34th
Bomb Group Mission Diary for AUGUST 1944: Missions #48-#63
Compiled
by Gary L. Ferrell
Missions as a B-24 Group in August 1944
Date
& Mission Number
Target
August
1, 1944
Mission
#48
Foret de St. Saens, Val des Joucs, Betreville, St. Oun
Command
Pilot: TAVASTI. Buzz bomb targets. 39 planes were dispatched. 24 planes dropped
54 tons on the primary target and 15 failed to bomb. 24 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
42-50613
L/A 7BS Brown Holy Joe
44-40276
E/C 7BS McAllister
42-94799
E/E 7BS Tuttle
42-94813
D/Z 7BS Alexander Skotty
41-29542
D/X 7BS Smith, J. C. Rough House Kate
42-94919
E/H 7BS McDermott
44-40486
E/W 7BS Dean Cokey Flo
42-94845
E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
42-94889
E/Y 7BS Harmon Patches
44-40476
E/Z 7BS Avriett unknown name
41-29557
E/L 7BS Whited Shadrach
42-94762
L/Y 7BS Winsor The Uninvited
44-40328
L/B 391BS Baker This Above All
42-50585
L/D 391BS Bower
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
42-94766
L/F 391BS Becker Crow's Nest
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
44-40208
L/U 391BS Foster
44-40323
L/C 391BS Richart Sunshine Rose
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
44-40421
B/C 391BS Marsden
42-94771
L/H 391BS Scharmen
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited
44-40443
D/D 4BS Notman
44-40438
D/C 4BS Heath unknown name
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
44-40463
D/A 4BS Simpson
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
44-40441
D/P 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo
42-94755
D/U 4BS Howard Weary Willie
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Palmer
44-40482
B/B 4BS Anderson
44-40420
E/A Harris Fast Company
42-94869
D/J Halbert Male Call
44-40267
B/A Terry
44-40421
B/C (ground spare)
August
2,
1944
Mission
#49
Foret de St. Saens, Betreville, St. Jean du Cordonnay
Command
Pilot: FANDEL. Buzz bomb targets. 39 planes were dispatched. 11 planes dropped
30 tons on the primary target and 28 failed to bomb. 34 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40328
L/B 391BS Bower This Above All (lead)
44-40323
L/C 391BS Erwin Sunshine Rose (deputy lead)
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
42-94771
L/H 391BS Marsden
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited
44-40208
L/U 391BS Richart
42-94766
L/F 391BS Scharmen Crow's Nest
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
42-50585
L/D 391BS Foster
44-40454
E/B 18BS Dees Betta Duck (lead)
44-40482 B/B 18BS Lindstrom (deputy lead)
44-40320
B/D 18BS Coupland Generator Jennie
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Brain The Heavenly Body
44-40476
E/Z 18BS Harris unknown name
42-52755
D/F 18BS Wright
44-40486
E/W 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
41-28820
L/L 18BS Paulnock Four-Five Time
42-94889
E/Y 18BS Salveson Patches
44-40276
E/C 18BS Alexander
42-94879
E/X 18BS Harmon Collapsible Susie
41-29557
E/L 18BS Whited Shadrach
44-40438
D/C 4BS Notman unknown name (lead)
44-40463
D/A 4BS Mackey (deputy lead)
44-40461
D/B 4BS Howard
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94942
D/O 4BS Simpson
42-94811
D/K 4BS Vande Guchte Tommy Thumper II
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
44-40441
D/P 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94919
E/H 4BS Anderson
42-94799
E/E 4BS Palmer
42-94845
E/N Swenson Miz-Pah (Airborne spare)
44-40458 D/Q Bice (Airborne spare)
41-28851
E/M McDermott The Near Sighted Robin (Airborne spare) (Aborted –
gas leak)
44-40267
B/A (ground spare –lead)
42-94813
D/Z Skotty (scheduled for Brain but replaced)
August
3,
1944
Mission
#50
Brussels
Command
Pilot: LeBAILLY. Target was the railroad marshalling yards. 36 planes were
dispatched and bombed the primary target, dropping 87 tons. 36 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40443
D/D 18BS Lindstrom (lead)
44-40421
B/C 18BS Ralls
44-40476
E/Z 18BS Harris, C. unknown name
42-52755
D/F 18BS Simpson
42-94813
D/Z 18BS Brain Skotty
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Howard The Heavenly Body
42-94889
E/Y 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94942
D/O 18BS Palmer
44-40458
D/Q 18BS Bice
41-29567
D/S 18BS Lundeen Bambi
44-40441
D/P 18BS Lewis Floogie Boo
44-40486
E/W 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
44-40438
D/C 391BS Erwin unknown name (lead)
44-40328
L/B 391BS Baker This Above All
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
44-40208
L/U 391BS Nigg
42-94869
D/J 391BS Scharmen Male Call
42-94762
L/Y 391BS Beyer The Uninvited
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited
42-94775
D/L 391BS Foster unknown name
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
42-94771
L/H 391BS Richart
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
44-40420
E/A 7BS McAllister Fast Company (lead)
44-40454
E/B 7BS Bush Betta Duck
42-94799
E/E 7BS Tuttle
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94811
D/K 7BS Alexander Tommy Thumper II
42-94845
E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
44-40049
D/I 7BS Terry
42-94879
E/X 7BS Dean Collapsible Susie
42-94880
E/G 7BS Harmon Misschief
42-94824
E/R 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-51209
E/Q 7BS Vande Guchte The Wrangler
41-29557
E/L 7BS Whited Shadrach
44-40441 D/P Floogie Boo
(scheduled for Lewis but replaced)
41-29599
L/T Boots (scheduled for Beyer but replaced)
42-94780
L/M Smitty (scheduled for Scharmen but replaced)
44-40276 E/C (ground spare)
August
4,
1944
Mission
#51
Hulsum
Command
Pilot: COOK. Target was the airfield. 26 planes were dispatched and all 26
bombed the secondary target, dropping 75 tons. 26 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40463
D/A 4BS Israelson (lead)
44-40438
D/C 4BS Mackey unknown name (deputy lead)
44-40049
D/I 4BS Simpson
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94799
E/E 4BS Wright
42-51209
E/Q 4BS Vande Guchte The Wrangler
42-94824
E/R 4BS Howard Umbriago
41-28851
E/M 4BS Marks The Near Sighted Robin
42-94787
D/T 4BS Halbert Set 'em Up
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
41-29602
L/I 4BS Bouldin
41-29557
E/L 4BS Palmer Shadrach
44-40267 B/A 18BS Hartley (lead)
44-40461
D/B 18BS Blackburn
42-94780
L/M 18BS Brain Smitty
44-40476
E/Z 18BS Harris unknown name
42-94766
L/F 18BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-94880
E/G 18BS Pedigo Misschief
42-94908 E/I 18BS
Salveson Tiger Rag
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94748
L/P 18BS Foster Undecided
42-94771
L/H 18BS Meyer
44-40436
L/O 18BS Gallagher Nancy
41-29599
L/T 18BS Scharmen Boots
42-94878
L/Q 18BS Richart
44-40482
B/B (scheduled for Blackburn but replaced)
42-94762
L/Y The Uninvited (scheduled for Salveson but replaced)
44-40328
L/B This Above All (ground spare)
42-94845
E/N Miz-Pah (ground spare)
August
5,
1944
Mission
#52
Halberstadt
Command
Pilot: WACKWITZ. Target was again an airfield. 36 planes were dispatched. 35
bombed the primary target, dropping 100 tons, and one plane failed to bomb. 35
Credit Sorties. Score: Very good. One plane was lost to Flak on this mission.
Planes
and crew:
44-40267
B/A 391BS Ray (lead)
44-40328
L/B 391BS Erwin This Above All
42-94780
L/M 391BS Nigg Smitty
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Richart
42-94904
L/Z 391BS Foster Belle of the Brawl
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
42-94771
L/H 391BS Meyer
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
41-28820
L/L 391BS Scharmen Four-Five Time
44-40276
E/C 7BS Bush
44-40420
E/A 7BS Gardner Fast Company
42-94908
E/I 7BS McDannold Tiger Rag
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
41-29557
E/L 7BS Terry Shadrach (Lost MIA) (see below)
42-94880
E/G 7BS Hollowell Misschief
41-28851
E/M 7BS Harmon The Near Sighted Robin
42-94799
E/E 7BS Tuttle
42-51209
E/Q 7BS Harris The Wrangler
42-94824
E/R 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-94845
E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
44-40476
E/Z 7BS Winsor unknown name
44-40482
B/B 4BS Mackey
44-40443
D/D 4BS Heath
44-40486
E/W 4BS Wright Cokey Flo
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94869
D/J 4BS Simpson Male Call
44-40441
D/P 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice
42-94787
D/T 4BS Vande Guche Set 'em Up
42-94755
D/U 4BS Howard Weary Willie
41-29542
D/X 4BS Marks Rough House Kate
41-28878
D/Y 4BS Palmer The Heavenly Body
44-40049
D/I 4BS Bouldin
42-50613
L/A Holy Joe (scheduled for Ray but replaced)
44-40461
D/B (scheduled for Mackey but replaced)
42-94813
D/Z Skotty (ground spare)
42-94889
E/Y Patches (ground spare)
B-24H
41-29557 E/L Shadrach Missing in Action Flak believed near
Vagdeburg. Crashed at Wesermunde.
With 7BS. Pilot: Terry. Missing Air Crew Report
# 7697. 1 Killed in Action, 8 or 9 Prisoner of War.
POW
TERRY JOHN P
(P)
1 LT
7
O-792177 TRENTON
NJ
20
POW
HALGREN KENNETH W
(CP)
2 LT
7
O-816298 PERTER
IN
21
POW
ADAMS BLUFORD L
(N)
2 LT
7
O-702879 NEW YORK
NY
21
POW
GREOGHEGAN EDGAR D
(B)
F/O
7
T-001539 SEATTLE
WA
19
POW
SCHILDMAN WILLIAM W (E/TT)
T/SGT
7
16076366 JACKSONVILLE
IL
21
KIA
ZAKAIB LOUIS A
(R)
T/SGT 7
35648360 CHARLESTON
WV
21
POW
JENKINS RICHARD F
(BT)
S/SGT
7
34648448 CHARLESTON
SC
19
POW
HESS JULIAN F
(WG)
S/SGT 7
15320781 ST MARYS
WV
11
POW
TYMCZYSZYN EDWARD J (NG)
S/SGT
7
12207455 BUFFALO NY
19
NOTE:
No tail gunner is listed on the loading list. Walter Sturdivan’s book, The
Red Tailed Devils From Mendlesham, appears to indicate that Henry Lambert,
a bombardier, was on this plane and taken Prisoner of War, but he does not
appear on the Missing Air Crew Report nor on the crew loading list.
????
POW LAMBERT HENRY K (B)
ZAKAIB
LOUIS A is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery, P-5-8.
August
6,
1944
Mission
#53
Foret de Saens, Val des Joucs, La Briqueterie
Command
Pilot: TAVASTI. Buzz bomb targets. 39 planes were dispatched but all failed to
bomb. 38 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40454 E/B 7BS Brown Betta Duck
(lead)
44-40458
D/Q 7BS Harris
44-40461
D/B 7BS McAllister
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
41-28851
E/M 7BS Tuttle The Near Sighted Robin
42-52755
D/F 7BS Hollowell
42-94908
E/I 7BS Winsor Tiger Rag
42-94845
E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
42-94889
E/Y 7BS McCage Patches
42-94824
E/R 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-51209
E/Q 7BS Harmon The Wrangler
42-94919
E/H 7BS McDannold
44-40323
L/C 391BS Ray Sunshine Rose
42-94780
L/M 391BS Nigg Smitty
42-50585
L/D 391BS Bower
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
44-40443
D/D 391BS Stewart
44-40482
B/B 391BS Richart
42-94762
L/Y 391BS Scharmen The Uninvited
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
42-94771
L/H 391BS Meyer
41-28820
L/L 391BS Foster Four-Five Time
44-40436
L/O 391BS Gallagher Nancy
44-40463
D/A 18BS Ralls
42-94904
L/Z 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
44-40267
B/A 18BS Hartley
42-94813
D/Z 18BS Brain Skotty
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94755
D/U 18BS Bouldin Weary Willie
41-29542
D/X 18BS Coupland Rough House Kate
44-40486
E/W 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
44-40476
E/Z 18BS Harris unknown name
42-94869
D/J 18BS Howard Male Call
42-94811
D/K 18BS Palmer Tommy Thumper II
42-94942
D/O 18BS Vande Guche
42-94787
D/T Pavlicek Set 'em Up
(Airborne spare)
44-40049
D/I Armstrong (Airborne spare)
42-94879
E/X Lundeen Collapsible Susie
(Airborne spare)
42-94878
L/Q (scheduled for Richart but replaced)
44-40328
L/B This Above All (ground spare)
44-40276 E/C (ground spare)
August 7,
1944
Mission
#54
Remilly
Command
Pilot: EATON. 26 planes were dispatched. 9 bombed the primary target, dropping
22.5 tons, and 17 planes failed to bomb. 9 Credit Sorties. Two planes are
listed as lost on this mission with 11 crewmembers listed as Missing in Action.
On of these was 44-40323 Sunshine Rose which was carrying the
Group Command Pilot, LT COL Joseph Eaton and Group Navigator MAJ Harry
Ackerman. The other plane has not been identified and no other crew losses are
recorded on this date.
Planes
and crew:
44-40323
L/C391BS Erwin Sunshine Rose
42-50585
L/D 391BS Hanson
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Nigg
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-94780
L/M 391BS Bagus Smitty
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
42-94771
L/H 391BS Meyer
42-94824
E/R 391BS Scharmen Umbriago
42-94762
L/Y 391BS Richart The Uninvited
44-40328
L/B 18BS Dees This Above All
44-40421
B/C 18BS Ralls
42-94880
E/G 18BS Brain Misschief
44-40486
E/W 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
41-29542
D/X 18BS Coupland Rough House Kate
42-94904
L/Z 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
44-40476
E/Z 18BS Harris, C. unknown name
42-94919
E/H 18BS McDannold
42-94879
E/X 18BS Tuttle Collapsible Susie
42-94889
E/Y 18BS McCage Patches
42-94845
E/N 18BS Swenson Miz-Pah
41-29559
E/P Harris, R. N. Belchin’ Bessie (Airborne spare)
41-28851
E/M Winsor The Near Sighted Robin (Airborne spare)
42-50613
L/A Ray Holy Joe (Weather ship)
44-40320
B/D Generator Jennie (scheduled for Dees but replaced)
42-94813
D/Z Skotty (scheduled for Brain but replaced)
42-94908
E/I Tiger Rag (2nd plane scheduled for Brain, also
replaced)
B-24J
44-40323 L/C Sunshine Rose Missing in Action Flak believed
near Nanteuill. Received direct flak hit in the
bomb bay. Plane pulled out of formation in a 45
degree glide. It leveled off at about 10,000 feet, made a 180 degree turn to
the right and started to climb. Plane appeared to stall and entered another
downward glide, seemingly still under control. One chute was positively seen
and possibly another. Crashed at Malmmedy. Group Operations Officer, Col Eaton
was lost in this plane flying as mission's Command Pilot. With 391BS. Pilot:
Erwin. Missing Air Crew Report # 7877.
KIA
ERWIN ELDON E
(P)
CAPT
391
O-664385 FORT WORTH
TX
22
???
SCHOLLE JOHN R
(CP)
2 LT
391
O-817541
23
KIA
ALDER HERBERT P
(N)
2 LT
391
O-703918
CA
18
POW
JONES ROY O JR
(B)
2 LT 391
O-697775
AL
14
POW
LAMAR HORACE B
(TT)
T/SGT
391 34720250
PONTOTAC
MS
23
KIA
O'LEARY JAMES A
(R)
T/SGT
391
11081665
MN
21
POW
BLAGRAVE HUBERT L
(WG)
S/SGT
391 37199499
KANSAS CITY
MO
23
EVD
BABCOCK LAWRENCE W
(TG)
S/SGT
391
37507630 KANSAS CITY
MO
22
KIA
WARNER LLOYD D
(NG)
S/SGT
391
36594122 DETROIT
MI
23
KIA
EATON JOSEPH J L (Com P)
LT COL HQ
O-023265
AL
8
POW
ACKERMAN HARRY
(GpN)
MAJ
HQ O-434658
1
ALDER
HERBERT G is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery.
EATON
JOSEPH J JR is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery.
ERWIN
ELDON E is buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, B-13-31.
O’LEARY
JAMES is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery.
August
8,
1944
Mission
#55
Monte Gournay, La Briqueterie
Command
Pilot: GARRETT. 26 planes were dispatched. 17 planes dropped 36.2 tons on the
primary target and 9 failed to bomb. 26 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40438
D/C 4BS Heath unknown name
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94780
L/M 4BS Thrun Smitty
41-29542
D/X 4BS Simpson Rough House Kate
44-40461
D/B 4BS Israelson
42-94787
D/T 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
42-94755
D/U 4BS Bouldin Weary Willie
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice
44-40276
E/C 7BS McAllister
42-94904
L/Z 7BS Whited, R. L. Belle of
the Brawl
41-28851
E/M 7BS McDannold The Near Sighted Robin
41-29599
L/T 7BS Avriett Boots
41-28820
L/L 7BS Dean Four-Five Time
44-40436
L/O 7BS McCage Nancy
44-40482
B/B 7BS Brown
42-94880
E/G 7BS Hollowell Misschief
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
44-40476
E/Z 7BS Tuttle unknown name
44-40486
E/W 7BS Winsor Cokey Flo
41-28878 D/Y 7BS Harris, R. The
Heavenly Body (incorrectly shown as D/X)
42-94813
D/Z 4BS Howard Skotty
42-94845
E/N 7BS Vande Guche Miz-Pah
42-94811
D/K Tommy Thumper II (scheduled for Thrun but replaced)
42-94889
E/Y Patches (scheduled for Harris, R. but replaced)
44-40421
B/C (ground spare – lead)
44-40267
B/A Dees (ground spare)
August
10, 1944
Mission
#56
Sens
Command
Pilot: CRABTREE. This mission was to the Sens oil depot, railway bridge and
other targets. 26 planes were dispatched and all 26 bombed the primary target,
dropping 75 tons. 26 Credit Sorties. Score: good.
Planes
and crew:
44-40438
D/C 18BS Dees unknown name (lead)
44-40267
B/A 18BS Gipson
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
44-40476
E/Z 18BS Harris, C. unknown name
44-40486
E/W 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo
42-94813
D/Z 18BS Brain Skotty
42-94889
E/Y 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94904
L/Z 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-94880
E/G 18BS Harris, R. N. Misschief
42-94799
E/E 18BS Tuttle
42-94845
E/N 18BS McCage Miz-Pah
42-94908
E/I 18BS Winsor Tiger Rag
44-40328
L/B 391BS Baker This Above All
42-50585
L/D 391BS Blair
41-29602
L/I 391BS Nigg
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
42-94780
L/M 391BS Daniels Smitty
44-40436
L/O 391BS Bagus Nancy
42-52752
L/E 391BS Culver unknown name
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
42-94762
L/Y 391BS Whited, R. H. The Uninvited (incorrectly listed as R.
L.)
42-94771
L/H 391BS Meyer
44-40049
D/I 391BS Scharmen
42-52755
D/F 391BS Foster
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin (Airborne spare)
42-94824
E/R 7BS Avriett Umbriago (Airborne spare)
44-40276
E/C Gradner, H. (Weather ship)
44-40463 D/A (ground spare)
42-94942
D/O (ground spare)
44-40441
D/P Floogie Boo (ground spare)
August
11,
1944
Mission
#57
Tousus Lenobles, Orleans
Command Pilot: BOYD. 39 planes were
dispatched. 23 planes dropped 55.2 tons on the primary target, while 9 planes
dropped 22.3 tons on the secondary target and 7 failed to bomb. 32 Credit
Sorties. One plane crashed on takeoff.
Planes and crew:
44-40276
E/C 7BS Bush
42-50613
L/A 7BS Gardner Holy Joe
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94799
E/E 7BS Tuttle
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belching Bessie (Crashed on take off) (see
below)
42-94908
E/I 7BS McCage Tiger Rag
42-51209
E/Q 7BS Harmon The Wrangler
42-94845
E/N 7BS Winsor Miz-Pah (Aborted – mechanical)
42-94880
E/G 7BS Hollowell Misschief
44-40454
E/B 7BS Dean Betta Duck
42-94780
L/M 7BS Harris, R. N. Smitty
42-94919
E/H 7BS McDannold
44-40461
D/B 4BS Notman
44-40438
D/C 4BS Heath unknown name
44-40441
D/P 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo (Aborted – mechanical)
42-94775
D/L 4BS Marks unknown name
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Ames
42-94787
D/T 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
42-94824
E/R 4BS Simpson Umbriago
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
44-40463
D/A 18BS Hartley
44-40482
B/B 18BS Lindstrom
42-50585
L/D 18BS Coupland
42-94889
E/Y 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94904
L/Z 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
44-40476
E/Z 18BS Harris, C. unknown name (Aborted – mechanical)
41-29599
L/T 18BS Beyer Boots
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body (Bombed with another
formation)
44-40486
E/W 18BS Richart Cokey Flo
42-94748
L/P 18BS Scharmen Undecided
42-52752
L/E 18BS Murphy unknown name (Aborted – mechanical)
42-94771
L/H 18BS Whited, R. H.
42-94879
E/X Whited, R. L. Collapsible Susie (Airborne spare)
42-94942
D/O Runyan (Airborne spare) (Aborted – mechanical)
44-40436
L/O Foster Nancy (Airborne spare)
44-40443 D/D Mackey (Weather ship)
44-40267
B/A (ground spare – lead)
41-29602
L/I (ground spare)
44-40328
L/B This Above All (ground spare)
B-24H
41-29559 E/P Belchin’ Bessie Failed to lift off the runway.
Fortunately what fire there was extinguished
quickly and all of the bombs were safely
removed. With 7BS. Pilot: Alexander. Crew OK. Salvaged with non-battle damage.
RTD
ALEXANDER SHELBY T (P)
1 LT
7 O-726544
RTD
RAVER JACOB T
(CP)
2 LT
7 O-767647
RTD
GROSS ROBERT H
(N)
2 LT
7
O-703628 Minor injuries
RTD
McKEON PATRICK J
(B)
2 LT
7 O-698025
RTD
HOWARTERS WAYNE E
(E)
T/SGT
7 39279107
RTD
OWENS HAROLD G
(R)
T/SGT 7
34686585
RTD
LUCYK PETER (G)
S/SGT
7
33674674 Minor injuries
RTD
SEIFERT WILLIAM W
(G)
S/SGT
7 32850670
RTD
RUTKA HAROLD C
(G)
S/SGT 7
17050426
August
13,
1944
Mission
#58
Buzz Bombs sites (Ronen)
Command
Pilot: FANDEL. 39 planes were dispatched to six different targets in 6 plane
groups. 31 planes dropped 76.8 tons on the primary targets, while 7 planes
dropped 18.2 tons on targets of opportunity and one plane failed to bomb. 38
Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
44-40328
L/B 391BS Ray This Above All (lead – Target #1)
42-50585
L/D 391BS Hanson
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
42-94748
L/P 391BS Daniels Undecided
44-40436
L/O 391BS Bagus Nancy
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited, R. H.
41-28820
L/L 391BS Becker Four-Five Time (lead – Target #2)
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
44-40208
L/U 391BS Richart
41-29564
B/R 391BS Meyer
41-28884
B/V 391BS Murphy Problem Child
41-29500
B/T 391BS Scharmen Ramblin’ Reck
44-40421
B/C 18BS Ralls (lead – Target #3)
44-40267
B/A 18BS Parrish
42-94879
E/X 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie (Aborted - #1 engine out.
Jettisoned bombs)
42-94904
L/Z 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-94889
E/Y 18BS Salveson Patches
41-29542
D/X 18BS Coupland Rough House Kate
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Brain The Heavenly Body (lead – Target #4)
41-29567
D/S 18BS Kiley Bambi
44-40049
D/I 18BS Armstrong
42-52755
D/F 18BS Thrun
44-40461
D/B 18BS Runyan
42-94869
D/J 18BS Lewis Male Call
44-40454 E/B 7BS McAllister Betta
Duck (lead – Target #5)
44-40276
E/C 7BS Avriett
42-94908
E/I 7BS Whited Tiger Rag
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94919
E/H 7BS McDannold
44-40482
B/B 7BS Alexander (lead – Target #6)
42-94824
E/R 7BS Harmon Umbriago
44-40320
B/D 7BS Dean Generator Jennie
42-94799
E/E 7BS Tuttle
44-40486 E/W 7BS Harris, R. N. Cokey
Flo
42-94755
D/U 7BS Swenson Weary Willie
42-52621
B/Y Sheridan (Airborne spare – bombed Target #2)
44-40476
E/Z McCage unknown name (Airborne spare – bombed Target #5)
44-40458
D/Q Vande Guche (Airborne spare – bombed Target #1)
44-40438
D/C unknown name (ground spare – lead)
44-40443
D/D (ground spare)
August
14,
1944
Mission
#59
Saintes
Command
Pilot: BURTON. 38 planes were dispatched. 37 planes dropped 111 tons on the
primary target and one failed to bomb. 38 Credit Sorties. No plane or
crewmembers are reported lost on this mission.
Planes
and crew:
44-40443
D/D 4BS Mackey
42-94869
D/J 4BS Simpson Male Call
44-40438
D/C 4BS Israelson unknown name
44-40461
D/B 4BS Johanson
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright
42-94755
D/U 4BS Vande Guche Weary Willie
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Palmer
41-29542
D/X 4BS Howard Rough House Kate
41-28884
B/Y 4BS Pavlicek Problem Child
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94813
D/Z 4BS Ames Skotty
44-40454
E/B 7BS Brown Betta Duck
42-94880
E/G 7BS Hollowell Misschief
44-40267
B/A 7BS Whitlock
44-40463
D/A 7BS Gardner, H.
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94824
E/R 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-94908
E/I 7BS Swenson Tiger Rag
42-94799
E/E 7BS Harmon
42-94889
E/Y 7BS McCage Patches
41-29564
B/R 7BS Dean
44-40476
E/Z 7BS Whited, R. L. unknown name
42-94942
D/O 7BS Harris, R. N.
42-50585
L/D 391BS Bower
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited, R. H.
44-40328
L/B 391BS Blair This Above All
44-40320
B/D 391BS Hanson Generator Jennie
42-94748
L/P 391BS Daniels Undecided
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
41-29599
L/T 391BS Beyer Boots
41-29500
B/T 391BS Murphy Ramblin’ Reck
41-28820
L/L 391BS Meyer Four-Five Time
44-40436
L/O 391BS Bagus Nancy
44-40208
L/U 391BS Sheridan
42-94762
L/Y 391BS Scharmen The Uninvited (On the formation chart but
apparently did not take off)
41-28878
D/Y Runyan The Heavenly Body (Airborne spare)
42-51209
E/Q Foster The Wrangler (Airborne spare)
42-94919
E/H McDannold (Airborne spare)
44-40421
B/C (ground spare – lead)
August
15, 1944
Mission
#60
FlorennesJuzaine
Command
Pilot: LeBAILLY. Target was an airfield. 39 planes were dispatched. 36 aircraft
dropped 85.5 tons on the primary target and 3 failed to bomb. 36 Credit
Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
42-50613
L/A 18BS Lindstrom Holy Joe
44-40463
D/A 18BS Ralls
42-94813
D/Z 18BS Brain Skotty
44-40476
B/I 18BS Harris, C. W. unknown name
44-40267
B/A 18BS Paulnock (Aborted mechanical, #1 oil out & couldn’t feather prop.
Brought back bombs)
42-94762
L/Y 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
41-29542
D/X 18BS Coupland Rough House Kate
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Gardner The Heavenly Body
42-94880
E/G 18BS Hollowell Misschief
41-29500
E/J 18BS Salveson Ramblin’ Reck
42-94799
E/E 18BS Alexander
42-94919
E/H 18BS Winsor
44-40328
L/B 391BS Baker This Above All
42-94883
B/N 391BS Blair
41-28884
L/J 391BS Becker Problem Child
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
41-28820
L/L 391BS Daniels Four-Five Time
41-29599
L/T 391BS Scharmen Boots
42-94845
E/N 391BS Murphy Miz-Pah
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
44-40208
L/U 391BS Richart
41-29564
E/O 391BS Meyer
42-94824
E/R 391BS Sheridan Umbriago
42-51209
E/Q 391BS Bagus The Wrangler
44-40461
D/B 4BS Notman
44-40443
D/D 4BS Runyan
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94811
D/K 4BS Palmer Tommy Thumper II
44-40421
B/C 4BS Simpson
42-94755
D/U 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
42-94787
D/T 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
42-94775
D/L 4BS Ames unknown name
44-40441
D/P 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo
42-94942
D/O 4BS Bowen
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
44-40458
D/Q Vande Guchte (Airborne spare)
42-94908
E/I Whited, R. H. Tiger Rag (Airborne spare)
42-52755
D/F Howard (Airborne spare)
44-40320
B/D Generator Jennie (ground spare – lead)
44-40454
E/B Betta Duck (ground spare)
44-40438
D/C unknown name (ground spare)
B-24J
44-40267 Bad Penny salvaged the next day.
The
Mission Report does not mention any plane having to ditch on this date, or any men
killed on this date. 44-40267 did abort this mission when unable to feather #1
prop, but the mission report states that the 52 100lb bombs were returned to
base. No battle damaged was reported on this plane but it did ground loop upon
landing, severely damaging the plane. Paulnock and crew were not injured as
they fly again the very next mission, in a different plane of course.
August
16, 1944
Mission
#61
Halberstadt
Command
Pilot: TAVASTI. Target was Halberstadt airfield. 39 planes were dispatched and
dropped 87 tons on the primary target. 39 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
42-50613
L/A 7BS Bush Holy Joe
41-29599
L/T 7BS Smith, J. C. Boots
44-40328
L/B 7BS Brown This Above All
44-40208
L/U 7BS Alexander
42-94845
E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
41-29564
E/O 7BS Dean
42-94908
E/I 7BS McCage Tiger Rag
42-51209
E/Q 7BS Whited, R. L. The Wrangler
41-28871
B/P 7BS Winsor The Leading Lady
42-94824
E/R 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-94919
E/H 7BS McDannold
42-94880
E/G 7BS Hollowell Misschief
44-40461
D/B 4BS Heath
42-94811
D/K 4BS Howard Tommy Thumper II
41-28880
B/S 4BS Johanson
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi
44-40420
E/A 4BS Vande Guche Fast Company
42-94787
D/T 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Simpson
44-40486
B/L 4BS Palmer Cokey Flo
44-40441
D/P 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo
41-29598
B/U 18BS Blackburn Chesty
42-94879
B/M 18BS Gardner Collapsible Susie
44-40443
D/D 18BS Dees
44-40476
B/I 18BS Harris, C. unknown name
44-40320
B/D 18BS Salveson Generator Jennie
42-94762
L/Y 18BS Kiley The Uninvited
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Paulnock The Heavenly Body
42-94813
D/Z 18BS Brain Skotty
41-29542
D/X 18BS Coupland Rough House Kate
42-94755
D/U 18BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94883
B/N 18BS Richart
42-52752
L/E 18BS Ames unknown name
41-29500
E/J Harmon Ramblin’ Reck (Airborne spare)
41-29602
L/I Whited, R. H. (Airborne spare)
42-94748
L/P Bowen Undecided (Airborne spare)
44-40454
E/B Betta Duck (ground spare – lead)
41-28884
L/J Problem Child (ground spare)
41-29486
B/Z Old 486 (ground spare)
44-40420
E/A Fast Company (ground spare)
B-24J
44-40267 B/A Bad Penny declared salvage with battle damage from
the previous day’s mission.
August 18, 1944
Mission
#62
Roye Amy
Command
Pilot: FANDEL. Target was a Luftwaffe airfield north of Paris. 29 planes were dispatched.
25 planes dropped 59.5 tons on the primary target and 4 failed to bomb. 25
Credit Sorties. One plane was lost and 10 crewmembers were listed Missing in
Action and 2 other crewmembers as Wounded in Action.
Planes
and crew:
42-94883
B/N GH Blair (shown as
4483) Major damage,
Wender, Nose Nav WIA will likely lose leg, landed at Woodbridge
41-29605
B/Q 391BS Gipson Leo
Major damage
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker
42-94762
L/Y 391BS Daniels The Uninvited Aborted - #2 prop
ranaway
42-94748
L/P 391BS Stewart Undecided
Major damage, 2 men WIA (S/SGT M.H Hernandez & 2LT W.C Noullet)
41-29599
L/T 391BS Richart Boots
41-29602
L/I 391BS Marsden
42-94878
L/Q 391BS Whited,
R.H.
Major damage
44-40208
L/U 391BS Murphy
42-94771
L/H 391BS
Meyer
Aborted - #3 engine feathered
42-94904
L/Z 391BS Scharmen Belle of the Brawl
42-52752
L/E 391BS Friedel unknown name
41-29486
B/Z GH Blackburn Old 486
Major damage
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J.C.
44-40420
E/A 7BS Alexander Fast Company
42-94824
E/R 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-94845
E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah (could actually be 42-94854) Did not drop
– rack malfunction
42-94919
E/H 7BS McDannold
41-29564
E/O 7BS Dean
42-94799
E/E 7BS Whited,
R.L.
Major damage
42-51209
E/Q 7BS Winsor The Wrangler
41-29500
E/ 7BS Harmon Ramblin’ Reck (shown as E/N)
42-94908
E/I 7BS Granger Tiger Rag
42-94880
E/G 7BS Finch
41-29598
B/U GH Alexander (Flew Lead of 493BG’s A group)
41-28880
B/S GH Johanson (Flew deputy lead of 493BG’s A group)
42-94745 B/X GH Glaze The
Bold Sea Rover (Flew Lead of 493BG’s B group) MIA. See below.
42-94775
D/L Marks unknown name
(Airborne Spare - flew the mission) Major damage
42-94811
D/K Thrun Tommy Thumper II (Airborne Spare - flew the mission)
Major damage
42-94873
B/O (Scheduled for Gipson but replaced)
B-24H
42-94745 B/X The Bold Sea Rover Missing in Action – flak.
Aircraft received a direct flak hit between the waist and the tail. The tail
was blown off the plane. The aircraft fell out of formation and was seen to
explode on impact with the ground. No chutes were observed. With 18BS. Pilot:
Glaze. 12 Missing in Action.
KIA
GLAZE JAMES
(P)
1LT
18 O-810133
KIA
BROWNE RICHARD C
(CP)
2LT
18
O-814443 KS
KIA
CLARK HARRY L
(N)
1LT
18 O-699984
KIA
FLADOS MORRIS H (B)
1LT
18 O-686425
KIA
GROSS EUGENE G
(R)
T/SGT
18 35402187
KIA
SIERKS R. J.
(Com-P)
CAPT 493rd
KIA
WALKER ORVILLE N
(BT)
S/SGT
18 20725380
???
MOTT DONAVON V
(E)
T/SGT 18
39278931
KIA
WALLS DONALD J
(TG)
S/SGT
18 15133858
???
KREIPE WALTER E (WG)
S/SGT
18 20725380
KIA
VanHAUSEN JOHN R
(Lead-N)
1LT
18 O-699279
OK?
ALEXANDER TOMMIE H
(NG)
S/SGT
18 39124757
BROWNE
RICHARD C is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery, A-12-32.
August 21, 1944
B-24J
42-99946 salvaged.
August 24,
1944
Mission
#63
Kiel, Hemmingstadt
Command
Pilot: GARRETT. Last 34BG mission flying B-24s. 39 planes were dispatched. 32
planes dropped 91.5 tons on the primary target, 3 planes dropped 9 tons on the
secondary target, 1 bombed a target of opportunity, dropping 3 tons, and 3
failed to bomb. 36 Credit Sorties. Three planes were listed as Missing in
Action along with 27 crewmembers and 1 crewmember was Wounded in Action. This
was perhaps the toughest mission flown by the 34BG. Nearly every plane in the
formation reported some kind of battle damage, 15 of them characterized as
Major damage, this in addition to the three planes that were lost. Returning
planes brought home 5 wounded crewmen as well.
Planes
and crew:
44-40443
D/D 4BS Mackey (Lost – crashed in England) (see below)
44-40461
D/B 4BS Notman (slight battle damage – one crewman wounded)
44-40049
D/I 4BS Armstrong (Major battle damage)
42-94755
D/U 4BS Marks Weary Willie (Major battle damage)
42-94869
D/J 4BS Simpson Male Call (slight battle damage)
42-52755
D/F 4BS Wright (Aborted – mechanical)
44-40441
D/P 4BS Lewis Floogie Boo (incorrectly listed as D/F)
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II (Aborted – mechanical)
44-40458
D/Q 4BS Bice (Major battle damage)
42-94942
D/O 4BS Runyan (Major battle damage)
41-29567
D/S 4BS Lundeen Bambi (Major battle damage)
42-94787
D/T 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up (slight battle damage)
44-40482
B/B 18BS Lindstrom (Major battle damage)
44-40463
D/A 18BS Harris, C. W. (Major battle damage)
42-94813
D/Z 18BS Brain Skotty (slight battle damage)
44-40476
B/I 18BS Harris, R. N. unknown name (slight battle damage)
41-28878
D/Y 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body (slight battle damage)
41-29542
D/X 18BS Coupland Rough House Kate (Major battle damage)
42-94879
B/M 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie (Major battle damage
– one crewman wounded)
42-94762
L/Y 18BS Bouldin The Uninvited (slight battle damage)
44-40486 B/L 18BS Pedigo Cokey Flo (Major
battle damage)
41-29602
L/I 18BS Marsden (Major battle damage)
41-29599
L/T 18BS Beyer Boots (slight battle damage)
42-94748
L/P 18BS Richart Undecided (slight battle damage)
44-40454
E/B 7BS Brown Betta Duck
44-40420
E/A 7BS Whited Fast Company
42-94880
E/G 7BS Hollowell Misschief (slight battle damage)
41-28851
E/M 7BS Avriett The Near Sighted Robin (Interned in
Sweden) (see below)
42-94845 E/N 7BS Swenson Miz-Pah
41-29564
E/O 7BS Winsor (Major battle damage – one crewman wounded)
42-51209
E/Q 7BS Finch The Wrangler (slight battle damage)
41-29500
E/J 7BS Harmon Ramblin’ Reck (slight battle damage)
44-40208
L/U 7BS Zarfoss (slight battle damage)
42-94919
E/H 7BS McDannold (slight battle damage)
42-94908
E/I 7BS Granger Tiger Rag (Aborted – mechanical, jettisoned
bombs)
42-94878
L/Q 7BS McCage (Major battle damage)
44-40436
L/O Ames Nancy (Airborne spare – flew with 4BS. Major battle
damage)
42-94780
L/M Howard Smitty (Airborne spare – flew with 7BS. Lost MIA.)
(see below)
42-94771
L/H Vande Guchte (Airborne spare – flew with 18BS. Major battle damage and 2
wounded.)
42-50613
L/A Holy Joe (ground spare – lead)
42-52752
L/E unknown name (ground
spare)
42-52621
L/F (ground spare)
B-24J
44-40443 D/D With the 4BS. Pilot: Mackey. Unnumbered Missing Air Crew
Report. 9 Killed in
Action, 1 Returned to Duty. This plane was hit
by flak in #1 engine causing considerable loss of fuel. Engineer reported only
three minutes fuel remaining so the crew was ordered to bail out. Nine men did
bail out but Major Garrett was unable to leave when the plane went into a spin.
He was able to right the plane and decided to fly until the fuel ran out. The
plane did reach England and Major Garrett bailed out and the plane crashed into
a house at Holt, Suffolk. Fortunately there were no injuries to anyone on the
ground. Salvaged with battle damage
KIA
MACKEY WILLIAM K
(P)
1 LT
4
O-807481
18 NJ
RTD
GARRETT JOSEPH O (Com
P)
MAJ
HQ O-396430
10
KIA
GALLAGHER JOHN C
(N)
1 LT
4
O-702996
18 VT
KIA
HOGAN THOMAS J
(N2)
1 LT 4
O-702431
14 NY
KIA
MATSON GORDON T
(B)
1 LT
4
O-695371
18 NY
KIA
CORRALES SERRAFINE (R)
T/SGT
4
39119903
18 CA
KIA
SABBATH BERNARD
(BT)
S/SGT
4
16129636 19
KIA
SMITH CLIFFORD H
(WG)
S/SGT
4
33718333
18 MD
KIA
SPIVAK SAUL
(TG)
S/SGT
4
13107885
18 PA
KIA
HOLTZMAN BURTON C
(NG)
S/SGT
4
16056961
17 WI
CORRALES
SERRAFINE is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
GALLAGHER
JOHN C is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
HOGAN
THOMAS J is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
HOLTZMAN
BURTON C is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
MACKEY
WILLIAM K is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
MATSON GORDON T is listed on the Wall of
the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
SMITH
CLIFFORD H is listed on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.
SPIVAK SAUL is listed on the Wall of the
Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery.
B-24H
42-94780 L/M Smitty Missing in Action Flak believed near Misburg.
The plane received a direct flak hit in
#1 engine. The engine burst into flames which
seemed to spread over the entire aircraft. The left wing disintegrated as the
plane went down. One crew reported that this plane exploded near the ground. No
chutes were seen. Crashed at Kraienwisch. With 4BS. Pilot: Howard. Missing Air
Crew Report # 8463. 7 Killed in Action, 1 Prisoner of War.
POW
HOWARD GERALD R
(P)
2 LT
4
O-814903
13 ORANGE TX
(or KIA)
KIA
BAKER ERNEST C
(CP)
2 LT
4
O-821141
14 UPPER
DERBY PA
KIA
FLORES JOSEPH
(N)
2 LT
4
O-707254
13 FALL RIVER
MA
KIA
GRIFFIN JAMES E
(TT)
S/SGT
4
18191983
13 SHATTUCK
OK
KIA
RICHARDSON JOHN P
(R)
S/SGT
4
35700043
13 LOUISVILLE
KY
KIA
IANNONE JOSEPH
(BT)
S/SGT
4
31169129
13 WATERBURY
CT
KIA
LEAHY DAVID F
(TG)
SGT
4
12216555
13
PHILADELPHIA PA
KIA
ALTAMORE JOSEPH L
(NG)
SGT
4
32992566
13 BRONX NY
ALTAMORE
JOSEPH is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, D-14-49.
BAKER
ERNEST C is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, B-36-13.
FLORES
JOSEPH is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, B-24-2.
LEAHY DAVID F is buried at Cambridge
American Cemetery, D-10-23.
RICHARDSON JOHN P is buried at Cambridge
American Cemetery, D-9-27.
B-24H
41-28851 E/M The Near Sighted Robin With 7BS. The plane left
formation with #4 engine feathered and
smoking. Last seen head for Sweden. Interned
after landing at the airfield at Sovde, Sweden. Pilot 1 LT Giles C. Avriett.
Missing Air Crew Report # 8461. 10 crewmembers Interned in Sweden. (See 2nd
34th BG History p.29).
INT
AVRIETT GILES C
(P)
1 LT
7
O-559006 34
INT
SOLER JOHN V
(CP)
2 LT
7
O-816609 31
INT
SCHEER FREDERICK J
(N)
2 LT
7
O-808152 31
INT
DeHAAN BENJAMIN F (B)
2 LT
7
O-696223 29
INT
KIASER RAWOND J
(R)
T/SGT 7
36599289 34
INT
FRIEDEL JAMES H
(BT)
S/SGT 7
34120292 33
INT
CAMPBELL ROBERT 0
(E)
T/SGT
7
34538625 34
INT
LONGMIRE JACK D
(TG)
S/SGT 7
39036216 32
INT
HOLMES LILBURNE
(WG)
S/SGT
7
38235411 35
INT
JACKSON FREDERICK A
(F)
S/SGT
18 36851941
16
Note:
Jackson was on board as a photographer.
August 27, 1944
B-24H
42-94774 salvaged