34th
Bomb Group Mission Diary for JULY 1944: Missions #29-#47
Compiled
by Gary L. Ferrell
Missions as a B-24 Group in July 1944
Date
& Mission Number
Target
July
2,
1944
Mission
#29
Haute de Cote, Monte Luis Ferme
Command
Pilot: YOUNG. 36 planes were dispatched and 2 of these aborted. 23 aircraft
dropped 51.5 tons on the primary target while 11 failed to bomb. Bombed by Gee
H methods through 10/10 cloud. Results unobserved. 34 Credit Sorties. The three
unidentified lead planes were GH equipped planes from the 486th Bomb
Group, 92nd Wing.
Planes
and crew:
???
?/? 18BS Boyd – Young (lead) (Flew a 486BG GH equipped plane)
44-40421
B/F 18BS Hartley (deputy lead)
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
44-40486
B/C 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
42-94813
B/E 18BS Gardner Skotty (Aborted)
44-40476
B/I 18BS Harris unknown name
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
41-29542
B/L 18BS Dees Rough House Kate
42-51190
B/H 18BS Little Ann
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Hart The Dugan Wagon
???
?/? 391BS Crabtree (lead) (Flew a 486BG GH equipped plane)
44-40328
L/K 391BS Ray This Above All (deputy lead)
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
41-29599
L/B 391BS Meyer Boots
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
41-28820
L/L 391BS Hanson Four-Five Time
44-40284
L/J 391BS Foster Tondelayo
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
44-40208
L/C 391BS Nigg
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited
???
?/? 4BS Hershenow (Flew a 486BG GH equipped plane)
44-40463
D/A 4BS Notman
42-94930
E/O 4BS Armstrong
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan
44-40441
D/N 4BS Johanson Floogie Boo
44-40420
D/Q 4BS Bice Fast Company
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
42-52755
D/F 4BS Marks
41-29557
E/L 7BS Whited Shadrach
44-40049
D/I 4BS Lewis
42-94904
B/P 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl (Airborne spare – flew with
4BS)
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Alexander Umbriago (Airborne spare – jettisoned bombs in
the channel)
42-94818 E/B 7BS McDermott Captain John
Silver (Airborne spare – flew
with 4BS)
42-94811
D/K Tommy Thumper II (scheduled for Armstrong but replaced
– did not take off)
44-40482
B/M Barbier unknown name (ground spare – did not take off)
42-94845
E/N Richart Miz-Pah (ground spare – did not take off)
July 4, 1944
Died
STUCZKO BENNY
J
PFC
18
39200296 WA
STUCZKO
BENNY J is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, F-4-24.
July
6,
1944
Mission
#30
Fressin, Crepieul, Crepy
Command
Pilot: GARRETT. This was a “milk run” mission to three "No-Ball"
targets; that is to buzz bomb launch sites. 39 planes were dispatched and 3
aborted. 34 planes dropped 81.8 tons on the primary target and 2 failed to
bomb. 36 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40438
D/M 4BS Israelson unknown name (lead) (seemingly incorrectly
listed as 938)
44-40443
D/H 4BS Mackey (deputy lead)
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
(Aborted - #2 engine out)
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
(Aborted - #2 engine out)
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright (incorrectly shown as D/L)
42-94942
D/O 4BS Johanson
42-94904
B/P 4BS Lewis Belle of the Brawl
41-29567
D/B 4BS Bice Bambi
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up (Airborne spare – flew the mission)
44-40328
L/K 391BS Baker This Above All (lead)
41-29599
L/B 391BS Beyer Boots
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name (Aborted – mechanical trouble)
42-94748
L/P 391BS Daniels Undecided
44-40458
L/O 391BS Meyer
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
44-40284
L/J 391BS Foster Tondelayo
41-28820
L/L 391BS Hanson Four-Five Time
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
44-40323
L/N 391BS Erwin Sunshine Rose (deputy lead)
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Richart
44-40208
L/C 391BS Hart
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie (Airborne spare – flew the mission)
44-40276
E/D 7BS McAllister (lead)
44-40454
E/G 7BS Terry Betta Duck (deputy lead)
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown Shadrach
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
42-94757
B/Q 7BS Gardner, H. The Dugan Wagon
42-94845
E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
41-29542
B/L 7BS Alexander Rough House Kate
42-51190
B/H 7BS Avriett Ann
42-51209
E/R 7BS McDermott The Wrangler
42-94930
E/O 7BS Dean (Airborne spare)
44-40421 B/F (scheduled for Baker but
replaced)
42-94762 B/K The Uninvited (scheduled for Beyer but replaced)
44-40482 B/M unknown name
(ground spare)
44-40476
B/I unknown name (ground spare)
42-94813
B/E Skotty (ground spare)
41-28878
B/J The Heavenly Body (ground spare)
Command
Pilot: BOYD. The second mission of the day targeted two additional buzz bomb
launch sites. 13 planes were dispatched and one aborted. 12 planes dropped 33.3
tons on the primary target. 12 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40267
B/A 18BS Ralls (lead)
44-40320
B/N 18BS Dees Generator Jennie (Deputy lead)
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94879
B/D 18BS Halbert Collapsible Susie (Aborted - #3 engine out)
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
44-40486
B/C 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
44-40476
B/I 18BS Salveson unknown name
42-94813
B/E 18BS Paulnock Skotty
42-52752
L/E 18BS Culver unknown name
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Harre The Dugan Wagon
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
41-29542
B/L 18BS Little Rough House Kate
44-40208
L/C 18BS Marks (Airborne spare)
44-40482
B/M unknown name (ground spare)
42-94904
B/P Belle of the Brawl (ground spare)
July
8, 1944
Mission
#32
St Sylvestre, Bois de Grande Marche
Command
Pilot: HERSHENOW. The targets this day were again the buzz bomb launch sites.
26 planes were dispatched and one aborted. 23 planes dropped 53.8 tons on the
primary target and 2 failed to bomb. 25 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40276
E/D 7BS McAllister
44-40454
E/G 7BS Terry Betta Duck (incorrectly listed as E/C)
42-94845
E/N 7BS Brown Miz-Pah
42-52755
D/F 7BS Boshears (Bombs hung up – later jettisoned)
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
42-94893
D/E 7BS Avriett Hell's Belle
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
41-29557
E/L 7BS Whited, R. Shadrach
44-40458 E/J 7BS Smith, J. C.
(Aborted at coast – Navigator’s oxygen out)
42-94755
D/D 7BS Alexander Weary Willie
42-51209
E/R 7BS McDermott The Wrangler
42-50585
L/D 391BS Bower
44-40323
L/N 391BS Erwin Sunshine Rose
41-29599
L/B 391BS Beyer Boots
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
44-40208
L/C 391BS Meyer
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
44-40284
L/J 391BS Foster Tondelayo
41-28820
L/L 391BS Hanson Four-Five Time
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
42-94930
E/O 7BS Dean (Airborne spare) (Bombs released prematurely)
42-94748
L/P 391BS Richart Undecided (Airborne spare)
42-94818
E/B Captain John Silver (scheduled for Boshears but replaced)
44-40461
D/G Zorfoss (ground spare – lead)
42-52755
D/F Winsor (ground spare)
44-40049
D/I (ground spare)
42-94942
D/O (ground spare)
42-94811
D/K Tommy Thumper II (ground spare)
Mission
#32a
This
second mission of the day was scrubbed before take-off.
44-40482
B/M Lindstrom unknown name
44-40267
B/A Hartley
41-29542
B/L Dees Rough House Kate
42-51190
B/H Gipson Ann
42-94762
B/K Kiley The Uninvited
42-94893
D/E Harre Hell's Belle
44-40486
B/C Pedigo Cokey Flo
42-94815
B/B Coupland Frivolous Sal
44-40420
D/Q Bice Fast Company
42-94787
D/C Salveson Set 'em Up
42-52755
D/F Hart
42-94904
B/P Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-94755
D/D Timblin Weary Willie (airborne spare)
July
9,
1944
Mission
#33
Foret de St. Saens, La Grande Vallee, St. Sylvestre
Command
Pilot: BURTON. 39 planes were dispatched and 2 aborted. 13 aircraft dropped
30.8 tons on the primary target, 1 plane dropped 2.5 tons on the secondary
target and 23 failed to bomb. 37 Credit Sorties. On this mission, one aircraft
was lost with 9 crewmen listed Missing in Action. Also one man was wounded and
another was listed as Killed in Action. Freeman in Mighty Eighth War Diary
states that the B-24 ditched 45 miles South of Selsey Bill and four crew
members were saved.
Planes
and crew:
44-40438
D/M Heath unknown name
44-40463
D/A Israelson
44-40049
D/I Armstrong
42-94893
D/E Simpson Hell's Belle
44-40436
L/O Timblin Nancy
42-94942
D/O Halbert
42-94787
D/C Johanson Set 'em Up
44-40420
D/Q Bice Fast Company
41-29567
D/B Marks Bambi
42-52755
D/F Wright
42-94811
D/K Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94748
L/P Lewis Undecided
44-40482
B/M Lindstrom unknown name
44-40267
B/A Hartley
41-29542
B/L Dees Rough House Kate
42-51190
B/H Gipson Ann
42-94762
B/K Kiley The Uninvited (Aborted – lost #1 engine)
44-40284
L/J Harre Tondelayo
44-40486
B/C Pedigo Cokey Flo
42-94815
B/B Coupland Frivolous Sal
41-28878 B/J Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94889
B/O Salveson Patches
41-28820
L/L Hart Four-Five Time
42-94904
B/P Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
44-40276
E/D Bush
44-40454
E/G Terry Betta Duck
44-40458
E/J Brown
41-29559 E/P Smith, J. C. Belchin'
Bessie
42-94818
E/B Boshears Captain John Silver (Lost due to flak, ditched in channel
during return.) (See below)
42-51209
E/R McDermott The Wrangler
41-28877
E/I Gardner, H. Sooner
41-29557
E/L Whited Shadrach
42-94799
E/F Tuttle
42-94880
E/H Hollowell Misschief
42-94845
E/N Swenson Miz-Pah
42-94930
E/O Dean
42-94919
E/C Holmes (Airborne spare - #1 supercharger out, could not gain altitude)
42-94878
L/Q Lundeen (Airborne spare)
44-40323
L/N Richart Sunshine Rose (Airborne spare)
44-40421 B/F scheduled for Smith, J. C.
but replaced
B-24H
42-94818 E/B Captain
John Silver Missing in Action
mechanical failure. Ditched in the English Channel. With 7BS. Pilot: Boshears.
Missing Air Crew Report # 7802. 7 Killed in Action, 3 Returned to Duty.
KIA
BOSHEARS JEROME T
(P)
1 LT
7
O-752651 MEDFORD OR
KIA
BERNARD GEORGE J
(CP)
2 LT
7
O-817569 FREEPORT ME
RTD
GRONOUSKI JOHN A
(N)
2 LT
7 O-703735
RTD
SMITH EDWIN S JR
(B)
2 LT
7 O-697733
KIA
HOLDER JOE A
(TT)
T/SGT
7
38450093 ARKADELPHIA AR
RTD
FLOOD JOHN J
(R)
T/SGT
7 32602045
KIA
BOROWSKI CLAYTON A (BT)
S/SGT
7
11054832 DUDLEY MA
KIA
GEIGER WARREN E
(WG)
S/SGT
7
32831220 ERIE NY
KIA
PORTWOOD NORMAN E
(TG)
S/SGT
7
16017024 McCOOK NE
KIA
VAN SOLKEMA HOWARD
(NG)
S/SGT
7
BYRON CENTER MI
BERNARD
GEORGE J is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
BOROWSKI
CLAYTON A is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery.
BOSHEARS
JEROME T is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery.
GEIGER
WARREN E is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery.
HOLDER
JOE A is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery.
PORTWOOD
NORMAN E is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
July 10, 1944
B-24H
41-28877 E/I Sooner salvaged with battle damaged
Command
Pilot: FANDEL. 26 planes were dispatched and one aborted. Adverse weather
forced the bombers to return to base with their bombs. 25 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew: (FORMATION CHART SHOWS A THIRD GROUP FROM 7BS.)
42-50585
L/D 391BS Ray (lead)
44-40328
L/K 391BS Bower This Above All (deputy lead)
42-51209
E/R 391BS Beyer The Wrangler
44-40208
L/C 391BS Nigg
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
42-94748
L/P 391BS Daniels Undecided
44-40436
L/O 391BS Meyer Nancy
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
44-40284
L/J 391BS Foster Tondelayo
41-28820
L/L 391BS Hanson Four-Five Time
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty (Airborne spare)
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited
42-94930
E/O 391BS Richart
44-40463
D/A 4BS Notman (lead)
44-40443
D/H 4BS Heath (deputy lead)
41-29567
D/B 4BS Lundeen Bambi
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
44-40049
D/I 4BS Timblin
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
(Airborne spare)
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94908
E/E 4BS Wright Tiger Rag
41-29557
E/L 4BS Johanson Shadrach
42-94942
D/O 4BS Lewis
44-40420
D/Q 4BS Bice Fast Company
44-40476
B/I 18BS Kiley unknown name
42-94799
E/F 7BS Avriett (Airborne spare)
44-40328
L/K This Above All (scheduled for Ray but used by Bower)
44-40461 D/G (scheduled for Notman but
replaced)
7BS
Formation that apparently did not take off.
44-40463
D/A 7BS Hartley
44-40421
B/F 7BS Dees
42-94815
B/B 7BS Gipson Frivolous Sal
42-94889
B/O 7BS Salveson Patches
42-94904
B/P 7BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-94879
B/D 7BS Parrish Collapsible Susie
41-29542
B/L 7BS Hart Rough House Kate
44-40486
B/C 7BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
41-28851
E/M 7BS Brain The Near Sighted Robin
42-94757
B/Q 7BS Harre The Dugan Wagon
42-51190
B/H 7BS Little Ann
July
14,
1944
Mission
#35
Montdidiers
Command
Pilot: BURTON. 24 planes were dispatched and 3 aborted. 21 planes dropped 50.5
tons on the primary target. 21 Credit Sorties. The target was an airfield. The
lead planes are GH equipped planes from the 486th Bomb Group.
Planes
and crew:
???
?/? 7BS Burton (Flew a 486 BG plane taking off from their station)
SEE BELOW
44-40454
E/G 7BS Brown Betta Duck (deputy lead)
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94908
E/E 7BS Gardner, H. Tiger Rag
41-29557
E/L 7BS Whited Shadrach
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
42-94942
D/O 7BS Avriett
42-51209
E/R 7BS McDermott The Wrangler
42-94930
E/O 7BS Dean
44-40420
D/Q 7BS Terry Fast Company
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
???
?/? 18BS Young (Flew a 486 BG plane taking off from their station)
SEE BELOW
44-40482
B/M 18BS Lindstrom unknown name
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
42-94813
B/E 18BS Brain Skotty
42-94879
B/D 18BS Harris Collapsible Susie
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
41-29542
B/L 18BS Hart Rough House Kate
42-94904
B/P 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-51190
B/H 18BS Little Ann
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Harre The Dugan Wagon
44-40486
B/C 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
42-94878
L/Q Beyer (Airborne spare)
41-29602
L/I Richart (Airborne spare)
44-40421
B/F (ground spare – lead)
44-40328
L/K This Above All (ground spare – lead)
44-40208
L/C (ground spare)
42-94748 L/P Undecided
(ground spare)
42-94919
E/C (ground spare)
486BG
Lead Planes flown on this mission were as follows but I do not know which pilot
Burton or Young flew with on this date.
41-29500
D/D Robinson Ramblin’ Reck
42-94883
D/B Blair
July
17,
1944
Mission
#36
Neuvy sur Loire
Command
Pilot: FANDEL. 37 planes were dispatched and 2 aborted. 33 planes dropped 82.5
tons on the primary target and 2 failed to bomb. 35 Credit Sorties. Target was
a bridge.
Planes
and crew:
42-50613
L/A 391BS Ray Holy Joe (lead)
42-50585
L/D 391BS Bower
42-52752
L/E 391BS Meyer unknown name
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
44-40208
L/C 391BS Nigg
44-40284
L/J 391BS Foster Tondelayo
42-94766
L/F 391BS Richart Crow's Nest
41-28820
L/L 391BS Beyer Four-Five Time
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
44-40463
D/A 4BS Israelson (lead)
41-29559
E/P 4BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
44-40438
D/M 4BS Heath unknown name
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
44-40049
D/I 4BS Lundeen
44-40441
D/N 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
42-94799
E/F 4BS Little
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
44-40421
B/F 18BS Ralls (lead)
44-40486
B/C 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
44-40443
D/H 18BS Dees
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-51190
B/H 18BS Gardner, M. Ann
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
44-40476
B/I 18BS Harris unknown name
42-94762
B/K 18BS Bouldin The Uninvited
42-94813
B/E 18BS Brain Skotty
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Harre The Dugan Wagon
42-94904
B/P 18BS Hart Belle of the Brawl
41-29542
B/L 18BS Harris, R. N. Rough House Kate
42-94919
E/C Harrmon (Airborne spare)
42-94755
D/D Whited Weary Willie (Airborne spare – returned early)
42-51209
E/R McDermott The Wrangler (airborne spare – returned early)
42-94869
D/J Swenson Male Call (Airborne spare – returned early)
41-28851
E/M Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin (Airborne spare –
returned early)
44-40328
L/K Murphy This Above All (ground spare – lead)
42-94930
E/O Sheridan (ground spare)
42-94908
E/E Tiger Rag (scheduled for McDermott but replaced)
44-40276
E/D (scheduled for Dees but replaced)
July
18,
1944
Mission
#37
Prenouville
Command
Pilot: TAVASTI. 43 planes were dispatched. 31 planes dropped 88.5 tons on the
primary target and 12 planes dropped 33.6 tons on targets of opportunity. 43
Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40276
E/D 7BS Bush
42-50585
L/D 7BS Brown
42-51209
E/R 7BS McDermott The Wrangler
44-40454
E/G 7BS Terry Betta Duck
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
41-29557
E/L 7BS Harmon Shadrach
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
42-94813
B/E 7BS Swenson Skotty
44-40486
B/C 7BS Avriett Cokey Flo
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-94919
E/C 7BS McDonald
42-94930
E/O 7BS Dean
44-40328
L/K 391BS Baker This Above All
42-50613
L/A 391BS Erwin Holy Joe
44-40208
L/C 391BS Nigg
44-40476
B/I 391BS Stewart unknown name
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
42-51190
B/H 391BS Whited Ann
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
44-40284
L/J 391BS Meyer, M. Tondelayo
42-94762
B/K 391BS Richart The Uninvited
41-28820
L/L 391BS Culver Four-Five Time
41-28878
B/J 391BS Beyer The Heavenly Body
44-40461
D/G 4BS Notman
44-40463
D/A 4BS Mackey
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
42-94755
D/D 4BS Barrier Weary Willie
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
41-29567
D/B 4BS Lundeen Bambi
44-40441
D/N 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
44-40421
B/F 18BS Hartley
44-40482
B/M 18BS Lindstrom unknown name
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
42-94889
B/O Dematio Patches
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Hart The Dugan Wagon
41-29542
B/L 18BS Harris Rough House Kate (Airborne spare)
44-40438
D/M unknown name scheduled for Baker, but replaced, becoming the
lead ground spare
42-94869 D/J Male Call
(ground spare)
July
19,
1944
Mission
#38
Saarbrucken, Konz Karthaus
Command
Pilot: LeBAILLY. 38 planes were dispatched and 4 aborted. 20 planes dropped
55.8 tons on the primary target, 11 planes dropped 31.5 tons on the secondary
target and 3 failed to bomb. 34 Credit Sorties. Two aircraft were lost in a
mid-air collision. 21 crewmembers listed as Missing in Action. Another B-24 was
abandoned by its crew near Lympne Airfield after heading the bomber back out to
sea.
Planes
and crew:
44-40482
B/M 18BS Ralls unknown name
44-40267
B/A 18BS Hartley
42-94757
B/Q 18BS Harre The Dugan Wagon
42-94762
B/K 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
42-94815
B/B 18BS Parrish Frivolous Sal
42-94813
B/E 18BS Brain Skotty
44-40476
B/I 18BS Harris, C. unknown name (Aborted – mechanical)
42-51190
B/H 18BS Little Ann (Lost to collision with Damatio at IP) (See
below)
41-29542
B/L 18BS Paulnock Rough House Kate
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie (Aborted – mechanical)
42-94893
D/E 18BS Damatio Hell's Belle (Lost to collision with Little at
IP) (See below)
44-40458
D/Q 18BS Harris, R.
44-40454
E/G 7BS McAllister Betta Duck
44-40276
E/D 7BS Brown
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
41-29557
E/L 7BS Terry Shadrach (Aborted – mechanical)
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-52755
D/F 7BS Harmon
42-94869
D/J 7BS Tuttle Male Call
42-94919
E/C 7BS McDonald
44-40441
D/N 7BS Avriett Floogie Boo
42-94930
E/O 7BS Dean
42-94811
D/K 7BS Swenson Tommy Thumper II
42-50585
L/D 391BS Ray
44-40328
L/K 391BS Baker This Above All
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
44-40284
L/J 391BS Meyer Tondelayo (plane lost – most of crew accounted
for)
41-28820
L/L 391BS Stewart Four-Five Time
41-29567
D/B 391BS Whited Bambi
44-40208
L/C 391BS Nigg
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
44-40049
D/I 391BS Beyer
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden (Aborted – mechanical)
42-94755
D/D 391BS Richart Weary Willie
44-40486
B/C 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo (spare – did not take off)
42-94942 D/O 391BS Culver (Airborne
spare)
42-51209
E/R 7BS McDermott The Wrangler (Airborne spare)
44-40463
D/A Murphy (ground spare – lead)
44-40438
D/M unknown name (ground spare – lead)
41-29599
L/B Boots (ground spare)
42-94787
D/C Set 'em Up (ground spare)
42-94799 E/F (ground spare)
B-24H
42-94893 D/E Hell's Belle
Missing in Action mid-air collision with 42-51190. With 18BS.
Pilot: Damatio. Missing Air Crew Report # 7419. 10 Killed in Action.
KIA
DAMATIO DONALD H
(P)
2 LT
18 O-700439
WEST BRANCH MI
KIA
RAY LEONARD S
(CP)
2 LT
18
O-763316 CO
KIA
MOREHOUSE GARFIELD R
(N)
2 LT
18 O-712883
SAVANNAH GA
KIA
VACHON WALTER A
(B)
2 LT
18
O-716999 STRATFORD CT
KIA
TANKERSLEY CECIL A
(E/TT)
S/SGT
18
35654687 CHARLESTON WV
KIA
ASTI CARL O
(R)
S/SGT
18
31291508 WOONSOCKET RI
KIA
SCHULMAN JESSE J
(BT)
SGT
18
32219436 STATEN ISLAND NY
KIA
WILLIAMS HAROLD G
(WG)
SGT
18 38507579
GREENBRIAR AR
KIA
McCARTHY JOHN J JR
(TG)
SGT
18
33683319 MEADVILLE PA
KIA
MOOREHEAD HARVEY N
(NG)
SGT
18 39708928
LOS ANGLES CA
DeMATIO
DONALD H is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, A-20-28.
MOREHOUSE
GARFIELD R is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, A-8-6.
RAY
(May?) LEONARD S is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, D-34-20.
B-24H
42-51190 B/H Ann Missing in Action mid-air collsion at the IP
with 42-94893 Hell's Belle. With 18BS. Pilot: Little.
Missing Air Crew Report (number not known. Apparently there were two chutes and
therefore 2
Prisoners of War and 9 Killed in Action.)
KIA
LITTLE JOHN W
(P)
2 LT
18
O-700406 IN
???
HART WILLIAM M. JR. (CP)
2 LT
18 O-813372
KIA
ZEMELMAN NATHANIEL O
(N) 2
LT
18 O-699301
KIA
CONKLIN CHARLES D
(B)
F/O
18 T-123125
KIA
YOUNKER GERALD L
(R)
T/SGT
18
13083616 PA
KIA
DOLLEY HERBERT I
(BT)
S/SGT
18 31319732
KIA
BUSHEY HOWARD V
(E/TT)
T/SGT
18 36418601
MI
KIA
STARK JOHN A
(TG)
S/SGT
18 39277397
KIA
ESHMAN PAUL O
(NG)
T/SGT 18
16025723 WI
KIA
CLEMENTS EDWARD P
(WG)
S/SGT
18 31291089
???
BLEVINS MERRILL M (Intel
Off)
1 LT
18 O-569812
(Were
Hart & Blevins POWS?)
BUSHEY
HAROLD V JR is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, A-35-20.
ESHMAN
PAUL O is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, K-28-15.
LITTLE
JOHN W is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, D-17-33.
YOUNKER
GERALD L is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, D-10-31.
B-24J
44-40284 L/J Tondelayo
Missing in Action Flak. Hit by flak about one minute after bombs away. All
controls were shot away but the pilot managed to Maintain some control. The
plane wandered over Dieppe and encountered more flak. Jerome, Proctor and
Harris bailed out over Dieppe from 16,000 feet and their chutes were seen to
open. Plane managed to get back to the English coast and four crewmen bailed
out 15 miles inland. The Pilot then headed the plane back out toward the
channel and the pilot and co-pilot bailed out. Crashed near Wynghene. With
391BS. Pilot: Meyer. Missing Air Crew Report # 7422. 3 Killed in Action, 6
Returned to Duty.
RTD
MEYER CHARLES R
(P)
1 LT
391 O-807757
RTD
HAGGINS ELMER C
(CP)
2 LT
391 O-701921
RTD
SAWTELL RALPH R
(B)
2 LT
391 O-698047
RTD
LAMAR HORACE B
(TT)
T/SGT
391 34720250
KIA
JEROME LEONARD W JR
(R)
T/SGT
391 32671684
BUFFALO NY
KIA
PROCTOR IRWIN M
(BT)
S/SGT
391
33557718 MT JACKSON VA
RTD
RIESSEN MAX T (WG)
S/SGT
391 19103460
KIA
HARRIS ALFRED C
(TG)
T/SGT 391
38369770 ROSCOE TX
RTD
RIVETT RICHARD S
(NG)
SGT
391 16076381
JEROME
LEONARD W JR is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American
Cemetery.
PROCTOR
IRVIN M is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery.
B-24H
41-28849 Fightin’ Rebel Salvaged. Plane was with 7BS and
had crash-landed June 20, 1944.
WHO
ARE THESE PEOPLE LISTED AS KIA THIS DATE?
KIA
GRIBBROCK LEONARD
W
T/SGT
391 32671684
KIA
GREW
RONALD
None Shown
July
20,
1944
Mission
#39
Russelheim
Command
Pilot: COOK. 12 planes were dispatched and 2 aborted. 10 planes dropped 24.8
tons on the primary target. 10 Credit Sorties. Oil and German industrial
targets.
Planes
and crew:
44-40463
D/A 4BS Israelson
44-40438
D/M 4BS Heath unknown name (lead) (Aborted – mechanical)
44-40441
D/N 4BS Lundeen Floogie Boo
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright (Aborted – mechanical)
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice
42-94755
D/D 4BS Barbier Weary Willie
42-94815
B/B 4BS Holmes Frivolous Sal
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
44-40421
B/F Gardner869 D/, H. (Weather ship)
42-94799
E/F Tuttle (Airborne spare)
41-29559
E/P Swenson Belchin’ Bessie (Airborne spare)
42-94813
B/E Avriett Skotty (Airborne spare)
41-28878
B/J Smith, J. C. The Heavenly Body (Airborne spare)
42-51209
E/R McDermott The Wrangler (Airborne spare)
42-94904 B/P Alexander Belle of the
Brawl (Airborne spare)
42-94762
B/K Hollowell The Uninvited (Airborne spare)
July
21,
1944
Mission
#40
Targets of Opportunity
Command
Pilot: WACKWITZ. 38 planes were dispatched and 2 aborted. 25 planes dropped
59.5 tons on targets of opportunity and 11 failed to bomb. 36 Credit Sorties.
One aircraft lost, the 10 crewmembers listed Missing in Action.
Planes
and crew:
44-40328
L/K 391BS Baker This Above All (lead)
42-50613
L/A 391BS Bower Holy Joe
41-28820
L/L 391BS Becker Four-Five Time
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
44-40208
L/C 391BS Nigg
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
44-40476
B/I 391BS Culver unknown name
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
41-29599
L/B 391BS Foster Boots
42-94904
B/P 391BS Whited Belle of the Brawl (Apparently did not take off)
41-29542
B/L 391BS Richart Rough House Kate (Aborted)
44-40463
D/A 4BS Mackey (lead)
44-40267
B/A 4BS Notman
42-94755
D/D 4BS Wright Weary Willie
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan
44-40441
D/N 4BS Armstrong Floogie Boo
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
41-29567
D/B 4BS Lundeen Bambi
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice
42-94815
B/B 4BS Barbier Frivolous Sal (Lost Missing in Action) (See
below)
42-94813
B/E 4BS Brain Skotty
44-40323
L/N 7BS McAllister Sunshine Rose
44-40454
E/G 7BS Gardner Betta Duck
44-40320
B/N 7BS Swenson Generator Jennie
41-98851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94919
E/C 7BS Harmon
42-94799
E/F 7BS Tuttle
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
42-94930
E/O 7BS Dean
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-94879
B/D 7BS Terry Collapsible Susie
42-51209
E/R 7BS McDermott The Wrangler
44-40486
B/C 7BS Hollowell Cokey Flo
42-94889
B/O Salveson Patches (Airborne spare)
42-94762
B/K Kiley The Uninvited (Airborne spare) (listed incorrectly as
0762)
41-28878
B/J Whited The Heavenly Body (Airborne spare)
44-40420
E/J Fast Company (scheduled for McAllister but replaced)
42-94845
E/N Miz-Pah (scheduled for Swenson but replaced)
44-40276
E/D Halbert (ground spare – lead)
B-24H
42-94815 B/B Frivolous Sal Missing in Action believed from
Prop wash due to a near collision with another plane. Exact circumstances of
the loss are unknown. Crashed near Ehingen. With 4BS. Pilot: Barbier. Missing
Air Crew Report # 7421. 10 Killed in Action.
KIA
BARBIER MATTHEW V
(P)
2 LT
4
O-701057 NEW ORLEANS LA