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From: Brian;
brianrittenberry@gmail.com
Sent: Monday,
December 26, 2011 8:34 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Carl Clifford
Hathaway
My grandfather Carl Clifford
Hathaway just past recently, and I'm trying to
get as much info as possible. Step 1, mission
numbers. Thank you!
Brian.
Brian –
Our condolences on your grandfather’s
passing. We will add his name to our Taps
roster.
Association records for Carl C.
Hathaway show he flew 33 missions as pilot with
the 524th Squadron from December 9, 1944 to
April 20, 1945. Our records show missions 248,
252, 262, 263, 266, 268, 269, 274, 275, 276,
281, 285, 287, 289, 295, 296, 297, 298, 300,
301, 304, 305, 307, 309, 311, 313, 317, 318,
320, 321, 322, 326, and 329. Lt. Hathaway may
have flown additional missions, but these are
the ones we show in our records.
Lt.
Hathaway’s “regular” crew, and the one he
trained with, was as follows:
Hathaway,
Carl C, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Ramsdell,
Joseph P, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Pearce
Jr., Henry M, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Curtis, Walter, Sergeant, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Conway, Joseph, Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Barrett, Bernard J, Sergeant, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner
Oien, Donald M, Sergeant, Ball
Turret Gunner
Loughridge, Weldon G, Sergeant,
Waist Gunner
O'neill, Joseph J, Sergeant,
Tail Gunner
This response will be posted
in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in
case any members or readers have any additional
information. A photo of Lt. Hathaway and this
crew, taken during stateside training, is being
sent by separate e-mail.
Responding 4
01/02/2012
Kent
Search No. 1539 - John R. Archdeacon
From: Lamb, Emory J Civ USAF;
Emory.Lamb@robins.af.mil
Sent: Tuesday, December
20, 2011 12:49 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Archdeacon, John R, Lt, Bombardier
I am helping a friend
of mine find some information on her
grandfather’s service history in the 379th. She
doesn’t have any specific information to go by.
We found your site in the process of searching
and only see one reference to him in search no.
1193. She would like to know general history and
what missions he flew. The only notable mission
of which she is aware he participated is
Schweinfurt on 17 August, 1943. I have attached
some pictures she gave me. He is on the front
row, right end. She did not have any names of
the other crew members. We appreciate any
information you can provide.
E. Jason Lamb
Jason –
Thank you for the photos of Lt.
Archdeacon and his crew. We appreciate any and
all such documentation for our archives.
Association records for John R. Archdeacon show
he flew 35 missions as bombardier with the 526th
Squadron from April 30 to July 18, 1944. Our
records show missions 107, 109, 113, 115, 116,
117, 118, 119, 123, 124, 127, 129, 130, 133,
134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 143, 144, 145, 146,
148, 150, 154, 155, 156, 158, 159, 160, 162,
166, 167, and 168. Lt. Archdeacon may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
show in our records.
Lt. Archdeacon’s
“regular” crew, likely the one he trained with,
was as follows:
Osborne, Joseph (NMI),
Lieutenant, Pilot
Vogel, Carl G, Lieutenant,
Co-Pilot
Karcich Jr., Mathew F, Lieutenant,
Navigator
Archdeacon, John R, Lieutenant,
Bombardier
Fama, Elmo (NMI), Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Jeffcoat, Harry A, Staff
Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Dilworth, William L, Sergeant, Ball Turret
Gunner
Waite Jr., John (NMI), Sergeant, Right
Waist Gunner
Desouchet Jr., William O,
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Nelson, William
F, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
This response
will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members or readers have any
additional information. The crew photo you sent
is one we have that came from the National
Archives, and its caption states that it was
taken on 1 May 1944. We have no record that
indicates Lt. Archdeacon flew with the 379th on
the Schweinfurt mission on 17 August 1943, but
it is possible he was with another group at that
time.
Responding 4 01/02/2012
Kent
Search No. 1538 - Phillip J. Maniaci
From: Jerry Kaufman;
jkgoldwing@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Saturday,
December 10, 2011 7:20 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Phillip J.
Maniaci
Hello,
I looking for more info
on Sgt. Phillip J. Maniaci, tail gunner with the
379th. I did locate a picture showing he was
with the 524th Squadron. I don't know how
many missions or any other info but do know he
was shot down over England and was a POW and
marched in the German Death March. Any info
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
This
is my wife's uncle.
Jerry Kaufman
Support Our Troops - May God Bless
Jerry –
Association
records for Phillip J. Maniaci show he flew 13
missions as tail gunner with the 524th Squadron
from July 29 to September 28, 1944. Our records
show missions 176, 177, 178, 182, 184, 185, 186,
188, 189, 192, 204, 208, and 211. Sgt. Maniaci
may have flown additional missions, but these
are the ones we show in our records.
On
September 28, 1944, the 379th targeted an
ordnance plant at Magdeburg, Germany. Sgt.
Maniaci was flying in a/c 42-38183, “The Lost
Angel”, which was believed to have caught fire
over the target. Sgt Maniaci bailed out of the
a/c, the remaining crew members were able to
extinguish the fire and return to base. Crew was
as follows:
Bailey Jr., Stanley L, 2nd
Lieutenant, Pilot
Alpert, Sumner M, 2nd
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Rung, James E, 2nd
Lieutenant, Navigator
Coles Jr., William J,
Staff Sergeant, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Gates,
Harold H, Tech Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Plough, William B, Tech Sergeant, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner
Ingram, John E, Staff Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner
Cuffe Jr., Frank C, Staff
Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Maniaci, Phillip J,
Staff Sergeant, Tail Gunner, Prisoner of War
This response will be posted in the "Looking
4" section of our website, in case any members
or readers have any additional information. A
photo, dated 19 July 1944, and identified as the
Lt. Stanley Bailey crew, is being sent by
separate e-mail. If you recognize Sgt. Maniaci
in this photo, we would be interested in that
information. If you have any other photos of
Sgt. Maniaci or his crew that you’d be willing
to share, we would be very grateful.
Responding 4 12/15/2011
Kent
Search No. 1537 - Donald D. Severns |
From: Mrs. D; amee@delbridges.com
Sent:
Friday, December 09, 2011 9:48 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Photos from
Dec 7, 2011
My Grandpa, Donald David
Severns was the Waist Gunner on the Hun Runner. I have several photos plus a detailed mission
diary and a large cloth map of their missions! I
have a complete list of the crew members:
2nd Lt. Paul Horton -Pilot
2nd Lt. Carl
Gunderson- Co-pilot
2nd Lt. Bob Phelps- Nav.
T/Sgt O.D. Hill- Engineer
T/Sgt R.J.
Whitford- Radio Operator
S/Sgt J.E. Thomas-
Armorer (N.G.)
S/Sgt. C.B. Lehman- Ball
Turret G.
S/Sgt D.D. Severns- Waist Gunner
S/Sgt S.G. Hendrix- Tail Gunner
Entry on November 16, 1944: "Target Eschweiler
(front Lines), Bomb load- 30-260#, Fragmentation
bombs, Gas load 2400 gals., Flying time 6:50,
ALT. 23,000 ft, Ship 967-"The Hun-Runner", bomb
run- bomb doors were opened at the Belgium
Coast." ..........this crew flew the Hun runner
on several missions between November 1944 to
January 1945.
The last entry in the diary
regarding the Hun Runner in that this crew flew
was on January 13, 1945 and then the entries
switch to a new plane number for the following
missions thru March 1945.
Mrs D -
Thank you
very much for the photos you sent. If you have
information that will identify the men in those
photos, that would be very helpful.
Association records for Donald D. Severns show
he flew 34 missions as gunner/togglier with the
524th Squadron from November 2, 1944 to March
10, 1945. Our records show missions 239, 231,
238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 246, 249, 250,
251, 253, 255, 258, 260, 262, 265, 268, 269,
271, 272, 274, 275, 278, 280, 283, 288, 289,
291, 292, 293, 297, and 298. Sgt. Severns may
have flown additional missions, but these are
the ones we show in our records.
Our
records confirm your list - Sgt. Severns
“regular” crew, likely the one he trained with,
was as follows:
Horton, Paul E, 2nd
Lieutenant, Pilot
Gunderson Jr., Carl E, 2nd
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Phelps, Robert L, 2nd
Lieutenant, Navigator
Severns, Donald D,
Sergeant, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Whitford,
Robert J, Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Hill, Orr D, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Lehman, Charles B, Sergeant, Ball
Turret Gunner
Thomas, James E, Sergeant,
Waist Gunner
Hendrix, Sim G, Sergeant, Tail
Gunner
Following this crew’s missions on
“Hun Runner” (please advise if you don’t have a
photo of that aircraft, and one will be sent to
you), they flew a number of their remaining
missions on a/c 42-40003, “Ol’ Gappy/Topper”,
which had the distinction of being the Champ of
the ETO, having flown an impressive 157 missions
by war’s end. Photos of that aircraft can be
found on the website.
This response will
be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members or readers have any
additional information. If you have any other
photos of Sgt. Severns or his crew that you’d be
willing to share, we would be very grateful.
Responding 4 12/15/2011
Kent
Search No. 1536 - Carl E. Combs
From: Richard Dunlap;
kb7rik@minerallake.com
Sent: Thursday,
December 08, 2011 11:22 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Carl E. Combs
Hello,
I am wondering if you have any
information regarding my uncle Lt. Carl Edsel
(Ned) Combs. Thanks for any help you can give
us.
Best regards,
Richard L.Dunlap
Richard –
Association records for Carl E.
Combs show he flew 36 missions as bombardier
with the 524th Squadron from August 18, 1944 to
January 15, 1945. Our records show missions 191,
192, 196, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204, 207, 208,
210, 211, 212, 215, 216, 217, 223, 225, 227,
231, 232, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 248, 249,
252, 253, 255, 258, 262, 263, 265, and 266. Lt.
Combs may have flown additional missions, but
these are the ones we show in our records.
Lt. Combs “regular” crew, likely the one he
trained with, was as follows:
Schofield,
William E, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Batinich,
Edward N, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Clifton,
Elliott S, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Combs,
Carl E, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Lochausen,
Herman O, Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Gianfilippo, Dominic , Sergeant, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner
Tondreau, Louis R, Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner
Kyle, James D, Sergeant,
Waist Gunner
Antonucci, Lawrence P, Sergeant,
Tail Gunner
This response will be posted
in the "Looking 4" section of our website, in
case any members or readers have any additional
information. If you have any photos of Lt. Combs
or his crew that you’d be willing to share, we
would be very grateful.
Responding 4
12/15/2011
Kent
Search No. 1535 - Turell A. Benson
From: Tom Voigt;
strokent10@q.com
Sent: Wednesday, December
07, 2011 11:44 PM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Additional Info on SGT Turell A.
Benson, KIA, 527th Bomber Squadron
What
an impressive site. Thank you so much for the
opportunity to gain additional information about
our relative. As in the subject line above, we
are seeking any additional information (missions
flown, planes flown in, citations, etc.) and
photos about SGT Turell A. Benson, KIA (on or
about Dec 9, 1944), 527th Bomber Squadron.
Apparently two airmen survived the crash in
which Turell died . . . . are either one with
your organization? Thanks again for your efforts
to provide this valuable information.
PS
What kind of information is in your “Mission
Reports”?
Tom and Carol Voigt
Tom and Carol –
Association records for Turell A. Benson show he
flew 2 missions as radio operator/gunner with
the 527th Squadron from December 4 to December
9, 1944. Our records show missions 247 and 248.
Sgt. Benson may have flown additional missions,
but these are the ones we show in our records.
On December 9, 1944, the 379th targeted the
marshalling yards at Stuttgart, Germany. Sgt.
Benson was part of a crew flying in a/c
42-97170, “Julie Mae”, which collided with a/c
42-97833, “Silver Dollar”. Two of the crewmen in
“Silver Dollar” bailed out of their aircraft,
which subsequently was able to land safely in
France. The crew of “Julie Mae” was not so
fortunate – crew, and their fates, was as
follows:
Kennewick, Robert , 2nd
Lieutenant, Pilot, Killed In Action
Gordon,
Arthur J, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Killed In
Action
Werley, Joseph W, 2nd Lieutenant,
Navigator, Killed In Action
Reynolds, Arthur
D, Sergeant, Nose Gunner/Togglier, Killed In
Action
Benson, Turell A, Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner, Killed In Action
Hamilton,
Samuel P, Tech Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner, Returned
Weiss, Ralph , Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner, Killed In Action
Larose,
Donald A, Sergeant, Waist Gunner, Killed In
Action
Clark, Robert D, Sergeant, Tail
Gunner, Returned
This response will be
posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members or readers have any
additional information. A photo of a/c 42-97170,
“Juile Mae”, is attached. Sorry, neither of the
surviving crewmembers are on our Association
roster. If you have any photos of Sgt Benson or
his crew that you’d be willing to share, we
would be very grateful.
Responding 4
12/14/2011
Kent
Search No. 1534 - Vencie Gibbs
From:
Scott Gibbs; ltzgolf@sbcglobal.net
Sent:
Wednesday, December 07, 2011 12:34 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Vencie Gibbs
I am looking for any info regarding my
grandfather. I saw some items on the site but
anything more detailed would be great
Thank
you
Scott Gibbs
Scott –
Association records for Vencie Gibbs show he
flew 12 missions as gunner with the 525th
Squadron from August 3 to December 11, 1944. Our
records show missions 179, 180, 183, 184, 186,
187, 188, 191, 193, 195, 196, 199, 200, 203,
206, 208, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 217, 220,
222, 225, 227, 228, 236, 237, 238, 241, 242,
243, 246, 247, and 249. Sgt. Gibbs may have
flown additional missions, but these are the
ones we show in our records.
Sgt. Gibbs
regular crew, likely the one he trained with,
was as follows:
Clare, John H, 2nd
Lieutenant, Pilot
Jones, Andrew N, 2nd
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Lessman, John F, 2nd
Lieutenant, Navigator
Burke, Edward A, 2nd
Lieutenant, Bombardier
Marlier, Raymond M,
Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Mays, Virgil
L, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Gibbs, Vencie , Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Bitter, Emile V, Staff Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Hopkins, John E, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
This response will be posted in the "Looking 4"
section of our website, in case any members or
readers have any additional information. A
photo, dated 10 August 1944, of aircraft
44-6143, “Miss Behavin”, this crew’s aircraft on
their 1st combat mission, is being sent
separately. The crew pictured is not that of Lt.
John Clare. If you have any photos of Sgt Gibbs
or his crew that you’d be willing to share, we
would be very grateful.
Responding 4
9/19/2011
Kent
Search No.
1533 - Wayne Davis
From: Jeff
Johnson; blackraven37@aol.com
Sent: Friday,
December 02, 2011 8:49 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: B17 Blues in
the Night
My wifes grandfather served as
a waist gunner on both Stump Jumper as his
regular plane and Blues in the Night as his
alternate. He was shot down in Blues in the
Night and made a POW.
We have been
looking for picts of the plane he went down in
but have been unsucessful up to now. Can you
help? Any and all Picts of him and his planes
would fill in the gaps in his history. His name
was Wayne Davis.
He sadly passed on last
year. Interestingly, though, when he was fading
away he kept saying that he had to go fly and
claimed that there was someone standing at the
foot of his bed in a "brown uniform". He died on
D-Day 2010. The last thing he heard before he
went was a B17 from the airport close by flying
overhead. It was there giving its annual
airplane rides.
He was the last member of
his crew.
Thank you for your help.
Jeff Johnson
Jeff –
Our condolences on the passing of Sgt.
Davis. With the family’s permission, we will add
his name to our Taps roster.
Association
records for Wayne M. Davis show he flew 12
missions as gunner with the 526th Squadron from
April 30 to May 19, 1944. Our records show
missions 107, 109, 115, 116, 117, 118, and 119.
Sgt. Davis may have flown additional missions,
but these are the ones we show in our records.
On May 19, 1944, the 379th attacked an
aircraft component plant at Berlin, Germany.
Sgt. Davis was part of a crew flying in a/c
42-39783, “Blues in the Night”, which was
abandoned by the crew after receiving severe
flak damage near the target. Crew, and their
fates, was as follows:
Wilson, Merlyn P,
Lieutenant, Pilot, Prisoner Of War
Reid, Dean
W, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Prisoner Of War
High, Frederick A, Lieutenant, Navigator,
Prisoner Of War
McGreevy, Henry P,
Lieutenant, Bombardier, Prisoner Of War
Bates, Clayton W, Staff Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Stanton,
Arthur H, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner,
Killed In Action
Strouse, John T, Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Davis,
Wayne M, Sergeant, Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Vandyke, Albert W, Sergeant, Tail Gunner,
Prisoner Of War
This response will be
posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members or readers have any
additional information. A photo, dated 29 April
1944, is attached, and has been identified as
the crew of Lt. Wilson. If you recognize Sgt.
Davis, and can supply the identities of any of
the other crewmen pictured, we would be grateful
for that information.
Responding 4
12/12/2011
Kent
Search No. 1532 - Conrad Gemmecke
From: heather rooksberry;
mswooks@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, December
01, 2011 12:43 PM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
I am looking for any information you
may have on Conrad Gemmecke. He was a member of
the 379th bomb group that was shot down on
February 22, 1944. He is currently alive and
well after surviving a stint in a POW camp. He
is a dear friend of mine and I am trying to find
a way to honor him. I would like pictures or any
kind of information that you may be able to
offer.
Heather –
Please pass our warm regards to Mr.
Gemmecke.
Association records for Conrad
J. Gemmecke show he flew 12 missions as gunner
with the 524th Squadron from December 22, 1943
to February 22, 1944. Our records show missions
51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, and
71. Sgt. Gemmecke may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we show in our
records.
The 379th’s target on February
22, 1944 was an aircraft factory at Halberstadt,
Germany. Sgt. Gemmecke was part of a crew flying
in a/c 42-29829, “Sons O’ Satan”, which was shot
down by enemy fighters after leaving the target
area. Crew, and their fates, was as follows:
Haston, Robert W, Lieutenant, Pilot,
Prisoner Of War
Clingman, Foy R, Lieutenant,
Co-Pilot, Killed In Action
Sheaffer, Harold
N, Lieutenant, Navigator, Killed In Action
Burblis, Stanislaw (NMI), Staff Sergeant,
Bombardier, Killed In Action
Fisher, Gordon
D, Tech Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner,
Prisoner Of War
Raack, Kenneth E, Tech
Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Killed In
Action
Spisak, Robert (NMI), Tech Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner, Killed In Action
Gemmecke, Conrad J, Staff Sergeant, Right Waist
Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Nixon, William G,
Staff Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of
War
Adrianson, Lester B, Staff Sergeant, Tail
Gunner, Prisoner Of War
This response
will be posted in the "Looking 4" section of our
website, in case any members or readers have any
additional information. A photo of “Sons O’
Satan”, pictured with an earlier crew, will be
sent by separate e-mail. If you have any photos
of Sgt Gemmecke or his crew that you’re able to
share, we would be very grateful.
Responding 4 12/12/2011
Kent
Search No. 1531 - Robert C. Walker
From: Colleen Nalepinski;
cnalepinski@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, November
28, 2011 5:59 PM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: BTG S/Sgt Robert C Walker
Hello,
My family and I were visiting the Normandy
American Cemetery last August and the staff
there was able to give us some new information
about my Father's Uncle, BTG S/Sgt Robert C.
Walker Waukesha, WI. My father was very
appreciative to finally know the details of his
Uncle's last mission. The mission was to Kassel
Germany. However the plane crashed over Elden,
Holland 30July1943. This all new information for
my Dad and his Mother (Robert's sister).
We are trying to find a crew picture of Robert.
Do you have any?
The following is the
information they gave us at the Normandy
American Cemetery:
B-17 F-70-BO 42-29746 WA:F
BTG *S/SGT Robert C Walker
MACR 1355- T/O
Kimbolton. Target A/1 Kassel, Germany.
Crash
Elden.
379BG, 524 BS.
Thank you for
your time!
Colleen Nalepinski
Colleen –
Association records for Robert C.
Walker show he flew 4 missions as gunner with
the 524th Squadron from July 10 to July 30,
1943. Our records show missions 10, 13, 16, and
17. Sgt. Walker may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we show in our
records.
On July 30, 1943, the 379th’s
target was an aircraft components plant at
Kassel, Germany. Sgt. Walker was part of a crew
flying in a/c 42-29746, which was seen to
explode. All crew members were believed to have
baled out, crew, and their fates, was as
follows:
Kain, George A, Lieutenant,
Pilot, Killed In Action
London, Daniel A,
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Killed In Action
Mailloux, Raymond A, Lieutenant, Navigator,
Prisoner Of War
Crawford, John A, Lieutenant,
Bombardier, Killed In Action
Cloud, William
S, Tech Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner, Killed
In Action
Ferguson, John C, Tech Sergeant,
Top Turret Gunner, Killed In Action
Walker,
Robert C, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner,
Killed In Action
Bennett, Vernon F, Staff
Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Russi, William A, Corporal, Left Waist Gunner,
Prisoner Of War
Halbert, Truair E, Staff
Sergeant, Tail Gunner, Killed In Action
This response will be posted in the "Looking 4"
section of our website, in case any members or
readers have any additional information.
Relevant pages from the Missing Air Crew Report
(MACR) covering this loss will be sent by
separate e-mail. Sorry, we are not aware of any
photo of Sgt. Walker or this crew in our
possession.
Responding 4 12/11/2011
Kent |
