1st Lt Lavata T. Melton flew 31 missions, from 05/09/1944, mission #66, to 10/06/1944, mission #153. He served as a Copilot, Pilot, Tail Gunner and TG Observer.
1st Lt Melton served with the following crewman: 1st Lt Richard J. Andrews, S/Sgt John S. Bailey, S/Sgt Donald E. Bergstrom, Major Allison (HQ) C. Brooks, S/Sgt David H. Campbell, S/Sgt George C. Capps, 2nd Lt Charles G. Chaffey, 2nd Lt Herbert W. Claxton, 2nd Lt Lawrence H. Crickenberger Jr., 1st Lt John C. Crozier, Sgt Malcolm J. Culver, S/Sgt George V. Dias, T/Sgt Glenn Dotson, T/Sgt Matthew R. Findlay, T/Sgt Jarvis H. Friduss, Capt William C. Garland, T/Sgt Donald A. Gravel, 1st Lt Jacques Griset, Capt James A. Gruman, 2nd Lt James J. Hagerty, S/Sgt Clayton Hapner, 1st Lt Alexander Harasym, 2nd Lt James B. Harding, S/Sgt Wilton W. Harwell, 1st Lt Cecil A. Haskins, T/Sgt Kenneth M. Jacobson, S/Sgt Harlod L. James Jr., S/Sgt Keith D. Kitts, 2nd Lt William C. Koran, S/Sgt Frank T. Kosiba, S/Sgt Carl M. Landwehr, T/Sgt Delmore H. Le Fleur, 1st Lt Howard P. Lerwick, S/Sgt James E. Ligon, 1st Lt John J. Marshall, S/Sgt Richard E. Merrill, 2nd Lt William Norton, S/Sgt Joseph L. Page Jr., 1st Lt Elbert J. Parker, 1st Lt Erving Polster, S/Sgt William H. Reynolds, 2nd Lt Edward F. Robinson, S/Sgt Richard H. Ruhmann, S/Sgt Emanuel T. Saylor, S/Sgt Edward J. Schmidt, 2nd Lt James M. Schneider, Sgt John J. Schwiederek, S/Sgt Herbert H. Shanks, 1st Lt Harry F. Silverstein, Capt Charles M. Smith, S/Sgt Edwin M. Snyder, T/Sgt Glen L. Topic, S/Sgt David M. Tutwiler, S/Sgt Bernard Volz Jr., 1st Lt Erving Whiting and 1st Lt Alfred A. Winograd
