy on D-Day. He was on Capt Kent's crew for the entire tour. The entire crew survived the war.
They seem to have done things differently in the 301st Group down in Fogia. My father flew with about 10 different pilots to get to his 50 missions. They seem to have put the crews there together pretty haphazardly. Of course, there was a constant demand for replacements due to injuries and downings.
My father in law was the pilot of a lead crew in the 493d BG at Debach. They, and the other B-24 Groups in the 3d Bomb Division, transitioned into the B-17 because of formation issues with combat wings of mixed aircraft. Most had a favorite airplane, but both airplanes were highly respected.