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From: Harold Dylhoff
[mailto:HDylxRDS@aol.com]
Sent: Monday,
January 13, 2003 5:35 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Rittenberg
Hello you have quite a site &
organization,my inquiry is about a Irving H.
Rittenberg of the 379th group,525th
squadron.Doing some historical research on
missing in action related material.Would like to
know any thing related to Irving H. Rittenberg.
Thanks,
Harold Dylhoff
Harold,
Lt Irving M.
Rittenberg Bombardier, was in
the 379th Bombardment group
and flew 10 missions with the
525th Bomb Squadron from
9/09/43 to 10/14/43. The
following are the crew and on
their last mission to
Schweinfurt, Germany on
10/14/43 in aircraft 42-29511
(FR-W) "The Iron Maiden".
Martin Roland H. Jr. -2nd
Lt, P, 0-735093, Berkeley,
CA, POW
Price Linden H Jr.
-2nd Lt, CP, 0-743277, S.
Pasadena, CA, POW
Maher
Daniel J. -2nd Lt, N,
0-676083, Bronx, NY, POW
Rittenberg Irving M. -2nd Lt,
B, 0-670255, Brookline, MA,
POW
Macri Nicholas J.
-T/SGT, RO, 32435006,
Brooklyn, NY, POW
Mattern
Edwin L. -T/SGT, TT,
32381614, Olean, NY, POW
Peacock Elihu (NMI) -S/SGT,
BT, 34354103, Mystic, GA, POW
Cihonski John L. -T/SGT, RW,
33285690, Butler, PA, POW
Sirianni Daniel A. -T/SGT,
LW, 32550944, Olean, NY, POW
Janik Adam A. -S/SGT, TG,
16144809, Chicago, IL, POW
Responding4 1/14/03
Mike
Search No. 1109 - Oswald J. Masoni
From: Masoni Paul CMSgt
[mailto:PAUL.MASONI@RANDOLPH.AF.MIL]
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 8:02 AM
To: 'looking4@379thbga.org'
Subject: Info on my Dad
Hi, my name is Paul
Masoni, i am CMSgt, currently on active duty in
the USAF and stationed in San Antonio TX. I am
looking for any information you might have on my
father, Oswald J. Masoni. He was from the Bronx
NY and was a navigator assigned to the 525 BS.
Any info you might have on the missions he flew,
the plane, the plane's nickname and any
info/addressees on some of him crew would be
greatly appreciated.
thanks
Paul
Paul,
Lt. Oswald J.
Masoni, Navigator; was in the
379th Bombardment Group and
flew missions with the 525
Bomb Squadron. The following
is the crew and their
positions on their first
mission to Criel/Coulommiers,
France, in aircraft 42-97678
"The Birmingham Jewel" on
6/14/44.
Smithdeal,
William F, 2nd Lt, Pilot
Shuford, William A, 2nd Lt,
Co-Pilot
Masoni, Oswald J,
2nd Lt, Navigator
Hughes,
Robert A, 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Schroeder, Grayson L, S/Sgt,
Radio Operator/Gunner
Sindelar, Orville W, S/Sgt
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Clark, Gordon E, Sgt, Ball
Turret Gunner
Bissing,
Jacob, Sgt, Waist Gunner
Gross, John P, Sgt, Tail
Gunner
Responding4
1/6/03
Mike
Search No. 1108 - Mission 51 -
Osnabruck
From: Cathy
[mailto:Scheidjr@cs.com]
Sent: Tuesday,
December 31, 2002 6:45 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Mission 51 -
Osnabruck ~Eyewitnesses?
Am looking for
any information available on Mission 51 -
12/22/43 from Kimbolton to Osnabruck
(Marshalling Yards). Trying to locate info on
the day, the days events, the mission, etc. and
particularlly if anyone saw my uncle's plane get
shot down; 2nd lt. Edward T. Mueller and his
crew (Little Minnie/plane) -- crew members
included Turley Byrd, Carlton Helton,Jr and
others. Crew and plane never recovered -- plane
shot down over Texel Islands. 5 Chutes seen.
Have one eyewitness report from Bob Lamaroux,
but curious if anyone else saw anything. Any
help would be greatly appreciated. thanks Cathy
Cathy,
Lt. Edward T
Mueller was in the 379th
Bombardment Group and flew
one mission with the 524th
Bomb Squadron. The following
are the crew and their
positions on aircraft
42-29724 (WA-H) to Osnabruck
, Germany on 12/22/1943.
Mueller Edward T. -2nd
Lt, P, 0-802000, Brentwood,
MD
Lynott Pascal C. -F/O,
CP, T-121926, Rossivlle, GA
Helton Carl Jr. (NMI) -2nd
Lt, N, 0-809364, Dallas, TX
Bird Turley E. Jr. -2nd Lt,
B, 0-682539, Mars Hill, NC
Hembree Jesse A. -S/SGT, RO,
34571057, Villa Rica, GA
Emery George G. Jr. -S/SGT,
TT, 34352794, Savannah, GA
Kampf Joseph W. -SGT, BT,
35322236, Novelty, OH
Thomas Herman C. -SGT, RW,
34441508, Climax, GA
Jacobs Ransom S. -SGT, LW,
34298399, Ariton, AL
Blankenship Robert P. -S/SGT,
TG, 14072113, Greenville, SC
The above crew members
are all on the "Wall of
Missing" in the American
European Cemetery in
Cambridge, England.
The
S-2 Narrative report for
mission #51 indicated the
following:
"2. Our A/C
724 was seen to leave the
formation and loose altitude
for about 5,000 feet. Then it
climbed again for about three
thousand feet and left the
formation a second time and
descended for a while when it
went into a loop. Just after
that two chutes were seen to
come from the plane. Three
additional chutes were
reported by one crew. When
last seen the plane was
headed for the sea and was
lost to view through the
overcast. The crews who
reported this performance
were at a loss to understand
it because the engines were
all functioning. Our
casualties are ten missing."
We will post your inquiry
on the website, hopefully
other eyewitnesses will
respond.
Responding4
1/2/03
Mike
Search No. 1107 - Red Dragon
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From: Tom Pullen
[mailto:tkpullen@geetel.net]
Sent: Saturday,
December 21, 2002 11:15 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Red Dragon
42-97270
Dear 379thbga, My dad, S/SGT
Morton J. "Red" Pullen was the crew chief of the
Red Dragon 42-97270. Hector Kaufman told us at
the St. Louis reunion that he went down in the
Red Dragon which I told him didn't happen. Red
Dragon 42-97270 was brought back to Kingman, Az.
after the war was over. He had to have flown in
Red Dragon 43-37951 and suggested that maybe dad
worked on both planes. I don't think so. I would
like to hear from anybody who might know about
43-37951,if dad might have worked on this plane,
and any pictures that might be available. I'd be
willing to trade. Thank you, Tom Pullen
Tom,
Aircraft 43-37951 527th Bomb Squadron
(FO-J) "Red Dragon". The A/C Hit By Flak Over
Leige on mission #186 to Pirmasens, Germany on
August 9, 1944. The following is the crew and
their positions on that mission.
Hamilton
Edward H. 2nd Lt, P, Returned
Feaster Rexford
H. 2nd Lt, CP, Returned
Kaufman Hector A. 2nd
Lt, N, Returned
Neilsen Walter P. 2nd Lt, B,
Returned
Siegle Howard P. T/SGT, RO, Returned
Miller Vincent N. T/SGT, TT, Returned
Willey
Harold L. S/SGT, BT, Returned
Dorning Dale D.
S/SGT, WG, Returned
Wilmoth Robert L. S/SGT,
TG, Returned
The aircraft 42-97270 FO-A "
Red Dragon" 527th Bomb Squadron returned to
Kingman, AZ 12/15/45. See the 379th Anthology
volume II section 10, Lt. Col. Joseph Brown's
B-17's of the 379th BG aircraft summary.
It is quite possible that your dad was the crew
chief on both aircraft. We will post this on the
website, hopefully some of our members will
respond back to your request for pictures and
information.
Responding4 12/21/02
Mike
Search No. 1106 - Frank J Bagdon
From: Mark B.
[mailto:mbaggs@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday,
December 20, 2002 7:23 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject:
Hello
my name is mark bagdon and my grandfather served
with the 379th 529 squadron. His name was Frank
Bagdon. He was a top turret gunner. Sadly that
is all I know. I am looking for info on the name
of his plane and hopefully which missions he
flew on.
Thank you
Mark Bagdon
Mark,
T/Sgt Frank J Bagdon, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner, was in the 379th Bombardment
Group and flew missions with the 524th Bomb
Squadron from 3/19/44 to 6/21/44. Our records
indicate that T/Sgt Frank J Bagdon completed 30
missions with the 524th Bomb Squadron. The
following is the crew and their positions on
their 1st mission to Wizernes, France on 3/19/44
in aircraft 42-29897 "Censored". This crew flew
aircraft 42-38141 "Pansy Yokum" for most of
their missions.
Swanner, John L, 2nd Lt,
Pilot
East, John L, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Betz
Jr., Franklin L, 2nd Lt, Navigator
Walsh,
Robert R, 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Tonenzaph,
Abraham H, S/Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Bagdon, Frank J, S/Sgt, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Snyder, John R, Sgt, Ball Turret
Gunner
Creighton, Otis B, Sgt, Right Waist
Gunner
Smith, Alfred E, Sg,t Left Waist
Gunner
Marsh, Frank R, Sgt, Tail Gunner
Pansy Yokum and John Snyder's A-2 Leather
Jacket are shown in the December 2002 issue of
Contrails. Frank Betz and Alfred Smith are
listed on the current Association roster.
Responding4 12/21/02
Mike
Search No. 1104 - 1st Lt Hufnail Crew
From: Regis
Decobeck [mailto:decobeck@infonie.be]
Sent:
Sunday, December 01, 2002 2:01 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: 1st Lt Hufnail
crew
I am searching information regarding
the following crew members of the 379 BG 527 BS:
1st Lt Gilbert H. Hufnail (pilot) POW
2nd Lt
Dean O. McCall (co-pilot) EV
2nd Lt David E.
Ferris (navigator) POW
2nd Lt James C. Ellis
(bombardier) EV
T/Sgt Derwood E. Macklin
(upper gunner) POW
T/Sgt Kenneth I. Parker
(radio) POW
S/Sgt Henry O. Young (ball turret
gunner) EV
S/Sgt Frederick R. Ryan (left
waist gunner) POW
S/Sgt Charles H. Lambert
(right waist gunner) POW
S/Sgt Edgar H.
Woodbury (tail gunner) POW
Their B-17G
(42-31799/FO-X) took off from Kimbolton on the
Saturday 4th March 1944 to bomb Frankfurt.
Mission completed the aircraft was hit by Flak
over Cologne and crashed at
Frasnes-lez-Buissenal (Belgium). I think S/Sgt
Lambert was first hidden by the Belgian
underground but later was made POW by the German
troops.
Many thanks for your help.
Regis
Decobeck
Waterloo (Belgium)
Regis,
Our records indicate the following:
1st Lt Gilbert Hufnail and crew were in the
527th Bomb Squadron and went down on the raid
Frankfurt, Germany on March 2, 1944 in aircraft
42-31799 (FO-X). This was the 379th Bomb Groups
75th Mission. The following are the crew and
their positions:
Hufnail Glen R. 2nd Lt,
P, Returned to base
McCall Dean O. 2nd Lt,
CP, Returned to base
Ferris David E. 2nd Lt,
N, POW
Ellis James C. 2nd Lt, B, Returned
Parker Kenneth I. T/SGT, RO, POW
Macklin
Derwood E. T/SGT, TT, POW
Young Henry O.
S/SGT, BT, Returned to base
Lambert Charles
H. S/SGT, RW, Returned to England
Ryan
Frederick R. S/SGT, LW, POW
Woodbury Edgar H.
S/SGT, TG, Returned to England
Glen R.
Hufnail and Kenneth I Parker are shown on the
current Association roster.
Responding4
12/10/02
Mike
Search No. 1103 - ID Request
From: Gregory PONS
[mailto:gregpons@yahoo.fr]
Sent: Sunday,
December 01, 2002 2:58 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: RE:
Identification Request
Hello Mike,
Here are other photos for which I would need
your help: same data for the precedent photos:
serial #, squadron markings, crew, end of
carrier of the plane...
The first one
(dated 7/19/1943) is showing 2 mechanics near
the nose of "JUDY B" showing 7 missions.
The second one is showing a crash landed B-17
named "Dangerous Dan": serial #42-29891, dated
22/12/1943): which squadron, name of the crew,
circumstances of the crash in England, mission
over which target...
The third one is a
photo of an unidentified crew, dated 20/1/1944,
mentioning the following data: (GPR-149-1-379)
(20-1-44). On the side of the cockpit a part of
the nose art can be seen, it seems to be the end
of the name "....OLL", any data would be useful:
name of the crew, of the plane, serial #,
squadron markings...
Thanks again for
your precious help
Best regards
GREG
Greg,
Picture #1:
We do not recognize
the two mechanics in this photograph, maybe some
of our members can identify them. The following
is the crew and their positions on aircraft
42-29866 (WA-L) "JUDY B", 524TH Bomb Squadron,
to Lebourget, France on 8/16/1943.
Bigler Charles R. 2nd Lt, Pilot, Returned
Deehr Vern P. 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
Bradley
John W. 2nd Lt, Navigator, POW
Boyle John T.
2nd Lt, Bombardier, Returned
Johnson Benjamin
B. T/SGT, Radio Operator/Gunner, POW
Tyler
Albert P. T/SGT, Top Turret Gunner, Returned
Kukawski Charles J. S/SGT, Ball Turret Gunner,
POW
Kyson James A. S/SGT, Right Waist Gunner,
Returned
Stachura John A. S/SGT, Left Waist
Gunner, KIA
Matthew Paul V. S/SGT, Tail
Gunner, POW
Picture #2:
The following
is the crew and their positions on aircraft
42-29891 (WA-N) "Dangerous Dan" 524TH Bomb
Squadron, to Osnabruck, Netherlands on 12/
22/43. Aircraft crash landed in Ubbeston,
Suffolk, England. Salvaged 12/24/43.
Davis, Kenneth (NMI) 2nd Lt, Pilot
Ratliff,
James S. 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Clark, Paul (NMI)
2nd Lt, Navigator
Dolgin, Stanley A. 2nd Lt,
Bombardier
Miller, Francis P. S/Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Hansen, Alexander T. T/Sgt,
Top Turret Gunner
Stapleton, Thomas J. Sgt,
Ball Turret Gunner
Wall, George A. Sgt, Right
Waist Gunner
Price, McCauley (NMI) Sgt, Left
Waist Gunner
Susicke, Joseph A. Sgt, Tail
Gunner
Picture #3:
The aircraft in
your picture could be a picture of Paper Doll
and crew one day prior to the aircrafts first
mission, 1/21/44 to Le Mesnil Allard/Puchervi,
France. The following is the crew and their
positions on aircraft 42-31510 (WA-D) "Paper
Doll" 524TH Bomb Squadron, to
Halberstadt/Wernegarode, Germany 2/ 22/44.
McCall Donald P. 1st Lt, P, POW
Gurney
Charles L. 2nd Lt, CP, POW
Williams Leo (NMI)
2nd Lt, N, Returned to base
Geary Thomas S.
SGT, NG, Returned to base
Cvitokvich John P.
T/SGT, RO, Returned to base
Fiers James H.
T/SGT, TT, RTMC
Hively Eugene F. S/SGT, BT,
Returned to base
Sciligo George (NMI) S/SGT,
RW, Returned to base
Lentigne Joseph A.
S/SGT, LW, POW
Taylor Edgar H. S/SGT, TG,
Returned to base
Responding4 12/08/02
Mike
Search No. 1102 - James M
Pannell
From: Odom,
Thomas P [mailto:Thomas.Odom@polk.army.mil]
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:19 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: James M
Pannell as member of the 524th
Dear Sirs:
Can you confirm that SSG James M Pannell was
a member of the 524th BS, 379th BG? I am framing
a print with James' stripes, ribbons, etc for
his daughter. I posted a query on the Army Air
Forces.com page and a Janet McIlwain directed me
to the 379th site, indicating that James flew
with the 524th. His SN was 38 470 598 James died
seven years ago after a struggle with cancer and
I am trying to make this a special gift to his
daughter.
FYI I am a retired Army Lieutenant
Colonel now working at the Joint Readiness
Training Center Ft Polk LA.
V/R
Tom Odom
Tom,
S/Sgt. James M. Pannell, Waist Gunner,
was in the 379th Bombardment Group and flew
missions with the 525th Bomb Squadron from
12/18/44 to 4/17/45. Our records indicate that
he flew 29 missions during his tour of duty at
Kimbolton.
Responding4 12/03/02
Mike
Search No. 1101 - Lt.
Charles L. Brown
From: Wilco Gorter
[mailto:wgortertwello@hetnet.nl]
Sent:
Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:41 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Lt. Charles L.
Brown's crew
Dear Sir,
I had the
opportunity of meeting Mr Franz Stigler during a
6-week trip in Canada last year (summer 2001).
This year, while on holiday in the USA, I met
various Air Force veterans. One of them was Mr
Richard Pechout. He served as a Radio Operator
on board Lt. Charles L. Brown's B-17, during the
mission of Dec. 20, 1943. Mr Pechout and I have
been corresponding for a couple of years now. He
gave me the original 1943 crew photo (no copy!).
Perhaps you know this photo already. If not, you
may wish to add it to your website.
Do
you know of a crew or mission report for that
particular day? I am looking for a report that
contains all the official names + serial numbers
of this crew. Perhaps you can help.
Good-Luck.
Mr Wilco Gorter
The Netherlands
Wilco,
Lt. Charles L. Brown, Pilot, was in
the 379th Bombardment Group and flew missions
with the 527th Bomb Squadron. The following is
the crew and their position on aircraft
42-3167-S "Ye Old Pub" to Bremen, Germany on
December 20, 1943.
Brown, Charles L 2nd
Lt Pilot
Luke, Spencer G 2nd Lt Co-Pilot
Sadok, Albert (NMI) 2nd Lt Navigator
Andrews,
Robert M 2nd Lt Bombardier
Pechout, Richard A
S/Sgt Radio Operator/Gunner
Coulombe,
Bertrand O S/Sgt Top Turret Gunner
Blackford,
Samuel W Sgt Ball Turret Gunner
Jennings,
Lloyd H Sgt Right Waist Gunner
Yelesanke,
Alex (NMI) Sgt Left Waist Gunner
Eckenrode,
Hugh S S/Sgt Tail Gunner KIA
The crew
list above came from the official mission report
in the National Archives, in College Park, MD.
Serial numbers of crew members can be
obtained from the individual military personnel
records kept in St. Louis. (National Personnel
Records Center US Army Command Military
Personnel Records 9700 Page Avenue St. Louis, MO
63132-5100) See the following URL for more
information. You will need to fill out request
form 180.
http://www.archives.gov/facilities/mo/st_louis/military_personnel_records.html
Responding4 11/30/02
Mike
Sent: Sat,Nov 30,
2002
Hello Again,
Thank you for your quick
reply. I will write to the National Archives at
College Park, MD, to order a copy of the mission
report. Did you see this crew photo before? If
you want you can use it for your website. With
the writing on the photo, and your crew list,
the persons in the photo are as follows:
From left to right standing:
Coulombe,
Bertrand O, S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Yelesanke, Alex (NMI), Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Pechout, Richard A, S/Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Jennings, Lloyd H, Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Eckenrode, Hugh S, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, KIA
Blackford, Samuel W, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
From left to right:
Brown, Charles L, 2nd
Lt, Pilot
Luke, Spencer G, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Sadok, Albert (NMI), 2nd Lt, Navigator
Andrews, Robert M, 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Good luck with your website!
Best regards,
Wilco Gorter
Wilco,
No, we haven't seen that crew picture
before. We have all the mission reports for the
379th BG during WWII. See the website for an
order form and price list. The following is the
contact and address at the Nation Archives for
all Army Air Corps mission reports.
David A Giordano, Modern Military Records
Textual Archives Service Division
National
Archives
8601 Adelphi Rd.
College Park,
Maryland 20740-6001
We can always use
crew pictures for our website. Thanks again.
Responding4 12/01/02
Mike
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