34th
Bomb Group Mission Diary for MAY 1944: Missions #1-#8
Compiled
by Gary L. Ferrell
Missions
as a B-24 Group in May 1944
Date
& Mission Number
Target
May
10, 1944
Died
JACKY BERNARD
M
S/SGT
391
16154688
WI
JACKY
BERNARD M is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, C-3-78.
May
11, 1944, Special Order #97, par. 10.
1
Lt John D Dulany, O-562897, AC, 4th Bomb Sq. (H), is appointed
Investigating Officer to investigate Line of Duty Status and circumstances
surrounding the death of S/Sgt Bernard M Jacky, 16154688, 391st Bomb
Sq. (H), occurring on 10 May 1944.
May
17, 1944
B-24H
41-29562 Tommy Thumper salvaged with non-battle damage.
This plane had suffered a hard landing on a training flight. Pilot: Pedigo.
RTD
Pedigo, William E.
(P)
2Lt
4 O-686592
RTD
Danielian, Leo
(CP)
2Lt
4 O-760261
RTD
McColl, Roderich H.
(N)
2Lt
4 O-704033
RTD
Saxen, Robert
(E)
Sgt
4 17071052
RTD
Overholt, Charles N.
(R)
S/Sgt 4
32731413
RTD
Poirier, Sidney L.
(G)
Sgt
4 33551701
RTD
Storer, Lester F.
(G)
Sgt
4 35474257
RTD
Wade, Francis A.
(G)
Sgt
4 12077782
RTD
Jones, William T. Jr.
(G)
Sgt
4 33616766
May
23, 1944
Mission
#1
Etampes Mondesir
Command
Pilot: GERHART. 36 aircraft were dispatched with 117 tons of bombs. 24 aircraft
made their runs and dropped 72 tons of bombs. Minor damage to 10 planes from
flak. No casualties. Score: fair to good.
Planes
and crews
42-52750
L/G 4BS Israelsen unknown name (Lead of Lead
Squadron)
Slight damage
41-29566
D/H 4BS Mackey War Eagle (Deputy Lead)
41-29560
D/L 4BS Marks Rat Poison
42-52770
D/N 4BS Johanson The Ruptured Duck
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
Slight damage
42-94790
D/O 4BS Runyan T N Toni
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
Slight damage
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
Slight damage (shown incorrectly as 2811)
42-94869
D/J 4BS Dreher Male Call Major damage
41-29555
D/I 4BS Armstrong Powerful Katrinka Slight
damage
42-94775
D/M 4BS Wright unknown name
Slight damage
41-29567
D/B 4BS Cook Bambi
42-94799
E/J 7BS McAlister Paper Doll (Lead of High
Squadron)
42-94919
E/D 7BS Bush (Deputy Lead)
42-94796
L/Q 7BS Brown Me Worry? (Aborted)
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
41-28865
E/R 7BS McDermott LONI
41-28884
E/O 7BS Dean Shadrach (#1)
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
41-29605
E/K 7BS Hayes unknown name
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
42-94818
E/B 7BS Tuttle Captain John Silver
42-52696
E/N 7BS Hollowell Cookie’s Wailing Wall
42-94762
B/F 18BS Ralls The Uninvited (Lead of Low Squadron)
42-94757
B/M 18BS Lindstrom The Dugan Wagon (Deputy Lead) Slight
damage
41-29572
B/E 18BS Brain Scotty (#1)
41-29569
L/C 18BS Parrish Cock of the Sky
42-94794
B/I 18BS Harris Bachelor's Baby
42-94815
B/B18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94766
L/F 18BS Paulnock Crow's Nest
Slight damage
42-94890
L/J 18BS Harre Chesty
42-94768
B/N 18BS Blackburn Betty Jayne
41-28840
B/R 18BS Hansen Smoky
Slight damage.
41-29518
L/H 18BS Kiley Picadilly Lucy
41-29598
E/C 7BS Doell Chesty
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner, M. Collapsible Susie
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie (Airborne spare – returned
early)
42-94911
D/Q Sweet Souix (scheduled for Dreher but replaced)
41-29557 E/L unknown
name (scheduled for Brown, but replaced)
42-94880
E/H Misschief (scheduled for Hollowell, but replaced)
41-29542
B/H Rough House Kate (unused Lead spare)
42-94748
L/A Undecided (unused Lead spare) (Incorrectly listed as 4787)
42-94824
E/Q Umbriago (unused spare)
42-52738
L/O Wilson (unused spare)
May
24,
1944
Mission
#2
Poix
Command
Pilot: LeBAILLY. 36 aircraft dispatched with 114 tons of bombs. 4 planes
aborted. 21bombed secondary target, dropping 62.75 tons of bombs. The primary
target was obscured by clouds. Score: possibly fair.
Planes
and Crews
42-94845
E/A 7BS Hardison Miz-Pah (Lead of Lead Squadron)
42-94799
E/J 7BS Terry Paper Doll (Deputy Lead)
41-29598
E/C 7BS Doell Chesty
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
42-52759
E/F 7BS Tuttle Lucille
41-29605
E/K 7BS Hayes unknown name Aborted – complete
electrical system failure.
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
Slight damage.
42-52696
E/N 7BS Swenson Cookie’s Wailing Wall
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner, H. T. Sooner
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-94755
D/D 7BS Brown, R. S. Weary Willie
42-94757
B/M 18BS Lindstrom The Dugan Wagon (Lead of High Squadron)
41-29542
B/H 18BS Laskin Rough House Kate (Deputy Lead)
42-94794
B/I 18BS Harris, C. W. Bachelor's Baby
41-28878 B/J 18BS Hansen The
Heavenly Body
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner Collapsible Susie
42-94911
D/Q 18BS Kiley Sweet Souix
41-29572
B/E 18BS Brain Scotty (#1) (Aborted – landed at another field)
42-94768
B/N 18BS Blackburn
42-94904
B/P 18BS Pedigo Belle of the Brawl
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
42-94889
B/O 18BS Dees Patches
41-29464
B/Q 18BS Harre The Un-Limited
42-94748
L/A 391BS Ray Undecided (Lead of Low Squadron)
42-52750
L/G 391BS Blair unknown name (Deputy Lead)
42-94780
L/M 391BS Stewart Smitty
42-94811
D/K 391BS Erwin Tommy Thumper II
42-94890
L/J 391BS Foster Chesty
41-29518
L/H 391BS Meyer Picadilly Lucy
42-94796
L/Q 391BS Adams Me Worry?
42-94861
L/B 391BS Daniels The Dutchess
41-28880
L/E 391BS Culver Winnie the Pooh
42-94770
L/I 391BS Smith, O. E. Salutation Rose
42-52738
L/O 391BS Eastman Wilson
41-29569
L/C 391BS Cliff Cock of the Sky
Aborted – complete electrical system failure.
42-94755 D/D 7BS (scheduled for Brown, R.
S but replaced)
41-28840
B/R Smoky (Scheduled for Hansen, but replaced)
42-94787
D/C 7BS Dean Set 'em Up (Airborne Spare – returned)
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits (Airborne spare – returned)
41-29567
D/B 391BS Becker Bambi (Airborne spare – returned)
42-94771
L/N 391BS (Scheduled for Erwin, but replaced.)
41-28884
E/O Shadrach (#1) (scheduled for Brown, but replaced)
(incorrectly listed one time as 864)
42-94919
E/D (unused Lead spare)
42-94790
D/O T. N. Toni (unused spare)
41-29548
D/V (unused spare)
May
25,
1944
Mission
#
3
Moutignies sur Sambre
Command
Pilot: BOYD. 36 aircraft were dispatched with 117 tons of bombs. 23 planes
dropped 66.5 tons of bombs, getting direct hits on locomotive sheds and near
hits on a blast furnace and blower house. Score: good. No enemy fighters and no
flak directed at this formation. At 0902 hours a crewmember observed what was
believed to be a jet propelled aircraft, whose maneuvers were observed for
about five minutes. Rockets were fired at the group at 0934 hours near
Brussels.
Planes
and crews:
42-94748
L/A 18BS Ralls Undecided (Lead of Lead Squadron)
41-29542
B/H 18BS Laskin Rough House Kate (Deputy Lead of Lead Squadron)
41-28840
B/R 18BS Blackburn Smoky
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94904
B/P 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
41-29464
B/Q 18BS Harre The Un-Limited
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94794
B/I 18BS Harris Bachelor's Baby
42-52696
E/N 18BS Pedigo Cookie’s Wailing Wall
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner Collapsible Susie (listed in error as 4679 on
after mission interrogation form.)
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
42-94883
L/K 391BS Baker The Hit Parade (Lead of High Squadron)
42-94849
L/D 391BS Bower Maid of Fury (Deputy Lead of High Squadron)
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-94771
L/N 391BS Erwin
42-94861
L/B 391BS Cliff The Dutchess
42-52738
L/O 391BS Eastman Wilson
42-94770
L/I 391BS Smith, O. E. Salutation Rose
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
Dropped
only 2 of 12 bombs.
41-28865
E/R 391BS Meyer LONI
Failed to bomb.
42-94824
E/Q 391BS Adams Umbriago
42-94890
L/J 391BS Foster Chesty
41-28884
E/O 391BS Stewart Shadrach (#1)
42-94775
D/M 4BS Heath unknown name
(Lead of Low Squadron)
42-94758
D/G 4BS Notman Feather Merchant
41-29598
E/C 4BS Armstrong Chesty
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
41-29567
D/B 4BS Cook Bambi
42-94911
D/Q 4BS Dreher Sweet Souix
42-94745
D/A 4BS Johanson The Bold Sea Rover
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
41-29566
D/H 4BS Runyan War Eagle
42-94811
D/K 4BS Wright Tommy Thumper II
42-94818
E/B 4BS Pavlicek Captain John Silver
42-94908
E/E 4BS Marks Tiger Rag
41-28880
L/E 18BS Brain Winnie the Pooh (Airborne spare – returned)
42-52637
B/K 18BS Kiley (Airborne spare – returned)
41-29548
D/V 4BS Mackey The Flying Devil (Airborne spare – returned)
41-29518
L/H Picadilly Lucy scheduled for Meyer but replaced
42-94796
L/Q scheduled for Adams but replaced
42-94845
E/A Miz-Pah unused spare
42-94919
E/D unused spare
42-94787
D/C Set 'em Up unused spare
May
27, 1944
Mission
#4
Metz
Command
Pilot: WACKWITZ. 36 aircraft were dispatched with 88.7 tons of bombs. 2
aircraft aborted the mission. Only 11 aircraft dropped 26 tons of bombs on an
engine factory at Woippy, a secondary target. Score: fair to good. The primary
target was not bombed due to the dust and smoke from previous bombing by the 92nd
Bomb Wing. The group was enough off course that only a few planes were in a
position to make the bomb run on the secondary target. A few JU-88s and ME-109s
were sighted below and at some distance from the target but there were no
actual enemy fighter encounters.
Planes
and crew:
42-94748
L/A 391BS Ray Undecided (Lead of Lead Squadron)
42-94849
L/D 391BS Blair Maid of Fury
42-94861
L/B 391BS Stewart The Dutchess
42-94879
B/D 391BS Erwin Collapsible Susie
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty (incorrectly shown on one form as 4789)
42-94770
L/I 391BS Smith, O. E. Salutation Rose
42-94890
L/J 391BS Foster Chesty
42-94796
L/Q 391BS Adams Me Worry?
41-29518
L/H 391BS Meyer Picadilly Lucy
42-52738
L/O 391BS Eastman Wilson
41-28880
L/E 391BS Culver Winnie the Pooh
41-29566
D/H 4BS Mackey War Eagle (Lead of High Squadron)
42-94745
D/A 4BS Isrealsen The Bold Sea Rover
42-52707
D/P 4BS Wright Open Season
41-29560
D/L 4BS Marks Rat Poison
41-29548
D/V 4BS Heath The Flying Devil
41-29555
D/I 4BS Johanson Powerful Katrinka
42-94790
D/O 4BS Runyan T N Toni (Abort)
42-94787
D/C 4BS Simpson Set 'em Up
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II (Abort)
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
41-29567
D/B 4BS Cook Bambi
42-94911
D/Q 4BS Dreher Sweet Souix (landed at another field)
42-94919
E/D 7BS Bush
42-94845
E/A 7BS Terry Miz-Pah (incorrectly listed as 4345)
42-94815
B/B 7BS Boshears Frivolous Sal
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago
41-28884
E/O 7BS Tuttle Shadrach (#1) (listed as 6884)
41-29598
E/C 7BS Gardner, HT
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown name unknown at this point
42-52696
E/N 7BS Swenson Cookie’s Wailing Wall
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
42-94880
E/H 7BS Hollowell Misschief (Airborne spare)
41-28865
E/R 7BS McDermott LONI
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches (Airborne spare – returned)
42-94762
B/F 391BS Cliff The Uninvited
(Airborne spare - Flew the mission)
42-94758
D/G 391BS Isley Feather Merchant (Ground spare)
42-94911
D/Q Sweet Souix (scheduled for Johnson but replaced.)
May
28,
1944
Mission
#5
Lutzkendorf
Command
Pilot: BOSTROM. 36 aircraft were dispatched with 90 tons of bombs, all of which
were dropped on either the primary or a secondary target. 10 planes receive
minor damage. Score: fair, perhaps good.
Planes
and crews:
42-94930
E/S 4BS Isrealson (Lead of Lead Squadron)
42-94775
D/M 4BS Heath unknown name
(Deputy Lead of Lead Squadron)
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
41-29567
D/B 4BS Cook Bambi
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94911
D/Q 4BS Dreher Sweet Souix
42-94758
D/G 4BS Notman Feather Merchant
42-94787
D/C 4BS Marks Set 'em Up
42-94790
D/O 4BS Runyan T N Toni
42-52707
D/P 4BS Johanson Open Season
42-94815
B/B 4BS Wright Frivolous Sal
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
41-29542
B/H 18BS Laskin Rough House Kate LeBaily (CA) (Lead of High
Squadron)
42-94757
B/M 18BS Lindstrom The Dugan Wagon (Deputy Lead of High
Squadron)
41-28840
B/R 18BS Hansen Smoky
42-94768
B/N 18BS Brain Betty Jayne
42-94889
B/O 18BS Pedigo Patches
41-29518
L/H 18BS Dees Picadilly Lucy
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-52637
B/K18BS Kiley
42-94794
B/I 18BS Harris Bachelor's Baby
41-29464
B/Q 18BS Harre The Un-Limited
42-94879
B/D 18BS Paulnock Collapsible Susie
42-94799
E/J 7BS McAllister, Tavasti (CA) Paper Doll (Lead of Low
Squadron)
42-94845
E/A 7BS Hardison Miz-Pah (incorrectly listed as 4645.) (Deputy
Lead of Low Squadron)
41-29598
E/C 7BS Doell Chesty
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-52696
E/N 7BS Swenson Cookie’s Wailing Wall
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown name unknown at this point
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Hayes Umbriago
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
41-28865
E/R 7BS McDermott LONI
42-94796
L/Q 7BS Dean Me Worry?
42-94818
E/B 7BS Boshears Captain John Silver
42-52759
E/F 7BS Hollowell Lucille
42-94890
L/J 18BS Coupland Chesty (Airborne spare – returned early)
41-29555
D/I 4BS Armstrong Powerful Katrinka (Airborne spare – returned
early)
42-52738
L/O 7BS Holmes Wilson (Airborne spare – returned early)
42-94919
E/D Avriett (unused Ground spare - Lead)
42-94766
L/F Pavlicek Crow's Nest (unused ground spare)
42-94771
L/H (unused ground spare)
41-28880
L/E Winnie the Pooh (unused ground spare)
42-52770
D/N (unused ground spare)
42-94904
B/P Belle of the Brawl (scheduled for Brown, but replaced)
May
29, 1944
Mission
#6
Politz
Command
Pilot: FANDEL. 36 aircraft were dispatched with 90 tons of bombs, all dropped
on the synthetic oil plant. Three planes lost to flak, one of which made it to
Sweden and was interned. 19 planes receive major flak damage; four planes
receive minor flak damage. Three crewmen in returning planes were wounded.
(Roger Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Diary on page 253 lists 8 bombers
landing in Sweden including one from the 34BG.) Wounded included Lester E.
Brookshire.
Planes
and crews:
42-94930
E/S 391BS Baker (Lead of Lead Squadron)
42-94845
E/A 7BS Terry Miz-Pah (Deputy Lead of Lead Squadron)
42-52696
E/N 7BS Swenson Cookie’s Wailing Wall
41-29559
E/P 7BS Alexander Belchin’ Bessie
41-29598
E/C 7BS Hollowell Chesty (took off late and became Airborne
spare)
41-28865
E/R 7BS McDermott LONI
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
42-94908
E/E 7BS Holmes Tiger Rag
42-52759
E/F 7BS Tuttle Lucille
42-94818
E/B 7BS Dean Captain John Silver
42-94824
E/Q 7BS Avriett Umbriago
42-94869
D/J 7BS Brown Male Call
42-94919
E/D 7BS Bush (Lead of High Squadron)
42-94849
L/D 391BS Bower Maid of Fury (Deputy Lead of High
Squadron)
42-94890
L/J 391BS Cliff Chesty One
crewmember wounded. Plane Category “E”
42-94771
L/N 391BS Erwin One
crewmember wounded.
42-94861
L/B 391BS Isley
MIA (see below)
41-29567
D/B 391BS Culver Bambi One
crewmember wounded.
42-94770
L/I 391BS Smith, O. E. Salutation Rose MIA (see below)
41-29518
L/H 391BS Meyer Picadilly Lucy
42-52738
L/O 391BS Eastman Wilson
42-94766
L/F 391BS Daniels Crow's Nest
42-94796
L/Q 391BS Adams Me Worry? MIA (see below)
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
42-94757
B/M 18BS Lindstrom The Dugan Wagon (Lead of Low Squadron)
41-29542
B/H 18BS Laskin Rough House Kate (Deputy Lead of Low
Squadron)
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
42-94787
D/C 18BS Parrish Set 'em Up
42-94768
B/N 18BS Blackburn Betty Jayne
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner Collapsible Susie
42-94904
B/P 18BS Hansen Belle of the Brawl
42-94782
B/G 18BS Gipson Off Limits
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
42-52496
B/L 18BS Dees
41-29464
B/Q 18BS Brain The Un-Limited
42-94794
B/I 18BS Kiley Bachelor's Baby
42-94748
L/A 18BS Harris Undecided (Airborne spare)
41-29605
E/K 7BS Hayes unknown name (Airborne spare)
41-28851
E/M 391BS Stewart The Near sighted Robin (Airborne spare. Flew with 7BS replacing
Hollowell.)
42-94911
D/Q Harre Sweet Souix (unused ground spare)
41-28880
L/E Winnie the Pooh (scheduled for Culver, but replaced)
B-24H
42-94861 L/B The Duchess Missing in Action believed
near Tutow Crashed on Island Hallig Hooge? With 391BS. Pilot: Isley. Missing
Air Crew Report # 5351. 9 Prisoner of War.
POW
ISLEY RAYMOND A
(P)
1 LT
391
O-667717
SAN ANTONIO TX
POW
WEILER EDWIN R
(CP)
2 LT 391
O-570702
BAYSIDE NY
POW
DELDUCA MICHAEL A
(N)
F/O
391 T-61360
WEST NEWTON PA
POW
JANSEN ALFRED M
(NT)
SGT
391 16141296
CHICAGO IL
POW
CRAFT CARL E
(TT)
S/SGT
391
14084894
BLAKELY GA
POW
MAY GERAL A (RO)
S/SGT
391 36445824
STONINGTON IL
POW
D’AMARIO PAUL F
(BT)
SGT
391
32515068
PORT CHESTER NY
POW
KORENEK ROBERT
(WG)
SGT
391
18155580
ROWENA TX
POW
SABO LOUIS
(TG)
SGT
391
36178454
DETROIT MI
B-24H
42-94770 L/I Salutation Rose Missing in Action believed
near Tutow. Crashed at Altenhof, Germany. With 391BS. Pilot: Smith. Missing Air
Crew Report # 5349. 1 Killed in Action, 9 Prisoner of War.
POW
SMITH OREN E
(P)
LT
391
O-747340
CUTLER IL
POW
GRAY WARREN E
(CP)
1 LT 391
O-725287
HOLLYWOOD CA
POW
BUTLER DONALD D
(N)
2 LT
391
O-697819
BRYON OH
KIA
NELSON RICHARD E
(B)
2 LT
391
O-697777
SNOW HILL MD
POW
CARTE CLYDE R
(NT)
SGT
391
32853022
PERU NY
POW
GOODE ALBERT E (TT)
S/SGT
391
39120580
SAN FRANCISCO CA
POW
BENSON CHARLES
(RO)
SGT
391
34664298
WILMINGTON NC
POW
MARTIN JAMES J
(BT)
SGT
391
11082311
NEWTON MA
POW
HORVATH STEVE J
(WG)
SGT
391
33278844
IMPERIAL PA
POW
APPLEGATE CARLTON F
(TG)
SGT
391 32750837
TOUS RIVER NJ
B-24H
42-94796 L/Q Me Worry? Interned in Sweden. With
391BS Pilot: Adams. Missing Air
Crew
Report # 5350. 9 Interned.
INT
ADAMS JAMES F
(P)
2 LT
391 O-809406
INT
BARNES RICHARD E
(CP)
2 LT
391 O-813882
INT
MUROV ISAAC I
(N)
2 LT
391 O-700147
INT
OLIVER JOHN F
(NT)
SGT
391 32851635
INT
DAVENPORT HANLEY L
(E/TT)
T/SGT
391 34381612
INT
HALZECK NICHOLAS
(RO)
T/SGT
391 31313765
INT
MACKEY WALLACE
(BT)
SGT
391 6680904
INT
HYMDS FRANK P
(WG)
SGT
391 38086940
INT
LAMB OLIVER R
(TG)
SGT
391 32013560
May
30,
1944
Mission
#7
Diepholz
Command
Pilot: BOYD. 24 aircraft dispatched with 72 tons of bombs for this Luftwaffe
airfield. 23 planes dropped 68 tons of bombs. One plane had mechanical failure
and aborted. One plane was lost Missing in Action due to flak with 9 crewmen
also listed Missing in Action. 4 bombers received battle damage. Score:
fair to good.
Planes
and crew:
41-28851
E/M 18BS Dees The Near Sighted Robin (Airborne spare –
returned early)
42-94908
E/E 391BS Foster Tiger Rag (Airborne spare – took Armstrong’s
place) (listed as 9505 but probably flew 4908, which is listed on the formation
chart.)
42-94879
B/D 18BS Gardner Collapsible Susie
42-94889
B/O 18BS Salveson Patches
42-94782
B/G 18BS Harris Off Limits
41-28840
B/R 18BS Hansen Smoky MIA (see below)
41-29598
E/C 18BS Brain Chesty
42-94768
B/N 18BS Blackburn Betty Jayne
42-94904
B/P 18BS Paulnock Belle of the Brawl
42-94815
B/B 18BS Coupland Frivolous Sal
41-28878
B/J 18BS Parrish The Heavenly Body
42-94919
E/R 18BS Ralls
42-94757
B/M 18BS Laskin The Dugan Wagon
42-94762 B/K 18BS Harre The
Uninvited
41-29522
D/F 4BS Dreher (Airborne spare – returned early)
42-94755
D/D 4BS Timblin Weary Willie
42-94869
D/J 4BS Halbert Male Call
42-94893
D/E 4BS Simpson Hell's Belle
42-94811
D/K 4BS Thrun Tommy Thumper II
42-94824
E/Q 4BS Runyan Umbriago
42-52770
D/N 4BS Johanson The Ruptured Duck
42-94745
D/G 4BS Notman The Bold Sea Rover
41-29566
D/O 4BS Mackey War Eagle
42-52707
D/P 4BS Lewis Open Season (shown on one chart as 9555 but Armstrong
aborted in that plane.)
42-94775
D/V 4BS Cook unknown name
42-94787
D/C 4BS Pavlicek Set 'em Up
41-29555
D/I 4BS Armstrong Powerful Katrinka (Aborted – place taken by
Foster)
42-94748
L/P Hanson Undecided (unused ground spare – lead)
41-28880
L/E Kiley Winnie the Pooh (unused ground spare on stand by)
42-94780
L/M Wright Smitty (unused ground spare on stand by)
41-29518
L/H Picadilly Lucy (unused ground spare)
B-24H
41-28840 B/R Smoky Missing in Action believed near
Rotterdam. Crashed at Rheine. With 18BS. Pilot: Hansen Missing Air Crew Report
# 5238. 8 Prisoner of War, 1 Evaded. Crew Chief: Frank Bristo. (The name had
not been painted on the plane as yet.)
POW
HANSEN, ARTHUR M
(P)
2 LT
18
O-699979
BROOKLYN NY
POW
BOYLE GEORGE F
(CP)
2 LT
18
O-816779
FREEHOLD NJ
POW
KOCH STEPHEN
(B)
2 LT
18
O-694914
NEW YORK NY
POW
ELMO SALVATORE S
(TT)
S/SGT
18 31279796
NEW HAVEN CT
POW
SIMS PAUL N
(R)
S/SGT
18
15277744
VIENNA WV
EVD
ANTANOVICH ALEX
(BT)
SGT
18
33423824
COKESBURG PA
POW
THOMAS JAMES E
(WG)
SGT
18
19104980
TULARE CA
POW
SZARAS ADOLPH JR (TG)
SGT
18
12168814
BUFFALO NY
POW
LAYMAN WILLIAM E
(NG)
SGT
18 19103290
ELCENTRO CA
NOTES:
Layman was returned to Military Control April 16, 1945.
Antanovich
evaded capture, contacted the underground and was eventually escorted out
through Spain. He arrived months later back at Mendlesham to find all his
posessions gone. He was rotated back to the states. (see Sturdivan, p.15.)
May
31, 1944
Mission
#8
Recalled from Belgium
Command
Pilot: LeBAILLY. 24 aircraft were dispatched to a Belgian target with 75 tons
of bombs, but recalled due to 10/10-cloud cover. Only 3 tons of bombs were
dropped.
Planes
and crews
42-94883
L/K 391BS Blair The Hit Parade
42-94748
L/P 391BS Ray Undecided
42-94782
B/G 391BS Stewart Off Limits
42-94762
B/K 391BS Erwin The Uninvited
42-94780
L/M 391BS Becker Smitty
42-94889
B/O 391BS Cliff Patches (Aborted)
42-94794
B/I 391BS Daniels Bachelor's Baby
42-94757
B/M 391BS Eastman The Dugan Wagon
41-29518
L/H 391BS Meyer Picadilly Lucy (incorrectly listed as 4518)
42-52770
D/N 391BS Bower The Ruptured Duck (incorrectly listed as
370)
41-28880
L/E 391BS Culver Winnie the Pooh
42-94787
D/C 391BS Foster Set 'em Up
42-94919
E/R 7BS Terry
42-94799
E/F 7BS McAlister Paper Doll
41-29598
E/C 7BS Dean Chesty
41-28851
E/M 7BS Smith, J. C. The Near Sighted Robin
42-94755
D/D 7BS Boshears Weary Willie
42-52707
D/P 7BS Hollowell Open Season
41-29605
E/K 7BS Hayes unknown name
42-94908
E/E 7BS Alexander Tiger Rag
42-94893
D/E 7BS Avriett Hell's Belle
41-28877
E/I 7BS Gardner Sooner
42-52696
E/N 7BS Swenson Cookie’s Wailing Wall
41-29557
E/L 7BS Brown Shadrach (#2)
42-94811
D/K 7BS McDermott Tommy Thumper II (Airborne spare –
returned early)
41-29566
D/O 4BS Runyan War Eagle (Airborne spare - flew the
mission)
42-94869
D/J 4BS Pavlicek Male Call (Airborne spare – returned early)
42-94757
B/Q 391BS Hanson The Dugan Wagon (Ground spare – taken over by
the Eastman crew)
41-28878
B/J The Heavenly Body scheduled for Eastman but replaced
7BS
Tuttle (Ground spare crew – no plane assigned)
B-24H
42-94890 L/J Chesty salvaged with battle damage.