The picture below shows the launch team members for SA-8. Each person has been numbered. Following the picture is a list of these numbers with the corresponding individual’s name. You will note several of the individuals have not been identified.
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SA-8 Launch Team Members
| 1. Dr. Eberhard Rees | 15. Paul Donnelly | 29. |
| 2. Dr. Wernher von Braun | 16. Jack Lee | 30. Randy McDonnell |
| 3. Dr. Hans Gruene | 17. Albert Zeiler | 31. Neal Rainwater |
| 4. Marvin “Marv” Williams | 18. Pat Yount, CCSD | 32. C. W. Dowling |
| 5. Dr. Kurt Debus | 19. Jack Humphrey | 33. |
| 6. G. Merritt Preston | 20. Andrew “Andy” Pickett | 34. |
| 7. | 21. Lionel “Ed’ Fannin | 35. Bill Jewell |
| 8. Al O’Hara | 22. Dick Deagro | 36. |
| 9. John Churchill, McDonnell | 23. | 37. Marion Edwards |
| 10. Jim Starkey, CCSD | 24. Dale Armstrong | 38. |
| 11. | 25. | 39. Paul Schmid |
| 12. Max Peacock, CCSD | 26. | 40. Gene Bishop |
| 13. John Twigg | 27. Richard “Dick” Dietz | 41. Frank Bryan |
| 14. Bob Moser | 28. | 42. Bill Wheeler |