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Delivered Denver 1/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-J] Ridgewell 20/12/43; 3m Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Larry Mickow, Navigator: Roy Wendell, Bombardier: Hugh Maguire, Radio Operator: Julian Chandler, Waist gunner: Ray Nersinger,Tail gunner: Joe Fabianski (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Hennessey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Glendon PiersonWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: George Ayers, Waist gunner: Jack Dwyer (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Eppelsheim, between Worms & Alzey, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2241.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [H] Glatton 2/7/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Chas Schultz, Co-pilot: Alf Wilson, Bombardier: George McDermott, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Dickinson, Radio Operator: John Palladina, Ball turret gunner: W.J. Peppers, Waist gunner: Gus Hermann,Tail gunner: Calvin Carter (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Dick Houten (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Hornburg, S of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9770.

Delivered Cheyenne 17/10/44; Hunter 2/11/44; Dow Fd 3/12/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-H] Thorpe Abbotts 6/12/44; as PFF transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-K] Horham 8/12/44; taxi accident on base with Bob Parker 24/2/45; 22m, RetUS, Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 18/10/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-P] Lavenham 30/5/44; 839BS [R5-P]; Missing in Action Darmstadt 24/12/44 with Ira Ball, Gordon Tomea, Warren Parks, Bob Lull, Duffy Gaudin, John Conery (6 Killed in Action); Harry Sperber, John Broom, Cuno Becker (3 Returned to Duty) enemy aircraft, crashed Hods, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 11559.

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/44; Kearney 23/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-P] Podington 27/3/44; with Bob Fischer col /43-38510 en route Kassel 2/10/44; Salvaged 4/10/44. COOKIN’ WITH GAS.

Delivered Lowry 5/3/42; Assigned 19BG then 63BS/43BG; crashed on take off from Jackson Fd, PNG with Steve Blount 1/6/43; (? caught fire 20 miles nth Bakersfield, Cal. crew bailed OK.?) Missing Air Crew Report 14147 (15250?). Salvaged but no date given. CRAPS FOR THE JAPS.

Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/43; Dyersburg 7/8/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-G] Alconbury 27/9/43; on ferry trip from Podington to Lt Staughton 1//1/44, undercarriage collapsed, with Cliff Beach, Co-pilot: Homer Ford, Navigator: John Keefer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Winkler, Ball turret gunner: Paul Terry, (5 Returned to Duty); Salvaged n/battle damaged 6/1/44.

Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Grenier 13/7/44; Assigned 487BG Lavenham 14/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 13/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 18/12/45.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 8/3/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG [L] Knettishall 12/3/44; Missing in Action Paris 2/8/44 with Don Balboni (Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Fufaro (evaded capture); Co-pilot: Willard Spangler, Navigator: Arthur Read, Bombardier: Earl Simanek, Radio Operator: Ed Monroe, Ball turret gunner: Lou Legrand, Waist gunner: Walt Knudson,Tail gunner: Laverne Kaasa (7 Prisoner of War); flak, bellied in Pierrelaye, SE of Pontoise, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7745. 4TH TERM.

Delivered Minneapolis 7/3/42; Assigned 93BS/19BG Hawaii 5/5/42; then Townsville, Aus.; Missing in Action Rabual 17/9/42 with Claude Burcky, Co-pilot: Gus Rapisardi, Bombardier: Don Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Chamberlain, Radio Operator: John Naglich, Waist gunner: Norris Reyolds, Waist gunner: Larry Johnson,Tail gunner: George Schmid (8RTD, four picked up by RAAF Catalina); Navigator: Bill Meenagh (KIA body never found); crew bailed out near Weiper, Cape York, Qld, Aus; aircraft found on Coen River on Gulf of Carpentaria. Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 16432.

Delivered Denver 5/2/44; 1SAG Langley 1/4/44; Morrison 29/4/44; Assigned (PFF) 49BS/2BG Amendola 1/5/44; transferred 772BS/463BG Celone 5/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/5/44 with Vic Marek, Co-pilot: Rich Fontana, Navigator: Bob Buckwalter, Bombardier: ? Miceli, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Ma(j)zur, Radio Operator: Jim Nystrom, Ball turret gunner: Marvin Hinshaw, Waist gunner: Sam Chessor,Tail gunner: Bert Greer; enemy aircraft, crashed Turnu ?; Missing Air Crew Report 4916.

Delivered Hunter 18/8/44; Dow Fd 3/9/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-X] Horham 8/9/44; 4m, Missing in Action Politz 7/10/44 with Capt Bill Waltman, Co-pilot: Marvin Hogue, Bombardier: Art Schuessler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Hopkins (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Bob Higgins, Radio Operator: Don Froman, Ball turret gunner: Dean Thomas, Waist gunner: Albt Hillgardner,Tail gunner: Bill Loftis (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Willingsdorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9559.

Delivered Denver 21/7/43; Geiger 6/8/43; Pendleton 7/8/43; crash landed Prestwick, Scotland with Eugene Boyd 13/9/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-B] Ridgewell 26/9/43; {7m} on non-op ferry trip with personnel to Lt Staughton Depot 3/2/42, with Harold Hytinen, Co-pilot: Howard Kesley, Navigator: Rich Maurstead, Navigator: Rich Schuit, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Lee, Radio Operator: Mike Taft, two pass. Lt Ed Haushalter, F/O Bob Haring (8 Returned to Duty); attempting to land at Lt Staughton lost left landing gear in rough landing and was instructed to divert ship to Alconbury where it crash landed safely; Salvaged n/battle damaged. PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA.

Delivered Denver 23/1/43; Salina 29/1/43; Morrison 8/3/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 17/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; Missing in Action Sofia 24/1/44 with Chas McCrary, Co-pilot: Gene Lucas, Navigator: John Bascu, Bombardier: Chas Olsen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Donnelly, Radio Operator: Bob Washman, Ball turret gunner: Howard Christensen, Waist gunner: Carlo Veneziano, Waist gunner: Chas Allee,Tail gunner: De Los Johnson (10 Returned to Duty); ditched off Civitanova, 15 miles east of Bari; crew rescued. WILEY WITCH.

Delivered Long Beach 15/1/43; Denver 31/1/43; Morrison 19/3/43; Assigned 20BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 22/4/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; {3m} burned out being cleaned with gasoline 11/5/43. Written off.

Delivered Tulsa 7/3/44; Hunter 15/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-K] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; battle damaged Cologne 5/10/44 with Muritt, force landed continent; AOC 22/1/45; Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr. 14/11/45.

Delivered Lowry 5/3/42; Assigned 19BG Hawaii 23/5/42; transferred 43BG; retUS, then to Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/11/46. FAT CAT or LITTLE BUSTER UPPER.(shown in Midway TV documentary).

Delivered Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-L] Lavenham 14/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 16/12/45. FEARLESS FOSDICK.

Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Gr Isle 30/6/43; Dow Fd 18/7/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Ain M’Lila 29/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {27m} transferred 419BS/301BG Oudna 14/11/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Missing in Action {12m} Piraeus 11/1/44 with Don Ready, Co-pilot: Miller, Bombardier: Fitzgerald, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Myers, Ball turret gunner: Carlino, Waist gunner: Brock,Tail gunner: Wright (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Siegel, Radio Operator: Sehursky (2 Prisoner of War); damaged by explosion of another a/c, crashed Patrai, Greece; Missing Air Crew Report 1830.

Delivered Long Beach 22/5/43; Smoky Hill 3/6/43; Memphis 20/6/43; Presque Is 2/7/43; Assigned 49BS/2BG Ain M’Lila 6/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; {20m} transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; crashed 18/6/44, Salvaged.