34th
Bomb Group Mission Diary for JUNE 1944: Missions #9-#28
Compiled
by Gary L. Ferrell
Missions as a B-24 Group in June 1944
Date
& Mission Number
Target
Mission
#9
Bretigny
Command
Pilot: WACKWITZ. 12 aircraft dispatched to this French airfield with 36 tons of
bombs and all 12 bombed the primary target. No planes received damage.
Planes
and crews:
42-94799
E/F 18BS Ralls (lead)
41-29542
B/L 18BS Hartley Rough House Kate (deputy lead)
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94879
B/D 18BS Pedigo Collapsible Susie
42-94766
L/F 18BS Brain Crow's Nest
42-94768
B/N 18BS Blackburn
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94904
B/P 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-94794
B/I 18BS Harris Bachelor's Baby
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Harre The Dugan Wagon (Airborne spare - returned early)
Mission
#10
Caen
Command
Pilot: GERHART. 24 planes were dispatched with 72 tons of bombs to Caen France
in support of the D-Day landings. Two aircraft aborted. Due to 10/10 clouds and
D-Day channel traffic, the group was forced to return with all bombs still
aboard. One plane crashed along the coast when it ran out of fuel with 8
crewmen KIA and 1 Missing in Action. The 34th had been one of the first groups
airborne. Roger Freeman Mighty Eighth War Diary on page 259 states that
going out one 34BG plane crashed at Corfe Castle with 10 killed. (It was early
morning, before 10 AM, but they were returning.)
Planes
and crew:
41-29542
B/L 18BS Ralls Rough House Kate
42-94813
B/A 18BS Hartley unknown name
42-94815
B/B 18BS Dees Frivolous Sal
41-29572
B/E 18BS Brain Scotty (#1)
42-94794
B/I 18BS Harris Bachelor's Baby
42-94879
B/D 18BS Pedigo Collapsible Susie
42-94919
E/R 7BS McAllister
42-94757
B/Q 7BS Terry The Dugan Wagon
41-28838
E/C 7BS Doell Misery Agent
MIA (see below)
41-28851
E/M 7BS Hayes The Near Sighted Robin
42-94908
E/E 7BS Boshears Tiger Rag
42-52696
E/N 391BS Swenson Cookie’s Wailing Wall
42-94748
L/P 391BS Ray Undecided
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Meyer
41-28820
L/L 391BS Stewart Four-Five Time
41-29599
L/B 391BS Erwin Boots
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
41-29518
L/H 391BS Cliff Picadilly Lucy
42-94930
E/S 4BS Isrealson
42-94893
D/E 4BS Notman Hell's Belle
41-29555
D/I 4BS Armstrong Powerful Katrinka
41-29567
D/B 4BS Cook Bambi
42-94811D/K
4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
41-29560
D/L 4BS Marks Rat Poison
42-52752
L/E Harre unknown name (Airborne spare)
42-94904
B/P Salveson Belle of the Brawl (Airborne spare)
41-29557 E/L McDermott Shadrach
(Airborne spare)
42-94755
D/D Timblin Weary Willie (Airborne spare)
42-52768 E/K (scheduled for Hayes but
replaced)
42-94775
D/G unknown name (ground
spare)
42-94799
E/F (ground spare)
42-94762
B/K The Uninvited (ground spare)
42-94849
L/J Paulnock Maid of Fury (ground spare)
42-52755
D/F (ground spare)
41-28851
E/M Avriett The Near Sighted Robin (ground spare – taken over by
Hayes)
B-24H
41-28838 E/C Misery Agent Crash-landed at Corfe Castle in the
"Olde Woode" With 7BS Pilot: Doell. All 9 KIA.
KIA
DOELL HERMAN H
(P)
2 LT
7
O-687561
NJ
KIA
DUNCAN LEWIS A
(CP)
2 LT
7
O-700422
TX
KIA
SWARTHOUT ROBERT K
(B)
2 LT
7 O-697786
DETROIT MI
KIA
CURTIN WILLIAM D
(E)
S/SGT 7
39038488
KIA
DROZDEK VINCENT C
(NG)
S/SGT
7 36648028
IL
KIA
RAINEY ALVIN T
(R)
S/SGT
7
18137983
LA
KIA
HELGET JEROME
(BT)
SGT
7
37542521
M1LWAUKEE MN
KIA
PRICE WILLIAM E
(WG)
SGT 7
18109226
OK
KIA
STANCATI ARTHUR A
(TG)
SGT
7 15342096
NOTE:
Bob Gross, the Navigator, was not on the plane for this mission.
DOELL
HERMAN H is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, B-1-30.
DROZDEK
VINCENT C is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, G-1-157.
DUNCAN
LEWIS A is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, F-4-95.
RAINEY
ALVIN T is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, E-6-41.
SWARTHOUT
ROBERT K is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, F-6-72.
Mission
#11
Lisieux
Command
Pilot: CONLEY. 28 planes dispatched, with 75 tons of bombs, to Lisieux, France
and again failed to bomb. This second mission of the day went much like the
first. Weather again was 10/10.
Planes
and crew:
42-94849
L/J 391BS Blair Maid of Fury
42-94799
E/F 7BS Bush
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
44-40436
L/D 391BS Culver Nancy
42-52738
L/O 391BS Eastman Wilson
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
44-40468
B/H 18BS Kiley Mean Kid
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
44-40421
B/F 18BS Coupland
44-40328
L/K 391BS Hanson This Above All
42-94904
B/P 18BS Salveson Belle of the Brawl
42-94775
D/G 4BS Mackey unknown name
42-94762
B/K 4BS Heath The Uninvited
42-94787
D/C 4BS Hollowell Set 'em Up (with Pavlicek as CP)
42-52770
D/N 4BS Johanson
42-52707
D/P 4BS Lewis Open Season
42-94911
D/Q 4BS Dreher Sweet Souix
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner, H. Sooner
44-40463
D/A 7BS Tuttle
42-52751
E/O 7BS Dean
44-40482
B/M 7BS Holmes unknown name
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
41-29510
D/V 4BS Runyan
41-29557
E/L 7BS McDermott Shadrach (Airborne spare)
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago (Airborne spare)
42-52752
L/E 18BS Harre unknown name (Airborne spare)
42-94889
B/O Patches (scheduled for Salveson but replaced)
41-28851
E/M The Near Sighted Robin (ground spare)
42-94768
B/N (ground spare)
42-52755
D/F (ground spare)
44-40323
L/A (ground spare)
42-50585
L/G (ground spare)
44-40438
D/M unknown name (ground spare)
41-29566
D/O War Eagle (ground spare)
Command
Pilot: EATON. 67 planes were dispatched, with 69 tons of bombs, to Lisieux, France
on this third mission of the day. Seven planes aborted or did not bomb.
This third mission finally saw two Squadrons drop 56 tons on Lisieux with no
losses. 57 planes bombed the primary target, 3 bombed targets of opportunity, 3
bombed targets of last resort, while 7 failed to bomb. 5 bombers received
battle damage.
Planes
and crew:
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner. M. Collapsible Susie
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
41-29542
B/L 18BS Hartley Rough House Kate Young (CA)
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94904
B/P 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
44-40468
B/H 18BS Dees Mean Kid
42-94768
B/N 391BS Foster
42-94748
L/P 391BS Blair Undecided
42-94766
L/F 391BS Meyer Crow's Nest
41-29561
L/C 391BS Cliff
41-29599
L/B 391BS Irwin (or Erwin) Boots
42-52738
L/O 391BS Eastman Wilson
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94893
D/E 4BS Notman Hell's Belle
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
42-94811D/K
4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-52707
D/P 4BS Lewis Open Season
42-94911
D/Q 4BS Dreher Sweet Souix
41-29555
D/I 4BS Armstrong Powerful Katrinka
44-40463
D/A 7BS Tuttle
41-29602
L/I 7BS Hayes
42-52751
E/O 7BS Dean
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
42-94757
B/Q 7BS Terry The Dugan Wagon
42-94930
E/S 7BS Hardison
41-29566
D/O War Eagle (ground spare – lead)
41-29602
L/I (ground spare – taken over by Hayes)
42-94768
B/N (ground spare – taken over by Foster)
41-29572
B/E Scotty (#1) (ground spare)
42-94904
B/P Belle of the Brawl (scheduled for Tuttle but replaced)
42-52768
E/K (scheduled for Hayes but replaced)
June
7,
1944
Mission
#13
Tours
This
was the "Intruder" mission.
Command
Pilot: GARRETT. 26 planes were dispatched to Tours, France with 78 tons of
bombs. Two planes aborted. One plane dropped one bomb on the primary target by
mistake. This plane and 12 others bombed the secondary target, dropping 3.25
tons of bombs (Underwood says 39 tons), while 13 failed to bomb. On return to
base at dusk, the 34BG lost four planes to enemy fighters, ME-410s or Ju-88s,
within the base traffic pattern. One crashed into the Personal Equipment
Building. One crashed just outside the base. One crash-landed at Eye. The fourth
crew bailed out several miles south of the base. Of the 36 crewmen, 12 were
killed; at least eight others wounded and one was listed Missing in Action.
Planes
and crews:
41-29566
D/O 4BS Isrealson War Eagle
42-94799
E/F 4BS Mackey The Paper Doll
42-94911
D/Q 4BS Dreher Sweet Souix Crashed
41-29567
D/B 4BS Cook Bambi
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set ‘em Up
41-29510
D/V 4BS Simpson
44-40463
D/A 4BS Marks Jerk’s Beserks
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright Percolatin’ Pete
42-52770
D/N 4BS Johanson
44-40328
L/K 391BS Stewart This Above All
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
42-94930
E/S 18BS Laskin Kisco Kid
42-94919
E/R 18BS Lindstrom
41-28877
E/I 18BS Gardner Sooner
41-29572
B/E 18BS Brain Scotty (#1) (Lost – see below)
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94824
E/Q 18BS Dees Umbriago
44-40436
L/D 18BS Paulnock Nancy
41-29561
L/C 18BS Coupland
42-94768
B/N 18BS Kiley Betty Jane
41-29559
E/P 18BS Harris Belchin’ Bessie
42-52696
E/N 391BS Hanson Cookie’s Wailing Wall Crash-landed at Eye
42-52768
E/K 391BS Daniels
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Cliff; Airborne Spare
42-52738
L/O 391BS Eastman Wilson Airborne Spare. Shot down over
Mendlesham on return.
B-24H
41-29572 B/E Scotty (#1) Crash near Ipswich. With
18BS. Pilot: Brain. Salvaged June 10, 1944. See 34th Bombardment
Group (H) 1941-1945 p.42 for this crew’s story as told by Don McCarthy
titled “Black Tuesday.”
RTD
BRAIN STANLEY M
(P)
2 LT 18
O-808941
RTD
BUENGER ROBERT L (CP)
2 LT
18 O-816784
RTD
STEVENS RICHARD H
(N)
2 LT
18 O-702977
RTD
McCARTHY DON
(B)
LT
18
WIA
CRAFT JUNIOR
(E)
S/SGT
18 17120772
KIA
STYGALL STUART A
(R)
S/SGT
18 32834063
NY
KIA
TIPTON ERNEST A
(BG)
SGT 18
39555066
RTD
SCHOPF PAUL
(TT)
SGT
18 33501053
RTD
DAVIDS ALBERT J
(NG)
CPL 18
15127022
KIA
NOWAKOWSKI CHESTER F (TG) SGT
18
36852722 MI
NOWAKOWSKI
CHESTER F is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, B-4-1.
STYGALL
STUART A is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, A-7-25.
B-24H
42-52738 L/O Wilson Shot down over Mendlesham on return and
crashed (into the Personal Equipment Building?). With 391BS. Pilot: Eastman. 9
Killed , 1 bailed out and Returned to Duty. Salvaged with battle damage.
KIA
EASTMAN HAZEN D
(P)
2 LT
391
O-687012 ID
KIA
ARTHALD PAUL W
(CP)
2 LT
391
O-817371 OK
KIA
MEAD LEROY
W
2 LT
4
O-698030 SHARON OK
KIA
MUCHA GEORGE
(E/TT)
T/SGT 391
13006740 PA
KIA
KRUSE ROBERT F
(R)
T/SGT
391 32674261
KIA
BAIRD EVERETT C
S/SGT
391 39179807
KIA
KLINE CHARLES
D
SGT
391 13070469
KIA
VAN HORNE
LESLIE
S/SGT
391
13083785 PA
RTD
IRWIN EDWIN
J
S/SGT
391
NOTE:
Irwin also spelled Erwin in some places.
The
crew loading lists do not include Minge, Wilson, or Kline, but does include Lt.
Mead.
(Minge, the Navigator, did not fly this
mission and survived the war. Wilson & Kline apparently did fly the mission
and were killed.)
ARTHALD
PAUL W is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, C-1-55.
EASTMAN
HAZEN D is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, C-4-55.
MUCHA
GEORGE is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, A-6-25.
VAN
HORNE LESLIE is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, A-3-22.
B-24H
42-94911 D/Q Sweet Souix crash landed near Wethering StelI. With
4BS Pilot: Dreher. Salvaged with battle damage
RTD
DREHER, WILMER J
(P)
2 LT 4
O-811349
RTD
ROWLEY FRANCIS
(CP)
2 LT 4
O-817535
KIA
GRABOWSKI ANTONI H (N)
2 LT
4 O-703730
MA
RTD
HUMPHREY KEN
(B)
2 LT
4 O-698014
RTD
BLACKMAN JACK F
(E/TT)
S/SGT
4 38217676
RTD
FORISTER CARROLL E
(R)
S/SGT
4 37601087
KIA
JOHNSON WILLARD
(BT)
S/SGT
4
14135578 AL
RTD
RESCHKE WILLIAM R
(WG)
SGT
4 12031572
RTD
GOLDEN J
(NT)
SGT 4
KIA
ERISH ROBERT D
(TG)
SGT
4 16166484
GRABOWSKI
ANTONI H is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, B-3-37.
JOHNSON
WILLARD D is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, B-5-35.
B-24H
42-52696 E/N Cookie’s Wailing Wall Crash-landed near Eye.
With 391BS Pilot; Hanson. No crew losses.
RTD
HANSON OSCAR T
(P)
1 LT
391 O-1699379
RTD
KEIRN ROY C
(CP)
1 LT
391 O-1169594
RTD
TOPPING DONALD C
(N)
2 LT
391 O-703344
RTD
LIPSCOMB LINDSAY
(B)
2 LT
391 O-696233
RTD
SCHULL PAUL A
(E)
S/SGT
391 17059298
RTD
SIMPSON GEORGE H
(R)
SGT
391 35252969
RTD
BROWN SIDNEY C
(gunner)
SGT
391 31313627
RTD
BURTON JOE N
(gunner)
SGT 391
34687605
RTD
BUTTERBAUGH RAYMOND L (G)
SGT
391 35097767
RTD
JOHNSON
(gunner)
391
These
are not shown on the crew loading lists for this mission.
KIA
GUYNN KENNETH
E
SGT
4 33647896
June 8, 1944
(See
June 6th above. Stancati was on the Doell crew lost on June 6th.
)
KIA
STANCATI ARTHUR
A
SGT 7
15342096
June 9, 1944
B-24H
42-52696 E/N Cookie’s Wailing Wall salvaged with battle damage
from June 7th crash-landing at Eye.
June 10, 1944
B-24H
41-29572 B/E salvaged after June 7th crash-landing.
Mission
#14
Fleurs
Command
Pilot: EATON. 41 aircraft dispatched to bomb Fleurs airport. Underwood says 39
planes were airborne with 50.2 tons of bombs and one plane aborted.
Weather was bad so no bombs were dropped. No losses.
Planes
and crews:
44-40328
L/K 391BS Baker This Above All (Lead of Lead Squadron)
44-40323 L/A 391BS Bower (deputy lead)
42-94828
L/Q 391BS Becker
42-94771
L/N 391BS Erwin
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
41-28820
L/L 391BS Culver Four-Five Time
41-29518
L/H 391BS Meyer Picadilly Lucy
42-94849
L/J 391BS Foster Maid of Fury
42-52752
L/E 391BS Cliff unknown name
41-28878
B/J 391BS Stewart The Heavenly Body
42-94904
B/P 391BS Brown Belle of the Brawl
42-94782
B/G 391BS Hollowell Off Limits
42-94845
E/G 7BS Bush Miz-Pah (Lead of High Squadron)
42-94930
E/S 7BS Hardison (deputy lead)
44-40470
E/A 7BS Swenson Worry Bird
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
42-52768
E/K 7BS Hayes
42-94794
B/I 7BS Holmes Bachelor's Baby
42-94879
B/D 18BS Alexander Collapsible Susie
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett
42-52751
E/O 7BS Dean
44-40438
D/M 4BS Cook unknown name (Lead of Low Squadron) (took over as
pilot of the Heath crew for this mission)
42-94775
D/G 4BS Notman unknown name
(deputy lead)
44-40443
D/H 4BS Armstrong
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
41-29602
L/I 4BS Halbert
42-52707 D/P 4BS Lewis Open Season
41-29566
D/O 4BS Runyan War Eagle
41-29561
L/C 4BS Marks
42-94889
B/O 4BS Pavlicek Patches (Not on the Formation Chart, which shows
Paulnock in this position.)
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright (incorrectly shown on a couple of forms as 2775)
44-40482
B/M 7BS McDermott unknown name (Airborne spare)
44-40267
B/R 4BS Johanson (Airborne spare)
44-40468
B/H 4BS Dees Mean Kid (Airborne spare)
42-94768
B/N (scheduled for Alexander, but replaced)
44-40463
D/A (scheduled for Johansen, but replaced by 42-94880 E/H, which was also
replaced)
42-94880
E/H Misschief (scheduled for Johansen but replaced by 44-40267
B/R)
41-29510
D/V (scheduled for Paulnock but did not fly)
42-94748
L/P Undecided (lead ground spare – not used)
44-40421
B/F (lead ground spare – not used)
44-40436
L/D Nancy (ground spare – not used)
42-94815
B/B Frivolous Sal (ground spare – not used)
41-29557
E/L (ground spare – not used)
KIA
PARRISH HARRY
L
PFC
18
33273282 PA
PARRISH
HARRY L is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, D-1-85.
June
12,
1944
Mission
#15
Beauvais, Tille
Command
Pilot: WACKWITZ. 37 planes were dispatched (Underwoos says 39 with 107 tons of
bombs and two planes aborted). 60 tons of bombs were dropped on the
primary target at Beauvais, France. (Underwood says 93 tons.) Score: good.
Planes
and crew:
42-94930
E/S 7BS McAllister (Lead of Lead Squadron) (shown incorrectly on one form as
301)
44-40454
E/G 7BS Terry Betta Duck (deputy lead)
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown Shadrach
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin (Aborted - pilot sick)
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
42-52752
L/E 7BS McDermott unknown name
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
41-29602
L/I 7BS Dean
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
44-40470
E/A 7BS Swenson Worry Bird
44-40443
D/H 4BS Mackey (Lead of High Squadron)
44-40463
D/A 4BS Isrealson (deputy lead)
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
44-40438
D/M 4BS Johanson unknown name
41-29566
D/O 4BS Runyan War Eagle
41-28820
L/L 4BS Marks Four-Five Time (Aborted)
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
42-94766
L/F 4BS Timblin Crow's Nest
42-94775
D/G 4BS Armstrong unknown name
42-94771
L/N 4BS Pavlicek
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
41-29542
B/L 18BS Ralls Rough House Kate (Lead of Low Squadron)
44-40267
B/R 18BS Hartley (deputy lead)
44-40482
B/M 18BS Blackburn unknown name
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Harre The Dugan Wagon
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner Collapsible Susie
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
44-40468
B/H 18BS Dees Mean Kid
42-94904
B/P 18BS Pedigo Belle of the Brawl
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago (Airborne spare -Flew the mission)
42-52707
D/P 7BS Alexander Open Season (Airborne spare - Flew the mission)
42-94878
L/Q 18BS Paulnock (Airborne spare - Flew the mission)
42-94813
B/A 391BS Baker unknown name (lead spare - not used)
44-40421
B/F 7BS Hayes (ground spare - not used)
44-40323
L/A 391BS Foster (ground spare - not used)
42-94849
L/J (unused ground spare)
42-94748
L/P Undecided (unused ground spare)
June
14,
1944
Mission
#16
Cambrai-Epinoy
Command
Pilot: LeBAILLY. The 34th lead the 93rd Wing attack. 39 planes were dispatched
with 90.75 tons of bombs. Two planes aborted. 36 aircraft made the bomb run
through 9/l0ths clouds dropping 60.9 tons. Group summaries indicate that 15
planes bombed the primary target at Cambrai-Epinoy, France and 10 planes bombed
the primary target at Donain, France. 4 planes were battle damaged and 2
crewmen WIA. Score: poor. Heavy flak at Antwerp, Belgium damaged 12 aircraft,
one of which, 44-40468 Mean Kid crash-landed at Manston. Pilot
Laskin was severely injured and two others were slightly injured.
Planes
and crew:
44-40323
L/A 391BS Ray (Lead of Lead Squadron)
44-40436
L/D 391BS Blair Nancy (deputy lead)
41-29518
L/H 391BS Hanson Picadilly Lucy
42-94771
L/N 391BS Erwin
42-94869
D/J 391BS Culver Male Call
42-94849
L/J 391BS Foster Maid of Fury
42-94755
D/D 391BS Meyer Weary Willie
41-29599
L/B 391BS Stewart Boots
42-94766
L/F 391BS Becker Crow's Nest
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Daniels
44-40441
D/N 4BS Pavlicek Floogie Boo
42-52707
D/P 4BS Lewis Open Season
44-40276
E/D 7BS Bush (Lead of High Squadron)
42-94930
E/S 7BS McAllister (deputy lead)
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
41-28851
E/M 7BS Hayes The Near Sighted Robin
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
42-94893
D/E 7BS Dean Hell's Belle (Aborted - Engine problems)
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
42-94845
E/C 7BS Alexander Miz-Pah
44-40049
D/I 7BS McDermott
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago
44-40482 B/M 18BS Lindstrom unknown
name (Lead of Low Squadron)
44-40468
B/H 18BS Laskin Mean Kid (deputy lead) Crash-landed at Manston,
UK. (see below)
42-94904
B/P 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
42-52755
D/F 18BS Blackburn
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
41-29542
B/L 18BS Dees Rough House Kate
42-94813
B/A 18BS Harris unknown name
(listed incorrectly as 4819)
42-94815
B/B 18BS Harre Frivolous Sal
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie
42-94811D/K
18BS Pedigo Tommy Thumper II
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
(spare)
41-29557 E/L 7BS Bown Shadrach
(spare)
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body (spare)
41-29602
L/I scheduled for Becker but not used this mission.
44-40328
L/K Heath This Above All (ground spare - not used)
41-29566
D/O War Eagle scheduled for Pavlicek but not used this mission.
42-52752
L/E unknown name scheduled for Culver but not used this mission.
41-28820
L/L Four-Five Time scheduled for Hanson but not used this
mission.
B-24H
44-40468 B/H Mean Kid crash-landed at RAF Manston.
With 18BS. Pilot: Laskin. Picture in Roger Freeman, The Mighty Eighth,
p.156. Story of this mission told by Sam Laskin in 34th
Bombardment Group (H) 1941-1945, p.41 and by John Wolf on pp.41-42. LT
Laskin received the Silver Star for this mission.
WIA
LASKIN SAM L
(P)
LT
O-440829 serious wounds (Awarded Silver Star)
RTD
LIAN
(CP)
RTD
ORR CURTIS
(N)
LT
RTD
MOLLENBERG (N2)
RTD
PEARCE ROBERT
(B)
LT
RTD
OYSTER JACK
(R)
SGT
RTD
HUEBLER ROBERT
(E)
SGT
RTD
PUSKA (BT)
RTD
SNYDER (TG)
RTD
DENTER (NG)
RTD
WOLF JOHN
(WG)
SGT
June
17,
1944
Mission
#17
Laval
Command
Pilot: BOYD. 37 planes dispatched (Underwood: 39) with 113 tons of bombs and 37
planes dropped 110 tons on the primary target. 19 aircraft were damaged by flak
but none were lost and no crewmen were injured. Score: good.
Planes
and crew:
41-29542
B/L 18BS Ralls Rough House Kate (Lead of Lead Squadron)
44-40267
B/R 18BS Hartley (deputy lead)
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Harre The Dugan Wagon
42-94771
L/N 18BS Harris
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94748
L/P 18BS Pedigo Undecided
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
41-29599
L/B 18BS Dees Boots
42-94762
B/K 18BS Paulnock The Uninvited
42-52752
L/E 18BS Blackburn unknown name
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie
44-40470
E/A 7BS Hardison Worry Bird (Lead of High Squadron)
44-40276
E/D 7BS McAlister (deputy lead)
42-94845
E/C 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown Shadrach
42-94766
L/F 7BS Hayes Crow's Nest
42-94930
E/S 7BS Tuttle
44-40454
E/G 7BS Holmes Betta Duck
41-28877
E/I 7BS Alexander Sooner
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
44-40441
D/N 4BS Notman Floogie Boo (Lead of Low Squadron)
44-40438
D/M 4BS Heath unknown name (deputy lead)
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94849
L/J 4BS Cook Maid of Fury
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
41-29566
D/O 4BS Runyan War Eagle
42-52707
D/P 4BS Lewis Open Season
41-29602
L/I 7BS McDermott (Airborne spare)
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body (Airborne spare)
41-28820
L/L 4BS Pavlicek Four-Five Time (Airborne spare)
44-40463
D/A Isrealson (ground spare- lead)
42-94780
L/M Brain Smitty (ground spare)
44-40482
B/M Dean unknown name (ground spare)
44-40421
B/F Gardner (ground spare)
44-40443
D/H (ground spare)
June
20,
1944
Mission
#18
Misburg
Command
Pilot: GARRETT. 35 planes dispatched and 35 aircraft dropped 103.75 tons on the
target. 15 aircraft damaged by flak, but none lost. One crewman was WIA. Score:
good to very good.
Planes
and crew:
42-50585
L/G 4BS Mackey (Lead of Lead Squadron)
44-40463
D/A 4BS Isrealson (deputy lead)
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
44-40476
B/I 4BS Wright unknown name (Aborted - #4 turbocharger out)
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
42-52707
D/P 4BS Lewis Open Season
41-29566
D/O 4BS Cook War Eagle
42-94811D/K
4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
44-40482 B/M 391BS Baker unknown
name (Lead of High Squadron)
44-40436
L/D 391BS Bower Nancy (deputy lead)
42-94757
B/Q 391BS Meyer The Dugan Wagon
42-94771
L/N 391BS Erwin
41-28820
L/L 391BS Hanson Four-Five Time
42-94879
B/D 391BS Becker Collapsible Susie
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-94782
B/G 391BS Foster Off Limits
42-94813
B/E 18BS Brain Skotty
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
42-94919
E/R 7BS McDermott
44-40486
B/C 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
44-40276
E/D 7BS Bush (Lead of Low Squadron) 2 Lt. Charles A. Cook SWA, taken to 65th
General Hospital.
44-40454
E/G 7BS Terry (deputy lead) Betta Duck
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner, H. Sooner
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
44-40303
E/K 7BS Hayes Turgo Joe
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown Shadrach
42-94815
B/B 7BS Alexander Frivolous Sal
42-94930
E/O 7BS Dean
44-40441
D/N 4BS Johanson Floogie Boo (Airborne spare - returned
early)
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches (Airborne spare)
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago (Airborne spare)
44-40470
E/A Bice Worry Bird (ground spare-lead)
42-52752
L/E Culver unknown name (ground spare)
42-94762
B/K The Uninvited (ground spare)
42-94845
E/N Miz-Pah (ground spare)
44-40208
L/C (ground spare)
44-40328
L/K (scheduled for Baker, but replaced)
41-28849
Fightin’ Rebel With
7BS, crash-landed. Salvaged on July 19, 1944.
KIA
HICKS CARL
K
T/SGT
18 3450935?
(Second
mission of the day)
Command
Pilot: TAVASTI. 47 planes dispatched. 32 planes bombed the primary target. 10
planes in four Squadrons bombed the secondary target, Haute de Cote, but aim
was off. 5 planes failed to bomb. A total of 107.7 tons were dropped. 17
aircraft damaged by flak, but none lost. Score: poor.
Planes
and crew:
44-40276
E/D 7BS McAllister (Lead of A Squadron) Major
damage
44-40470
E/A 7BS Hardison Worry Bird (Deputy
Lead)
Plane salvaged from damage. 2 KIA, 1WIA.
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
42-94880
E/H 7BS Smith, J. C. Misschief
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown Shadrach
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
44-40303
E/K 7BS Hayes Turgo Joe
42-94845
E/N 7BS Alexander Miz-Pah
42-94919
E/R 7BS
McDermott
Major damage.
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago
44-40267
B/A 18BS Hartley (Lead of B Squadron)
44-40323
L/A 18BS Lindstrom (Deputy Lead)
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
44-40486
B/C 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie
44-40476
B/I 18BS Harris unknown name
44-40320
B/N 18BS Blackburn Generator Jennie
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
41-29542
B/L 18BS Dees Rough House Kate
44-40441
D/N 18BS Paulnock Floogie Boo
42-94813
B/E 18BS Harre Skotty
44-40463
D/A 4BS Heath (Lead of C Squadron)
44-40461
D/G 4BS Notman (Deputy Lead)
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
41-28878
B/J 4BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94811
D/K 4BS Bice Tommy Thumper II
41-29566
D/O 4BS Pavlicek War Eagle
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
44-40421
B/F 4BS Marks
44-40443
D/H 4BS Halbert
44-40438
D/M 4BS Wright unknown name
42-52707
D/P 4BS Timblin Open Season
44-40454
E/G 4BS Cook Betta Duck
42-50585
L/G 391BS Blair (Lead of D Squadron)
44-40328
L/K 391BS Baker (Deputy Lead) This Above All
42-94889
B/O 391BS Foster - Richie Patches
42-94771
L/N 391BS Erwin