Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Grenier 1/6/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-J] Snetterton 3/6/44; landing accident at RAF Wattisham with Roy Sandusky 2/2/45; taxi accident with Walter Brady 24/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 1/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. ROUND TRIP TICKET.
Delivered Hunter 12/2/45; Grenier 24/2/45; Assigned 8AF 26/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 7/1/49.
Delivered Lincoln 8/2/45; Grenier 17/2/45; Assigned 8AF 19/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 7/1/49.
Delivered Lincoln 9/12/44; Dow Fd 22/12/44; Assigned 816BS/483BG Sterparone 28/12/44; Salvaged 26/4/45.
Delivered Lincoln 5/2/45; Grenier 17/2/45; with Jim Douglas force landed Me 18/2/45; Assigned 8AF 6/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/1/46.
Delivered Hunter 31/1/45; Dow Fd 15/2/45; Assigned 8AF 17/2/45; re-ass 10 HBS Oberpfaffenhofen 30/4/47; Recl Comp 3/8/49.
Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-P] Bangor 10/9/42; Bassingbourn 11/10/42; Missing in Action 9+m St Nazaire 1/5/43 with Bob Rand, Navigator: Don Sternglanz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry King, Waist gunner: Thad Kusowski,Tail gunner: Dick Shurnard (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Major Mo Rosener (94BG CO-wia), Bombardier: Walt Wawrzynek, Radio Operator: Dave Hatch, Ball turret gunner: Jim Farrar, Waist gunner: Alvar Platt (5 Prisoner of War); several enemy aircraft attacked, KO’d #2 and set cockpit ablaze, ditched Channel about four miles of Brest and quickly sank. Missing Air Crew Report 3573. VERTIGO.
Delivered Lincoln 27/11/44; Dow Fd 15/12/44; Assigned 8AF 20/2/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Dow 23/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-E] Ridgewell 29/5/43 with Dexter Lishon, Co-pilot: Don Rutan, Navigator: Darrell DeBolt, Bombardier: Bob Gluck, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Canute Johnson, Radio Operator: Ivan Tieman, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Riddle, Waist gunner: Clarry Madison, Waist gunner: John Pedrosky,Tail gunner: Bill Marques; sustained battle damaged Kiel 5+m 28/7/43 with Major Art Briggs, Co-pilot: Dexter Lishon, Navigator: Capt Norman McKay, Bombardier: Lester Schneider, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Labusheivicz, Radio Operator: Fred Smith, Ball turret gunner: Edwin Johnson, Waist gunner: Russ Batholomae, Waist gunner: John Kratzer,Tail gunner: Lt Claus Neeley (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Thetford, Nfk., with three engines out Salvaged. WHALETAIL.
Delivered Cheyenne 30/3/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG Dow Fd 4/43 with Chas Ohl, Dan Hagarty, Harry Stralser, George Heinz, Joe Tanney, Mike Sikorski, Don Schneider, Gil Whitford, Dean Sword, Tom Scott; transferred 333BS/94BG [TS-N] Rougham 7/6/43; then 331BS; Missing in Action convoy 17/7/43 with Bob Powledge, Co-pilot: Bill Alexander, Navigator: Lew Johnson, Bombardier: Albt Finklestein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Hiller, Radio Operator: Joe Griffin, Ball turret gunner: Leo Schmidt, Waist gunner: Everett Quimby, Waist gunner: Gene Jones,Tail gunner: Warren Hoffrman (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, two engines smoking and crashed Heligoland; Missing Air Crew Report 93. DEAR MOM.
Delivered Cheyenne 17/7/44; Hunter 26/7/44; Dow Fd 7/8/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 7/8/44; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-V] Horham 8/8/44 V FOR VICTORY; with M.R. Gunther force landed France 16/12/44; with G.R. Hail force landed France 5/1/45; with P.E. Ristine crash landed base 19/2/45 9RTD; 66m, Returned to the USA Bradley 22/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 24/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. GOIN’ MY WAY.
Delivered Lincoln 2/11/44; Dow Fd 12/11/44; Assigned 348BS/99BG Tortorella 5/12/44; {16m} Salvaged 9AF Germany 23/5/46.
Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Gr Island 2/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-C] Bassingbourn 7/4/44; Missing in Action 3+m Toulouse 25/6/44 with Farrall Goodrich, Co-pilot: Stan Spencer, Navigator: John Smith, Bombardier: Harry Kurras, ttg-Bill Zura, Radio Operator: Jesse CragheadWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Bill FannWounded in Action, Waist gunner: Edwin Braun,Tail gunner: John Callaghan (9INT); flak KO’d #4 before enemy aircraft hit #2 & #3, force landed uphill in Spanish meadow, La Campa de Erandio, Sondico, ten miles NE of Bilbao, Spain; Missing Air Crew Report 6545. BACHELOR’S BRIDE.
Delivered Cheyenne 21/1/44; Kearney 19/2/44; Grenier 1/3/43; Presque Is 10/3/44; Assigned 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 12/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 100m 26/2/45 with Allen Marksian, Co-pilot: Bob Hedenus, Navigator: John Wugan, togg-Sgt Oscar Lane, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Colvin, Radio Operator: Stan Jasinski, Ball turret gunner: Walt Hendricks, Waist gunner: Bill Roche,Tail gunner: Othel Martin (9 Returned to Duty); flak, crash landed Ziszki, Pol., 15 miles from Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12772. FLATBUSH FLOOZIE.
Delivered Denver 2/4/43; Smoky Hill 22/4/43; Dow Fd 24/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-B] Ridgewell 15/6/43 JANICE; transferred 364BS/305BG [WF-Q] Chelveston 22/8/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Ellsworth Kenyon, Co-pilot: Tom Davis, Navigator: Martin Licursi, Bombardier: Dick Lewis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Lambert, Radio Operator: Russ Ahlgren, Ball turret gunner: Art Englehardt, Waist gunner: Paul Chabula, Waist gunner: Frank Rollow, Tail gunner: Homer Bagby (10 Returned to Duty); no gas, ditched Channel, all rescued by Air Sea Rescue HSL 156. No MACR.
Delivered Lincoln 6/11/44; Grenier 3/12/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 11/12/44; Missing in Action Vienna 7/2/45 with Stuart Rasmussen, Co-pilot: Hobart Mattison, Navigator: Jim Phillips, Bombardier: Joe Markalionis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Reino Erkkila, Radio Operator: Bill Brookhart, Ball turret gunner: Bill Fisher, Waist gunner: Elton Grant, Waist gunner: Don Tucker,Tail gunner: Bill Smith (10POW/RTD?); flak, crashed Keszthely; Missing Air Crew Report 12492.
Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Harvard 15/10/43; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 25/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 9/3/43 with Her5scel McGuire, Co-pilot: K. Anderson, Navigator: Norman Bashant, Bombardier: Walt Fedyna, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hugh Dillon, Radio Operator: Abe Toporofsky, Ball turret gunner: J. Bailey, Waist gunner: H. Sohns, Waist gunner: Joe Stoddard,Tail gunner: Harry Scheiern (10 Returned to Duty); flak, ditched Channel, all rescued. No MACR. DEVIL’S MATE.
Delivered Denver 20/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-C] Kimbolton 7/2/44; 527BS [FR-C], then 527BS [FO-X]; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with Glen Hufnail, Co-pilot: Dean McCall, Bombardier: Jim Ellis, Ball turret gunner: Henry Young, Waist gunner: Chas Lambert,Tail gunner: Edgar Woodbury (6EVD-all Ret UK by 9/44); Navigator: Dave Ferris, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Derwood Macklin, Radio Operator: Ken Parker, Waist gunner: Fred Ryan (4 Prisoner of War), flak, crashed near Fumay, 15 miles N of Charleville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2736.
Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 11/2/44; Presque Is 25/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 14/3/44; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-L] Bassingbourn 16/3/44, first NMF ass. to 91BG; {143m inc group’s last 25/4/45} Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45. ACK-ACK ANNIE.
Delivered Denver 3/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Memphis 20/11/43; Assigned 414BS/97BG Depienne 30/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti, Rom. 24/4/44 with Bill White, Lynn Summers, Navigator: Harley Ross, Bombardier: Bob Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ryman Byzek, Radio Operator: Stan Kochnover, Ball turret gunner: Donald McGlaun, Waist gunner: Theo Zazula, Waist gunner: Hubert Guyot,Tail gunner: Bernie Maloney (10MIA); enemy aircraft, crashed Topoloveni, Bul; Missing Air Crew Report 4519.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/12/43; Dallas 5/1/44; Dale Marbry 10/1/44; Lakeland 18/1/44; Morrison 19/1/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 21/2/44; Missing in Action Zagreb 6/4/44 with Jim Little, Co-pilot: Howard Springer, Navigator: Louis Fahrman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Bagley, Radio Operator: Lloyd Powell, Ball turret gunner: Fred Jenner, Waist gunner: Dale Luther, Waist gunner: Roy Shenkel,Tail gunner: Marvin Stefer (9 Prisoner of War); flak knocked out #3, enemy aircraft attacked and ship exploded; nine chutes opened but one caught on tail, Bombardier: Bob Braunfield (Killed in Action), crashed near Zagreb; Missing Air Crew Report 3881.
Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/44; Kearney 10/5/44; Grenier 24/5/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 8/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Roy Wing, Wilbert Norring, Warren Capron, Earle Poole, Norbert Petris (5 Prisoner of War); Larry Bonk, Maurice Hagler, Norbert Wipijewski, Morris Rosen (4 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Nordhausen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10163. QUIEN SABE?
Delivered Denver 19/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Oklahoma City 17/1/44; Kearney 1/2/44; Assigned 729th BS / 452nd BG ( G ) RAF Deopham Green 21/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Paul Suckow, Co-pilot: Ken Dunaway, Navigator: John Jeans, Bombardier: George Le Grand, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Walsh, Radio Operator: Joe Spermbaur, Ball turret gunner: George Pruitt, Waist gunner: George Dragich, Waist gunner: Bob Sampson,Tail gunner: Dan Mason (10 Returned to Duty); flak KOd #1, then #3, ditched North Sea picked up by Air Sea Rescue and all back in action in a week! SECTION EIGHT.
Delivered Long Beach 26/5/43; Denver 4/6/43; Dow Fd 28/6/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall WENATCHEE SPECIAL 4/7/43; MIA Stuttgart 6/9/43 Pilot: Myron Bowen, Co-Pilot: Warren Woods, Navigator: Art Copeland, Bombardier: Ed Hasson, Ball Turret Gunner: Theo Czygier, Waist Gunner: Harry Richards, Waist Gunner: Albt Smith, Tail Gunner: Jim Frankenfield (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dave Wiesner, Radio Operator: Joe Redmond (2KIA); flak, crashed Germany. any heading for Switzerland, MACR 3121. SKY SHY.