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From: Vicki S Jackson
[mailto:vsj222@earthlink.net]
Sent: Saturday,
November 22, 2003 1:41 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: My dad
Did you know my dad? His name is John C.
Starling, Jr., he was with the 527th. I know he
attended at least one reunion. He was originally
from Millwood, GA. and/or Waycross, Ga. He lived
in Thomasville, Ga. and was a locomative
engineer for the Seaboard Coastline RR. I am one
of his children (Vicki).
Thank You.
Vicki,
Sgt John C.
Starling Jr. Ball Turret
Gunner, was with the 379th
Bombardment Group and flew
missions with the 527th Bomb
Squadron from 2/19/45 to
4/19/45. The following is the
crew and their positions on
their 4th mission to
Nurnberg, Germany on 2/21/45,
in aircraft 44-6459.
Peterson, Ralph L, 2nd Lt,
Pilot
Rissler, Neil J,
F/O, Co-Pilot
Sharp Jr.,
Leland G, F/O, Bombardier
Motsek, Michael, S/Sgt, Nose
Gunner/Togglier
Skerritt
Jr., Floyd E, Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Wigoda,
Thomas C, Sgt, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner
Starling,
John C, Sgt, Ball Turret
Gunner
Laws, Harold C,
S/Sgt, Waist Gunner
Sharp, William J, Sgt, Tail
Gunner
Thomas Wigoda,
Neil J. Rissler and Michael
Motsek are shown on the
current Association roster.,
Our records indicate that Sgt
John C. Starling Jr. flew the
following missions with the
527th Bomb Squadron. It is
possible that he flew more
mission but our records only
indicate the ones listed
below: 277, 278, 283, 284,
286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292,
294, 298, 299, 300, 302, 307,
308, 311, 312, 313, 314, 319,
321, 323, 324, 325, 326, 328.
Responding4 12/09/03
Mike
From: Vicki S Jackson
[mailto:vsj222@earthlink.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 13,
2003 8:55 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Re: 1160 My dad
Mike,
Thank you, Thank
you, Thank you!!! I know it
has only been a few days but
I had just about decided
there would be no reply to my
question. My brother, sister
and I do not know much about
our dad's military
experiences. I have not told
either of them I was looking
for information. This will be
part of their Christmas from
me and my son, Neal. Neal is
a Marine MP and will enjoy
this history on his
grandfather. I will visit the
web site again for more info.
HAVE A BLESSED MERRY
CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR
Respectfully,
Vicki
Search No. 1159 - Glenn Leeroy
Jensen
From: Richard Weixel
[mailto:leemarie97216@msn.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 3:14 AM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: My Fathers History
My father passed away
several years ago. He did not like to talk about
the war. I am searching the net to find out
information for myself and his grandchildren. I
want them to understand what a hero he was. I
know he was wounded in battle. All I know right
now is that he was a gunner in a B17 He flew in
the Scheinfurt Raid called black Thursday which
took place on October 14, 1943. His name was
Glenn Leeroy Jensen He was a Tech Sargent. Any
idea of where to go next?
Richard,
Sorry, we were
unable to find your father in
the 379th Bombardment Group
records. If you have records
that indicate where your
father was stationed or what
Bombardment Group he was in
during the war that would
help. (letters, orders,
pictures etc.) If not, you
will need to try to get a
copy of his military records.
(See link below)
We
suggest that you try to get a
copy his personnel file from
the National Personnel
Records Center, Military
Records Branch, 9700 Page
Ave., St. Louis Mo.
63132-5100
His
personnel records will
indicate medals received,
assignments, schools etc.
Many personnel files were
destroyed in the St. Louis
Record Center fire in 1973.
The Center uses alternate
sources to reconstruct basic
service information of
records that were lost in the
fire. (See URL for form 180
below) They have
reconstructed the records and
may tell you they don’t have
them, but they do have
something be persistent.
Please let us know of your
progress.
http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprsf180.html
Responding4 12/02/03
Mike
Search No. 1158 - John Edward
Goettel
From: Michael
Kidd [mailto:michael_kidd@ameritech.net]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:03 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: 379th Bomb
Group
Dear 379th Bomb Group Assn,
I'm hoping you can help me piece together more
information about my grandfather, John Edward
Goettel. Unfortunately, he passed away when I
was extremely young, so what I know about him
only comes from stories passed on from extended
relatives. He was a 2nd Lt in the 525th bomb sq.
I know that he was shot down and taken prisoner
in August 1943. One picture I have of him shows
him and his crew-mates, and it has the
designation (GPR-379-15-1) and (Combat Crew No
52). Also, the name on the nose is "Damndifino".
If there is anything that you can tell me about
his missions or his crew-mates, I would greatly
appreciate it.
Thanks,
Michael Kidd
Michael,
Lt John E
Goettle, Co Pilot, was with
the 379th Bombardment Group
and flew missions with the
525th Bomb Squadron from
7/17/43 to 8/17/43. The
following is the crew and
their positions on their 9th
mission to Schweinfurt,
Germany on 8/17/43 in
aircraft 42-30309, "Ragin
Red".
Sexton James W.
-F/O, P, T-130, Grosse
Pointe, MI, POW
Goettel
John E. -2nd Lt, CP,
O-799391, Port Chester, NY,
POW
LaDow William O. -2nd
Lt, N, O-738855, Santa Ana,
CA, POW
Lee Joe R. Jr.
-2nd Lt, B, O-676303, Cairo,
GA, POW
Leonard Vincent C.
-T/SGT, RO, 14044100, Daytona
Beach,FL, POW
Wells
Preston J. -T/SGT, TT,
35479550, Louisville, KY, POW
Schad Edward H. -S/SGT, BT,
32378461, Syracuse, NY, POW
Naron Talmadge C. -S/SGT, RW,
34470027, Koscuisko, MS,
Ardennes B 40 22
Leckey
James W. -S/SGT, LW,
37256041, Kearney, NE, POW
Sheppard Joseph H. -S/SGT,
TG, 32434612, New York, NY,
POW
Cambridge is an
American European Cemetery in
England. The plot number of
the grave at Cambridge is
shown above.
Note:
The National Archives &
Records Administration (NARA)
POW database shows John E
Goettell serial # O-799381.
The name is spelled wrong,
but I believe the serial
number is correct. The NARA
database shows data taken
from Red Cross and German
prisoner of war punch cards.
The NARA database also shows
the last camp of internment.
Your Grandfather was a POW in
Stalag 7A.
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/search.jsp?file_id=645&coll_id=null
Our records indicate
that Lt John E Goettle flew 9
missions with the 525th Bomb
Squadron. It is possible that
he flew more but our records
only indicate the ones
listed: 12 recalled, 13, 14,
16 aborted, 17,18, 19 planned
abort, 20 & 21.
Most
of the crew's missions were
flown on aircraft 42-29869
"Damndifino".
Responding4 11/18/03
Mike
Search No. 1157 - Daniel McCartney
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From: Chris John
[mailto:chris@chrisjohn.co.uk]
Sent: Monday,
October 20, 2003 9:08 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: 527th Squadron
Hi
I wonder if you can help me ,i am
trying to find information and photographs on a
capt Daniel Mcarty/mcarthy who i understand was
a pilot in the 527th Bomb Squadron. many thanks
chris john
Chris,
Lt Daniel
J. McCartney, Pilot, was with the 379th
Bombardment Group and flew missions with the
525th Bomb Squadron from 2/1/45 to 04/19/45. The
following is the crew and their positions on
their 2nd mission to Arnsberg, Germany on 2/9/45
in aircraft 44-9111.
McCartney, Daniel J,
2nd Lt, Pilot
Saunders, Joe W, 2nd Lt,
Co-Pilot
Threadgill, William J, 2nd Lt,
Navigator
Schweiger, Raymond P, F/O,
Bombardier
Phillips, Edward R, Sgt Radio,
Operator/Gunner
Thorne, Kenneth R, Sgt,
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Shearin, Willard
E, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Lanoy, Leon, Sgt,
Waist Gunner
Ryan, Gerard F, Sgt, Tail Gunner
We do not have any pictures available of Lt
McCartney or his crew.
Responding4
10/20/03
Mike
From: Chris John [mailto:chris@chrisjohn.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 4:40 AM
Subject: Re: 1157 527th Squadron
HI
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY PROMPT REPLY ,
HOW CAN I GET ALL OF HIS MISSIONS AND OTHER INFO
, I HAVE A US ACCOUNT SO I CAN SEND YOU A $
CHEQUE TO COVER ALL COSTS,WOULD YOU HAVE ANY
PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIS AIRCRAFT? .WOULD ANY OF THE
CREW MEMBERS BE MEMBERS OF YOUR ASSOCIATION, AND
WOULD IT BE POSSIABLE TO ERITWE TO THEM
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP
CHRIS
Chris,
I am curious to know what your
interest is in Lt Daniel J. McCartney? Are you
working on a special project for school?
Mike
From: Chris John
[mailto:chris@chrisjohn.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday,
October 21, 2003 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: 1157 527th Squadron
HI
I
ACQUIRED HIS A2 FLIGHT JACKET WICH HAS A BOMB
GROUP PATCH, WITH MAC WRITEN ABOVE IT ,AND I
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE
MAN BEHIND THE JACKET
REGARDS
CHRIS
Chris,
We are very protective of our
membership and the commercializing of our proud
history. (buying, selling and trading veterans
articles and information) All our information
can be obtained through the National Archives,
which includes our history, mission reports etc.
Over the years we have gathered copies of the
archived information intended for use by our
membership. (WWII Veterans of the group, Sons,
Daughters, Grandchildren). I am sure you can
understand our unwillingness to provide
information to non-members of the Association.
Responding4 10/21/03
Mike
Search No. 1156 - Delbert F.
Milliron
From:
Mike
[mailto:mmillironjr@yahoo.com]
Sent:
Wednesday, September 17, 2003 4:28 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: info
Dear Sirs,
My Grandfather, Delbert F.
Milliron was the pilot of the "Coral Princess"
during most of 1944. He died when I was young in
1985 and I have very little information on his
service, fellow crewmembers, etc. I do have one
picture of him and his crew next to the Coral
Princess with the markings "GPR-187-11-379" and
the date 1-6-44 on the photo. What do the
markings mean? I was hoping the "379" meant
379th. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Mike Milliron, Jr.
Mike,
Lt. Delbert F. Milliron, Pilot, was in
the 379th Bombardment group and flew missions
with the 524th Bomb Squadron from 3/13/44 to
6/20/44. The following is the crew and their
positions their 8th mission to Brunswick,
Germany on 3/29/44 in aircraft 42-38192.
Milliron, Delbert F, 2nd Lt, Pilot
Gilliam,
Frederick G, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Moore, Robert
C, 2nd Lt, Navigator
Deveny, Robert L, 2nd
Lt, Bombardier
Kapla, Frank P, S/Sgt, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Hansen, Dallas A, T/Sgt,
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Vanella, Joseph D,
Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Hays, W L, Sgt,
Waist Gunner
Gutman, Gerald A, S/Sgt, Left
Waist Gunner
Nelson, Conrad K, Sgt, Tail
Gunner
Gerald A. Gutman is shown on the
current Association roster. Our records indicate
that Lt Milliron flew the following missions
with the 526th Bomb Squadron. It is possible
that he flew more mission but our records only
indicate the ones listed: 81, 82, 85, 86, 87,
88, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 106, 108, 110
(recalled), 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119,
120, 123, 126, 127, 128, 129, 132, 134,
136,(returned to base with bombs), 138, 139
(planned abort),141, 145, 147, 148.
We
currently do not have any record of an aircraft
named "Coral Princess". Aircraft 42-38192 was
flown on most of the crew’s missions. If you
have a picture of the planes nose art we would
like to have a copy. The numbers on the photos
were usually labeled with the date and /or
group/series by the photo shop for their
records. We do not have any information on the
group/series numbers.
Responding4 9/17/03
Mike
Mike,
One of our members sent me an email
about the "Coral Princess". Aircraft 42-38192.
Two of our members visited the National Archives
last year and obtained copies of over 200 photo’s
of the 379th mostly crew photo’s. The crew
picture you mentioned in your email was one of
the pictures in the group they copied. (see
attached picture)
Responding4 12/02/03
Mike
Search No. 1155 - Red Dragon
From:
Tom & Kay Pullen [mailto:tkpullen@geetel.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 6:44 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Red Dragon
Dear 379th BG Assn, I have a question I want
to see if you can answer. There were 2 "Red
Dragons" in the 379th, 527 Squadron. Which
arrived first at the 379th, 42-97270 or
43-37951? The information I got from Col. Brown
was 42-97270 arrived more than 2 months before
43-37951 and I'm being told from another person
that 43-37951 arrived first because 42-97270 was
transferred from the 398th BG. My dad was the
crew chief of 42-97270 and my mother was told
that dad did the nose art work on this plane and
it was suggested that dad copied the nose art
from 43-37951. Is there any way you can confirm
this for the both of us. Tom Pullen, 2nd
generation 379th BG member.
Tom,
According to
Lt.Col. Joseph Brown’s 379th Aircraft Assigned
Research indicates “Red Dragon” 42-97270 was
originally assigned to the 398th on 04/24/44.
The aircraft transferred to the 379th on
05/06/44 and eventually ended up in storage at
Kingman, AZ 12/15/45. See the Anthology Volume
II page 14.
Aircraft 43-37951 was
assigned to the 379th BG on 07/15/44. This
aircraft went MIA 08/09/44, Howard H. Hamilton
Pilot MACR 7393. See the Anthology Volume II
page 18
Responding4 9/08/03
Mike
Search No. 1154 - Warren Oaks
From: Bullington
Betty J Maj HQ AWFC/CCP
[mailto:Betty.Bullington@nellis.af.mil]
Sent:
Friday, September 05, 2003 5:24 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Warren Oaks
(Tail # 44-6133)
To Whom it May Concern,
I'm looking for information on my uncle
Warren Oaks who was KIA on June 19th, 1944 in a
mid air collision over England. His plane's tail
number was 44-6133. I'm looking for any pictures
of the crash or my uncle. I'm also wondering how
many missions my uncle flew before crashing on
June 19th, 1944. If you have any information on
him I would appreciate it.
Thank You Very
Much
Betty Bullington, Major, USAF
Betty,
Sgt Warren G Oaks, Tail Gunner, was in
the 379th Bombardment Group and flew missions
with the 525th Bomb Squadron. The following is
the crew and their positions their first mission
to Zudausques, France on June 19, 1944, Mission
# 146, in Aircraft 44-6133. This aircraft
collided with 42-97942 over Gravesend Thames
Estuary and crashed into the water on their
return from the mission. We do not have any
pictures of the crash.
Ramacitti Armand
J. -2nd Lt, P, O-759660, Oak Park, IL, Cambridge
C 3 30
Hager William J. -2nd Lt, CP,
O-701755, Cleveland, OH, Cambridge F 2 106
Watson Donald F. -2nd Lt, N, O-716559,
Cleveland, OH, Cambridge C 1 47
Chronopolis
Theodore -2nd Lt, B, O-704164, WIA
Ritter
Richard (NMI) -SGT, RO, 35535521, Belleville,
OH, Cambridge F 2 26
Tognazzini Cecil A
-S/SGT, TT, 19161113, Bargar, TX /CA, Cambridge
Missing
Burke John P. -S/SGT, TT, 14059710,
Atlanta, GA, Cambridge C 3 24
Haynes Paul K.
-CPL, WG, 31362371, Weston, MA, Cambridge E 2 11
Oaks Warren G. -SGT, TG, 37298962, White Bear,
MN, Cambridge F 4 5
This aircraft
collided with 42-6133 over Gravesend Thames
Estuary. The following is the crew and their
positions in aircraft 42-97942.
Burns
Lloyd L -1st Lt, P, O-180816, Ret. to base
Kauffman Fred S. -2nd Lt, CP, O-818878, Trenton,
NJ, Cambridge Missing
Sadler Edward N. -F/O,
N, T-123955, Cleveland, OH, Cambridge A 6 37
Gray Jack L. -2nd Lt, B, O-739088, Ret. to base
Monk Leroy J. -T/SGT, RO, 37469265, Ret. to base
Gibbs Leonard F. -T/SGT, TT, 19024622, Ret. to
base
Farmer William H. -S/SGT, BT, 39557878,
Ret. to base
Andrews Richard W. -S/SGT, WG,
32752979, Ret. to base
Schulte Louis W.
-S/SGT, TG, 37083074, St. Louis, MO, KIA
Cambridge is an American European Cemetery in
England. The plot numbers of the graves at
Cambridge are shown above (example C 3 24).
Richard W. Andrews, Lloyd L. Burns, William
H. (Bill) Farmer, and Leonard F. Gibbs are shown
on the current Association’s membership roster.
Responding4 9/07/03
Mike
Search No. 1153 - William J.
Coles, Jr.
From: Robert Turk
[mailto:rwturk@citlink.net]
Sent: Sunday,
August 31, 2003 9:14 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: William J.
Coles, Jr.
I have recently
purchased the 2 volume anthology and my
grandfather's, William J. Coles, Jr's, 35
mission reports and am very interested in
identifying the names of his aircrafts. Can you
please help me? They are as follows:
42-31720
M
42-31663 G
42-37570 K
X4 7934
44-6172 D
9800 T (526th)
42-31228 F
(525th)
43-37677 A
43-38272 D (525th)
43-37855 T
42-38183 C (525th)
43-38049 S
42-107014 K (527th)
44-8110 Y
43-37851 O
43-38654 F
43-8049 S (527th)
43-38695 O
43-37570 K
6507 P (526th)
43-38679 O
8874 U (526th)
43-38570 K
Also, what would
be a good source for the nose-art of these
aircraft? Finally, I emailed a photo and sent
one by snail mail showing my grandfather and his
group (Lt. Bailey) and was wondering when it
will be posted. I have also requested that my
grandfather's name be added to TAPS, he passed
away on 12-17-97. I have also been a member of
the 379th BG Association for several months now
and was wondering when I'll be getting my first
Contrails newsletter. Thank you for all of your
help I have been able to get to know my
grandfather a little better because of your
assistance.
Robert Turk
Robert,
The Anthology Volume II starting on
page 4 thru 33 lists all the 379th aircraft
numbers and names. Lt Col Joseph A Brown, 379th
BG Group Bombardier, completed this research on
aircraft. The only nose art available at this
time are pictures of aircraft in the Anthology
and the Shades of Kimbolton.
The photo is
posted on Looking4 # 1132. The Contrails
publication should be distributed within the
next week or so. If you don’t receive one please
let us know.
We are sorry to hear that
your grandfather passed away and will add him to
our TAPS list.
Responding4 9/04/03
Mike
Search No. 1152 - John Poliero
From: Allan [mailto:Allan@Stong.net]
Sent:
Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:32 AM
To:
'looking4@379thbga.org'
Subject:
Dear
sirs,
I am friends with a gentlemen who
was the pilot of the B17 "Ensign Mary". His name
is John Poliero, He was attached to the 526th
squadron, 379th Bomber group late summer 1942
till after D-Day His Co-pilot was George McQue.
Apparently the plane crashed in france
..........the town was "pont de point" "Point of
Bridge" George was killed. Mr. Poliero did not
fly that day due to being sick.
I would
like to gather infomation on John's crew and
Aircraft to give to him. He is a member of the
379th members group.and is good enough to give
me his "Contrails" newletter. If you can help I
would appreciate it. I tried to get his planes
Tail number but he had trouble recalling it.
I am accociated with "Warbirds" flight
simulator...and the community is very much in
touch with our veterans. I wish to thank each
and every man of the 379th and other groups that
served so proudly and bravely.........and gave
me the freedom to be able to write to you.
Thank you so very much.........
Allan Alt
Allan,
Flight Officer John F. Poliero, Co
Pilot, was in the 379th Bombardment Group 526th
Bomb Squadron and flew missions from 3/26/44 to
6/20/44. The following are the crew and their
positions on their 1st mission to Wizernes,
France on 3/26/44 in aircraft 42-37791 "Blues in
the Night". This crew flew "Ensign Mary"
(42-31648) on most of their missions.
McHugh, George (NMI), Lt, Pilot
Poliero, John
F, F/O, Co-Pilot
Reese, Robert D, Lt,
Navigator
Atkinson, Charles H, L,t Bombardier
Groat, Russell J, S/Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Tullier, Lester A, Sg,t Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Shaw, J Kelly, Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
Thompson, George (NMI), Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Little, Bruce, S/Sgt, Left waist Gunner
Davidson, Delmar D, Sgt, Tail Gunner
The
mission that F/O Poliero did not fly was to
Laon/Couvron, France on 6/16/44 in aircraft
42-31648 "Ensign Mary". The following is the
crew and their positions.
McHugh, George
(NMI), Lt, Pilot
Peterson Edward I, Lt,
Co-Pilot
Reese, Robert D, Lt, Navigator
Atkinson, Charles H, Lt, Bombardier
Groat,
Russell J, T/Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner
Tullier, Lester A, T/Sgt, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Shaw, J Kelly, S/Sgt, Ball Turret
Gunner
Thompson, George (NMI), S/Sg,t Right
Waist Gunner
Little, Bruce S, S/Sgt, Tail
Gunner
The following account is taken
from the August 1994 "Contrails" sent in by J.
Kelly Shaw:
"It was June, 16, 1944 on the
mission to bomb an airdrome at Laon/Couvron,
France, that 1st. Lt. George McHugh and crew
were shot down. Aboard B-17G, ENSIGN MARY, in
addition to pilot McHugh were co-pilot, 2nd Lt.
Edward I. Peterson; navigator, 2nd Lt. Robert D.
Reese; bombadier, 2nd Lt. Charles R. Atkinson;
radio operator/gunner, T/Sgt. Russell, J. Groat;
flight engineer-top turret gunner, S/Sgt. Lester
A. Tullier; ball turret gunner, S/Sgt. J. Kelly
Shaw; waist gunner, S/Sgt. George Thompson; tail
gunner, S/Sgt. Bruce Little.
McHugh and
Tullier were killed, Peterson and Shaw evaded
the Germans and eventually returned to England,
and the others became prisoners.
After
giving the crew orders to bail out, Lt. McHugh
stayed with the plane and managed to prevent it
from crashing into Pontpoint. The villagers were
impressed by the heroic sacrifice of his life. A
memorial was erected in the village and a street
named in his honor. The person on whose land
ENSIGN MARY crashed established a shrine where
he found one of its propellers."
Our
records indicate that F/O Poliero flew 34
missions with the 526th Bomb Squadron. It is
possible that he flew more but our records only
indicate the ones listed:
89,90,91,93,94,95,97,98,99,100,105,107,109,111,113,115,118,119,126,127,133, 135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,145,146,147,148.
Responding4 9/04/03
Mike
Search No. 1151 - Cpl. William
James Broaddus
From: Brian Broaddus
[mailto:broaddus@sbcglobal.net]
Sent:
Thursday, August 14, 2003 10:01 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Military
Records
I having been loking for records
about my grandfather's service in WWII for
several years now. Unfortunately, he passed away
several years ago before I was able to get much
information about his service. Also, his records
were destroyed in the records fire. He is my
hero and I would love to be able to know more
about this period of his life.
However, I
recently stumbled acrosss some old documents of
his that pertain to his service. One such
document is entitled "379th air service
squadron, Team "B", 74th service group. It is a
battle honors citation form for the 1st Bomb
Div's attacks on 11 January, 1944. My
grandfather's name appears on this document. Any
information you can provide about him, his
missions, duties, squads, etc. would be greatly
appreciated. His name was Cpl. William James
Broaddus. He was from Texas. He enlisted in
1941, fought through the entire war, and was a
part of the army of occupation.Thank you for
your time and effort in helping me.
Anyone who may have info about my grandfather,
feel free to email me at broaddus@sbcglobal.net
Thankfully
Brian Broaddus
Brian,
Sorry, we were unable to find Cpl.
William James Broaddus in our records. At any
given time there were more than 6,000 personnel
attached to the Kimbolton Station 117.
Unfortunately there are very few records on the
supporting units that played a major role in the
success of the 379th Bombardment Group during
WWII at Kimbolton.
I suggest that you
try to get a copy his personnel file from the
National Personnel Records Center, Military
Records Branch, 9700 Page Ave., St. Louis Mo.
63132-5100
His personnel records will
indicate medals received, assignments, schools
etc. Many personnel files were destroyed in the
St. Louis Record Center fire in 1973. The Center
uses alternate sources to reconstruct basic
service information of records that were lost in
the fire. (See URL for form 180 below)
http://www.nara.gov/regional/mprsf180.html
Responding4 09/04/03
Mike
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