Lt. Joseph B. Maloney  

The co-pilot, or Flight Engineer, was from Waterbury, Connecticut. Lt. Joseph B. Maloney was the son of a prominent physician of that city. He had graduated from Villanova College in Pennsylvania, and after graduation worked for a while for his uncle's newspaper in Waterbury. This was not challenging enough, so with the war in Europe escalating and air power becoming more important, Maloney enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was accepted as an Army flying cadet in early 1940, one of the first from Waterbury. He trained in Georgia and Texas and was graduated from the advanced flying school at Maxwell Field, Alabama, where he received his wings and his commission. From Alabama, he was assigned to the 33rd Bomber Squadron at Langley Field, VA. This squadron of B-26s was one of the first to leave Langley Field on December 8, 1941, for assignment to the 4th Air Force Command in California. From here, they were to be sent to the south Pacific.

 

--M.S, July 1995

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