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From: Gee Gee Lary,
fglary@localnet.com
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 6:04 PM
Subject: B-17 mission # & plane #
Hello
My father flew for the 379th with the 525th Sgd.
His pilot was Paul Corson, in mission #38 they
flew ship 759 (?). I would like to know what
other missions he flew and what planes. His name
was Merton Lary a gunner. I know triangle K,
code FR, callsign Haircut. I think.
Gee Gee -
Association
records for Sgt Merton Lary
show he flew 27 missions as
gunner with the 525th
Squadron from September 9,
1943 to March 6, 1944. Our
records show missions 29, 30,
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,
38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45,
46, 48, 52, 53, 58, 60, 69,
70, 71, 73, and 78. Sgt Lary
may have flown additional
missions, but these are the
ones we have in our records.
Sgt Lary flew in a number
of aircraft from the 525th
Squadron. Our records are as
follows: A/C 42-29897,
"Censored" - Mission 29, A/C
42-29759, "Gay Cavalleros" -
Missions 30, 31, 32, 33, 35,
38, A/C 42-5825, "Lakanuki" -
Mission 34, A/C 42-29653,
"Bad News" - Mission 36, A/C
42-29624, "Pappy" - Mission
37, A/C 42-29787, "Wilder
Nell" - Mission 39, A/C
42-29997, "Sack" - Missions
43, 45, A/C 42-37764, "Dragon
Lady" - Missions 44, 48, A/C
42-37732, "The Celestial
Siren" - Mission 58, A/C
42-39783, "Blues in the
Night" - Mission 60, A/C
42-97485, "Taletha Ann" -
Missions 69, 70, 71, 73, 78,
A/C 42-31648, "Ensign Mary" -
Mission 77, plus several
others with no "names". Sgt
Lary's "regular" crew was:
Corson, Paul E, 2nd
Lieutenant, Pilot
Sigman,
Wesley J, 2nd Lieutenant,
Co-Pilot
Ehereman, Forrest
J, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Deardorf, Robert J, 2nd
Lieutenant, Bombardier
Zimmerman, Robert L, Tech
Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Robinson,
Samuel T, Tech Sergeant, Top
Turret Gunner
Cemate,
Dominick F, Staff Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner
Sullivan, Edward (NMI), Staff
Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Lary, Merton E, Staff
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Riley, John K, Staff
Sergeant, Tail Gunner
This response will be posted
in the "Looking 4" section of
our website, in case any
members have any additional
information. Photographs of
"The Celestial Siren" and
"Taletha Ann" will be sent in
separate e-mail. Sorry, we
have no photos of the other
aircraft listed.
Responding 4 3/11/2007
Kent
Search No. 1359 - Robert
McGraw
From: Patrick G. Hermsen,
pghermsen@earthlink.net
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 5:48 PM
Subject: 2nd Lt Robert Mc Graw
Good Afternoon,
I just came into
possession of a letter to a 2nd Lt Robert Mc
Graw, 526th Squadron of the 379th Bomb Group.
The letter was returned to the senders (his
Grandparents, M/M W. H. Clayton) and marked as
Missing in Action. Can anyone shed any light
onto this gentleman and let me know if he made
it?
Thanks in advance
Patrick G. Hermsen
Patrick -
Association records for Lt Robert
McGraw show he flew 16 missions as co-pilot with
the 526th Squadron from July 17 to September 16,
1943. Our records show missions 12, 14, 15, 16,
17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and
30. Lt McGraw may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we have in our
records. Our records show Lt McGraw flying on
aircraft 42-29934 on Mission 30 to Nantes,
France, on 16 September 1943. This aircraft was
listed as Missing in Action. Crew roster was:
Murray, Donald M., 1st Lt, P, MIA
McGraw,
Robert M., 2nd Lt, CP, MIA
Meyer, William R.,
2nd Lt, N, MIA
Gwinn, Chester R. Jr., 2nd Lt,
B, MIA
Tatum, Rodger W., T/SGT, RO, MIA
Curtin, Michael F., T/SGT, TT, MIA
Robert,
Alexander C., S/SGT, BT, MIA
Wininger, Frank
M., S/SGT, RW, MIA
Moak, Carl G., S/SGT, LW,
MIA
Rogers, John W., S/SGT, TG, MIA
This response will be posted in the "Looking 4"
section of our website, in case any members have
any additional information. According to the
American Battle Monuments Commission database,
Lt McGraw's death was confirmed on 12 August
1945.
Responding 4 2/25/2007
Kent
Search No. 1358 - Lady
Godiva-#42-29878
From: Jean Michel
MARTIN, eugenieamice@wanadoo. fr
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Thursday,
February 15, 2007 1:17 PM
Subject: 379bg
search
excuse me please my english is bad
I am Mr MARTIN JM i have 59 years and my passion
is the planes of the 2ww; I am in an association
who class the crash in west france for the
memory of crews deliver our patry in the war;
Can you help me please .Today i search all on th
42-29878 LADY GODIVA 526 BS 379 BG (lf-g) Photos
of crews and the plane and also the history
Thank you very much. Jean Michel MARTIN
Jean Michel -
Thank
you for your interest in the 379th Bomb Group.
We are happy to be able to provide the following
information. Association records for aircraft
#42-29878, "Lady Godiva", indicated she was one
of the original aircraft assigned to the 379th
Bomb Group, and participated in the 379th's
first combat mission, to the submarine pens at
St. Nazaire, on 29 May 1943. This aircraft was
listed as Missing in Action. Crew was as
follows:
Peterson, Theodore M., Capt., P,
Evaded
Bourn, Jack W., 2nd Lt, CP, POW
Moore, Woodrow T., 2nd Lt, N, POW
Rosacker,
Warren J., 2nd Lt, B, POW
Scott, J. M.,
T/SGT, RO, Evaded
Spencer, Maynard M., S/SGT,
TT, POW
Blubaugh, William E., S/SGT, BT, POW
Ayres, William. T., SGT, RW, POW
Cribelar,
Paul. R., S/SGT, LW, POW
Brown, Gideon A.,
S/SGT, TG, POW
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 photographs of
this airplane or the crew listed.
Responding 4 2/25/2007
Kent
Search No. 1357 - Birmingham
Blitzkrieg-#41-9100
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From: Mike Mucha,
Michal_Mucha@jmpolska.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: February 22, 2007
Subject: Birmingham Blitzkrieg-#41-9100
Hi Looking4:
I wonder if the ship was in
use to assembly the 379th BG's formation on May
13 and May 29, 1944. Could you just help me with
it, please?
Regards,
Mike Mucha
Poland
Michal –
Thank you
for your interest in the 379th Bomb Group. We
are happy to be able to provide the following
information. Association records are incomplete
for #41-9100, “Birmingham Blitzkrieg”, due to
its listing as a “non-combat” aircraft. However,
the aircraft was assigned to the group during
the period covered by the May 13 and May 29 1944
missions, so it is likely the aircraft
participated as the formation ship for those
missions. A photo of the airplane, taken before
application of the formation aircraft paint
scheme, is attached. The 379th CO, Colonel
Preston, is standing on the extreme left.
This response will be posted in the "Looking
4" section of our website, in case any members
have any additional information.
Responding 4 2/22/2007
Kent
Search No. 1356 - Gordon Cowan
Montgomery
From: James
Montgomery, montgo@infionline.net
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Friday, February
09, 2007 8:23 PM
Photo ID for crew
picture HO44-8469. The man second from the right
on the back row is my father Gordon Cowan
Montgomery 1Lt, Bombardier. I do have
significant Pictures and information on his tour
of duty. Dad died November 1999. I WAS SO HAPPY
TO FIND THIS WEB SITE!!!
Thank you,
JAMontgomery
James -
Our condolences on your Father's
passing. We will add his name to our Taps
roster.
Association records for Gordon C.
Montgomery show he flew 30 missions as
bombardier with the 524th Squadron from October
5, 1944 to April 20, 1945. Our records show
missions 215, 216, 217, 219, 221, 222, 223, 226,
229, 230, 231, 232, 235, 236, 239, 240, 253,
256, 260, 271, 283, 297, 308, 311, 314, 316,
318, 321, 326, and 329. Lt Montgomery may have
flown additional missions, but these are the
ones we have in our records.
Our records
show Lt Montgomery flying with his "regular" for
most of his first 15 missions. Following that,
it appears he flew a number of his missions with
pick-up crews, followed by a period in the Lead
and Deputy Lead crew aircraft. Due to your
identification of your Father in the photo from
the website (copy attached), we were able to
match this photo to the crew of Mission 297.
Duffy Hornbeck, who was the tail gunner on this
mission (the only mission he flew on a/c
44-8469) is in the front row, far left, and has
explained that this was a pick-up crew, and he
didn't know the officers, but confirmed the
identities of the enlisted crewmen in the crew
of 44-8469 for Mission 297 to Kassel, Germany.
Crew roster was:
White Jr., William A,
1st Lieutenant, Pilot
Robertson, Isaac E,
1st Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Chapman, Frederick
S, Flight Officer, Navigator
Carr, Duane S,
2nd Lieutenant, Navigator-GEE
Christiansen,
William J, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator-PFF
Montgomery, Gordon C, 1st Lieutenant, Bombardier
Dickhoff, Rudolph J, Tech Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Fraddo, Stephen J, Tech
Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Evans
Jr., David B, Staff Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Hornbeck Jr., Duffy C, Corporal, Tail Gunner
Please also see Looking 4 inquiry 1328, and
our response, on the website. This response will
be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members have any additional
information. We would be very interested in
copies of any photos you have and are able to
share, to provide better responses to future
inquiries.
Responding 4 2/19/2007
Kent
Search No. 1355 - Richard Wentz Fisher
From: Rossie
Manning, rossiemanning@ec.rr.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Thursday,
February 08, 2007 1:50 PM
Subject: Richard
Wentz Fisher
Looking for information on
Richard Wentz Fisher. All I know is that he was
in the 379th BS and was in Kimbolton. Any
information on him would be greatly appreciated.
He is my wife's grandfather and passed away last
January. He is buried at Arlington National
cemetary and we found a diary that he kept
during his tour. I would like to find more
information on this great man. Thanks
Rossie -
Association records for Richard Wentz Fisher
show he flew 25 missions as co-pilot from
November 16, 1943 to March 20, 1944. Our records
show missions 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 55,
58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76,
77, 78, 79, 81, and 85. Lt Fisher may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
have in our records. Our records show Lt Fisher
flying as co-pilot for a number of missions.
Records indicate he also participated as the
officer in the Formation Control position (the
tail gunner's station) during a number of
missions flying in the lead aircraft. Lt
Fisher's "regular" crew, at the beginning of his
tour, was as follows:
Elliott, William A,
Lieutenant, Pilot
Fisher, Richard W,
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Rockwell, James L,
Lieutenant, Navigator
Cashatt, Burton W,
Lieutenant, Bombardier
Fawcett, Arthur C,
Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Williams, Raymond , Staff Sergeant, Top Turret
Gunner
Corwin, Charles J, Staff Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner
Wikle, Logan D, Sergeant,
Right Waist Gunner
Payne, Udolphus D,
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Fiorenti, William
J, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
Udolphus Payne
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
1/13/2007
Kent
Search No. 1354 - Info on B-17 "Scarlett O'Hara"
From: Todd St.Clair,
todd.st@rogers.com
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 7:43 PM
Subject: Looking for info on 379th B-17
Hello,
I am looking for any information on a
B-17 called "Scarlett O'Hara" that, from what I
have been told was flown as part of the 379th
bomber group. I am interested in the fate of
this B-17, the crew that flew in this bomber as
well as any photos. Can you help? I'd really
appreciate any info you could offer!
Thanks
Todd St.Clair
Todd -
Thank you
for your interest in the 379th Bomb Group. We
are happy to be able to provide the following
information. Association records indicate that
"Scarlett O'Hara", aircraft 42-29898 (Squadron
Code WA-K) was dispatched on August 12, 1943 to
bomb the synthetic oil plants at Gelsenkirchen,
Germany. This aircraft was listed as Missing in
Action following the mission. Crew was as
follows:
Osborne, Ralph H, 2nd Lt, Pilot,
KIA
Jones, Leslie E, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
Hand, William D, 2nd Lt, Nav, POW
Wickham,
Thomas C, 2nd Lt, Bomb, POW
Fambrough,
Mildred O, TSgt, Radio Op, KIA
Keenan,
Patrick J, TSgt, Top Turret, POW
Truman,
Lawrence E, SSgt, Ball Turret, KIA
Irwin,
Charles B, SSgt, Right Waist, KIA
Dayton,
Warren T, SSgt, Left Waist, KIA
Scruggs,
Howard R, SSgt, Tail, KIA
The aircraft
was observed in a "wing over wing" out of
control condition. Sgt Keenan, the top turret
gunner, is listed as having died as a POW. A
photo of "Scarlett O'Hara" is attached. A second
photo is included which shows the LH side of
this aircraft. Information provided by the
navigator, Lt. Hand, states that this aircraft
was assigned to them at Kimbolton, and saw
previous service in North Africa. The pygmy
painted on the LH side was left over from the
North Africa service.
This response will
be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members have any additional
information.
Responding 4 2/11/2007
Kent
Search No. 1353 - Donald A
Roderick
From: Adam M. Rinne,
tgoviper@hotmail.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Thursday, January
04, 2007 1:30 PM
Subject: Looking4
Information on pilot: Donald A Roderick 379th BG
/ 526 squadron / 42-39800 "Patches" Thank you in
advance!
Adam M. Rinne
Adam -
Association records for Donald A
Roderick show he flew 23 missions as pilot with
the 526th Squadron from November 16, 1943 to
March 2, 1944. Our records show missions 42, 43,
45, 46, 48, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 62,
64, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, and 75. Lt
Roderick may have flown additional missions, but
these are the ones we have in our records. Our
records show Lt Roderick flying most of his
missions in a/c 42-39800, "Patches". Crew on the
November 26, 1943 mission to Bremen, and what
looks to be Lt Roderick's "regular" crew was as
follows:
Roderick, Donald A, Lt, Pilot
Clarke, Clarence A, Lt, Co-Pilot
Schultz Jr.,
Harvey A, Lt, Nav
Davies, William F, Lt, Bomb
Donovan, William R, SSgt, Radio Op
Hoffman,
Delbert N, SSgt, Top Turret
Pierce, John C,
Sgt, Ball Turret
Rothrock, Albert R, SSgt,
Right Waist
Allan, Lloyd E, Sgt, Left Waist
Dunn, Victor L, Sgt, Tail
None of these
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 photograph of "Patches".
Responding 4 1/6/2007
Kent
Search No. 1352 - Zancel Y
Campbell
From: Jared Bradley, jbradley3213@yahoo.com
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Wednesday,
December 27, 2006 4:24 PM
Subject: Zancel Y.
Campbell
Dear sir,
I am looking
for any information concerning my deceased
grandfather Zancel Y. Campbell. To my knowledge
he flew with the 379th from Sept.1943 until 25th
Feb. 1944 when his plane was shot down over
Saarbrucken, Germany. Any information or
pictures about him during WWII that may be
helpful will be greatly appreciated. Also, if
there are any crew members that may have flown
with him or were at Stalag Luft IV with him
until April 1945, I would like to correspond
with them to get a better understanding of who
he was at that time.
Thank you for any
information,
2d Lt. Jared T. Bradley, USAF
Jared -
Association records for Zancel Y
Campbell show he flew 13 missions as a gunner
with the 526th Squadron from October 8, 1943 to
February 25, 1944. Our records show missions 35,
50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 63, 64, 66, 69, 70, 71, and
73. Sgt Campbell may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we have in our
records.
Our records show Sgt Campbell
was flying in a/c 42-37732, "The Celestial
Siren" on the February 25, 1944 mission to
Augsburg/Stuttgart, Germany. This A/C was seen
with 2 engines out, and observed by another
group going down, with all 10 parachutes
observed. Crew on this airplane was as follows:
Bochna, Joseph S, Lt, Pilot, POW
Edwards,
Robert E, Lt, Co-Pilot, POW
Frenk, Raymond H,
Lt, Nav, POW
Havermann, Donald H, Lt, Bomb,
POW
Zieman, Edward A, TSgt, Radio Op, POW
Chapelle, John C, TSgt, Top Turret, Returned
Paulk, Floyd M, SSgt, Ball Turret, POW
Campbell, Zancel Y, TSgt, Right Waist, POW
Langford, Andy V, SSgt, Left Waist, POW
Carson, Harold J, SSgt, Tail, POW
John
Chapelle and Andy Langford 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. A photograph of "The Celestial
Siren" is attached.
Responding 4 1/2/2007
Kent
Search No. 1351 - Clinton Segraves
From: Jim Biesenberger <Pbiesenber@aol.com>
To: <looking4@379thbga.org>
Sent: Tuesday,
December 05, 2006 2:39 PM
Subject: search
My uncle, S/SGT Clinton Segraves, was shot
down on the Schweinfurt raid on Oct 14th, 1943.
Can you give me any information on him?
Thank You,
Jim Biesenberger
Jim -
Association records for Clinton
Segraves show he flew 6 missions as a gunner
with the 524th Squadron from August 19 to
October 14, 1943. Our records show missions 22,
24, 26, 27, 37 and 38. Sgt Segraves may have
flown additional missions, but these are the
ones we have in our records.
Our records
show Sgt Segraves was flying in a/c 42-3056 on
the October 14, 1943 mission to Schweinfurt,
Germany. This A/C was listed as Missing in
Action. The Eighth Air Force dispatched 320
heavy bombers this day, with a loss of 60. The
379th lost 6 airplanes on the day that would
become known as Black Thursday. Crew on your
Uncle's airplane was as follows:
Zack,
Mathew A, 2nd Lt, Pilot, KIA
Minder, Fritz G,
2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, KIA
Leman, George C, 2nd
Lt, Nav, KIA
Vournakis, John P, 2nd Lt, Bomb,
KIA
Ouellet, Joyce L, TSgt, Radio Op, KIA
Hekiman, Berge O, TSgt, Top Turret, KIA
Kiddle, Edwin H, TSgt, Ball Turret, KIA
Segraves, Clinton L, SSgt, Right Waist, KIA
Boskovic, George T, SSgt, Left Waist, KIA
Turner, Harry, 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
photograph of this aircraft or crew.
Responding 4 12/13/2006
Kent
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