Military man in Austin H. Winn’s letters 1
Mentioned in letters as: W. E. Cutrer
Enlisted man on Austin’s new July 1945 crew list. May correspond to one of the harder-to-read standing signatures (Ricker / Cotter / Frost) on the City of Annapolis crew photograph in manuscript chapter 18; handwriting match is uncertain.
FACT from the letters: On 4 July 1945 Austin listed “W.E. Cutrer” among the enlisted men on his new crew.
FACT from the photograph: The ink over the fourth standing man appears to read “W. E. Cutrer,” not “W. E. French.”
HYPOTHESIS: That signature is the letters’ W. E. Cutrer. Nothing further identifies him.
FACT from the roster: The 19th Bomb Group C index does not list Cutrer. No obituary or award card found here names a W. E. Cutrer with the 19th Bomb Group, a B-29, or this crew.