Tuttle crew
MISSION LIST
CREW #23; 7th Squadron Paper Doll
Mission #1 May 23, 1944 42-94818 E/B 7BS Tuttle Captain John Silver
Mission #2 May 24, 1944 42-52759 E/F 7BS Tuttle
Mission #4 May 27, 1944 41-28884 E/O 7BS Tuttle Shadrach (#1)
Mission #6 May 29, 1944 42-52759 E/F 7BS Tuttle Slight damage.
Mission #8 May 31, 1944 ???? ?/? 7BS Tuttle (Ground spare – did not take off)
Mission #11 June 6, 1944 44-40463 D/A 7BS Tuttle
Mission #12 June 6, 1944 44-40463 D/A 7BS Tuttle
Mission #14 June 11, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #15 June 12, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #16 June 14, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #17 June 17, 1944 42-94930 E/S 7BS Tuttle
Mission #18 June 20, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #19 June 20, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #20 June 22, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #21 June 23, 1944 42-94824 E/Q 7BS Tuttle Umbriago
Mission #23 June 24, 1944 42-94893 D/E 7BS Tuttle Hell’s Belle
Mission #25 June 25, 1944 42-94893 D/E 7BS Tuttle Hell’s Belle
Mission #28 June 29, 1944 41-29602 L/I 7BS Tuttle
Mission #30 July 6, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #32 July 8, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #33 July 9, 1944 42-94799 E/F Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #35 July 14, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #38 July 19, 1944 42-94869 D/J 7BS Tuttle
Mission #39 July 20, 1944 42-94799 E/F Tuttle The Paper Doll (Airborne spare)
Mission #40 July 21, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #44 July 27, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
CREW #33; 7th Squadron (as of July 28, 1944)
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 42-94824 E/R 7BS Tuttle Umbriago (jettisoned bombs, #3 out & #2 turbo out)
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #50 August 3, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #53 August 6, 1944 41-28851 E/M 7BS Tuttle The Near Sighted Robin
Mission #54 August 7, 1944 42-94879 E/X 18BS Tuttle Collapsible Susie
Mission #55 August 8, 1944 44-40476 E/Z 7BS Tuttle unknown name
Mission #56 August 10, 1944 42-94799 E/E 18BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Mission #58 August 13, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
CREW #23; 7th Squadron Paper Doll
TUTTLE DONALD E JR (P) (1024) (P) (1024) 2 LT 7 O-686475
STRONG EARL (CP) (1024) 2 LT 7 O-700566
GULLAGE FRANCIS (N) (1034) 2 LT 7 O-703737
ROGERS EVAN Y (B) (1035) 2 LT 7 O-697779
HENRY GLENN E (AEG) (748) SGT 7 36802491
CHATOIN LEONARD (ROG) (757) SGT 7 39407262
PELL CHARLES W (AG) (612) SGT 7 15338699
MARSHALL WILLIAM L (BG) (611) SGT 7 18090293
HAVRON WILLIAM R (BG) (748) SGT 7 36737361
Mission #1 May 23, 1944 42-94818 E/B 7BS Tuttle Captain John Silver
Took off at 0537 hours from Hardstand #6.
Flew position 4-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb bombs. Brought 11 bombs back to base. No report on the other bomb.
No damage reported.
Landed 1159 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Rogers (B)
Chation (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #2 May 24, 1944 42-52759 E/F 7BS Tuttle Lucille
Took off from Hardstand #2.
Was to fly position 2-3 in Lead Squadron but Aborted prior to target at 0815 hours at 22,400 feet due to failure of supercharger, could not keep pace.
Carried 12 500 lb GP bombs. Brought all bombs back to base.
No damage reported.
No Sortie.
Tuttle, D. E. (P)
Strong, E. (CP)
Rogers, E. (B)
Chation, L. (R)
Henry, G. E. (E)
Marshall, W. L. (NG)
Tauhill, L. J. (TG)
Pell, C. W. (BG)
Havron, W. R. (G)
May 24, 1944 Tuttle
Crew Status Report 1800 hours
Crew #23, 7th Squadron
Tuttle, D. E. (P) 2 Lt OK
Strong, E. (CP) 2 Lt OK
Gullace, F. (N) 2 Lt OK
Rogers, E. Y. (B) 2 Lt OK
Chation, L. (R) S/Sgt OK
Henry, G. E. (E) S/Sgt OK
Marshall, W. L. (NG) Sgt OK
Tauhill, L. J. (TG) Sgt OK
Pell, C. W. (BG) Sgt OK
Havron, W. R. (G) Sgt OK
Mission #4 May 27, 1944 41-28884 E/O 7BS Tuttle Shadrach (#1) (listed as 6884)
Took off at 0848 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb M47-A bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1405 hours from 18,300 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1537 hours.
Internal failure, #2 engine. Inspected and replacing engine.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chation (R)
Henry (E)
Marshall (NG)
Touhill (BG)
Pell (TG)
Havron (G)
Mission #6 May 29, 1944 42-52759 E/F 7BS Tuttle
Took off at 0736 hours from Hardstand #2.
Flew position 3-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 10 500 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1235 hours from 22,000 feet.
Slight damage reported.
Landed 1641 hours.
Slight flak damage: to #4 cowling, right flap, horizontal stabilizer, air duct #4 engine.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chation (R)
Henry (E)
Marshall (NG)
Touhill (BG)
Pell (TG)
Havron (G)
Mission #8 May 31, 1944 7BS Tuttle (no assigned aircraft)
Ground spare – did not take off.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Rogers (B)
Gullace (N) (flew this mission with crew #33, Alexander)
Chation (R)
Henry (E)
Tymczyszyn (G) (from crew #24)
Touhill (G)
Pell (G)
Havron (G)
Mission #9 June 4, 1944 41-28877 E/I Tuttle
Unused Ground Spare on Hardstand #5.
Mission #11 June 6, 1944 44-40463 D/A 7BS Tuttle
Took off at 0622 hours from Hardstand #9.
Flew position 3-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb bombs. Due to 10/10 clouds, brought all bombs back to base.
No damage reported.
Landed 1221 hours.
#1 Prop Governor inoperative; #2 Generator inoperative. Inspected and repaired.
Tuttle, D. E. (P)
Strong, E. (CP)
Rogers, E. V. (B)
Henry, G. E. (E)
Chatoian, L. (R)
Pell, E. W. (AG)
Marshall, W. L. (G)
Touhill, L. J. (G)
Mission #12 June 6, 1944 42-94904 B/P Belle of the Brawl (scheduled for Tuttle but replaced)
Mission #12 June 6, 1944 44-40463 D/A 7BS Tuttle
Took off at 1707 hours.
Flew position 2-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb bombs. Brought all bombs back to base.
Aborted due to weather. Could not find the formation.
No damage report.
Landed 2106 hours at A.B.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Henry (E)
Chateion (R)
Pell (G)
Havron (G)
Marshall (G)
Touhill (G)
Mission #14 June 11, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0443 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in High Squadron.
Carried 24 250 lb GP bombs. Brought back all bombs to base due to 10/10 cloud coverage of target.
No battle damage reported.
Landed 1044 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Rogers (B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (G)
Touhill (G)
Marshall (G)
Havron (G)
Mission #15 June 12, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0511 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 24 250 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0912 hours from 21,400 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1100 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Rogers (B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (G)
Touhill (G)
Marshall (G)
Havron (G)
Mission #16 June 14, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0332 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in High Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb bombs. Dropped 28 bombs on other target at 0759 hours from 20,000 feet. Jettisoned 24 bombs.
No battle damage reported.
Landed 0953 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Rogers (B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (G)
Touhill (G)
Marshall (G)
Harron (G)
Mission #17 June 17, 1944 42-94930 E/S 7BS Tuttle
Took off at 1645 hours.
Flew position 3-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 2023 hours from 18,000 feet.
No battle damage reported.
Landed 2258 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (G)
Touhill (G)
Marshall (G)
Havron (G)
Mission #18 June 20, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0505 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried a K-21 camera.
Carried 12 500 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0914 hours from 22,500 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1143 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (G)
Touhill (G)
Marshall (G)
Havron (G)
Mission #19 June 20, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 1741 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in Group A (7th).
Carried 52 100 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 2055 hours from 23,000 feet.
Slight battle damage reported.
Landed 2209 hours.
No Crew Loading List available.
Mission #20 June 22, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 1508 hours.
Flew as Airborne spare. Flew the mission in position 4-4 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1912 hours from 19,500 feet.
Minor damage reported.
Landed 2122 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Rogers (B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #21 June 23, 1944 42-94824 E/Q 7BS Tuttle Umbriago
Took off at 1604 hours.
Flew in Low Squadron (493BG supplied Lead and High Squadrons.)
Carried 52 100 lb Frag bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 2012 hours from 19,000 feet. Made three runs.
No damage reported.
Landed 2225 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Rogers (B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #23 June 24, 1944 42-94893 D/E 7BS Tuttle Hell’s Belle
Took off at 1632 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 24 250 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary. Results unobserved.
No damage reported.
Landed 2107 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #25 June 25, 1944 42-94893 D/E 7BS Tuttle Hell’s
Belle
Took off at 1534 hours.
Aborted due to #3 engine going out.
Landed 1616 hours.
Mission #25 June 25, 1944 44-40049 D/I 7BS Tuttle
Took off at 1645 hours in this second plane.
Flew position 2-2 in High Squadron.
Carried 6 1000 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1943 hours from 20,500 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 2241 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #28 June 29, 1944 41-29602 L/I 7BS Tuttle Loretta Ann
Took off at 0518 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in High Squadron.
Landed 1220 hours.
#1 Turbosupercharger slow. Inspected and repaired.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Rogers (B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #30 July 6, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0540 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in High Squadron.
Carried 20 250 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0911/15 hours from 24,200 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1023 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Rogers (B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #32 July 8, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0421 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 20 250 lb bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 0801 hours from 22,700 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 0903 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Zarfoss (CP) (soon to have his own crew)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
July 8, 1944 42-94799 E/F Tuttle The Paper Doll
No take off time
Landed 1943 hours.
Did Wright take off, land somewhere else and Tuttle fly the plane back to Mendlesham?
Mission #33 July 9, 1944 42-94799 E/F Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 1014 hours.
Flew position 3-3 in Lead Squadron, C Group.
Landed 1618 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Duncan (CP) (a write-in)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #35 July 14, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 1637 hours.
Flew position 4-2 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 20 250 lb GP bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 2018 hours from 20,600 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 2234 hours.
Tuttle (P)
McDannold (CP) (a write-in)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Hanken (G) (a write-in)
Irvin (G) (a write-in)
Mission #37 July 18, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0528 hours.
Flew position 3-2 in Lead Squadron.
Carried a K-24 camera.
Carried 52 100 lb Fragmentation bombs. Dropped on Primary at 0837 hours from 17,500 feet.
No battle damaged reported.
Landed 1031 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Elliott (TG) (a write-in)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #38 July 19, 1944 42-94869 D/J 7BS Tuttle
Took off at 0600 hours.
Flew position 3-2 in Low Squadron.
Carried 12 500 lb GP lb bombs. Dropped on the Secondary at 1000 hours from 22,000 feet.
Moderate flak damage.
Landed 1151 hours.
#1 turbo fluctuates at high altitude. Check #4 prop governor switch. Gas leak at 3-way heater valve. Inspected and repaired.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Havron (G)
Combs (G) (a write-in)
Markley (G) (a write-in)
Mission #39 July 20, 1944 42-94799 E/F Tuttle The Paper Doll (Airborne spare)
Did not take off.
Crew loading list not available.
Mission #40 July 21, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0621 hours.
Flew position 2-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 10 500 lb bombs. Dropped on Mannheim, 4929N-0824E, at 1004 hours from 25,000 feet.
Carried a K-22 camera.
Aborted due to weather. (apparently incorrect)
Landed 1213 hours
Tuttle (P)
Ragland (CP)
Gribbrock (N)
Goetschius (B)
Frederickson (R)
Drost (E)
Minnik (BG)
Fix (TG)
Flaharty (NG)
Lynch (G)
Mission #41 July 24, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0947 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in High Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb fragmentation bombs. Brought all bombs back to base due to 10/10 cloud over target area.
Landed 1516 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Parnell (G) (a write-in)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #42 July 25, 1944 42-94799 E/F 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0738 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in High Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb fragmentation bombs. Dropped on the Primary at 1037 hours from 12,500 feet.
No damage reported.
Landed 1247 hours.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Parnell (G) (a write-in)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
Mission #44 July 27, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Took off at 0531 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 6 1000 lb bombs. Dropped on Primary at 0828 hours from 22,000 feet.
Slight battle damage reported.
Landed 0948 hours.
#4 turbo inoperative. Inspected & repaired.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Pell (BG)
Touhill (TG)
Marshall (NG)
Havron (G)
CREW #33; 7th Squadron (as of July 28, 1944)
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
(B)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Marshall (NG)
Touhill (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Mission #45 July 28, 1944 42-94824 E/R 7BS Tuttle Umbriago
Took off at 0518 hours.
Flew position 1-3 in Low Squadron.
Carried 52 100 lb IB bombs. Jettisoned bombs at 5135N-0320E at 0830 hours from 18,000 feet, due to #3 out & #2 turbo out.
Jettisoned bombs due to engine trouble but did not leave formation.
No flak damage reported.
Landed 0908 hours.
Engine failed in flight. Inspected and being changed.
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Marshall (NG)
Touhill (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Mission #48 August 1, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
August 2, 1944 42-51209 E/Q Tuttle
Took off at 1533 hours on a local flight.
Landed 1911 hours.
Mission #50 August 3, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Nash (B) (a write-in)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Rosen (NG) (a write-in)
Touhill (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Mission #52 August 5, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Lambert (B) (a write-in)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Marshall (NG)
Touhill (TG)
Havron (G)
Mission #53 August 6, 1944 41-28851 E/M 7BS Tuttle The Near Sighted Robin Foret de St. Saens, Val des Jones, La Briqueterie
Flew position 2-1 in Lead Squadron.
Carried 20 250 lb general purpose bombs. All bombs brought back. The whole Group did not bomb. Target obscured by 10/10 undercast.
No damage to the plane or crew. Crew loading lists were not in the file but Tuttle’s regular crew is listed below.
Tuttle, Donald E., Jr. (P) 2 Lt. O-686475
Strong, Earl (CP) 2 Lt. O-700566
Gullage, Francis (N) 2 Lt. O-703737
Lambert (B)
Chatoin, Leonard (R) Sgt 39407262
Henry, Glenn E. (E) Sgt 36802491
Marshall, William L. (NG) Sgt 18090293
Touhill (TG)
Pell, Charles W. (BG) Sgt 15338699
Havron, William R. (G) Sgt 36737361
(ranks shown as of overseas deployment)
Mission #54 August 7, 1944 42-94879 E/X 18BS Tuttle Collapsible Susie
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Lambert (B) (a write-in)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Marshall (NG)
Touhill (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Mission #55 August 8, 1944 44-40476 E/Z 7BS Tuttle unknown name
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Lambert (B) (a write-in)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Touhill (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Mission #56 August 10, 1944 42-94799 E/E 18BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Lambert (B) (a write-in)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Touhill (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Mission #57 August 11, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Crook (B) (a write-in) Capt.
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Marshall (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)
Mission #58 August 13, 1944 42-94799 E/E 7BS Tuttle The Paper Doll
Tuttle (P)
Strong (CP)
Gullace (N)
Rogers (B) (from crew #31)
Chatoin (R)
Henry (E)
Touhill (TG)
Pell (BG)
Havron (G)