PERSONNEL
OF THE 34th BG DEPLOYED TO ENGLAND BY AIR: APRIL 1944
Transcribed
by Gary L. Ferrell in June 2000
(Note:
Each Bomber Crew of ten men was reduced by at least one gunner for the
deployment to England. This provided space on the 72 bombers for the Headquarters
and Squadron personnel. The crewmembers left behind were deployed to
England by ship with the bulk of the ground personnel and rejoined their crews
at Mendlesham. In those cases where the 10th crewman is known and
has been added to this list, an “*” will appear by the name. Also, the names,
serial numbers and Squadron ID letter and crew chief for the regular aircraft
of a crew has been added when known.)
HEADQUARTERS
WACKWITZ
ERNEST JR
(1024)
COL
HQ
O-215722
Gp Commander
EATON
JOSEPH J
(2161)
MAJ
HQ
O-23265
Gp Exec Officer
ZICK
MARVIN D
(1034)
CAPT
HQ O-434586
Training Officer
DURHAM
DONALD D
(4622)
1 LT HQ
O-657237
Armament Off
MORGAN
HARRY
(3162)
MAJ
HQ
O-1702422
Flight Surgeon
DUKE
CECIL H
(9301)
CAPT
HQ
O-903678
Intell Officer
GAY
ROBERT S
(2110)
CAPT
HQ
O-468379
Engineering Off
SEGNER
GEORGE (8219)
1 LT
HQ O-566679
BURTON
HOWARD C
(2161)
CAPT HQ
O-364882
BREAUX
LENOARD J
(405)
M/SGT HQ
6229610
RYAN
EDWARD (898)
S/SGT HQ
14082957
4TH
BOMB SQUADRON
GARRETT
JOSEPH O
(1024)
MAJ 4
O-396438
Sq Commander
STEINER
ALFRED N
(0200)
2 LT
4
O-860339
HERSHENOW
WILLIAM J
Jr.
CAPT 4
O-24069
LARSON
LOWELL A
(752)
M/SGT 4
17018046
GRACE
WILLIAM
(750)
T/SGT
4
13114288
CONNER
CLIFFORD T
(685)
S/SGT 4
32437574
ERBACH
MELVIN C
(405)
S/SGT 4
36239108
WADSWORTH
HERBERT S
(747)
S/SGT
4
33246371
BAKER
JOHN
(747)
SGT
4
12060832
DeRAIMO
NICHOLAS
(747)
SGT 4
31173066
MARZENIOWSKI
FRANK
(687)
SGT
4
21095308
WESTHOFF
ALOYSIUS
(747)
SGT 4
37260273
WILLIAMS
DONALD L
(747)
SGT 4
16091651
WHITMAN
RICHARD E (747)
SGT
4
13089332
BUNN
JAMES M
(686)
CPL
4
14164718
ALSUP
DOUGLASS
(555)
PFC
4
38397937
WOOTEN
JOHN R (747)
T/SGT 4
15073168
MEREDITH
HAROLD L
(747)
M/SGT 4
35214324
FULTON
WILLIAM J
(747)
M/SGT 4
6151858
7TH
BOMB SQUADRON
HOLBROOK
THOMAS M
(1024)
MAJ
7
O-22822
Sq Commander
TAVASTI
ROY
(2161)
CAPT
7
O-401550
Operations Off
BECKHAM
JENNINGS B (750)
M/SGT
7
17013485
FINK
EDWARD A
(685)
T/SGT
7
36178925
ROSE
EVERETT M
(750)
T/SGT
7
16007918
DWYER
JOHN (750)
M/SGT 7
11019818
GORSKI
CLARENCE J
(752)
M/SGT 7
16022811
KASTLER
LeROY W
(752)
M/SGT 7
37009751
SOUTHERN
BRUCE (750)
M/SGT 7
39381800
CALAMARAS
JOHN T (747)
T/SGT 7
16038315
CARNEY
LEO D
(750)
T/SGT
7
20922294
FUELLING
RICHARD E
(747)
T/SGT 7
15085036
SAUERMILCH
FREDERICK
(750)
T/SGT
7
39083995
STRAIGHT
LAWRENCE C
(747)
T/SGT
7
32381766
FEHRENBACH
WILLIAM A (747)
T/SGT
7
16011460
LAPINSKY
LEONARD
(747)
S/SGT 7
36---9841
???
EAGLEHART
RAYMOND E
(747)
S/SGT
7
17051505
CLOUD
WILLIAM L
(747)
SGT
7
35362934
SIVERT
FRANKLIN L
(750)
SGT 7
11009139
BONO
JOSEPH C
(755)
SGT
7
31185283
18TH
BOMB SQUADRON
YOUNG
JOHN N
(2161)
CAPT
18 O-434204
WANFRIED
HAROLD W
(4822)
2 LT
18 O-736736
BOYD
WILLIAM
(1024)
MAJ
18 O-22012
FLEMING
KENNETH W
(4823)
1 LT
18 O-537238
BEAVERS
JOSEPH T
(752)
M/SGT 18
6850106
LAUBY
ANTHONY A
(752)
M/SGT
18 19058916
COSMAT
RICHARD E
(750)
M/SGT 18
19065318
PATRICK
LESLIE
(750)
M/SGT
18 37047457
BREEDLOVE
WILLIAM W
(750)
M/SGT 18
34132403
BRISTOW
FRANCIS A
(750)
T/SGT 18
13034005
BRYANT
GEOORGE W
(750)
T/SGT 18
18039815
HARKLESS
JAMES F
(750)
M/SGT 18
15061774
BURROUS
IRVIN L
(750)
T/SGT
18 18061164
COHEN
NORMAN N
(750)
T/SGT 18
12016299
JURGENS
HENRY F
(750)
T/SGT 18
12041169
LEVY
IRVING
(750)
T/SGT
18 12024497
BIALIS
STEVE W
(750)
S/SGT
18
37143908
FRANKLIN
WESLEY E
(750)
S/SGT
18 17043375
WARNER
LOWELL W
(750)
S/SGT 18
18043782
TRESSLER
MELVIN C
(750)
SGT 18
33236490
DYBSETTER
NORMAN O
(750)
SGT
18 37371522
391ST
BOMB SQUADRON
FANDEL
WILLIAM H
(1024)
MAJ 391
O-362756
CRABTREE
FRANK E
(2161)
CAPT 391
O-411966
SCHAFER
GUSTAV (4823)
CAPT
391 O-479408
KEYSER
NELSON E
(732)
M/SGT 391
6878964
ALLEGA
ALFRED
(750)
M/SGT 391
11009150
FAGER
WILLARD M (750)
S/SGT
391 19066676
SAGANY
THOMAS J
(750)
SGT 391
32415208
MAJCHRZAK
AMBROSE J
(750)
SGT
391 33352693
BRYANT
LESTER W
(750)
M/SGT 391
36045433
ROGERS
BASIL E
(750)
T/SGT
391 7000939
BLAKELY
GEORGE R
(750)
T/SGT 391
19062655
KUPPIG
DONALD N
(750)
M/SGT 391
17031659
RUTKOWSKI
STEPHEN
(750)
SGT 391
32351758
COOMBS
PHILLIP H
(687)
T/SGT 391
19039687
LALA
WILLIAM L
(685)
SGT
391 37317883
BARBER
FRANCIS D
(685)
T/SGT 391
6840916
PETTERSON
ALBERT N
(750)
S/SGT 391
38096544
O’NALLEY
JOHN P
(750)
SGT
391 39315416
CASLER
DUDLEY F
(755)
SGT
391 17075404
4TH
BOMB SQUADRON CREWS
CREW #1 4th Squadron Picadilly
Tilly
ISRAELSEN
ORSON A (P)
(1024)
CAPT
4
O-390227
BICE
ROBERT G JR (CP)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-816214
KLEINFALL
CHARLES W (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-797330
CAMPBELL
THOMAS J (B) (1035)
2 LT
4
O-733529
MARKHAM
CLARENCE J (AEG) (748)
SGT
4
6659639
VAN
BUSKIRK WILLIAM V (ROG) (757)
T/SGT
4
15103112
BAGLIE
SAMUEL (AG)
(612)
CPL
4
12121541
ABRAHAM
WILLIAM (BG)
(748)
PVT
4
34625115
BARCHLEY
CHARLES E (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
36585691
CREW #2 4th Squadron
GRAY
WARREN E (P) (1024)
1 LT
4
O-725287
LUNDEEN
RALPH J (CP)
(1024)
1 LT
4
O-1101933
BRAEGER
ROBERT W (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703087
HARTMAN
MERLEAR (B)
(1035
2 LT
4
O-688186
MAYER
NORMAN L (AEG)
(748)
SGT
4
39556641
PETERMAN
CLARENCE T (ROG) (757)
S/SGT
4
36292956
ATWATER
VERNON E (AG) (612)
S/SGT
4
11998301
HARSTERS
FREDERICK W (BG)
(611)
CPL
4
20234730
BRADY
JOHN W (BG)
(612)
CPL 4
33303802
CREW #3 4th Squadron Set
‘em Up
PAVLICEK
CHARLES B (P)
(1024)
1 LT
4
O-790707
VERNEUILLE
WALTER O (CP)
(1024)
1 LT
4
O-550426
GRAHAM
HERBERT W (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-685933
GLOVER
HALSEY S (B)
(1035)
2 LT 4
O-676374
GRIFFIS
WILLIS W (AEG)
(748)
SGT
4
16147708
CROUCH
JOHN H (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT 4
35579381
CRAWFORD
HARRY J (AG)
(612)
SGT
4
31297000
HENDRICKS
ROBERT L (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
38444570
CHAPMAN
McDONALD D (BG)
612)
SGT
4
36583554
*ONESCHAK WILLIAM F (NG)
(611)
PFC 4
13171782 (went over by ship, not on the plane.)
CREW #4 4th Squadron Weary
Willie
TIMBLIN
HERBERT (P)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-686511
JOHNSON
ROY D (CP)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-735387
GOTTERMAN
RICHARD H A (N) (1034) 2
LT
4
O-703728
KAPPELE
JEROME A (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-698019
ROGERS
THERON P (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT
4
34665317
MADDEN
JOHN L (ROG)
(757)
SGT
4
11068745
CURRY
NEWT D (AG)
(612)
SGT 4
39207234
RATH
ROBERT D (BG)
(612)
CPL 4
39128442
CALDWELL
PAUL D (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
39908772
CREW #5 4th Squadron Hell’s
Belle
SIMPSON,
ROBERT F JR (P)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-808599
BYRD
JAMES E (CP)
(1024)
F/O
4
T-610609
HOGAN
THOMAS J (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-702431
JONES
SEAMANS J (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-695369
COLLIER
CLYDE E (AEG
(748)
S/SGT 4
18190940
VAN
KIRK CHARLES R (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT
4
32496891
BAKER
MARION (AG)
(612)
SGT 4
33631390
TOBIASON
HENRY T (BG)
(611)
CPL
4
37170282
STARZEE
JOSEPH B (BG)
(611)
SGT4
4
36600808
CREW #6 4th Squadron Dynamite
‘n Dodo
WRIGHT
NOBLE E (P)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-811486
SCALES
DAVID (CP)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-817539
GORDON
MILTON (N)
(1034)
2 LT 4
O-703627
HILDERBRAND
THOMAS H (B) (1035) 2
LT
4
O-698013
JONES
DELMONT (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT 4
39908714
HUDSON
RAWLEY T JR (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT
4
34687004
STARKS
WILLIAM M (AG)
(612)
SGT
4
17072467
DEVINE
THOMAS F (BG)
(611)
SGT
4
32351747
BALDWIN
GEORGE W (BG) (784)
SGT
4
34641933
CREW #7 4th Squadron
NOTMAN
JOHN (P)
(1024)
1 LT
4
O-789074
USCINOWICZ
HENRY J (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-700579
WALCOTT
ROGERS B (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703351
NELSON
STEPHEN H (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-698035
BOYSUN
JOHN H (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT 4
39855904
CONKLIN
ROSCOE JR (ROG)
(757)
T/SGT
4
11044091
DIMAURE
ANGELON V (AG)
(612)
SGT
4
31327139
ESCHERICH
WILLIAM J (BG)
(611)
SGT
4
33251773
COCKMAN
ALDAN F (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
38169637
CREW #8 4th Squadron
MACKEY
WILLIAM K (P)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-807481
BORTZ
ARTHUR H (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-816777
GALLAGHER
JOHN C (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-702996
MATSON
GORDON T (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-695371
LONGINETTE
LOUIS V (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT 4
37414178
CORRALES
SERRAFINE (ROG)
(757)
SGT
4
39119903
SMITH
CLIFFORD H (AG)
(612)
SGT
4
33718333
HOLTZMAN
BURTON G (BG)
(611)
CPL
4
16056961
SABBATH
BERNARD (BG)
(611)
CPL
4
16129636
CREW #9 4th Squadron Powerful
Katrinka
ARMSTRONG
RICHARD W (P)
(1024) 2
LT
4
O-690902
BURTON
EUGENE G (CP) (1024)
2 LT
4
O-806785
COYLE
FRANK J (N)
(1034)
2 LT 4
O-700704
ANDORN
WILLIAM W (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-696190
RADOMSKI
FRANK B (AEG) (748)
S/SGT
4
16134242
COOK
GEORGE M (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT 4
39273127
TITONY
RUDOLPH (AG)
(612)
SGT
4
38411831
BARR
GLEN D (BG)
(611)
SGT
4
37147172
SOBRAN
JOHN (BG)
(611)
SGT
4
16019718
CREW #10 4th Squadron Male
Call
RAGLAND
JACK (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-817522
GRIBBROCK
THOMAS H (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703733
GOETSCHIUS
JOHN D (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-698005
DROST
ALVIN G (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT
4
38267367
FREDERICKSON
LAWRENCE (ROG) (757) S/SGT
4
36210788
MINNICK
JOHN
SGT
4
33354315
FLAHARTY
JACK
L
S/SGT
4
32830737
CREW #11 4th Squadron
THRUN
WARREN E (P)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-751051
McCAULEY
RICHARD H (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-817576
GRIFFITH
FRANK R (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703734
SHERIDAN
PHILIP F (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-697782
EZELI
BILLIE D (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT 4
38450074
TOTH
EUGENE J (ROG)
(757)
SGT 4
31314552
NORTON
GEORGE F (AG)
(612)
PVT
4
6981735
MIGLIERELLI
ALBERT J (BG)
(748)
PVT
4
12204176
GARCIA
GUATEMOZIN (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
18232416
CREW #12 4th Squadron
MARKS
JOSEPH F (P)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-809985
TRUKO
WALTER (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-817552
GOETSCH
FOREST L (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703726
MERWIN
THEODORE (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-698031
NEEL
WILLIAM (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT
4
14036635
WOOD
JOHN R (ROG)
(757)
SGT 4
35596341
COLE
THEODORE D (AG)
(612)
SGT
4
39294081
NOLAN
EUGENE E (BG)
(611)
SGT
4
16070105
CREEDON
EDWARD T (BG)
(611)
SGT
4
32746683
CREW #13 4th Squadron
HEATH
WALTER H (P)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-366738
ROWEN
LOUIS C (CP)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-817622
GELATTI
RAYMOND R (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703725
DEERING
JOHN P (B)
(1035)
1 LT 4
O-375469
SEAMANS
RICHARD L (AEG)
(748)
SGT
4
39908476
TAYLOR
HAROLD J (ROG)
(757)
SGT
4
32451252
CREWS
BENJAMIN F JR (AG)
(612)
SGT
4
35633143
GARCIA
CONRADO (BG)
(611)
S/SGT
4
18056362
BIRKO
THOMAS (BG)
(748)
SGT 4
13132780
CREW #14 4th Squadron
JOHANSON
ALF H (P)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-666187
GRIFFIS
ROBERT R (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-816297
McWAY
ROBERT (N)
(1034)
2 LT 4
O-702466
LOMBARDO
VINCENT (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-694917
COPELAND
BERNIE L (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT
4
18091860
TROTTER
RAYMOND (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT
4
19193322
ANDRIGNOLA
LEONARD J (AG) (612)
SGT
4
36655159
SADOWSKY
ALVIN G (BG)
(611)
CPL
4
32697885
HUNTER
JAMES A (BG)
(611)
PFC 4
18215088
CREW #15 4th Squadron Maid
of Fury
RUNYAN
ARTHUR C (P)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-751037
SCHWARTZ
SERAPHINE E (CP) (1024) 2
LT
4
O-817550
MANKIN
GLENN J (B)
(1035)
2 LT 4
O-662323
MULLIN
FRANCIS J (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT
4
32738039
LUCAS
RAYMOND (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT
4
38466124
PEACOCK
ROBERT E (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
31318532
BYERS
RAY C (BG)
(611)
SGT
4
33506839
GUYNN
KENNETH (BG)
(612)
SGT 4
33647896
CREW #16 4th Squadron
LEWIS
WILLIAM (P) (1024)
2 LT
4
O-750633
KLIER
HERBERT J (CP)
(1024)
2 LT 4
O-819118
GILLESPIE
GEORGE F (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703626
MEAD
LEROY W (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-698030
McBLAINE
ROBERT J (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT
4
16143059
STOLTZ
JOHN J (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT 4
12083418
CAMDEN
WILLIAM J JR (AG) (612)
SGT
4
33634223
PILCHER
GERALD R (BG)
(611)
CPL
4
17028724
BYNUM
EDWARD H (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
34707101
CREW#17 4th Squadron
DREHER
WILMER J (P) (1024)
2 LT
4
O-811349
ROWLEY
FRANCIS O (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
4
O-817535
GRABOWSKY
ANTONI H (N)
(1034)
2 LT
4
O-703730
HUMPHREY
KENNETH (B)
(1035)
2 LT
4
O-698014
BLACKHAM
JACK F (AEG)
(748)
S/SGT
4
38217676
FORESTER
CARROL E (ROG)
(757)
S/SGT
4
37601087
JOHNSON
WILLARD (AG) (612)
SGT
4
14135578
FRISCH
ROBERT D (BG)
(748)
PVT 4
16186484
ROSCHKE
WILLIAM R (BG)
(748)
SGT
4
12031572
7TH
SQUADRON CREWS
CREW #18 7th Squadron
HARDISON
JOSEPH H (P)
(1024)
1 LT
7
O-793764
STRINGHAM
DANIEL D (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
7
O-759522
--ETZ
CHARLES F JR (N)
(1034)
1 LT
7
O-798849
SHORE
WALTER JR (B)
(1035)
2 LT 7
O-678480
JOHNSON
GEORGE O (AEG)
(748)
SGT
7
17155739
PRICE
RABUN A (ROG)
(757)
T/SGT
7
34355568
TOLBERT
JOHN S (AG)
(612)
S/SGT 7
15116012
BLACKMAN
WILLIAM B (BG)
(748)
SGT
7
14178361
HAYES
RICHARRD B (BG)
(612)
SGT
7
39413396
CREW #19 7th Squadron
BOSHEARS
JEROME T (P) (1024)
2 LT
7
O-751982
BERNARD
GEORGE J JR (CP)
(1024)
2 LT
7
O-817569
GRONOUSKI
JOHN A JR (N) (1034)
2 LT
7
O-703735
SMITH EDWIN S JR (B) (1035) &nbs