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Search No. 1300 - "Miss Lace" |
From: Mike,
MikeMerkt@aol.com To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: B-17 Miss Lace
Looking for any
information and photos in regard to a B-17 "Miss
Lace," 43-38092, MACR# 8845, shot down over
Germany on Sept. 9th, 1944. 379th group, 527
sqdrn. In particular, looking for information of
crewman Ellsworth F. Rillings.
THank you
for your help......... Mike
Mike - Association records
confirm that a/c 43-38092,
MACR 8845, was hit by flak
and shot down over Mannheim,
Germany on September 9, 1944.
However, this aircraft was
not "Miss Lace", which was
a/c 44-6140. "Miss Lace" met
her fate over Zeitz, Germany
on November 30, 1944, losing
her right wing in an
explosion over the target,
with tail gunner Eugene Bush
the only survivor (POW).
Association records for
Ellsworth Rillings show he
flew 26 missions as gunner
with the 527th Squadron from
July 9 to September 9, 1944.
Records indicate Missions
162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168,
169, 170, 171, 174, 175, 176,
178, 179, 182, 183, 185, 186,
188, 189, 192, 193, 196, 197,
198 and 200. Sgt. Rillings
may have flown additional
missions, but these are the
ones we have in our records.
Crew on 43-38092 for Mission
200, and their fate, is as
follows:
Butler,
Edward G, 1st Lt, Pilot, KIA
Vietri, Anthony J, 2nd Lt,
Co-Pilot, KIA O'keefe,
Francis T, 2nd Lt, Nav, KIA
Yates, Carl C, 2nd Lt, Bomb,
POW Sweeney, John E, TSgt,
Radio Op, KIA Rillings,
Ellsworth F, TSgt, Top
Turret, KIA Kunkle, Ellis
A, SSgt, Ball Turret, KIA
Brown, Beryl J, SSgt, Waist,
KIA Michalski, John J,
SSgt, Tail, POW
John
Michalski is on our current
Association roster. This
response will be posted in
the "Looking 4" section of
our website, in case any
members have any additional
information. Sorry, we have
no picture of this aircraft
or crew.
Responding 4
10/20/2005 Kent
Search No. 1299 - Bruce Webb
From:"Jamie and Gwyn Ridenhour"
<jamieandgwyn@btinet.net>
To: <looking4@379thbga.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:27 PM
Subject: Bruce Webb
Dear Sirs,
I'm looking for information on my grandfather,
Bruce Webb. He died when I was young, and
apparently didn't like to talk about his
experiences in the war. For a long time, all we
knew was that he was a tailgunner who was
stationed in England, and that he had won a
Distinguished Flying Cross. Recently my brother
found grandaddy's flight jacket in some old
effects of my uncle's (who recently passed
away). The jacket has the words "Ragin' Red"
written on the back, and it's through searching
for those words online that I've come to believe
that he was a member of the 525th. That's the
extent of what I know. I never really knew my
grandfather, and would welcome any information
you could provide.
thank you,
Jamieson Ridenhour
Jamie - Association records for Bruce Webb
show he flew 25 missions as gunner with the
525th Bomb Squadron from December 16, 1943 to
March 16, 1944. Records indicate missions number
49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60, 62, 67, 68,
69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, and 82.
Sgt. Webb may have flown additional missions,
but these are the ones we have in our records.
From our records, Sgt Webb flew missions in
a number of aircraft, including a/c 42-30298,
Squadron Code FR-M, "Ragin' Red II" (Missions
60, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 7273, 75, 76).
Sorry, we have no photograph of this aircraft.
Crew on "Ragin Red II" for Mission 60, and
what looks to be Sgt Webb's regular crew, is as
follows:
Watson Jr., Edward R, 2nd Lt,
Pilot Guinn, Robert K, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Jackson, Durad Y, 2nd Lt, Nav Ziobrowski,
Anthony J, 2nd Lt, Bomb Whittle, Patrick L,
SSgt, Radio Op Garrett, Maurice C, SSgt, Top
Turret Webb, Kenneth J, Sgt, Ball Turret
Webb, Bruce C, Sgt, Right Waist Hunter, Earl
D, Sgt, Left Waist Mcdonough, John E, Sgt,
Tail
Edward Watson and Earl D. Hunter are
on our current Association roster. This response
will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members have any additional
information.
Responding 4 10/20/2005
Kent
Search No. 1298 - Kero Abrashoff
From: RANDY & TAWNYA,
nwfc26@access995.com To:
looking4@379thbga.org Sent: Friday, October
07, 2005 7:53 PM Subject: Kero Abrashoff
I am looking for information on my
grandfather T/SGT Kero Abrashoff, his crew
members, and B-17 numbers he flew on. He was in
the 524 Squadron, of the 379th Bomb Group,
and flew on 35 missions. Thanks for your
help, Randall Abrashoff
Randall - Association
records for Kero Abrashoff
show he flew 29 missions as
top turret gunner with the
524th Bomb Squadron from
November 2, 1944 to April 11,
1945. Records indicate
missions number 230, 238,
240, 244, 248, 251, 252, 255,
256, 258, 260, 265, 266, 268,
269, 272, 274, 276, 280, 281,
292, 295, 297, 298, 299, 302,
303, 305, and 323. Sgt.
Abrashoff may have flown
additional missions, but
these are the ones we have in
our records.
From our
records, Sgt Abrashoff flew
missions in the following
aircraft: A/C 43-37851,
Squadron Code WA-O, "Goo Goo"
(Missions 230, 240, 244, 248,
251, 252, 255, 256, 258, 260,
265, 266, 268, 269, 272, 274,
276, 280, 292), A/C 43-38695,
Squadron Code WA-Q (Mission
238), A/C 43-37950 (Mission
281), A/C 44-6561, Squadron
Code WA-C, "Reich Raider"
(mission 295), A/C 42-97370,
Squadron Code WA-A, "The
Hellion" (Missions 297, 298,
299), A/C 43-39113, Squadron
Code WA-N (Missions 302,
303), A/C 44-6915, Squadron
Code WA-M (Mission 305), and
A/C 43-37570, Squadron Code
WA-K, "Miss Liberty" (Mission
323). Crew on "Goo Goo" for
Mission 230, and what looks
to be Sgt Abrashoff's regular
crew is as follows:
Simpkins Jr., Howard W, 2nd
Lt, Pilot Gjelvik, Edgar
C, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
Eppinger, Ira G, F/O, Nav
Parker, Raymond W, 2nd Lt,
Bomb Yeomans, Donald D,
Sgt, Radio Op Abrashoff,
Kero, Sgt, Top Turret
Sterner, Guy S, Sgt, Ball
Turret Delong, Walter B,
Sgt, Waist Hill, Mack W,
Sgt, Tail
Sorry, none
of these crewmembers are on
our current Association
roster. No pictures are
available of the aircraft
listed except "Miss Liberty",
a copy will be sent in
separate e-mail. This
response will be posted in
the "Looking 4" section of
our website, in case any
members have any additional
information.
Responding 4 9/19/2005
Kent
Search No. 1297 - Raymond E. Mullenix
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From: RON MULLENIX,
ALEXED@CATSKILL.NET To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 2:31 PM
RAYMOND E. MULLENIX B/T GUNNER
THANK YOU
RON MULLENIX ( SON )
Ron - Association
records for Raymond E. Mullenix show he flew 30
missions as ball turret gunner with the 524th
Bomb Squadron from December 11, 1943 to May 24,
1944. Records indicate missions number 55, 56,
58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70,
71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 81, 82, 83, 87, 90, 99, 109,
111, 116, 120, and 124. Sgt. Mullenix may have
flown additional missions, but these are the
ones we have in our records.
Sgt.
Mullenix flew in a number of different aircraft.
On Mission 70 to the aircraft factory at
Quakenbrucke/Bramsche, Germany, records show he
flew in a/c 42-5828, Squadron Code WA-O, "The
Sweater Girl" (photo will be sent in separate
e-mail). Crew on that mission, and what seems to
be Sgt. Mullenix's regular crew, was as follows:
Heath, Gilbert C, 1st Lt, Pilot
Zapotosky, Emerson G, F/O, Co-Pilot Lepard
Jr., James L, 1st Lt, Nav Berman, Lester T,
1st Lt, Bomb Cave, Martin B, TSgt, Radio Op
Hollister, John E, SSgt, Top Turret Mullenix,
Raymond E, Sgt, Ball Turret Finance, Edwin G,
SSgt, Right Waist White, Charles L, SSgt,
Left Waist Carl, Joseph W, SSgt, Tail
Edwin Finance is on our current Association
roster. This response will be posted in the
"Looking 4" section of our website, in case any
members have any additional information.
Responding 4 10/9/2005 Kent
Search No. 1296 - Matthew J. Bauer
From: Cristina,
thegwynns@hotmail.com To:
looking4@379thbga.org Sent: Saturday, October
01, 2005 12:37 AM Subject: Information on 2nd
Lt. Bauer, Matthew J
I am looking for any
information on my grandfather, 2nd Lt. Matthew J
Bauer, who was part of the 379 Bomb Group on the
PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA Co-Pilot on the B-17G-VE
Serial # 42-39782 . He was a POW and I can find
no one who seems to have known him, has a
picture or anything.
I would love to hear
more about his flights, etc... but don't even
know where to begin. His records were part of
the fire and so nothing else is available. Where
would I find a list of missions, etc???
My thanks. Cristina Bauer Gwynn
Cristina - Association records for Matthew J.
Bauer show he flew 3 missions as co-pilot with
the 527th Bomb Squadron from February 4 to
February 8, 1944. Records indicate missions
number 64, 66, and 67. Lt. Bauer may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
have in our records.
Association records
for Mission 67 to Frankfurt, Germany show Lt.
Bauer assigned to aircraft 42-39782, Squadron
Code FO-M, "Pistol Packin' Mama". This aircraft
was thought to have gone down to fighter attack
shortly after crossing the enemy coast in the
vicinity of Amiens. Crew of the aircraft was as
follows:
Rossberg, Herbert D, 2nd Lt,
Pilot, KIA Bauer, Matthew J, 2nd Lt,
Co-Pilot, POW Kupsick, John A, 2nd Lt, Nav,
Evader Dougherty, James B, 2nd Lt, Bomb, KIA
Bennett, George F, SSgt, Radio Op, Evader
Atkinson, Charles E, SSgt, Top Turret, Evader
Dugan, Edward P, SSgt, Ball Turret, POW
Smotherman, Thurman P, Sgt, Right Waist, POW
Paplaskas, Albert F, SSgt, Left Waist, KIA
Brown Jr., Frederick H, Sgt, Tail, POW
Records indicate Lt. Bauer was taken POW, and
assigned to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang,
Prussia. John Kupsick, who was an "Evader"
(evaded capture and returned to base) is on our
current Association roster. This response will
be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members have any additional
information. Sorry, we have no picture of this
crew, and no picture of the airplane suitable
for reproduction, however there is a small
picture showing the nose art in "Shades of
Kimbolton", available through the 379th BGA PX.
Responding 4 10/9/2005 Kent
Search No. 1295 - Jasper Gallegos
From: JOHN
NEWMAN, JFRED303@MSN.COM To:
looking4@379thbga.org Sent: Friday, September
30, 2005 3:42 PM Subject: Looking for Jasper
Gallegos
I am looking for information on
Staff Sergeant Jasper Gallegos 527th Squadron.
He was KIA on the 2nd mission June 11, 1943. I
have sent for the mission record. But, would
appreciate any other information. Jasper and I
enlisted together. we were sent to different
groups I was assigned to the YB 40 Aircraft and
went to the 92nd group and then to the 303 rd. I
was on the mission that Jasper was shot down on
June 11 in a YB 40. Any Crew Pictures? Any thing
at all would be appreciated .
John F.
Newman
John - Association
records for Jasper Gallegos show he flew 1
mission as tail gunner with the 527th Bomb
Squadron on June 11, 1943. Association records
for Mission 2 to the u-boat pens at
Wilhelmshaven show Sgt. Gallegos assigned to
aircraft 42-29875, Squadron Code FO-L (no name).
Crew of this aircraft was as follows:
Hamrick Jr., George A , Cpt, Pilot, KIA
Gossen, Sam, Lt, Co-Pilot, POW Herrick, Hal
B, Lt, Nav, KIA Kozel, Walter, Lt, Bomb, KIA
Zarro, Anthony J, TSgt, Radio Op, KIA Fleck,
William M, TSgt, Top Turret, KIA Nichols,
Lother, SSgt, Ball Turret, KIA Mitchell,
James A, SSgt, Right Waist, KIA Crain, Warren
R, SSgt, Left Waist, KIA Gallegos, Jasper,
SSgt, Tail, KIA
This response will be
posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members have any additional
information. Sorry, we have no picture of this
crew or airplane.
Responding 4 10/9/2005
Kent
Search No. 1294 - Emil Frantzen
From: David
Kaczmarek, daczmar@us.ibm.com To:
looking4@379thbga.org Sent: Monday, September
19, 2005 9:56 AM Subject: Information Related
to M/Sgt: Emil M. Frantzen
Recently, I
acquired the personal effects of M/Sgt. Emil M.
Frantzen (37113667) and seek additional
information about him as a person from folks who
may have either known or served with Emil. As
far as I can tell, Emil enlisted on February 14,
1942 and was discharged, at the AAF Separation
Center, Sioux City, Iowa, on October 13, 1945.
From his service record, it appears that Emil
was an assistant crew chief for a flight of six
B-17 bombers. Included within his personal
possessions, I found a 379th Bomb Group Patch.
Unfortunately, my current research has
determined that Emil passed on November 18, 1949
and is interned at Saint Anthony's Cemetery,
Hospers, Iowa. Any information is greatly
appreciated.
Thank You! Dave
Dave - Sorry, we
have no record of M/Sgt Emil Frantzen serving
with the 379th Bomb Group. Unfortunately,
records on ground crew personnel are sketchy
compared to flight personnel, whose missions are
documented in official Mission Reports.
If you could provide us more information, dates
he may have been at Kimbolton, Squadron, etc.
Any additional information would be useful.
Responding 4 9/21/05 Kent
Search No. 1293 - Gerald E.
Graf
From: "Bill
Graf (M)" <bgraf@1stchoicedental.com> To:
<looking4@379thbga.org> Sent: Monday,
September 19, 2005 8:09 AM Subject: Gerald E
Graf
I'am looking for any info I can get
about my uncle Jerry Graf He was a pilot in the
527 squadron and flew a B-17 called Aces and
Eights any information would be greatly
appreciated as he just passed away on Sept 17
thank you Bill
Bill - We're sorry to hear about your Uncle's
passing. We will add his name to our Taps
roster.
Association records for Gerald E.
Graf show he flew 31 missions as co-pilot with
the 527th Bomb Squadron from April 9, 1944 to
June 24, 1944. Records indicate missions number
93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 107,
109, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 123, 125,
129, 130, 134, 135, 136, 140, 142, 144, 148,
149, 150, and 152. Lt. Graf may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
have in our records.
Lt. Graf flew his
missions in a number of different aircraft. On
the May 25, 1944 mission (#125) to the railway
yards at Sarrequemines, France, he was flying
co-pilot in a/c 42-97270, "Red Dragon" (photo
will be sent in separate e-mail). Crew in that
a/c, and what looks to be Lt. Graf's "regular"
crew, was as follows:
Mcgehee, Harold F,
1st Lt, Pilot Graf, Gerald E, 2nd Lt,
Co-Pilot Hoilman, Guy G, 2nd Lt, Nav
Mcdougle, Selma L, 2nd Lt, Bomb Youk, John A,
TSgt, Radio Op Brown, Joseph J, TSgt, Top
Turret Shannon, James W, SSgt, Ball Turret
Young, Stanley R, SSgt, Waist Welch, Lawrence
L, SSgt, Tail
Sorry, none of the listed
crew members are on our current Association
roster. This response will be posted in the
"Looking 4" section of our website, in case any
members have any additional information. Sorry,
we have no information on an aircraft named
"Aces and Eights", and have no records of Lt.
Graf flying in an aircraft by that name.
Responding 4 9/20/2005 Kent
Search No. 1292 - Lucien O.
Gastineau
From: Robert Gastineau,
robert-gastineau@sbcglobal.net To:
looking4@379thbga.org Sent: Sunday, September
18, 2005 10:17 PM Subject: info on 42-37784
379thbg 525sq
I am looking for any
information on this aircraft, my uncle 2ndlt
lucien o Gastineau was the co-pilot on this
plane. I have very little info on him and the
crew if anyone has pictures or knew this crew i
would deeply appreciate any info the have. I do
know the nose art was "the old fox" but it was
later change to "oh my aching back" Thanks a
million Robert Gastineau.
Robert - Association records for Lucien O.
Gastineau show he flew 17 missions as co-pilot
with the 525th Bomb Squadron from April 24, 1944
to May 24, 1944. Records indicate missions
number 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 110, 111, 112,
114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, and 124.
Lt. Gastineau may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we have in our
records.
Lt. Gastineau flew the majority
of his missions in a/c 42-37784, Squadron Code
FR-P, "The Old Fox" (photo attached). On May 24,
1944, Mission 124 to Berlin, "The Old Fox" is
believed to have been involved in a mid-air
collision with a/c 42-38082, after being
attacked by fighters. Crew of "The Old Fox" was
as follows:
Gease, Wilton E, 2nd Lt,
Pilot, POW Gastineau Jr., Lucien O, 2nd Lt,
Co-Pilot, KIA Lorentz, Robert J, F/O, Nav,
KIA O'neal, Richard C, 2nd Lt, Bomb, KIA
Fenity, Edward L, TSgt, Radio Op, KIA Egan,
Roger W, TSgt, Top Turret, KIA Amalfintano,
John J, SSgt, Ball Turret, KIA Chestnut,
Robert F, SSgt, Waist, KIA Fetterolf, Carl S,
SSgt, Tail, KIA
There were no survivors
from a/c 42-38082. This response will be posted
in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in
case any members have any additional
information. Sorry, we have no information on
the aircraft's name being changed to "Oh my
aching back".
Responding 4 9/20/2005
Kent
Search No. 1291 - Mission of 30
November 1944
From: Marcel, marcelenstipp@hotmail.com To:
looking4@379thbga.org Sent: Saturday,
September 17, 2005 11:43 AM Subject: 379th
questions
Hello,
I hope all is
fine for the association and everybody are in a
good health. I need you help about the 2 men
missing in action the 30th november 1944 and who
are on the listing of the Henri Chapelle's
cemetery. Their names are 2nd Lt Zivanidis
Theodore (527th sq. Gph ) from New-Jersey and
S/Sgt Durham Chester M. ( 527th sq. Gph )
from California. I would like to know :
1- What was the type of aircraft ? 2- The
registration of the aircraft ? 3- How many
crew members on board ? 4- The mission ?
5- The home base where they took of ? 6- The
area where the aircraft crashed ? 7- Have
they been hit by flak , fighter ? 8- How many
crew members have been killed , wounded ,
prisoners ? 9- Their names , functions , rank
, serial numbers ? 10- And more informations
and pictures if possible ?
My intentions
are to provide these informations to the HC
cemetery to complete their records and also for
my personal research. Thank very much indeed by
advance , i keep you in touch about the futur
project of the 2nd Lt Kusy monument's.
God bless y
Marcel - Association records for Mission 245
to the synthetic oil plant at Zietz,
Germany.show a/c 44-6140 (B-17G), "Miss Lace"
(527th Squadron Code FO-U) lost its right wing
in an explosion over the target (flak?). A/C was
last seen in a dive, and one parachute was
reported. Crew on the airplane was as follows:
Schlesinger, Gilbert J, 1st Lt, Pilot, MIA
Mertens, Howard G, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MIA
Zivanidis, Theodore, 2nd Lt, Nav, KIA Durham,
Chester M, SSgt, Togglier, KIA Bowles Jr.,
Charles V, TSgt, Radio Op, KIA Bonderski,
Bernard, TSgt, Top Turret, KIA Griffith,
Shirley C, SSgt, Ball Turret, MIA Schoch,
Stewart W, SSgt, Waist, KIA Bush, Eugene S,
Sgt, Tail, POW
As you know, home base was
Kimbolton, England. Sorry, we have no
information on crash site, and no pictures of
this aircraft. This response will be posted in
the "Looking 4" section of our website, in case
any members have any additional information.
Responding 4 9/19/2005 Kent
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