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From: Cathy;
Scheidjr@cs.com
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: Information Please
Looking for
any information available on 2nd Lt. Edward T.
Mueller -- 379th - 524th sq. (Pilot) of the
"Little Minnie" --- MIA/KIA on 379th's 51st
mission (Osnabruk) --- Crew 118 --- MIA over
North Sea --- 12/22/43 --- Whole Crew MIA/KIA.
Bodies - Plane never recovered. Looking for
anyone who knew Mueller (My Great Uncle) or Carl
J. Helton (Navigator). Would like to know about
him as a person or any eyewitnesses to the
Plane. Have received confiramtion from 1 379th
member who said he saw plane get shot down by a
German Henkle -- Arvid Dahl was Lead Pilot on
mission is my understanding. Hope this sparks
some memory. (I have my own website dedicated to
the 379th--- and in Memorial to Uncle -- Edward
T. Mueller. My site: www.themighty8th.com) Crew
picture available there and his picture. Again
-- any info would be greatly appreciated (I am a
member of 379th and receive Contrails)
Thanks so much.
Cathy
Cathy,
We will post your
email on the website.
Hopefully, some of our
members will respond to your
request.
Responding4
12/21/01
Mike
Search No. 1038 - Harry Pattrin
From: Rik Willemse; R.Willemse@MECC.nl
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 7:38 AM
Subject: Harry Pattrin
Greetings,
My name is Rik
Willemse, from Maastricht, the Netherlands. I am
a guide in the caves here in Maastricht. I am
doing a research on American aircrews who were
either hidden in the caves or were brought
through (underground) to Belgium during WW 2. In
this context I am looking for more information
on a man called Harry A. Pattrin. He was a S/Sgt
radio operator/gunner with the 379th Bomb Group.
According to his family he was shot down over
Aachen (ger) in October 1943 while on a mission
to Hannover. He landed near Monschau and was
hidden by the resistance of Colmar in Northern
France. After his wounds were tended to he was
smuggled to Maastricht, where he stayed in the
caves for more then three weeks. When he and
others left the caves they were arrested by the
Germans. Harry stayed in Stalag 17 until war's
end. I would be very grateful for any
information you could provide me with because I
am writing a book (for history's sake) on this
subject. A part of my investigation can be read
on PIETERSBERG.NL.
Respectfully
Rik
Willemse
Rik,
S/Sgt Harry A.
Pattrin was in the 379th Bomb
Group 526th Sq. and flew 2
missions 11/16/43 and
11/26/43. The following are
the crewmembers and their
positions to Bremen ,
Germany, November 26, 1943
MISSION # 43 Aircraft
42-37787. The crew were shown
as POW's.
Bender,
Samuel H, Lt, Pilot
Schmidt, Arthur H, Lt,
Co-Pilot
Newbold, James
C, Lt, Navigator
Mullaney, Howard, Lt,
Bombardier
Pattrin, Harry
A, S/Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Smith,
Lionel, Sgt, Top Turret
Gunner
Principe,
Constantino W, Sgt, Ball
Turret Gunner
Hieatt,
Paul C, S/Sgt, Right Waist
Gunner
Tate, Harry E,
S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Svehla, Francis A, S/Sgt,
Tail Gunner
Constantino W. Princple is
shown on the current
membership roster. There may
be other 379th BGA members
that were with Hary Pattrin
in Stalag 17. We will post
your email with this reply on
the Looking4 section of our
website.
Responding4
12/20/01
Mike
From: R.Willemse@MECC.nl
Sent: Thursday, December 20,
2001 12:22 PM
Mike,
Fantastic that you were able
to come up with so much
information on Harry Pattrin.
His name is actually the
reason I started my search
over a year ago. An American
couple told me that he had
been in the caves during the
war and that he had written
his name somewhere. There are
some 65 miles of caves,
filled with hundreds of
thousands of inscriptions,
some even dating back to the
16th century. To this date I
have found 365 American
names, written down in '44,
'45 and even '43, but Harry's
is not among these (yet).
I have been able to
track some 20 still living
veterans down and 10
relatives of veterans who
have died in the meanwhile.
Until several weeks ago I did
not even know that Harry had
been in Maastricht before the
liberation (The Old Hickory
Division liberated us on
September the 14th, 1944).
There is more information to
be read in a newspaperarticle
in the Pratt Tribune, the
site is called
pratttribune.com, look in the
archives under "Keller", and
then under "Iuka GI's name
etched into history. Should
you be interested in more
information, I would be more
than willing to share it with
you.
Thanks again,
Rik
Willemse
Search No. 1037 - Robert Broline
From: "Robert O
Broline" <bobroline@juno.com>
To:
<looking4@379thbga.org>
Sent: Wednesday,
December 12, 2001 10:47 AM
Subject: 445th
Sub-Depot Supply Squadron Members
Greetings: I am looking for any former member of
subject who was stationed at Kimbolton England.
I was in the Squadron from Muroc, Ca. until the
decommissioning of Base # 117. Would like to
hear from you. A fellow survivor.
Thanks:
Robert Broline
Robert,
We will post your
email on our Looking4 page.
Maybe one of our members will
respond to your email
request.
Responding4
12/14/01
Mike
From: Robert O Broline
Sent: Friday, December 14,
2001 6:16 PM
California Greetings: Thank
you for positing my request.
It's been a long time and I
haven't even tried to look up
any of the guys before. We
were together for about 2 1/2
years. I joined the group in
Muroc,CA. We then went to
Sioux City before shipping
out of camp Shanks NY on the
Aquatania for Kimbolton. I
and Sgt. Preston were left at
Kimbolton as part of the
holding party that returned
the Station #117 to the RAF.
RAF Sgt. Darlington was one I
worked with on the reverse
lend lease aid bookkeeping
paper work. I was in the
Tech. Supply office and did
the ordering of supply we got
from the British. Thank you
for your response and the
effort you are putting into
the 379th BG Assn.
Sincerely:
Robert Broline
Search No. 1035 - Robert M.
Vanderstraeten
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From: Ed Maier;
elmiii@aol.com
To: <looking4@379thbga.org>
Sent: 12/08/01
Subject:
I am looking for
any information relating to Robert M.
Vanderstraeten, Sgt., 526th Bomber Sq., KIA,
05-29-43. Any additional information about his
plane and crew would be appreciated. I am happy
to pay for this information.
Ed Maier
Ed,
S/Sgt Robert M. Vanderstraeten, Ball
Turret Gunner; was with the 379th Bomb Group
526th squadron on the 1st mission to St.
Nazaire, France 5/29/43. The following is the
crew and their positions on aircraft 42-29773
"UP & AT "EM":
Thomas Willard S. -1st Lt,
P, 0-380654, Stephensville, TX, POW
Hall John
O. -Capt, CP, 0-430582, Scarborough, NY, POW
Koves William J. -2nd Lt, N, 0-667410, Chicago,
IL, POW
Griffith James W. -2nd Lt, B,
0-734338, Baton Rouge, LA, POW
Adrick Frank
A. -T/SGT, RO, 36335333, Chicago. IL, *Normandy
C 26 33
Belock Michael H. -T/SGT, TT,
20133962, Rutland, VT, KIA
Vanderstraeten
Robert M. -SGT, BT, 36358260, Chicago, IL,
*Normandy D 5 21
Hague George F. -S/SGT, RW,
38117786, McKinney, TX, KIA
Gallamore
Clarence E. -S/SGT, LW, 38003498, Phoenix, AZ,
KIA
Kuehl R. G. -SGT, TG, 17036260, Duluth,
MN, KIA
* Designates burial location in the
ETO
William J. Koves and Thomas S.
Willard are shown on the current membership
roster of the 379th Bomb Group Association.
Responding4 12/09/01
Mike
Search No. 1034 - Herschell H.
Davis
From: Todd
Davis; Awedgeaway0017@cs.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Saturday,
December 08, 2001 12:54 AM
Subject:
Information about my Grandfather.
I was
wondering about information about my Grandfather
Herschell H. Davis 35719029 Staff Sergeant. What
missions he flew on and what was the name of his
squad things of that nature. Also Is there
merchandise still available with his squad on
it.
Thank You,
Todd Davis
Todd,
S/Sgt Herschell H. Davis, Ball Turret
Gunner; was in the 379th Bomb Group 527th
squadron and flew 25 missions from 10/20/43 to
3/18/44. The following is the crew and their
position on their 1st mission to Duren/Gilze
Rijen, Germany in aircraft 42-29705.
Smith, James E, 2nd Lt, Pilot
Lamphear, Leon
G, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Labore, Joseph R, 2nd
Lt, Navigator
Mulkern, James P, 2nd Lt,
Bombardier
Webster, Walter S, Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Uporsky, Joseph (NMI),
S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Davis, Herschell H,
Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Nicholson, Leroy E,
Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Potter, James L,
Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Warren, Edward H,
S/Sgt, Tail Gunner
This crew flew
missions on different aircraft. James E. Smith
is shown on the current 379th Bomb Group
Association membership roster. S/Sgt Herschell
H. Davis flew the following missions with the
527th Squadron. 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48,
49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 74, 75, 76, 77,
78, 79, 80, 81 and 83.
Responding4
12/08/01
Mike
Search No. 1033 - Lief "Flash"
Nelson
From:
Gilbert Wilson; critts21@hotmail.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Friday, December
07, 2001 5:15 PM
Subject: I'm looking for any
information
My Grandfather is Lief
"Flash" Nelson. He was a ball gunner in the
379th bomb group. I am looking for information
about any crew members, any blue prints of the
b-17, or any other information you may have. My
E-mail adress is critts21@hotmail.com Thank you
for your time.
Gilbert,
S/Sgt Leif H. Nelson, Ball Turret
Guner, was in the 379th Bomb Group 524th
Squadron and flew 28 missions from 12/11/43 to
3/23/44. The following are the crew and their
positions on their 2nd mission to Bremen,
Germany on 12/13/43 on aircraft 42-29718
"FATSO".
Sanda, John A, 2nd Lt, Pilot
White Jr., Hardy P, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Daniel Jr., Charles E, 2nd Lt, Navigator
Walsh, Robert R, 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Smail,
Harry E, S/Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Fremaux, Wilton (NMI), S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Nelson, Leif H, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Bremer Jr., John F, Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Crickmer Jr., Walter B, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Lee, George W, Sgt, Tail Gunner
John
Sanda and Hardy White are on the current
membership roster of the 379th Bomb Group
Assocation. The following are the mission
numbers Sgt Leif Nelson flew on while at
Kimbolton (Sta 117): 47, 48, 49, 52, 56, 57, 58,
59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75, 79, 81, 82, 83, 85 and 87.
There are many books, articles and websites
about the B-17. Zenith Book Catalog
(www.motorbooks.com) is one of those locations.
Additional information about the 8th Airforce
can be obtained at the following sites:
8th
AF Heritage Museum website
http://www.mighty8thmuseum.com/
Heavybombers.com http://www.heavybombers.com/
Responding4 12/8/01
Mike
Search No. 1032 - Jack E Puckett
From: Lee
Puckett; GluckstadtRebel@aol.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Friday, November
30, 2001 10:42 PM
Subject: Information on
Jack E Puckett
I am the grandson of Jack
E Puckett who I believed served with the 379th
BG. He was a pilot on the Miss Memphis. I am
trying to find any information about him like
what squadron he was assigned to, crew lists,
what missions he flew, time frame he was
stationed at Kimbolton, etc. I would appreciate
any help you can provide. I have just started
trying to research this and have not had any
luck as yet. Also could you tell me what other
sources or web sites would be useful in my
search?
Thank you for your help
Lee
Puckett
Lee,
Lt. Jack E Puckett Pilot; was in the
379th Bomb Group and flew 36 missions with the
525th Squadron from 4/20/44 to 6/24/44. The
following is the crew and their positions on
their 5th mission to Berlin, Germany 4/29/44 on
aircraft # 42-97678 "The Birmingham Jewel":
Puckett, Jack E, 2nd Lt, Pilot
Hoke, Asa
H, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Refsell, Oliver M, 2nd
Lt, Navigator
McGee, Robert P, F/O,
Bombardier
Odell, Truman (NMI), T/Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Stift, Frank N, T/Sgt,
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Stift, John J,
S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Demetreu, James
(NMI), S/Sgt, Waist Gunner
Rabe, Wesley L,
Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Pederson, Norman R,
S/Sgt, Tail Gunner
Although Lt. Puckett
and crew flew many different aircraft at
Kimbolton, "Silver Dollar" #42-97833 (12
missions) was the aircraft flown most of the
time. Lt. Puckett flew the following 379th
missions: 99, 101, 102, 104, 106, 108, 111, 112,
113, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 123, 124, 125,
126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 135, 136, 137,
138, 139, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 152 and 153.
Responding4 12/5/01
Mike
Search No. 1031 - Francis Phillips
From: David
Phillips; Deephil7@aol.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Wednesday,
November 21, 2001 11:47 PM
Subject: 527th
bombardment squadron 379th bombardment group (h)
I'm looking for any information on my late
father, Staff Sergeant Francis Phillips
33488805. He was assigned to the 527th
Bombardment Squadron,379th Bombardment Group
(H). He flew 30 missions on the B17 aircraft
"LUCY". Ciations awarded to him include the
"Distinguished Flying Cross", "Air Medal" and
numerous other ciations. He was a Waist Gunner
on "LUCY". These ciations were issued by
Bartlett Beaman. Brigadier General U.S Army,
Chief of staff. On one of the latter missions,
if not the last, "Lucy"was heavily damaged, but
amazingly made it back to base. I have photos of
Plane before and after damage, and also of the
mission book showing each of the 30 missions
flown. Also a group photo of entire crew #1415.
I would apprecieate any information or sites
specific to "LUCY" or Waist Gunner Francis
Phillips. pics available on request.
Sincerely
David Phillips
David,
S/Sgt. Francis Phillps, Waist Gunner,
was in the 379th Bomb Group 527th squadron and
flew 33 missions from 4/11/44 to 7/04/44. The
following is the crew and their position on
their 5th mission to Hamm/Bonn, Germany in
aircraft 42-3524 "Vonnie Gal". This was the
379th Bomb Group's 100th mission.
Becker, Karl E, 2nd Lt, Pilot
Rawls, Patrick
D, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Weingard, Paul G, 2nd Lt,
Navigator
Raine, David L, 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Van Buren, John C, S/Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Clark, Wesley R, S/Sgt, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Bruyette, David J, Sgt, Ball Turret
Gunner
Phillips, Francis J, Sgt, Right Waist
Gunner
Waggoner, Jr., Henry G, Sgt, Left
Waist Gunner
Simoncini, Joseph (NMI), Sgt,
Tail Gunner
The aircraft 42-107014 "Lucy"
went down on the 379th Bomb Groups 245th mission
to Zeitz, Germany on 11/30/44. The crew survived
and became POW's. We are not aware of any sites
specific to Lucy. It is wonderful that your Dad
left you all this information. If you would send
us the crew picture we can post it on the
website with your inquiry.
Responding4
12/3/01
Mike
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