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INDEX BY SQUADRON NUMBERS AND COMMANDERS
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Z SQUARE 21 PIERCE
Z SQUARE 22 HURLBUTT,
JACKSON, COFFMAN
Z SQUARE 23 HAYS,
LIMP, HANFT, ROTHROCK
Z SQUARE 24 TACKETT,
CARRICO, SAWYER, ALDERMAN
Z SQUARE 25 VAN
TRIGHT, SAWYER
Z SQUARE 26 GRISE,
SEALY, WOOD
Z SQUARE 27 CORDRAY,
SASSER
Z SQUARE 28 GERWICK,
HAAS, QUEEN
Z SQUARE 29 SHOREY
Z SQUARE 30 REEVES,
HUGHES, MOLDRIDGE
Z SQUARE 31 PORTER,
ROUSE, HODGES, SEWELL
Z SQUARE 32 PARSONS
Z SQUARE 33 LAMARCHE
Z SQUARE 34 FARRELL
Z SQUARE 35 HURLBUTT,
SAVAGE, GRAY, ROBINSON, BRUNS
Z SQUARE 36 ARBON
Z SQUARE 37 SCHMITZ
Z SQUARE 38
Z SQUARE 39 GILLERT
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INDEX--SQDR. NO.--SER.NO.-------NAME ARRIVAL STATUS
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Z SQUARE 21
42-24652 "DEVIL'S
DELIGHT" ORIGINAL
42-61658 "BARBAR
ANN"
REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 22
42-24766
ORIGINAL
42-83875
REPLACEMENT
44-61684
"SILVER STREAK" REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 23
42-24664 "RAMBLIN
ROSCO" ORIGINAL
42-94049 "RAMBLIN ROSCO
II" REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 24
42-24676 "PRIDE OF THE
YANKEES" ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 25
42-24686 "AMERICAN
BEAUTY" ORIGINAL
42-24743 "WABASH CANNON
BALL" REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 26
42-24687 "TOKYO
LOCAL"
ORIGINAL
42-24770
REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 27
42-24668 " THE
CANNUCK"
ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 28
42-63436 "OLD
IRONSIDES"
ORIGINAL
44-70136 "BUDKIN
BRONCO" REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 29
42-65221 "GRAVEL
GERTIE" ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 30
42-63487 "CONSTANT
NYMPH" ORIGINAL
44-69742
REPLACEMENT
44-61693
REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 31
42-24785
ORIGINAL
42-63494 REPLACEMENT
44-69751
REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 32
42-63497 "FEVER FROM
THE SOUTH" ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 33
42-42700 "SLICK
DICK"
ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 34
42-93889 "FRISCO
NANNY" ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 35
42-63429 "PACIFIC
QUEEN" ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 36
42-69657 "LIL
ABNER" ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 37
42-24680 "BELLE
RUTH"
ORIGINAL
Z SQUARE 38
42-24813
ORIGINAL
44-61789
REPLACEMENT
Z SQUARE 39
44-61530
ORIGINAL
44-70144
REPLACEMENT
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CREW NUMBER 223
CREW MISSIONS 35
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 47
PILOT AC CAPT. STANLEY
W. PIERCE
COPILOT 1/T.
WILLAIM W. DOUDS
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. JOSEPH E. O'GRADY
NAVIGATOR 1/LT.
WILLIAM R. GOLDSTIEN
FLT. ENG. 1/LT.
KENNETH N. ROBERTSON
RADIO
S/SGT. HAROLD J. COLEMAN
RING GUN. S/SGT.
JOSEPH L. SEARS
R. GUN.
CPL. EARL L. GLASSMAN
L. GUN.
S/SGT. OTIS P. SWEARENGEN
RADAR S/SGT.
DONALD G. HEWITT
TAIL GUN. CPL.
DONALD H. ZIMMERMAN
GROUND CREW:
S/SGT. OLEN F. (SHORTY) UNDERWOOD (CREW CHIEF),
S/SGT. RALPH R. JOHNSON, S/SGT.EMIL MICHALIS, SGT. WILLIAM
HONSE,
SGT. STEWART SHAFFER, CPL. JAMES QUEEN AND CPL. EDWARD KANE
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
JUDGED UNFIT FOR COMBAT AND ENDED IT'S FLYING CAREER
AT AMARILLA, TEXAS MAINTENANCE TRAINING SCHOOL.
1/LT. EDWARD H. STOEHR (KIA) WAS REPLACED BY LT. GOLDSTEIN
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Z SQUARE 21 "BARBARA
ANN"
SER. #44-61685
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 13
PILOT AC
COPILOT
BOMBARDIER
NAVIGATOR
FLT. ENG.
RADIO
RING GUN.
R. GUN.
L. GUN.
RADAR
TAIL GUN.
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
OLEN F. UNDERWOOD (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. RALPH R.
JOHNSON, S/SGT. EMIL MICHALIS, SGT. WILLIAM HONSE, SGT.
STEWART SCHAFFER,
CPL. JAMES QUEEN AND CPL. EDWARD KANE
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
SURVIVED THE WAR. WAS PUT IN STORAGE AT
DAVIS-MONTHAN
IN OCTOBER OF 1945 NO FURTHER RECORDS UNTIL SHE WAS SALVAGED
THERE IN
MAY OF 1954.
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Z SQUARE 22
"GEORGIA ANN" SER.
#42-24766
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CREW NUMBER 201
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 7
PILOT AC MAJOR BARNEY E.
HURLBUTT KIA
COPILOT 2/LT. FELIX O.
OMILIAN KIA
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. KENNETH F. FINE
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. GLENDON M. AITKIN KIA
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. GLEN O.
TRUSEDELL KIA
RADIO SGT. JOSEPH
P. NIGHAN KIA
RING GUN.
R. GUN SGT. EDWIN
D. LEVIN
L. GUN. SGT. CARL
HUNT KIA
RADAR SGT. PAUL E.
DRYER KIA
TAIL GUN. SGT. HAROLD T. HEDGES POW
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
ERNEST A. NISTEL (CREW CHIEF)
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
ARRIVED ON SAIPN COMMANDED BY LT. JOE AMOS AND FLEW
7 MISSIONS BEFORE BEING RAMMED OVER NAGOYA AND JAN. 3, 1945
MISSION
AND LOST WITH MAJ. BARNEY HURLBUTT CREW. 2/LT. KENNETH F. FINE AND SGT. EDWIN
LEVIN WERE NOT ON THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT OF THE JAP. FIGHTER THAT RAMMED
HER BAILED OUT AND SURVIVED.
THIS AIRCRAFT IS ALSO SHOWN AS DITCHED BY LT. AMOS CREW ON
THE SAME
MISSION. AGEE IS SURE
THE AMOS CREW WAS IN THE 883RD. SQ. BUT NOT
SURE OF SQ. PLANE NO. OR AIRCRAFT SER. NO. THEY WERE LOST
IN.
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#42-93875
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38
PILOT AC MAJ. DONALD G. JACKSON
COPILOT 2/LT. WILLIAM
C. WRIGHT
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. LARRY P.
HERGENREDER
NAVIAGATOR 2/LT. GERALD A. HORWATH
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. LEMUEL VON
LEER, JR.
RADIO S SGT.
JAMES A. TELLSON
RING GUN. SGT. EMMET P.
McMILLIAN
R. GUN. S/SGT.
MARION M. SHEW
L. GUN. CPL. CLIFFORD E. RAYMORE
RADAR T/SGT.
STANLEY B. BARA
TAIL GUN. CPL. CARTER H.
ALFORD
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
ERNEST A. NISTAL (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. ROBERT J.
CUNNINGHAM, SGT. ARTHUR L. HANDCOX AND CPL. OTTO J.
BUCZKOWSKI
NOTES: REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38
PILOT AC 1/LT. JOHN T.
COFFMAN
COPILOT 2/LT. MARSHALL
E. SIMCOX
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. JERROLD J. SMITH
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. THOMAS D.
WEIR, JR.
FLT. ENG. SGT. JOHN W.
WOOD
RADIO
CPL. HARRY A.
ANBENDER
RING GUN. CPL. WILLIAM F.
O'BRIEN
R. GUN. SGT. WILLIS
R. HASS
L. GUN. CPL. WILLAIM
J. MOFFIT
RADAR 2/LT.
SEYMORE N. ZLOTNIK
TAIL GUN. RICHARD S.
FITCHETTE
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
ERNESR A. NISTAL (CREW CHIEF), SGT. ROBERT J.
CUNNINGHAM, SGT. ARTHUR L. HANDCOX AMD CPL. OTTO J.
BUCZKOWSKI
NOTES:
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Z SQUARE 22
"SILVER THUNDER" SER.
#44-61684
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CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 13
PILOT AC
COPILOT
BOMBARDIER
NAVIGATOR
FLT. ENG.
RADIO
RING GUN.
R. GUN.
L. GUN.
RADAR
TAIL GUN.
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
ERNEST A. NISTAL (CREW CHIEF), S/GT. ROBERT J.
CUNNINHAM, SGT. ARTHUR L. HANDCOX AND CPL. OTTO J.
BUCZKOWSKI
NOTES:
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"RAMBLIN ROSCO" SER.
#42-24664
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CREW NUMBER 205
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 26
PILOT AC 1/LT. HALE W.
HAYS
COPILOT 2/LT. EDGAR L.
BETTS
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. WILBUR S. WEKSLER
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. HAROLD E.
TOWNER
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. WILLIAM B.
BLOOMBLOWER
RADIO SGT. HENRY
P. KOERT
RING GUN. CPL. BENJAMIN COHEN
R. GUN. CPL. KIOLEN
CRIDER
L. GUN. SGT. ROBERT L.
MOISTNER
RADAR S/SGT.
STANLEY A BURULIAC
TAIL GUN. SGT. KIOLEN CRIDER
-------??
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
JOHN P. KIANKA (CREW CHIEF), SGT. CLEMMIE PORTER,
S/SGT. MOORE, SGT. PARTHON AND SGT. CORNELIUS
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
ARRIVED IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944 WITH COL. JOSEPH
(TOBY) BRANNOCK, 882ND. SQUADRON COMMANDER. HE WAS A WELL LIKED
OFFICER, WHO FLEW MORE THAN HIS SHARE OF MISSIONS. THIS AIRCRAFT
FLEW 26 MISSIONS BEFORE CRASH LANDING ON IWO JIMA AFTER A
MISSION
TO TOKYO
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#42-24664
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC MAJ. JOHN MILO
LIMPP (*)
COPILOT 1/LT. JOHN H.
RIECHBACH
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. DAVID GREEN
NAVIGATOR LT. CLINTON C.
CANTOR
FLT. ENG. S/SGT. RALPH S.
BREEDON
RADIO CPL. ELMO
NEAL
RING GUN. CPL. HARRY V.
LOFBALD
R. GUN. CPL. ARTHUR J.
HENRY
L. GUN. CPL. WARREN D.
CRISMAN
RADAR S/SGT. JOHN
A. LAMBETH, JR.
TAIL GUN. SGT. GEORGE J.
MICKEY
GRPUND CREW M/SGT.
JOHN P. KIANKA (CREW CHIEF), SGT. CLEMMIE PORTER,
S/ SGT. MOORE, SGT. PARTHON AND SGT. CORNELIUS
NOTES: THIS CREW WAS
FLYING "RAMBLIN ROSCO" WHEN IT CRASHED ON IWO JIMA
AFTER A MISSION TO TOKYO ON APRIL 15, 1945. THEY CAME IN ON TWO ENGINES,
WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, AND ENDED UP ON A PILE OF DIRT. NO ONE WAS KILLED
OR INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WRITTEN OFF.
THE CREW WAS FLOWN BACK TO SAIPAN AND TO HONOLULU ON R AND
R. UPON
ARRIVAL AT HONOLULU, THE COMMANDER WAS TAKEN ILL AND PUT IN
THE HOSPITAL.
HE DIED THAT NIGHT OF SCHLEROSIS OF THE LIVER. THE CREW FINISHED THE
WAR ON DIFFERENT CREWS.
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Z SQUARE 23
"RAMBLIN ROSCO II" SER.
#42-94049
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38
PILOT AC 1/LT. JAMES F.
HANFT
COPILOT 2/LT. THEODORE
R. BIVINS
BOMBARDIER JOHN J. SPENCER
NAVIGATOR LT. KENNETH F. FINE
FLT. ENG. SGT. JOHN W.
SHADE
RADIO CPL. HARRY H. ANBENDER
RING GUN. SGT. HENRY A.
VALLAR
R. GUN. S/SGT. EDWIN
D. LEVIN
L. GUN. S/SGT.
CARROLL M. HAYGOOD
RADAR S/SGT.
MORTON GOLD
TAIL GUN. T/SGT. WALTER K.
KINNERMAN
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
JOHN P. KIANKA (CREW CHIEF), SGT. CLEMMIE PORTER,
S/SGT. MOORE, SGT. PARTHON AND SGT. CORNELIUS
NOTES:
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Z SQUARE 23
"RAMBLIN ROSCO II" SER.
#42-94049
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW
CREW MISSIONS 10
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38
PILOT AC CAPT. ROBERT P.
ROTHROCK
COPILOT LT. BASIL K.
WILLIAMSON
BOMBARDIER LT. ELMER H. WILLIAMS
NAVIGATOER LT. HAROLD M. PRICE
FLT. ENG. S/SGT. ROBERT E.
WILLS
RADIO S/SGT.
JOSEPH R. McCLINTOCK
RING GUN. S/SGT. FLOYD F.
KEELER
R. GUN. CPL. BERNARD
J. BLOCK
L. GUN. S/SGT.
THADDEUS J. KOLOSKI
RADAR LT. JOSEPH R.
DUANE
TAIL GUN. CPL. CHARLES A.
BROUGHTON
GROUND CREW: M/SGT.
JOHN P. KIANKA (CREW CHIEF), SGT. CLEMMIE PORTER
(TURBO), SGT. MOORE,
SGT. PARTHON AND SGT. CORNELIUS
NOTES: CREW FLEW 10
COMBAT MISSIONS, 1 TO TRUK AND 9 TO JAPAN.
THEY
WERE PICKED FOR LEAD CREW SCHOOL. THE TRAINING TOOK 30 DAYS, THE WAR
ENDED, THEY WERE DISCHARGED AND SENT HOME.
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Z SQUARE 24
"PRIDE OF THE YANKEES" SER. #42-24676
CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 60
PILOT AC 1/LT. FRANK A.
CARRICO
COPILOT 1/LT. MORRIS
M. ROBINSON (ROBY)
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. ROSENDO HERNANDEZ
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. URBAN J.
BONNEAU
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. ROBERT E.
WOODWARD
RADIO ALBERT J.
BOSCHLER
RING GUN. HAMILTON STEEL
R. GUN. T/SGT.
ROBERT E. ATWELL
L. GUN. HAROLD A.
STEELE
RADAR S/SGT. JOHN
J. CHESTER
TAIL GUN. EDWIN DAVIDSON
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
ARTHUR E. JOHNSON (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. MALCOLM FOSTER,
SGT. DONALD HAGEN AND SGT. ERNEST PASLAY
NOTES: THIS CREW
BROUGHT THE "PRIDE" HOME FROM JAP[AN ON TWO ENGINES ON
ONE SIDE THE FIRST TIME.
THEY FLEW 5 MISSIONS IN Z-24, AFTER WHICH THEY
WERE ASSIGNED TO Z-37 (BELLE RUTH). LT. ROBINSON BECAME THE AIRCRAFT
COMMANDER. THEY,
LATER, LOST TWO ENGINES ON ONE SIDE AND
WERE FIRST IN
THE 73RD WING TO RETURN WITH TWO ENGINES OUT ON ONE SIDE.
THIUS AIRCRAFT ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944
UNDER THE
COMMAND OF CAPT. CECIL E. TACKETT. AIRCRAFT AND CREW SURVIVED THE WAR.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE HAD 17 ENGINES REPLACED
IN HER 60
MISSIONS.
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Z SQUARE 24 "PRIDE OF
THE YANKEES"
SER. #42-24676 BW
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 60
PILOT AC CAPT. CECIL E.
TACKETT
COPILOT 2/LT.THEODORE R. BIVINS
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. JAMES B. STAFFORD
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ROBERT E.
ROCKNEY
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. WARREN E.
SCHREINER
RADIO SGT. ROBERT
B. WALLACE
RING GUN. S/SGT. DONALD H.
SWEARINGER
R. GUN. SGT. JAY
COLLINS
L. GUN. SGT. EUGENE
D. KIDAICK
RADAR SGT. WALTER
BORTNICK
TAIL GUN. ALBERT M.
PASTERNACK
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
ARTHUR E. JOHNSON (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. MALCOLM FOSTER,
SGT. DONALD HAGEN, SGT. ERNEST PASLEY AND SGT. DONALD
BAUMGARDNER
NOTES:AFTER TWO OR THREE MISSIONS LT. BIVINS WAS ASSIGNED TO
ANOTHER CREW
AND NO ONE WAS ASSIGNED TO HIS PLACE AND THEY HAD A
DIFFERENT COPILOT ON
EVERY MISSION (SOMEONE NEEDING FLIGHT TIME).
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BEAUTY"
SER. #42-24686
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CREW NUMBER 206
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 10
PILOT AC MAJ. JOHN R.
VAN TRIGT
COPILOT 2/LT. HUBERT A
BINGHAM, JR.
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. WILLIAM B. MAYES
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. JEROME V.
SILVER
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. WILLIAM L.
RYALLS (KIA)
RADIO S/SGT.
VICTOR W. THOMPSON
RING GUN. SGT. THOMAS E.
McEVOY (KIA)
R. GUN. CPL.
FRAZNCIS H. KINDSETH
L. GUN. CPL. PETER
A. SANCHES
RADAR SGT. RAYMOND
D. DUGAN
TAIL GUN.
CPL. DICK WOOLF
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
CHARLES FAUST (CREW CHIEF)
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
ARRIVED ON SAIPAN UNDER COMMAND OF MAJ. JOHN R. VAN TRIGT.
ON 12/29/44 THIS CREW ALONG WITH SENIOR PILOT JOHN E.
DOUGHERTY DITCHED
HER NEAR ALAMAGAN ISLAND AFTER A WEATHER MISSION TO
TOKYO. THE CREW ALL
SURVIVED. THE
AIRCRAFT WAS CREDITED WITH 10 MISSIONS.
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Z SQUARE 25 "WABASH
CANNON BALL" SER. #42-24743
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 22
PILOT AC 1/LT. JOHN E.
ALDERMAN
COPILOT 2/LT. MURRY J.
ATHEARN
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. HOWARD W. BRYANT
NAVIGATOR F/O. ROBERT L.
GOSSARD
FLT. ENG. S/SGT. ROY M. BAUMANN
RADIO SGT. HARRY
(LEON) HAYS
RING GUN. SGT. SAMUEL C.
BONNETTE
R. GUN. SGT.
PASQUALE (PAT) LORIA
L. GUN. LEROY W.
CLER
RADAR CLIFF LARSON
TAIL GUN. CPL. JOHN A.
SCHOTANUS
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
MILTONF. HULL (CREW CHIEF)
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
CREDITED WITH 8 MISSIONS AS Z-56------------.
RECORDS
ALSO INDICATE 10 MISSIONS WITH THE 882ND SQUADRON BUT A
PICTURE TAKEN
IN AUGUST OF 1945 SHOWS HER WITH 40 MISSIONS AND 7 JAP
FIGHTERS TO
HER CREDIT.
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"TOKYO LOCAL" SER.
#42-24687
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CREW NUMBER
207
CREW MISSIONS 5
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 5
PILOT AC CAPT. CHARLES
G. GRISE (KIA)
COPILOT 1/LT. EDWIN B.
SCHMITZ (KIA)
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. MORRIS D.
ROSENTHAL (KIA)
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ROBERT L.
RODGERS (KIA)
FLT. ENG 2/LT. ANTHONY
J. MUSIL (KIA)
RADIO CPL. JAMES
P. ALLISON (KIA)
RING GUN. CPL. JOSEPH A.
KEHREN (KIA)
R. GUN. CPL. BARRY
S. CAMPBELL (KIA)
L. GUN. S/SGT. JESSE
J. TRVINE (KIA)
RADAR SGT. RUSSEL
L. KAUFMAN
(KIA)
TAIL GUN CPL. HYRUM P.
PRINGLE
(KIA)
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
RAYMOND W. CARR (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOSEPH H. FILIATREAU
SGT. HRTH M. TOMPKINS, SGT. MAX EDWARDS, SGT. RICHARD H.
HEROLD AND
SGT. RUSS LIBENGOOD
NOTES: ORIGINAL
AIRCRAFT ARRIVED ON SAIPAN UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. CHARLES
G. GRISE IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944. AIRCRAFT AND CREW WERE LOST DEC. 13,
1944. AFTER BOMBING
NAGOYA THEY WERE OBSERVED GOING DOWN WITH ONE ENGINE
SMOKING AND ANOTHER WINDMILLING. THEY MADE IT OUT OFF THE COAST AND HAD TO
DITCH. ALL WERE LOST,.
2/LT. JAMES O. BURPO WAS A MEMBER OF THE ORIGINAL CREW BUT
WAS NOT ON THAT
MISSION.
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 27 COMBAT AND 3 POW'S
PILOT AC CAPT. RAYMOND
J. SEALY
COPILOT 1/LT. MILTON
G. ORENSTEIN
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. PAUL L. WHEELER
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. THOMAS E.
SANDERS
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. FRANK A.
CUBA, JR.
RADIO S/SGT.
ALOYSIUS S. ZMUDA
RING GUN. SGT. ROBERT W. SMITH
R. GUN. SGT. JOHN D.
POGGENSEE
L. GUN. S/SGT. DALE
W. WASHBURN
RADAR 1/LT.
WILLIAM B. MASON
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. LEONARD
J. RICCARDI
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
DONALD E. GATES (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. HURTH TOMPKINS,
S/SGT. RUSS LIBENGOOD AND CPL. CLEO J. BROADUS
NOTES: AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED ON SEALY'S FIRST MISSION
(TRAILING
EDGE OF WING TAKEN OFF TO MAIN SPAR).
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 27 COMBAT AND 3 POW'S
PILOT AC 1/LT. JOSEPH T.
WOOD
COPILOT F/O. FRED J.
DUFECK
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. WILLIAM L.
MARIETTA
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. WAYLAND H.
LANNING
FLT. ENG. T/SGT. HARVARD
D. KAUFMAN
RADIO SGT. JOHN
J. BUDEK
RING GUN. SGT. RICHARD C.
BERGAN
R. GUN.
L. GUN. SGT. VINCENT
J. DONATO
RADAR SGT. BRUCE
STERING
TAIL GUN. CPL. FRANK H.
OTTO
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
DONALD E. GATES 9CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. HURTH M.
TOMPKINS, S/SGT. RUSS LIBENGOOD AND CPL. CLEO BROADUS
NOTES:
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Z SQUARE 27 "THE
CANNUCK"
SER. #42-24668
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CREW NUMBER 210
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 56
PILOT AC CAPT. ROBERT M.
CORDRAY
COPILOT LT. MILTON G.
ORENSTEIN
BOMBARDIER LT. LYNN (DOC) CROW (KIA)
NAVIGATOR LT. EDWIN P.
O'HARA
(KIA)
FLT. ENG. LT. ROBERT W.
CAMPBELL
RADIO T/SGT. LLOYD W. FRANKLIN (KIA)
RING GUN. SGT. THOMAS J.
MOORE
(KIA)
R. GUN. T/SGT. JOHN A.
CIARDI
L. GUN. CPL. RICHARD
C. JOHNSON
(KIA)
RADAR SGT. ALTON
E. BLAKELY
(KIA)
TAIL GUN. SGT. CLYDE B.
SALAZ (KIA)
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
SYDNEY F. SMITH (CREW CHIEF), SGT. HOWARD C. ALLENDER,
CPL. CHARLES R. FOLEY AND CPL. DONALD P. RICHARDSON
NOTES: ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT ARRIVED ON SAIPAN UNDER COMMAND OF
CAPT. ROBERT M. CORDRAY IN MID-NOVEMBER 1944 AND CREDITED WITH 56 MISSIONS.
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Z SQUARE 28
HE CANNUCK" SER.
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CREW NUMBER 42
CREW MISSIONS 33
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 56
PILOT AC
1/LT. WILLIE O. SASSER
COPILOT 2/LT. WILLIAM C. LANSHAW
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. CHARLES S. SUTTLES
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. JAMES P.
KEANE
FLT. ENG.
T/SGT. JOHN YEVUTA
RADIO
SGT. RUDOLPH E. NELSON
RING GUN.
SGT. RODMAN W. SHUTT
R. GUN.
CPL. GEORGE C. WOOD
L. GUN.
CPL. FLAM MURRAY
RADAR
CPL. MICHAEL SHEOEL
TAIL GUN.
CPL. MARION F. COLE
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
RICHARD H. NEWTON(CREW CHIEF), SGT. CLAUD O. MILLER, SGT. ARCHIE WASNER, CPL. LEROY KELLER, AND CPL. HERBERT
GORDON.
.
NOTES: AIRCRAFT ARRIVED
ON SAIPAN UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT.
JAMES A. GERWICK IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944. SHE FLEW 42 MISSIONS BEFORE BEING SENT HOME
AS A WAR WEARY. (SHE WENT BY WAY OF GUAM
AND MAY HAVE BEEN LOST
WITH COL. BRANDON THERE.)
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Z SQUARE 28
"OLD IRON SIDES" SER.
#42-63436
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CREW NUMBER 208
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 42
PILOT AC CAPT. JAMES A.
GERWICK
COPILOT 2/LT. JACK A.
KUTCHERA (KI
A)
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. HOWARD E.
McBRIDE
(KIA)
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ALFERD W. OLSON
FLT. ENG.
2/LT. WILLIAM F.
KOTTKE
(KIA)
RADIO CPL. GLENN
E. DANIELSON (KIA)
RING GUN.
R. GUN. CPL. JAMES E.
BAILEY
(KIA)
L. GUN. CPL. JOSEPH
P. CONTE
(KIA)
RADAR SGT. MANUEL
L. BETTENCOURT
TAIL GUN. SGT. EUGENE B.
WOOD
(KIA)
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
RICHARD H. NEWWTON (CREW CHIEF), SGT. CLAUDE O.
MILLER, SGT. ARCHIE WASNER, CPL. LEROY E. KELLER AND CPL.
HERBERT GORDON
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
ARRIVED ON SAIPAN UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. JAMES A.
GERWICK IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944. SHE FLEW 42 MISSIONS BEFORE BEING
SENT HOME AS A WAR WEARY.
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Z SQUARE 28 "OLD
IRONSIDES" SER.
#42-63436
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CREW NUMBER 230 REPLACEMENT
CREW
CREW MISSIONS 11 ON THIS AIRCRAFT
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 42
PILOT AC 1/LT. RAYMOND
O. HAAS
COPILOT 2/LT. DONALD
M. WEBER
BOMBARTDIER 2/LT. FRANK W. SHARP
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ROBERT B.
WOOL
FLT. ENG. T/SGT. JOHN P.
GAFFORD
RADIO S/SGT.
JOHN C. HOOVER
RING GUN. S/SGT. WILLIAM
E. GREENE (CFC)
R. GUN. S/SGT.
HARRY E. RUCH
L. GUN. S/SGT.
ROBERT W. WILLSON
RADAR S/SGT. PAUL
W. GROVE
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. DICK
WOOLF
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
RICHARD H. NEWTON (CREW CHIEF), SGT. CLAUDE O. MILLER,
SGT. ARCHIE WASNER, CPL. LEROY E. KELLER AND CPL. HERBERT
GORDON
NOTES:
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Z SQUARE 28
"HOG WILD"
SER. ????????
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CREW NUMBER 343 REPLACEMENT
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC CAPT. CLIFFORD
J. JENNINGS
COPILOT 2/LT. WILLIAM
H. SMITH
BOMBARDIER F/O. LOUIE C. MOORE
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CARL J.
HARRISON
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. NORMAN F.
McFATE
RADIO SGT. CHARLES
E. KNELL
RING GUN. SGT. EARL R.
SCHLISSER
R. GUN. CPL. DICK
V. GORDON
L. GUN. SGT.
CHARLES F. ZIMMERMAN
RADAR SGT. JEROME
A. DASHNER
TAIL GUN. CPL. EDWARD T.
CONNELLY
GROUND CREW
NOTES: NOT SURE WHICH
;AIRCRAFT SER. NO. APPLIS TO THIS CREW.
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Z SQUARE 28 ??
"HOG WILD" SER.
#44-70136 BW
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NOTES: THIS REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT STARTED WITH ANOTHER NAME
BUT WAS RENAMED
"HOG WILD".
SHE FLEW 18 MISSIONS BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN BY THE RUSSIANS
ON A POW MISSION TO KOREA.
LT. JOSEPH W. McQUEEN WAS IN COMMAND.
MORE
PARTICULARS ARE IN THE SQUADRON BOOK.
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Z SQUARE 29 "GRAVEL
GERTIE"
SER. #42-65221 BW
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CREW NUMBER 240
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 50
PILOT AC 2/LT. WILLARD
F. SHOREY
COPILOT 2/LT. RICHARD
J. RISSER
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ALLEN S.
STONEHOUSE
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ROBERT D.
THERIAULT
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. RICHARD L.
SMITH
RADIO S/SGT.
LUTHER L. WAMMACK
RING GUN. CPL. DAVID E.
WILLIS
R. GUN. CPL. JAMES H.
EVERS
L. GUN. CPL.
CLEVELAND M. SIMMONS
RADAR S/SGT. PETER
L. KARAGANNIS
TAIL GUN. CPL. JAMES W.
WINSLOW
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
DOC B. DUNCAN (CREW CHIEF), SGT. GEORGE N. LABARGE
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
ARRIVED ON SAIPAN UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. JOSEPH N.
SAVAGE. CAPT. CORDRAY
BECAME HER COMMANDER AND NAMED HER AFTER
HIS
MOTHER. M/SGT. ERNEST
NISTAL WAS HER CREW CHIEF COMING FROM THE STATES
AND M/SGT. DUNCAN BECAME HER CREW CHIEF ON ARRIVAL. M/SGT. NISTAL
BECAME CREW CHIEF ON Z SQUARE 22. GRAVEL GERTIE
FLEW 50 MISSIONS BEFORE
COLLAPSING ON THE RUNWAY.
SHE WAS SURVEYED.
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Z SQUARE 30 "CONSTANT
NYMPH"
SER. #42-63487
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CREW NUMBER 229
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 10
PILOT AC 1/LT. JOHN B.
REEVES
COPILOT 2.LT. GEORGE
F. DAVIS
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. WARREN E. LONG
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CHARLES O.
McCALISTER
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. ROBERT E.
RAE
RADIO SGT. EMIL
N. MILLER, JR.
RING GUN. CPL. WILLIAM H.
SIMMERMON
R. GUN. CPL. WALLACE
I. STONE
L. GUN. SG T.
EUGENE W. HARRIS
RADAR SGT. ANTHONY
A. ADAMS
TAIL GUN. SGT. JACK T.
WALTON
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
MILTON F. HULL (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOHN F. CHILDS,
S/SGT. RICHARD G. WOOD AND CPL. LESLIE F. McCORD
NOTES: THIS CREW AND
AIRCRAFT ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN MID-DECEMBER OF 1944.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BATTLE DAMAGE ON HER NINTH MISSION
(KOBE). THE
PILOT COULD NOT LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND BEING OUT OF FUEL
THEY MADE
A WHEELS-UP LANDING,
THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED BUT DECLARED WAR WEARY
AND WAS THE FIRST 73RD B-29 DTO REACH THE STATES IN FULL
BATTLE DRESS.
SHE MADE A BOND DRIVE TOUR OF THE U S AND WAS ON DISPLAY AT
NORTON AIR FORCE BASE AFTER THE WAR.
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Z SQUARE 30
SER. #44-69742
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC 1/LT. LEONARD
I. HUGHES (KIA)
COPILOT 2/LT. WILLIAM
H. McCLURE (POW)
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. LYNN (DOC)
CROW (KIA)
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. EDWIN R.
O'HARA (KIA)
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. WILLIAM L.
RYALLS (KIA)
RADIO T/SGT.
LLOYD W. FRANKLIN (KIA)
RING GUN. PFC. GLOYD C.
WALLACE (KIA)
R. GUN. SGT. THOMAS
MOORE (KIA)
L. GUN. SGT.
RICHARD C. JOHNSON
(KIA)
RADAR SGT. ALTON
E. BLAKELY (KIA)
TAIL GUN. SGT. CLYDE B.
SALAZ (KIA)
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
MILLTON F. HULL (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOHN F. CHILDS,
S/SGT. RICHARD G. WOOD AND CPL. LESLIE F. McCORD
NOTES: THIS CREW WAS
LOST MAY 23, 1945, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 1/LT. WILLIAM H.
McCLURE, WHO SURVIVED AS A POW AND CHARLES W. CIVIELLO, WHO
HAD BEEN
REPLACED ON THIS FLIGHT.
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Z SQUARE 30 "STING SHIFT"
SER. #44-61699
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 6
PILOT AC CAPT. CURTIS J.
MOLDRIDGE
COPILOT 2/LT. GEORGE
F. DAVIS
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. WARREN E. LONG
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CHARLES O.
McALLISTER
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. ROBERT E.
RAE
RADIO S/SGT. EMIL
MILLER, JR.
RING GUN. SGT. WILLIAM M.
SIMMERMON
R. GUN. SGT. WALLACE
I. SLOAN
L. GUN. SGT. EUGENE
W. HARRIS
RADAR SGT. ANTHONY
A. ADAMS
TAIL GUN. SGT. JACK E.
WALTON
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
DONALD E. GATES (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOHN J. CHILDS,
S/SGT. ROBERT WOOD AND CPL. LESLIE F. McCORD
NOTES: REPLACEMENT
AIRCRAFT.
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Z SQUARE 30
"CONSTANT NYMPH" SER.
#42-63487
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSI0NS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC 1/LT. GEORGE F. DAVIS
COPILOT 2/LT. WILLIAM
C. LANDSHAU
BOMBARDIER
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. LEONARD W.
PIPKIN
FLT. ENG.
RADIO
RING GUN.
R. GUN.
L. GUN.
RADAR
TAIL GUN.
GROUND CREW
NOTES: 1/LT. GEORGE
DAVIS WAS COPILOT ON REEVES CREW
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Z SQUARE 31
"HOMING DE-VICE" SER.
#42-24785
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS 7
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 7
PILOT AC 1/LT. SAMUEL B.
PORTER (KIA)
COPILOT LT. MERL S.
EATON (KIA)
BOMBARDIER LT. LOUIS
STEPHENS
(KIA)
NAVIGATOR
LT. ERWIN
GENDELMAN
(KIA)
FLT. ENG. LT. ISAAC
SAMARTEL
(KIA)
RADIO SGT.
KURT PORJESCZ
(KIA)
RING GUN. CPL. AUSBON
JUDD
(KIA)
R. GUN. CPL.
RICHARD P. STEIBERG (KIA)
L. GUN. CPL.
WILLIAM C. POOLE, JR. (KIA)
RADAR SGT.
MAURICE R. KOMCAR (KIA)
TAIL GUN. CPL. HARRY L.
MEARS, JR.
(KIA)
GROUND CREW
CHARLES C. FAUST (CREW CHIEF)
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN NOVEMBER OF 1944 UNDER COMMAND OF CAPT. LOUIS C.
McCLURE. SHE WAS LOST JAN. 23, 1945 OVER
NAGOYA WITH 1/LT. SAMUEL B.PORTER. CAPT.
McCLURE SURVIVED THE WAR.
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Z SQUARE 31
SER. #42-63494 BA REP.
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CREW NUMBER 246
CREW MISSIONS 9
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 9
PILOT AC 2/ LT. GEORGE
C. ROUSE
(KIA)
COPILOT 2/LT. JACK A
KUTCHERA
(KIA)
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ROBERT J.
SULLIVAN
(KIA)
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. DONALD G.
THOMPSON
(KIA)
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. HOWELL R.
YOUNG (KIA)
RADIO SGT.
STEPHEN J. WOODS (KIA)
RING GUN. CPL. HARRY H.
THOMPSON
(KIA)
R. GUN. SGT. HARRY
E. McGRATH
(POW)
L. GUN. SGT. EUGENE
E. GILBREATH
(KIA)
RADAR SGT. MELVIN
L. JOHNSON
(KIA)
TAIL GUN. SGT. CLINTON W.
SIMMONSON (KIA)
GROUND CREW T/SGT.
GLENN E. BOND (CREW CHIEF), SGT. WILLIAM L. CROWLEY,
SGT. FRANK C. WASHBURN AND CPL. JOSEPH W. TORRE
NOTES: 2/LT. GEORGE
C. ROUSE, JR. AND CREW WERE LOST OVER TOKYO ON FEB. 19, 1945. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS
NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL JAN. 26, 1969. THE
COPILOT’'S REMAINS WERE STILL STRAPPED IN HIS SEAT.
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Z SQUARE 31
SER. #44-69751 BW REP.
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 9
PILOT AC MAJ. ROBERT
SEWELL, JR.
(KIA)
COPILOT 2/LT. MERLE S. EATON
(KIA)
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. STEPHEN LOUIS
(KIA)
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. IRWIN
GENDELMAN
(KIA)
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. ISAAC
SAMAREL
(KIA)
RADIO SGT.
MAURICE R. KOMOCAR (KIA)
RING GUN. SGT. AUSBON
JUDD
(KIA)
R. GUN. S/SGT.
THOMAS E. McEVOY (CFC)
(KIA)
L. GUN. SGT. WILLIAM
C. POOLE (KIA)
RADAR S/SGT. KURT
PORJESZ
(KIA)
TAIL GUN. SGT. HARRY L.
MEARS, JR. (KIA)
GROUND CREW T/SGT.
GLENN H. BOND (CREW CHIEF), SGT. WILLIAM L. CROWLEY,
SGT. FRANK C. WASHBURN AND CPL. JOSEPH W. TORRE
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
REPORTED MISSING ON APRIL 13, 1945 AFTER A MISSION TO TOKYO.
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Z SQUARE 32 EVER FROM
THE SOUTH"
SER. #42-63497 BA
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CREW NUMBER 214
CREW MISSIONS 31
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 57
PILOT AC 1/LT. WARREN W.
PARSONS
COPILOT 2/LT. ROBERT
W. NEWBILL
BOMBARDIER F/O. THOMAS R. McDONALD
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. JOHN H.
BEAULIEU
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. GEORGE W.
ORTON
RADIO SGT. JOSEPH M. MORIN
RING GUN. SGT. MELVIN E.
NEAL
R. GUN. SGT. HUGH J.
PHILLIPS
L. GUN. SGT. P. A.
SANCHEZ
RADAR SGT. DARYL
E. BIRNLEY
TAIL GUN. SGT. JOHN M.
MAHFEY
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
KENNETH W. CARR (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOSEPH FILLIATREAU,
SGT. RUDOLPH HOLLIDAY, JR. AND CPL. WALTER H. STEFENSON
NOTES: AIRCRAFT ARRIVED
ON SAIPAN IN DECEMBER OF 1944.
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Z SQUARE 33
"SLICK DICK" SER.
#42-24700 BW
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CREW NUMBER 203
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 58
PILOT AC MAJ. AUSTIN W.
LAMARCHE
COPILOT 1/LT. JAMES W.
HANFT
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. WILLIAM H.
GOLDSTEIN
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. JOHN P. SPENCER
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. WILLIAM W.
SALES
RADIO SGT.
RODGER F. SCHRADER
RING GUN. SGT. VALENTINE V.
SCHARNSKI
R. GUN. CPL. HENRY
A. VALLER
L. GUN. SGT. CARROL
M. HAYGOOD
RADAR S/SGT.
MORTON GOLD
TAIL GUN. T/SGT. ;WALTER V.
KINERMAN
GROUND CREW M/SGT.
CHARLES C. FAUST (CREW CHIEF), 49 MISSIONS
M/SGT. MILTON F. HULL (CREW CHIEF) 7 MISSIONS
NOTES: AIRCRAFT
ARRIVED IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944 WITH CAPT. AUSTIN
W. LAMARCHE CREW AND SURVIVED THE WAR.
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Z SQUARE 34
"FRISCO NANNY" SER. #42-93889
BW
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 45
PILOT AC 1/LT. JAMES R.
FARRELL
COPILOT 1/LT. SAMUEL
B. PORTER, JR. (KIA)
BOMBARDIER F/O. FRANCIS C. OLSSON
NAVIGATOR /LT. VERNON F. WEBER
FLT. ENG. F/O. JACK V.
ARTERBURN
RADIO S /SGT.
JULIUS ATKINS
RING GUN. CPL. RAYMOND L.
LOWER
R. GUN. CPL.
THOMAS MOCKLER
L. GUN. CPL.
LOUIS MINOR
RADAR S/SGT.
WILLIAM J. BROWN
TAIL GUN. SGT. RAYMOND
SHUPAK
GROUND CREW T/SGT.
RALPH E. WEAVER (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. MAX EDWARDS,
S/SGT. MARVIN HUFFER AND CPL. JAMES OWEEN
NOTES: LEFT GUNNER,
LOUIS MINOR WAS REPLACED BY SGT. SYDNEY LONG.
TAIL GUNNER SHUPAK WAS REPLACED BY PFC. ROBERT E. KAESTNER.
LT. PORTER WAS LOST ON JAN. 23, 1945 WITH #42-24785 (Z-31).
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Z SQUARE 35 "PACIFIC
QUEEN"
SER. #42-63429 BA
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CREW NUMBER 203
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC CAPT. JOSEPH M.
SAVAGE, JR.
COPILOT 2/LT. LEONARD
I. HUGHES (KIA)
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. THOMAS C.
HEMINGWAY
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CLARENCE M.
SONNE, JR.
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. ROBERT E.
VERSLUIS
RADIO S/SGT. VICTOR V. THOMPSON
RING GUN. S/SGT. DAVID L.
WALKER
R. GUN. T/SGT.
MERL R. PULLING
L. GUN. S/SGT. LEE
M. BRINSON
RADAR S/SGT.
WILLIAM T. DAY
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. JAMES E.
BOWMAN
GROUNG CREW S/SGT.
JOSEPH B. BALOUGH (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOSEPH V.
SHANNON, SGT. MARK D. CRINNION AND SGT. GLENN LYNCH
NOTES: MAJOR BARNEY
HURLBUTT AND CREW BROUHT THIS AIRCRAFT TO SAIPAN
EARLY IN NOV. OF 1944. THEY WERE RAMMED AND LOST IN Z-22 ON
JAN. 3,1945.
THEY ARE LISTED UNDER Z-22 (42-24766). DOC DUNCAN FLEW OVER AS CREW
CHIEF. S/SGT. BALOUGH
BECAME CREW CHIEF ON HIS ARRIVAL BY ATC.
THE
SAVAGE CREW BECAME THE NUMBER ONE CREW ON THIS AIRCRAFT.
LT. HUGHES FLEW A S AIRCRAFT COMMANDER ON Z-30 ON MAY 30,
1945 MISSION AND
WAS REPORTED MISSING.
THERE WAS ONE SURVIVOR (SEE Z-30 PAGE)
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Z SQUARE 35
"PACIFIC QUENN" SER.
#42-63429
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 50
PILOT AC 1/LT. HEWART G.
GRAY
COPILOT 2/LT. DEE A.
McDANIEL, JR.
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. HOWARD E. NICHOLLS
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. EUGENE E.
PIERSON (KIA)
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. DARRELL L.
WOODLE
RADIO SGT.
CHARLES W. STALEY
RING GUN. CPL. JOHN M.
MORTON
R. GUN. CPL.
SYDNEY E. LONG
L. GUN. SGT. LEVI
L. ZIMMER
RADAR T/SGT.
HEMON M. WILLEY
TAIL GUN. SGT. HENRY R. WALKER
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
JOSEPH B. BALOUGH (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOSEPH V.
SHANNON, SGT. MARK D. CRINNION AND SGT. GENN LYNCH.
NOTES: THIS CREW
BROUGHT AIRCRAFT #42-93689 TO SAIPAN IN EARLY DEC. OF
1944. IT DID NOT SERVE WITH THE 500TH.
2/LT. EUGENE E. PIERSON WAS KILLED IN ACTION AND REPLACED BY 1/LT. HOWARD
NICHOLIS. 2/LT.
THOMAS C. HEMINGWAY BECAME THE BOMBARDIER.
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Z SQUARE 35 "PACIFIC
QUEEN"
SER. #42-63429
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 50
PILOT AC 1/LT. WILLIAM
E. ROBINSON, JR.
COPILOT 2/LT. KENNETH
M. BROOKS
BOMBARDIER F/O. MILTON B. FRYE
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. EUGENE E. RYAN
FLT. ENG. T/SGT. ROBERT A.
WIERICH
RADIO CPL. LEWIS
F. WAGNER
RING GUN. CPL. JOSEPH VASUTA
R. GUN. CPL.
MARSHALL F. FINE
L. GUN. CPL. CLAYTON
J. VAN DE VEN
RADAR 2/LT. ROBERT
G. MEISNER
TAIL GUN. CPL. JAMES R. THOMPSON
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
JOSEPH B. BALOUGH (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOSEPH V.
SHANNON, SGT. MARK D. CRINNION AND SGT. GLENN LYNCH.
NOTES:
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Z SQUARE 35
"PACIFIC QUEEN" SER.
#42-63429
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 50
PILOT AC CAPT. ROY M.
BRUNS
COPILOT 2/LT. ROY B.
BROWN
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. HAROLD T. BOHAM
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. VICTOR W.
BAILEY
FLT. ENG. S/SGT. LAWRENCE
A. DRYDEN
RADIO S/SGT.
RICHARD H. BEARDSLEY
RING GUN. S/SGT. VICTOR E.
REPP
R. GUN. HERBERT C.
DUNN
L.GUN. PFC. CARL
C. WILLIAMS, JR.
RADAR RICHARD J.
RODRICK
TAIL GUN. CPL. EARLE M.
BAYNE
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
JOSEPH B. BALOUGH (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOSEPH V.
SHANNON, SGT. MARK D. CRINNION AND SGT. GLENN LYNCH
NOTES: THIS CREW
BROUGHT THIS AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE STATES AFTER THE WAR.
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Z SQUARE 36
"LIL ABNER" SER.
#44-69657
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS 35
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 32
PILOT AC 1/LT. HAROLD D.
ARBON
COPILOT LT. MYLER L.
BIVINS
BOMBARDIER
LT. LUDWELL K. WALKER
NAVIGATOR LT. EARL L. O'SHAY
FLT. ENG. LT. M. DAMBOLD
RADIO S/SGT.
JOSEPH ABEGG
RING GUN. SGT. WILLIAM L.
GILLEN
R. G/UN. SGT. GORDON
STROUB
L. GUN. SGT.
DAVID L. WALKER
RADAR SGT.
MELVIN L. JOHNSTON
TAIL GUN. FRANK MIZE
GROUND CREW T/SGT.
GLENN H. BOND (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. WILLIAM L.
CROWLEY, SGT. FRANK C. WASHBURN AND SGT. JOSEPH TORRE.
NOTES:
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Z SQUARE 37
"BELLE RUTH" SER.
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HISTORY--SHE WAS THE ORIGINAL Z SQURE 7 AND ARRIVED ON
SAIPAN IN EARLY NOV. 1944 UNDER THE COMMAND OF 1/LT. RICHARD D. SULLIVAN AND
STARTED THE WAR WITH THE 881ST SQUADRON.
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ON DEC. 3, 1944 Z-7 WENT TO TOKYO UNDER THE COMMAND OF 1/LT.
HUGH F. McNAMER,
TARGET #357. THEY
WERE ATTACKED BY FIGHTERS BEFORE THEY REACHED THE TARGET.
THE BOMB BAY AND WHEEL WELL DOORS CAME OPEN AND THE LANDING
GEAR CAME DOWN.
THAT DREW ABOUT 50 FIGHTERS THAT TRIED TO FINISH THEM OFF.
ABOUT THE SAME TIME MAJ. ROBERT GOLDSWORTHY IN Z-1 GOT HIT
AND FELL AWAY FROM THE FORMATION. MOST
OF THE FIGHTERS TOOK OFF AFTER HIM AND SHOT HIM DOWN.
THE BOMBARDIER COULD NOT SALVO THE BOMBS BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO RETRACT
THE LANDING GEAR. THE
LANDING GEAR AND BOMB BAY DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE,
HOWEVER. THE FIGHTERS
STAYED WITH THEM SHOOTING LARGE HOLES IN THE TAIL AND
KNOCKING OFF PART OF THE RUDDER, AND DISABLING THE TAIL
GUNS. ANOTHER
FIGHTER TORE A HUGE HOLE IN THE FUSELAGE IN BACK OF THE
RADAR COMPARTMENT
TEARING UP A LOT OF CONTROL CABLES. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO SALVO THE
BOMB LOAD BUT THE FIGHTERS HUNG ON AND KEPT PECKING AWAY AT
THEM.
McNAMER ASKED FOR AND GOT ALL THE POWER THAT WAS IN #7 AND
SUCCEEDED IN
PULLING AWAY FROM THE FIGHTERS AND STARTED HIGH TAILING FOR
HOME.
THEY WERE LOW ON FUEL AND DITCHING WAS PREDICTED. THEY STARTED TO PREPARE
FOR IT BY THROWING OUT ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT BOLTED
DOWN. AS IT TURNED OUT,
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DITCH. SOMEHOW, THEY MADE IT BACK EVEN WITH THE RADAR
OUT.
THEY LANDED ON THE B-24 RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE WHEEL COMING
THROUGH THE FLOOR.
NUMBER SEVEN WAS PULLED OFF THE RUNWAY, HER PROPS LOOKING
LIKE PRETZELS.
BY SOME MIRACLE, NO ONE WAS HURT.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND CAME BACK INTO SERVICE TO FLY
AS Z SQUARE 37, OF
THE 882ND SQUADRON. SHE WAS RENAMED "BELLE RUTH"
AND FLEW 28 MORE MISSIONS.
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CREW NUMBER
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 31 (WAS ORIGINAL Z
SQUARE 7)
PILOT AC 1/LT. EDWIN P.
SCHMITZ (KIA)
COPILOT 1/LT. MORRIS
(ROBBIE) ROBINSON
BOMBARDIER F/O. ROSENDO L.
HERNANDEZ
NAVIGATOR LT. URBAN J. BONNEAU
FLT. ENG. LT. ALBERT E.
WOODWARD, JR.
RADIO SGT. ALBERT
J. BOCHALER
RING GUN. SGT. HAMILTON
STEEL
R. GUN. CPL. ROBERT
S. ATWELL.
L. GUN. CPL. HAROLD
A. STEEL
RADAR S/SGT. JOHN
J. CHESTER
TAIL GUN. SGT. ARNOLD I.
DAVIS
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
THOMAS H. AAKERS (CREW CHIEF), SGT. CURTIS H.
ROBINSON, SGT. EINO W. MAKI AND CPL. LEROY E. KELLER.
NOTES: 1/LT. EDWIN P.
SCHMITZ, THE ORIGINAL COMMANDER WAS KILLED IN
ACTION WHILE FLYING AS COPILOT ON Z-26 (TOKYO LOCAL) WITH
CAPT. GRIES
CREW ON THE DEC. 13, 1944 RAID ON NAGOYA.
1/LT. MORRIS (ROBBIE) ROBINSON BECAME THE AIRCRAFT COMMANDER
ON BELLE RUTH. AIRCRAFT AND CREW SURVIVED THE WAR.
THREE MISSIONS ON THIS AIRCRAFT WERE FLOWN BY THE 881ST.
SQUADRON.
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Z SQUARE 38
REPLACEMENT SER.
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THIS AIRCRAFT
(A F-13) TYPE WAS OBTAINED FROM THE AIR DEPOT, 3RD. PHOTO
RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, APO 237 ON MAY 4, 1945,
THE RECORDS
INDICATE THIS AIRCRAFT FLEW WITH THE 882ND. SQ. AND WAS
CREDITED WITH SIX MISSIONS.
RECORDS, ALSO,
INDICATE IT FLEW 15 COMBAT MISSIONS WITHE 881ST. SQ.
CAPTAIN WARREN H. PARSONS ACCEPTED DELIVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT
AND HE WAS A
MEMBER OF THE882N.D
SQUADRON. IT SEEMS LIKELY SHE
FLEW FIRST IN THE 882ND. AND FINISHED THE WAR IN THE 881ST. NO FURTHER RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE.
M/SGT. HULL
WAS CREW CHIEF IN THE 882ND. AND S/SGT. HARDGROVE WAS
CREW CHIEF IN THE 881ST.
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Z SQUARE 38
REPACEMENT
SER. #44-61789
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THIS AIRCRAFT
WAS CREDITED WITH ONE COMBAT MISSION.
AFTER THE WAR
SHE WAS ASSIGNED TO FEA
(DO NOT KNOW WHAT ORGANIZATION THAT WAS). ON
10-30-47 SHE WENT TO THE 19TH. BOMB GROUP AT HARMON AND
NORTH FIELD ON GUAM.
ON 8-31-48 SHE WAS RECLAIMED ON GUAM.
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RRR SER. #44-61530
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMANT
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 9
PILOT AC 1/LT. GEORGE W.
GILLERT
COPILOT 2/LT. DONALD
A. LUNDGREN
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. LAWRENCE W. LARSEN
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. LEONARD W.
PIPKINS
FLT. ENG. T/SGT. CAROL C.
HARRIS
RADIO SGT.
WILLIAM B. KIDDA
RING GUN. SGT. FREDERICK W.
COOPER
R. GUN. SGT. CHARLES
W. WEBER
L. GUN. SGT. VAN C.
SHERWOOD
RADAR SGT. JACK T.
KOLLINS
TAIL GUN. SGT. PHILLIP B.
McCUTCHEON
GROUND CREW S/SGT.
CHARLES W. AYERS (CREW CHIEF), CPL. LAWRENCE
WILLIAMS, CPL. RUSSELL LEWIS AND SGT. RUSSELL HEROLD.
NOTES: AIRCRAFT LOST
IN AN ACCIDENT AT ISLEY FIELD ON JUNE 15, 1945.
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THIS WAS A REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT. SHE WAS CREDITED WITH 17 MISSIONS AND
SURVIVED THE WAR.
AFTER THE WAR SHE WAS CONVERTED TO A KB-29 TANKER.
AIRCRAFT WAS RECLAIMED AT DAVIS MONTHAM IN DECEMBER OF 1956.
S/SGT. CHARLES W. AYERS WAS HER CREW CHIEF
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CREW NUMBER 108
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC 1/ LT. ROBERT
R. BISHOP
COPILOT 2/LT. REGINAL
C. RRUNSON
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. CHARLES W. JONES
NAVIGATOR 2/ LT. GROVER J.
HANSEN
FLT. ENG. T/ SGT. TALCOT
H. COUNTER
RADIO SGT.
CHARLES W. MARK
RING GUN. SGT. TERRY C.
DURO (CFC)
R. GUN. CPL. CHARLES
J. WEIGAND
L. GUN. CPL. JOHN E.
DRENNING
RADAR 2/LT.
PATRICK J. KENNY
TAIL GUN. CPL. ROBERT J.
STOUGTON
GROUND CREW
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT
CREW #
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC MAJ. WARDELL E.
HINDERKS
COPILOT 2/LT. ROGER H.
BLEWETT
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. WILLIAM E.
ALDERMAN, JR.
NAVIGATOR CAPT. RALPH B. VON
CURRARD
FLT. ENG. SGT. ;EDWARD
LOCKS
RADIO SGT.
THOMAS I. KAHOUN
RING GUN. SGT. ROBERT E.
McCART (CFC)
R. GUN. CPL.
ROBERT W. MOBLEY
L. GUN. SGT.
CHARLES M.------
RADAR 1/LT.
WILLIAM P. DARLING
TAIL GUN. CPL. BENJAMINE
S. LINDSEY
GROUND CREW
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT
#348
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC 1/LT. ROBERT G.
LEE
COPILOT 2/LT. WAYNE
GALLEY
BOMBARDIER 2/ LT. NEAL J. ZIMMERMAN
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. EDWARD S.
ABELSON
FLT. ENG. SFT. HARRY M.
GALETT
RADIO SGT. JAMI
O'TOOL
RING GUN. SGT. JOHN W.
VINCENT (CFC)
R. GUN. CPL. RICHARD A. MALETT
L. GUN. SGT. ALLFERD
L. DEWRSON
RADAR 1/LT.
FREDERICK J. PARTEE
TAIL GUN. CPL. LYTLE G.
MARTIN
GROUND CREW
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CREW NUMBER 364 REPLACEMENT
CREW
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC 1/LT. DONALD G.
MARTIN
COPILOT 2/LT. LEROY J.
TORGENSON
BOMBARDIER F/O. LAWRENCE G. SHELLY
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CLAES L.
MULTGREW
FLT. ENG. 1/LT.
WALTER J. PARRISE
RADIO SGT.
SEYMORE SLVAN
RING RUN. SGT. MERVIN W.
ZELLER (CFC)
R. GUN.
SGT. CHARLES F.
HOFSMEISTER
L. GUN. SGT.
WILLIAM H. GATE
RADAR 2/LT. JOHN
E. WENSTRAND
TAIL GUN. CPL. CLAUDE R.
GENTRY
GROUND CREW
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CREW NUMBER 369 REPLACEMENT CREW
CREW MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
PILOT AC CAPT. WILLIS J.
SCHULTZ
COPILOT 1/LT. CHARLES
P. BILLSON, JR.
BOMBARDIER
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. PAUL S. RITTMAN
FLT. ENG. T/SGT. HAROLD B.
WALBERS
RADIO SGT.
CHARLES R. O'NEAL
RING GUN. SGT. ROY L.
LEACH (CFC)
R. GUN. SGT. WALTER
W. BLASSAK
L. GUN. CPL. JOHN S.
PREZ
RADAR 1/LT.
HARRISON J. WITTERS
TAIL GUN. CPL. RICHARD F.
GOODSON
GROUND CREW
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THE FOLLOWING ARE LISTED AS AIRCRAFT COMMANDERS OF THE 882ND
WITH NO PLANE OR CREW SHOWN
:
1/LT. MANDELE
COLLINS
LT. FRANK F.
JENKINSON
LT. GUSTAVE A.
KANGLES
1/LT. ROBERT
H. STAI
MAJ. GEORGE
MARSHALL