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Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned: 551BS/385BG HR-J] Gt Ashfield 20/4/44; MIA Berlin 6/10/44 Pilot: Bill Jens, Athrian Vaughn, Bob Huff, Stewart Love, Chester Means, Joe Kunkle, Aloysius Kozanecki, Fred Nagle, Stan Pylko (9KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Liepe, Germany. MACR 9525. WEE WILLIE WILBUR.

Delivered Dallas 1/5/44; Long Beach 12/6/44; Hunter 18/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-Q] Gt Ashfield 4/8/44; MIA Berlin (Spandau) 6/10/44 Pilot: Delroy Taylor, Miles Osmer, Orlando Krupka, Ira Barnes, Albt Beenes, Vernon James, Elvin Brown, Orvil Wright (8KIA); Bruce Martin (POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Liepe, Germany. MACR 9523.

Delivered Dallas 2/5/44; Kearney 16/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned: 548BS/385BG [XA-C] Gt Ashfield 2/8/44; MIA Berlin (Spandau) 6/10/43 Pilot: Bob Funk, Bill Davis, George Curtis, Doug Randolph, Gene Cahill, Delmar Harmon, Burnie Goldson, Chester Foster (8KIA); Bob McNichols (POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Friesack, Germany. MACR 9524.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/10/43; Las Vegas 23/10/43; with Holly Colby t/o for gunnery practice, a fire broke out and ship crashed into mountains, 67 miles NE base, 4/1/44, (13 Killed in Service); Written off 5/1/44.

Delivered Lincoln 23/11/44; Grenier 22/12/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 24/12/44; transferred 561BS/388BG Knettishall 26/12/44. While on navigation exercise with Harry Cole crash landed two miles NW Kettlewell, Gt Whernside, Yorks, UK 17/5/45; Salvaged 19/5/45. JUST JOYCE.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/10/44; Hunter 27/11/44; Grenier 6/12/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-P] Thorpe Abbotts 8/12/44; Returned to the USA Morrison 22/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 28/1/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Kearney 16/2/44; Presque Is 2/3/44; Assigned: 750BS/457BG [G] Glatton 15/3/44; MIA Metz 25/4/44 Pilot: Capt Edward Bender, Bombardier: Edwin Fuller, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Free, Ball Turret Gunner: Mike Woyurka, Waist Gunner: John Sarico, Tail Gunner: Lt Bill Soules (6POW); Co-Pilot: Major Rod Francis[CO 750BS], Navigator: Earl Woodward, gln-Capt Art Cavanaugh, Radio Operator: Laymon Mahan, Waist Gunner: Lt Monroe Hotaling[gunnery off.] (5EVD); mech fault, crashed Vallee de la Montjoie, near La Goulafriere, NE of St Germany. aine d’Aunay, Fr; MACR 4306.

Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Grand Island 30/10/43; Wilmington 6/11/43; Assigned: 569BS/390BG [CC-F] Framlingham 11/11/43; (13m) MIA Frankfurt 4/2/44 Pilot: Clarry Strait, Co-Pilot: George Wilson, Navigator: Joe Klingenberg, Bombardier: Tom Heath, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Clinton Hahn, Radio Operator: Merrell Merrick, Ball Turret Gunner: Herman Alesiani, Waist Gunner: Antonio Elizondo, Waist Gunner: Carl Lewis, Tail Gunner: Thurman Selvidge (10POW); flak, crash-landed between Lekkerkerk & Krimpen, Hol. MACR 2352. DOLLY.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/2/44; Hunter 23/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-N] Snetterton 7/3/44; MIA Brux 12/5/44 Pilot: Capt Jack Link, Co-Pilot: Erwin Simmons, Bombardier: Bob Federman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Herman Walker, Radio Operator: Dick Royal, Ball Turret Gunner: Clem McGill, Waist Gunner: Milford Andrews, Waist Gunner: John Chopp, Tail Gunner: Boyd Burgess (9KIA); Navigator: Bob Reickelman (POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Hahnstatten, six miles S of Limburg, Germany. MACR 4858.

Delivered Dallas 16/7/44; Langley 18/8/44; Grenier 16/9/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-L] Rougham 18/9/44; battle damaged Kaiserlautern 18/1/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 25/2/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 29/5/44; Hunter 7/6/44; Grenier 19/6/44; Assigned: 534BS/381BG [GD-A] Ridgewell 17/7/44; {22+m} Returned to US: Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 BU Sth Plains 12/6/45; Scrapped: Kingman 28/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 8/4/44; Assigned: 570BS/390BG [DI-O] Framlingham 11/4/44; MIA Berlin 19/5/44 Pilot: Dick Tannehill, Navigator: Bob Horst, Bombardier: Elmer Leggett, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Larry O’Connor, Radio Operator: Nick Mihalik, Ball Turret Gunner: Ervin Joseph, Waist Gunner: Phil Sorenson, Waist Gunner: John Garner, Tail Gunner: Larry O’Conner (9POW); Co-Pilot: Layton Vernie (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Ostermoor, near Schleswig, Germany. MACR 4953.

Delivered Louisville 14/5/45; Rome 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 28/11/45.

Delivered Louisville 12/5/45; Rome 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 15/11/45.

Delivered Louisville 12/5/45; Syracuse 7/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 26/11/45.

Delivered Louisville 12/5/45; Rome 5/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Altus 7/11/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Presque Is 10/4/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 17/4/43 WABBIT TWACKS; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Transferred: 546BS/384BG [BK-B] 6/7/43; then 547BS [SO-R]; 2 BAD Warton 5/4/44; Returned to US: 19/5/44; Tinker 4/6/44; Hendricks 2/8/44; Redford 24/4/45; Biggs 9/9/45; Hendricks 2/10/45; Scrapped: Walnut Ridge 13/12/45. HOMESICK GAL.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/44; Hunter 2/12/44; Dow Fd 10/12/44; Assigned 301BG PFF Lucera 26/1/45; Returned to the USA Morrison 14/4/46; 613 BU Phillips PG 3/8/46.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Gr Island 3/2/44; Presque Is 21/2/44; Assigned: 94BG Rougham 22/2/44; Transferred: 748BS/457BG [Y] Glatton 4/4/44 BLACK PUFF POLLY; MIA Ruhland 28/5/44 Pilot: Rudie Stohl, Co-Pilot: Dave Schellenger, Navigator: John Millham{wia}, Bombardier: Jim Thomas, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Kriete, Ball Turret Gunner: Sheldon Moore, Waist Gunner: Irvin Welling, Waist Gunner: Bill Bemus{wia}, Tail Gunner: Chas Stewart (9POW); Radio Operator: Walter Wagoner (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Mahndorf, S of Osterholz, near Bremen, Germany. MACR 5297. GEORGIA PEACH.

Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Denver 2/3/44; 1SAG Langley 26/4/44; 3539 BU Langley 16/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 7/1/46.