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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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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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"OLD IRON SIDES" SER.
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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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IRONSIDES" SER.
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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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"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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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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NYMPH"
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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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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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"CONSTANT NYMPH" SER.
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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