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From: Kent
Hollingshead [mailto:kenth@frankkentcars.com]
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 8:06 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: info on
william o dennis member of 527 squadron kia
5-13-44
My uncle William Dennis was a top
turret gunner on 42-97502. His plane was shot
down on 5-13-44 over Stettin and crashed in
Belgium, I am told there were 3 POW and 7 KIA
total, my uncle being one of these. Any
Information regarding crew members or mission
details would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Brook Dennis
Brook,
T/Sgt William
Dennis Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner was in the 379th
Bombardment Group 527th Bomb
Squadron and flew missions
from 4/10/44 to 5/13/44. The
following are the crew and
their positions on their last
mission to Stettin/Pozan,
Germany in aircraft 42-97502
on 5/13/44. The Aircraft was
observed going down with # 1
engine on fire.
Marinello Joseph (NMI) -1st
Lt, P, 0-754366, West Allis,
WI, POW
Bolger Gottlieb J.
-2nd Lt, CP, 0-759561, San
Diego, CA, KIA
Allen John
L. -2nd Lt, N, 0-698250,
Memphis, TN, POW
Brasch
Robert L. -2nd Lt, B,
0-685767, Detroit, MI, POW
Kubinski Leo J. -T/SGT,
RO, 16109981, Dearborn, MI,
Lorraine E 6 31
Dennis
William O. -T/SGT, TT,
18131792, Fort Worth, TX, KIA
Decker Wilson R. -S/SGT, BT,
32444567, Wassaic, NY,
Lorraine B 10 58
Bailey
Arden P. -S/SGT, WG,
33251203, Soldier, PA,
Lorraine D 10 14
McLallen
James P. -S/SGT, TG,
13088432, Erie, PA, KIA
* Buried at Lorraine
American European Cemetery in
France, shown with plot
location.
Our records
indicate that Sgt Dennis flew
13 missions with the 527th BS
as follows: 94,95,96,97,100,
101,103,105,107,111,113 and
117.
Responding4
8/10/03
Mike
Search No. 1149 - Frank Bartholomy
From: Rich Bartholomy
[mailto:lkn@cboss.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:47 PM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Possible Member
I am trying to find
what organization my father was stationed with
while he was in England. He never talked about
his experiences except when you made him and
then not much. He has since passed away. I have
some information and have traced him to the
303rd BG at Molesworth. According to his
military discharge record he was in the ETO from
26 May 44 to 1 Oct 44. Based on the records of
the 303rd, he was assigned there on 11 June 44
and flew only two missions, one on 19 June and
one on 20 June. Since there is no further
information about him with the 303rd, I can only
assume he was transferred to another unit where
he served the balance of is time. Since the
303rd was a part of the 41st Wing, I thought he
may have been transferred within the Air Wing
and so I am writing to you to see if you have
any information that he may have been a member
of the 379th BG.
His name is Frank
Bartholomy, he was a 2nd Lt. and he was assigned
as a bombadier. Any information you may have,
even if it is none, would be greatly
appreciated. You can e-mail me at my personnal
mail box which is: rbar1167@aol.com
Thank you for your time
and assistance.
Sincerely, Richard Bartholomy
Rich,
Sorry we are unable
to find your father in our
379th BG records. The 384th
BG was also part of the 41st
Wing. Maybe he transferred
from the 303rd to 384th. Good
luck on your quest.
http://www.384thbombgroup.com/
Responding4 8/10/03
Mike
Search No. 1148 - S/Sgt. William
J. Younker
From: CAROLYN
KEELEY [mailto:KEELEYLAW@msn.com]
Sent:
Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:13 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: S/Sgt. William
J. Younker; 526 squadron
Looking for info
on my father (deceased) S/Sgt. William J.
Younker, killed on active duty in Manilla
4/1948, after re-enlistment following end of
WWII. With 8th AF in England. 1st discharge docs
say 526th Squadron which I traced to the 379th
Bomb Group. SS# 15066982. He was tail gunner.
Flew 35 missions from 10/1944 to 2/23/1945. Crew
Pilot was Lt. Robert M. Leite. Due to his death
during my 1st year and being overseas, I have
very little information about him. Have
requested records but likely they were among the
fire loss. I have no documents from his 2nd tour
and no final separation report following death.
NO docs on cause of death. 1945 discharge papers
list Bronze Star and Air medal w/5 oak leaf
clusters. Would like any info available
including reason for medals, aircraft no., etc.
Carolyn,
S/Sgt William J.
Younker, Tail Gunner, was in
the 379th Bombardment Group
and flew missions with the
526th Bomb Squadron from
10/06/44 to 2/23/45. The
following are the crew and
their positions on their 1st
mission to Stralsund, Germany
on 10/06/44 in aircraft
44-6459.
Leite, Robert
M, Lt, Pilot
Moore, Rueben
C, Lt, Co-Pilot
Christensen, John H, Lt,
Navigator
Smith, Joseph D,
Lt, Bombardier
Lubas,
Joseph, S/Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Doyle,
Joseph M, S/Sgt, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner
Davis, John
J, S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Kinner, Keith E, Sgt,
Waist Gunner
Younker,
William J, Sgt, Tail Gunner
The aircraft flown
most often by this crew was
43-38745 Tag-A-Long. Our
records indicate that S/Sgt
Younker flew 34 missions with
the 526th Bomb Squadron. It
is possible that he flew more
mission but our records only
indicate the ones listed:
216, 218, 219, 221, 226, 227,
228, 229, 232, 234, 236, 237,
238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244,
246, 247, 251 Did not
take-off, 252, 253, 254, 258,
261, 262, 264, 267, 270, 276,
281, 282, 283, 285.
We only have records
associated with his tour with
the 379th BG. His personnel
records (St Louis MO.) would
have his other assignments,
medals awarded etc. Several
years back most of the WWII
records were destroyed in a
fire, however there are some
that survived.
The
379th BGA Anthology lists
general orders awarding
medals for the 525th and
526th Squadrons, but the
524th and 527th did not list
medals awarded in their
monthly histories. I found
where your father was awarded
the Air Medal in the
Anthology Volume II page 277
General Order 471 dated 28
October 1944. I didn’t look
up the other oak leaf
clusters but there are more
listed in the following
months. I believe in December
they spelled his name wrong
"Younger" instead of Younker.
Responding4 8/10/03
Mike
Search No. 1147 - Clifford
Erickson
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From: jrb@archivesarts.com
[mailto:jrb@archivesarts.com]
Sent: Monday,
July 21, 2003 3:23 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Clifford
Erickson
Hello,
My Name is Jon Boda
and Clifford Erickson was my Uncle. I've read in
the book "Shades of Kimbolton" that he flew the
B-17 named "Dangerous Dan" back to England when
the pilot and copilot were unable to fly her
back. Is it possible to get a list of all the
missions that my Uncle was on?
Very
Respectfully,
IT2 Jon R. Boda
USNR
Jon,
T/Sgt Clifford Erickson, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner, was in the 379th Bombardment
Group and flew missions with the 524th Bomb
Squadron from 6/11/43 to 2/21/44. The following
are the crew and their positions on their 1st
mission to Bremen/Wilhelmshaven, Germany on
6/11/43 on aircraft 42-29891 "Dangerous Dan".
Jones, William M, Lt, Pilot, Wounded In
Action - Wound in left shoulder.
Bersinger,
John W, Lt, Co-Pilot, Wounded In Action
Baxter, Leonard D, Lt, Navigator
Johnson,
Albert C, Lt, Bombardier
Armstrong, Donald B,
T/Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Erickson,
Clifford T, T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner
Gray,
Charles T, S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Halsey,
Charles R, Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Reid,
James P, S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Winter,
Lenard D, S/Sgt, Tail Gunner
John
Bersinger and Charles Gray are shown on the
current Association roster. Our records indicate
that T/Sgt Erickson flew 24 missions with the
526th Bomb Squadron. It is possible that he flew
more mission but our records only indicate the
ones listed: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13,
14, 17 (aborted), 43, 44, 47, 48, 51, 52, 55, 56
(aborted), 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 70. It is unusual
to have a big separation between missions (17 to
43), it possible that he could have been wounded
or sick during this period.
Responding4
7/25/03
Mike
Search No. 1146 - 1st Lt Chris
Tsouris
From:
Chris Tsouris
[mailto:chris@scicomputing.com]
Sent:
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:27 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: 1st LT Chris
Tsouris
My father 1st LT Chris Tsouris
was a Navigator in the 379th. He passed away
several years ago and I am interested in what
missions he flew, his crew and his aircraft
during his tour of duty with the 379th. I don't
know the squadron. He was decorated with the
Distinguished Flying Cross back then and is
remembered by his family and friends now. Any
info you can provide will be appreciated.
Thank you,
P. Chris Tsouris
Chris,
Lt Chris S. Tsouris, Navigator, was in
the 379th Bombardment Group and flew mission
with 526th Bomb Squadron from 12/18/44 to
4/17/45. The following is the crew and their
position on their 1st mission to Coblenz,
Germany on 12/18/44 in aircraft 43-38577.
Bergland, Kermit R, 2nd Lt, Pilot
Witvoet, John G, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Tsouris,
Chris S, F/O, Navigator
Gardiner, William H,
Sgt, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Hammond, James F,
Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Link, Wilmer J,
Sgt, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Rake, Robert
W, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Grange, Darriel F,
Sgt Waist Gunner
Dennis, Ruvalt, Sgt, Tail
Gunner
Our records indicate that Lt
Tsouris flew 30 missions with the 526th Bomb
Squadron. It is possible that Lt Tsouris flew
more mission but our records only indicate the
ones listed below: 250, 251, 252, 255, 256, 257,
259, 260, 261, 263, 256, 267, 270, 271, 273,
274, 275, 277, 290, 301, 306, 308, 312, 314,
316, 317, 321, 324, 326, 327.
Responding4
7/23/03
Mike
Search No. 1145 - Carol Dawn Ground Crew
From:
Karen Ashcraft Mankey
[mailto:kmankey@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday,
July 12, 2003 4:22 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: search for
Carol Dawn ground crew
MSgt. Clarence
Ashcraft, ground crew chief on the Carol Dawn
was my dad. I recently was in contact with the
son of one of his crew members, Lyle Sprague. I
am searching for the others on his crew. To my
knowledge they are: A. Caggiano, M. Kensing, J.
Jones, R. Whittenmore, and W. Gulden. I wish to
share some of the photos of their time in
Kimbolton. Please feel free to contact me.
Thank you, Karen Ashcraft Mankey
Karen,
See our
response to Terry Sprague about Carol Dawn #
1142, which is posted on our website. We would
appreciate getting any photos you might want to
share with us.
Charles Brown is on the
current Association roster. In order to protect
the privacy of our membership, it is our policy
not to post personal information on the
Internet. Not all who at served at Kimbolton
joined the 379th BG Association, many have
passed away and still others may not know the
Association exists today.
Responding4
7/23/03
Mike
Search No. 1144 - John F Lynch
From: Kim Lynch
[mailto:lynchkj@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday,
July 12, 2003 3:10 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Your help
needed.
Dear Sir-
I'm hoping you can
help me learn more about my father's situation,
as he had discussed the war seldom, yet I know
it was a very important part of his life. His
name is John F. Lynch, he was in the 379th, 3rd
division, 526th squadron. He was shot down over
occupied France on Aug 13, 1944. Held as a POW
the duration of the war. He has passed away, and
I'm hoping you can add some history to an area
of his life where we have little.
Thank you,
Tim lynch
Tim,
Sgt John J. Lynch was in the 379th
Bombardment Group and flew one mission with the
526th Bomb Squadron on 7/13/44. The following
are the crew and their positions on their 1st
mission to Rouen Area, France on 7/13/44 in
aircraft 42-107175 (525th FR-Z). The aircraft
was hit by flak and caught fire, 2 parachutes
were seen. This was the 379th Bomb Groups
Mission #189.
*Miller Marshall B. -2nd
Lt, P, 0-764070, Seattle, WA, Brittany C 4 4
Day Russell B. -2nd Lt, CP, 0-822394, Brooklyn,
NY, KIA
Ramage Donald J. -2nd Lt, N,
0-717694, Providence, RI, KIA
Mikels George
M. -2nd Lt, B, 0-757899, Portland, OR, Returned
Albach Anthony T. -S/SGT, RO, 17075891, St.
Louis, MO, KIA
*Hatfield John F. -S/SGT, TT,
31239576, Dorchester, MA, Brittany C 2 4
Preno Edward J. -SGT, BT, 36674547, Carlinville,
IL, KIA
Richardson George M. -SGT, WG,
39190723, Snohhomish, WA, KIA
Lynch John F.
-SGT, TG, 17079620, Minneapolis, MN, POW
* Buried at Brittany American European Cemetery,
shown with plot location.
Responding4
7/12/03
Mike
Search No. 1143 - Charles
Vickers
From: Gray
Steven G Lt Col ACC/CCX
[mailto:Steven.Gray@langley.af.mil]
Sent:
Tuesday, July 08, 2003 6:15 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: FW: Charles
Vickers
Hello,
I'm L/C Steve Gray, USAF.
I'm trying to track down information concerning
my great uncle Charlie Vickers, a B-17 pilot
during the war. I have 2 photos of him.
The 1st photo has the
inscription - "G-6 crew E-28 600 SQ 398 B.G.
12-7-43". Other crew members listed on the back
of the picture are:
Bombardier - P.M.
Schacherer (sp?)
Navigator - F.E. Daniels
Tail Gunners - W.R. Campbell
Radio Operator -
N.J. Occhiovero (sp?)
Ball turret - F.E.
Garofalo
Engineer - P. Cimirro (sp?)
Armorer/Gunner - L.D. Brown
Asst Eng Gunner -
Mays
Co-pilots name unreadable
I
contacted the 398th and they have no record of
him or his crew. The picture was taken in SD
where the 398th trained but the unit historian
thinks the crew was transferred to a different
group shortly thereafter.
The second picture
has the inscription "GM-67-30-379" with a date
of 19-4-44. Some of the crew members look
different than in the first picture. Not sure
where this photo was taken. I'll try to get it
scanned and email it to you tomorrow. Any info
you can provide would be great. Thanks for your
time and effort.
Respectfully,
Steve
"Spud" Gray
Steve,
Lt Charles Vickers, Pilot, was in the
379th Bombardment Group and flew missions with
the 525th Bomb Squadron from 4/20/44 to 7/4/44.
The crew picture you have was most likely taken
prior to the crews first mission on 4/19/44. The
following are the crew and their positions on
their 3rd mission to Lansberg, Germany on
4/24/44 in aircraft 42-97302 "Scotch N' Soda":
Vickers, Charles L, 2nd Lt, Pilot
Craven,
Milton H, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Schacherer,
Phillip M, 2nd Lt, Bombardier
Prinkey,
Melvin P, S/Sgt, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Occhionero, Nicholas J, S/Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Cimino, Phillip (NMI),
S/Sg,t Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Garofalo,
Frank E, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Mays,
Kenneth E, Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Brown,
Lonnie D, Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Campbell,
William R Sgt Tail Gunner
Milton H Craven
is shown on the current Association roster. Our
records indicate that Lt. Vickers flew 33
missions with the 525th Bomb Squadron. It is
possible that Lt Vickers flew more mission but
our records only indicate the ones listed: 99,
100, 101, 102, 106, 108, 111, 113, 112, 116,
117, 119, 122, 124, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132,
135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 148,
149, 152, 153, 157, 158. (110 recalled, 134
Aborted) Lt Vickers flew mission on various
aircraft during his tour of duty.
Responding4 7/8/03
Mike
Search No. 1142 - Lyle Sprague
From: Terry Sprague [mailto:TASprague@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 11:31 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Lyle Sprague
Dear Sirs:
I'm looking for any
information about my father Lyle Sprague. I
believe he was an electrician on the Carol Dawn
of the 525 BS stationed at Kimbolton. His crew
chief was MSgt Clarence Ashcraft and the pilot
was Lt. C.L. Brown.
Thank you for any
information you can give me.
Terry Sprague
Terry,
We have a picture of "Carol Dawn" with
the crew and ground personnel in the 379th
Bombardment Group Anthology. Your father is in
the picture. Carol Dawn was one of only 7 B-17's
in the 379th BG that completed 100 missions.
There were few aircraft in the 8th Air Force
that could make this claim. Carol Dawn also flew
103 missions without an abort, this rare
accomplishment is a testimony to the
professionalism and dedication to all who flew
her and the ground who kept her running.
There were no records kept by the 8th Air
Force on support personnel at Kimbolton during
the war years. There are the individual
personnel records kept in St.Louis, Mo., which
show where the individuals were stationed,
dates, missions, medals etc. Our records were
obtained from the National Archives and show
summaries of the missions flown and the loading
list of flying personnel. We have few records of
all the personnel who served at Kimbolton.
However it had been determined that around 6,000
personnel were stationed at Kimbolton at any
given time at its peak during the war years.
The following are the crew and their
positions on their mission to Frankfurt, Germany
on 3/24/1944 in aircraft 42-37805 "Carol Dawn":
Brown, Charles L, 1st Lt, Pilot
Luke, Spencer
G, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Sadok, Albert (NMI), 2nd
L,t Navigator
Andrews, Robert M, 2nd Lt,
Bombardier
Miller, Roy M, T/Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Coulombe, Bertrand O, T/Sgt,
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Blackford, Samuel
W, S/Sg,t Ball Turret Gunner
Jennings, Lloyd
H, S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Page, Garland A,
Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Liddle, Charles V,
Sgt, Tail Gunner
The ground crew are as
follows:
Ashcraft Clarence G.
Caggiano A.
Kensing M.
Sprague L.
Jones J.
Whittenmore R.
Gulden W.
Responding4
7/7/03
Mike
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