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From:Walter Baumgardt;
glassman_43@hotmail.com
Sent: Saturday,
November 02, 2013 4:30 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Information
on Ken Duncan
Ken Duncan is my
Brother-in-Law. I know he flew B-17G's out of
England during WWII. I think he was a radio
operator, but I'm not sure. My sister tells me
he was in the 379th bomb group. Any information
you might have on him or the other crew members
would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Walt
Baumgardt
Walt –
Association records for Kenneth L.
Duncan show he flew 37 missions as radio
operator/gunner with the 524th Squadron from
June 28 to October 11, 1944. Records indicate
those missions as 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161,
163, 164, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 176,
180, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 191, 192, 194,
196, 199, 200, 201, 205, 207, 208, 210, 211,
212, 215, 216, and 219. Sgt. Duncan may have
flown additional missions, but these are the
ones we can document.
What looks to be
Sgt Duncan’s regular crew, possibly the one he
trained with, was as follows:
Lovelace,
Richard T, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Thompson,
Jerome F, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Sells,
Howard H, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Padden,
John E, Sergeant, Nose Gunner/Togglier
Duncan, Kenneth L, Staff Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Dill, John L, Staff Sergeant,
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Hodge, Robert W,
Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Mahan, Clifford
J, Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Diggins, Raymond C,
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 this crew is
being sent separately. If you have any photos of
Sgt. Duncan or his crew you’d be willing to
share, we would be grateful for any copies.
Responding4 1/5/2014
Kent
Search No. 1639 - Eugene W. House
From: jamie killian;
normajeane@live.com
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 5:37 AM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: mission 47 to emden germany
My name is Jamie and my
boyfriends grandfather was Eugene House on
pistol packing mama. We have a little bit of
info on this particular mission 47. If anyone
has any other information we would love to hear
it. Please feel free to email us.
Thank you-Jamie
Jamie –
Association records for Eugene W.
House show he flew 27 missions as gunner with
the 526th Squadron from November 16, 1943 to
April 10, 1944. Records indicate those missions
as 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 55, 59, 62,
64, 65, 66, 75, 79, 80, 83, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90,
91, 92, 93, and 94. Sgt. House may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
can document.
Sgt. House’s regular crew,
possibly the one he trained with, was as
follows:
Francis, Howard G, Lieutenant,
Pilot
Brown, Robert F, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Myers, Herbert T, Lieutenant, Navigator
Wiseman, Charles O, Lieutenant, Bombardier
Martin Jr., Joe (NMI), Staff Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Murray, Arthur J, Staff
Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Davis, Ernest L,
Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
House, Eugene W,
Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Walter, Leonard
E, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Anderson,
James 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
of this crew is being sent separately. If you
have any photos of Sgt. House or his crew you’d
be willing to share, we would be grateful for
any copies.
Responding4 1/5/2014
Kent
Search No. 1638 - Howard G. Clark
From: Thomas
Connor; thomasconnortx@gmail.com
Sent:
Monday, October 28, 2013 3:27 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Search no.
1175/ Howard G. Clark
I was attempting to
research my grandfather Howard Gloyd Clark's
military records and came across his name listed
as crew on the search number listed above. He
was from Indiana and a flight engineer/ top
turret gunner. Do you have any records of his
missions, crews, planes or anything else you
think might help? Do you know of any other sites
to further research his career? I am trying to
preserve his legacy for my children.
Sincerely,
Thomas D Connor
Thomas –
Association records for Howard G. Clark show he
flew 35 missions as engineer/top turret gunner
with the 526th Squadron from November 3, 1943 to
October 14, 1944. Records indicate those
missions as 40, 46, 52, 58, 60, 62, 63, 64, 66,
70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 79, 95, 96, 97, 98, 102,
105, 185, 191, 193, 195, 198, 201, 206, 208,
209, 210, 211, 216, 219, and 220. Sgt. Clark may
have flown additional missions, but these are
the ones we can document.
From the
information available, Sgt. Clark had no
“regular” crew when he started flying his
missions. His first several missions were flown
as part of the Sipes crew – Sipes was an
original 379th pilot and later Commanding
Officer of the 526th Squadron. That crew is
listed below, but many of Sgt. Clark’s missions
were flown with other 379th “brass”, in Lead and
Deputy Lead positions.
Sipes, William C,
Major, Pilot
Ashley, Frank N, Captain,
Co-Pilot
Wall, Joseph G, Captain, Navigator
Millson, Edwin H, Captain, Bombardier
Boyce,
John G, Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Clark, Howard G, Staff Sergeant, Top Turret
Gunner
Corwin, Charles J, Staff Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner
Harrison, Clark H, Staff
Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Nally, Ival E,
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Moore, Charles A,
Lieutenant, Tail Gunner-Formation Control
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 Sgt. Clark’s aircraft for his first few
missions (flying many other 526 Squadron
aircraft thereafter) is being sent separately.
If you have any photos of Sgt. Clark or his crew
you’d be willing to share, we would be grateful
for any copies.
Responding4 1/4/2014
Kent
Search No. 1637 - Jack W. Kibler
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From: Justin Smith; kiblersmith@cox.net
Sent:
Sunday, October 27, 2013 5:41 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: sgt jack w
kibler
This wonderful man is my
grandfather, who died yesterday on October 26,
2013. He was the last surviving member of his
crew. Most of what I know about his service with
the 379th is from what he told me over the
years. I would appreciate any of the official
information that you can provide for me.
Thank you for your time.
Justin Smith
Justin –
Our
condolences on your grandfather’s passing. We
will add his name to our Taps roster.
Association records for Jack W. Kibler show he
flew 5 missions as tail gunner with the 526th
Squadron from July 16 to July 20, 1944. Records
indicate those missions as 166, 167, 168, 169,
and 170. Sgt. Kibler may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we can
document.
On July 20, 1944, the 379th
targeted an aircraft factory at Leipzig,
Germany. Sgt. Kibler was flying the tail gun
position on Lt. Moore’s crew in a/c 42-3524,
“Vonnie Gal”. Following flak damage, this
aircraft landed in Switzerland, and the crew was
interned. Crew was as follows:
Moore,
William F, Lieutenant, Pilot, Interned
Carpentier, Rex H, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot,
Interned
Barbar, Jerry V, Lieutenant,
Navigator, Interned
MacIintyre, Donald K,
Lieutenant, Bombardier, Interned
Fowlkes,
Richard D, Staff Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner, Interned
Fairclough, Edward
S, Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner,
Interned
Zupan, Don J, Sergeant, Ball Turret
Gunner, Interned
Stewart, Seth R, Sergeant,
Waist Gunner, Interned
Kibler, Jack W,
Sergeant, Tail Gunner, Interned
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
believed to be that of Lt. Moore’s crew is being
sent separately – if you can identify Sgt.
Kibler we would be grateful for that
information. If you have any photos of Sgt.
Kibler or this crew you’d be willing to share,
we would be grateful for any copies.
Responding4 1/4/2014
Kent
Search No. 1636 - Willis S. Adams
From:Willis Adams; ws_adams@yahoo.com
Date:
Mon, September 2, 2013 11:03 pm
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: London Avenger
crew.
My father is Willis Scott Adams.He
was a waist gunner on the bomber called " London Avenger". Does your organization have any other
information you could share of my father's time
with the 379thBG?
Thank you.
Willis
Scott Adams Jr.
Willis –
Association records for Willis S.
Adams show he flew 34 missions as
gunner/togglier with the 525th Squadron from
December 18, 1944 to April 14, 1945. Records
indicate those missions as 250, 252, 253, 254,
255, 257, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 268, 271,
273, 275, 280, 285, 288, 292, 295, 297, 299,
301, 303, 305, 306, 311, 313, 315, 318, 320,
321, 323, and 324. Sgt. Adams may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
can document.
Sgt. Adams’ regular crew,
likely the one he trained with, was as follows:
Phinney, Keith L, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Wickline, Victor P, Flight Officer, Co-Pilot
Williams, William T, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Wetherbee, Raymond , Staff Sergeant, Nose
Gunner/Togglier
Hitchon, Edward F, Sergeant,
Radio Operator/Gunner
Rasmussen, Donald E,
Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Novello,
Robert L, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Adams,
Willis S, Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Tacy Jr.,
Clyde I, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
As you
indicate, Sgt. Adams flew a number of his early
missions (8) in a/c 42-31228, “London Avenger”,
until a belly landing in that aircraft on 20
January 1945. London Avenger was one of four
aircraft “purchased” with funds raised by the
London Borough of Bermondsey. Photos of that
aircraft are being sent separately. Sgt. Adams
also logged missions flying in the ball turret
position, and as togglier – “toggling”
(releasing) the bombs when the bombardier in the
Lead position released theirs.
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 this crew is also being sent separately. If
you have any photos of Sgt. Adams or this crew
you’d be willing to share, we would be grateful
for any copies.
Responding4 9/29/2013
Kent
Search No. 1635 - Thomas N. Wilkinson
From: Tom Wilkinson;
baron56114@sbcglobal.net
Sent: Tuesday,
September 10, 2013 4:06 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: B-17G a/c
46-6507
Where could I find information on
my Dad (T.N Wilkinson) and a/c 44-4607? He was a
co-pilot on the above a/c and I believe in the
first quarter of 1945. The photo he sent me is
an air to air in the above a/c preparing to call
off to land at Kimbolten.
Many Thanks
Tom Wilkinson
Tom –
Association records for Thomas N.
Wilkinson show he flew 36 missions as co-pilot
with the 526th Squadron from November 4, 1944 to
March 17, 1945. Records indicate those missions
as 232, 236, 237, 239, 240, 242, 243, 246, 248,
249, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 260, 261, 264,
265, 267, 270, 274, 276, 277, 278, 282, 286,
287, 289, 290, 291, 294, 299, 301, 302, and 303.
Lt. Wilkinson may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we can
document.
Lt. Wilkinson’s regular crew,
likely the one he trained with, was as follows:
Crutchfield, Charles E, Lieutenant, Pilot
Wilkinson, Thomas N, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Burkness, Donald C, Flight Officer, Navigator
Crilly, Robert F, Flight Officer, Bombardier
Cox, Warren E, Corporal, Radio Operator/Gunner
Zimmerman, Dale G, Corporal, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Carlson, Donald W, Corporal, Ball
Turret Gunner
Fitzgerald, Kenneth A,
Corporal, Waist Gunner
Freeland, O D,
Corporal, Tail Gunner
Like most 379th
crewmen, Lt. Wilkinson flew his missions in a
number of different aircraft. The noted 44-4607
does not match any aircraft known to be assigned
to the 379th, and does not match available
aircraft production information. However,
records do indicate a number of missions (7)
flown in a/c 44-6507, “Lucky Patch”. A photo of
that aircraft is being sent separately.
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 this crew is being sent separately. If you
have any photos of Lt. Wilkinson or this crew
you’d be willing to share, we would be grateful
for any copies.
Responding4 9/29/2013
Kent
Search No. 1634 - Wendell O. Palmer
From: Astrid en
Marcel; astrid.en.marcel@casema.nl
Sent:
Saturday, August 31, 2013 6:03 AM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Wendell O.
Palmer
Dear sir,
My family adopted
the name of 2LT Wendell O. Palmer on the wall of
the missing at the Margraten Cemetary. A least
once a year we will take care that flowers will
be placed there. What we would like to know is
if there is any information about this
gentleman, and the way he ended up missing. Can
you help us here?
Kind regards
Marcel,
Astrid en Sanne Posthouwer
The Netherlands
Marcel, Astrid –
Thank you very much for your interest, and for
caring for the final resting place of one of our
fallen airmen. We very much appreciate that they
are remembered fondly by the Dutch people.
Association records for Wendell O. Palmer
show he flew 3 missions as bombardier with the
525th Squadron from July 4 to July 17, 1943.
Records indicate those missions as 9, 11, and
12. Lt. Palmer may have flown additional
missions, but these are the ones we can
document.
On July 17, 1943, the 379th
Bomb Group was dispatched against the aircraft
components plant at Hanover, Germany. The Group
was recalled, reasons unknown, but aircraft
42-29886, “Scheherazade, was damaged by enemy
fighters and flak to the point that the “Stand
By” to bail out order was given, which was
apparently misinterpreted by Navigator and
Bombardier, who bailed out approximately 100
yards off the Dutch coast and died. The rest of
the crew returned safely to Kimbolton. Crew was
as follows:
Wooldridge, Kermit D,
Lieutenant, Pilot
Herrin, Doy W, Lieutenant,
Co-Pilot
Mattan, George J, Lieutenant,
Navigator, Killed in Action
Palmer, Wendell
O, Lieutenant, Bombardier, Killed in Action
Lavin, Donald T, Tech Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Love, Everett F, Tech
Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Canter, Solomon
J, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Larson,
Stanley C, Staff Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Lamiell, Duane S, Staff Sergeant, Left Waist
Gunner
Stacey, Gerald E, Staff 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. Sorry, we have no photo of Lt.
Palmer or his crew.
Responding4 9/29/2013
Kent
Search No. 1633 - John P. McCann
From: Tim McCann; tmccann@unitedagencies.com
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 2:11 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: 2nd Lt John
P. McCann B-17 pilot
My Father passed
away six years ago. I was able to discover that
he was assigned to the 379th Bomb Group in
England and flew missions 325, 328, and 330. He
flew on aircraft 43-39016 and 42-102689. Would
you kindly provide any additional information
regarding his service during WWII with the
379th.
Thank you for your efforts
memorializing the "Greatest Generation".
Best regards,
Tim McCann
Tim –
Association records for John P. McCann
show he flew 3 missions as co-pilot with the
525th Squadron from April 15 to April 25, 1945.
Our records confirm what you provided – missions
325, 328, and 330. Lt. McCann may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
can document.
Joining the Group in April,
1945, it appears Lt. McCann and any crew he may
have arrived on station and trained with were
broken up, and used as replacements wherever a
crewmember was needed. This was fairly common
practice as combat operations were winding down.
The crew on his final combat mission, flying in
a/c 42-102689, “Lady Luck”, was as follows:
Tenny, Charles T, Flight Officer, Pilot
McCann, John, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Thompson, John, Flight Officer, Navigator
Liptak, Michael J, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
King, William M, Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Chapman, George W, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Heise, Samuel V, Sergeant, Ball Turret
Gunner
Lehman Jr., C V, 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.
Sorry, we have no photo of Lt. McCann or his
crew. If you have any crew photo that includes
him, we would be grateful for any copies you’d
be willing to share. A photo of Lady Luck is
being sent separately.
Responding4
9/23/2013
Kent
Search No. 1632 - Phillip B. Cook
From: James Low; jimlow@windstream.net
Sent:
Monday, July 29, 2013 6:03 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Phillip Bruce
Cook
Kent,
I am helping Phillip B.
Cook research his time at Kimbolton from July
1944 - April 1945. His service records were lost
in the fire at the NPRC. I found his name in
Search #1611, and he actually has a copy of that
picture in his home.
Any information would
be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Jim
Low
Jim –
Association records for Phillip B. Cook
show he flew 35 missions as ball turret
gunner/togglier with the 524th Squadron from
August 30, 1944 to February 22, 1945. Our
records show missions 196, 199, 200, 203, 204,
205, 207, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 221,
222, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 235,
236, 238, 262, 263, 265, 266, 267, 276, 278,
281, 283, and 284. Sgt. Cook may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
can document.
What looks to be Sgt.
Cook’s “regular” crew, at least for his early
missions, was as follows:
Baron, Howard
O, 1st Lieutenant, Pilot
Anderson, Conrad T,
2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Cannon, George E,
2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Victor, Walter J,
1st Lieutenant, Bombardier
Cole, Frederick G,
Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Breissinger,
Robert D, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Cook, Phillip B, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Layland, Ralph D, Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Malone, Robert E, Sergeant, Tail Gunner
Later missions were flown with a number of
different crews, possibly wherever an
experienced togglier was required. The “gap” in
missions between 238 and 262 looks like it was
the transition from ball turret to the nose and
togglier position.
Like most 379th
aircrew, Sgt. Cook flew his missions in a number
of different aircraft, including 42-97967, “Hun
Runner”; 42-38183, “The Lost Angel”; 44-6119,
“White Lightnin”; 42-107213, “Rubble Rouser”;
43-37855, “Boomerang’s Big Friend”; 43-38237,
“Dallas Doll”; 42-40003, “Ol Gappy/Topper”;
42-102627, “Queenie”; 43-37851, “Goo Goo”; and
other aircraft with no name. For the record, Ol
Gappy/Topper was the Champ of the ETO heavy
bombers, with a record 157 missions to her
credit.
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 that includes Sgt
Cook is being sent separately, with the
identifications we have so far. If Sgt. Cook can
help identify any we have indicated as
“unknown”, we would be grateful for that
information.. If he has any different crew
photos, we would be grateful for any copies he’d
be willing to share.
Responding4
8/14/2013
Kent
Search No. 1631 - Miles Hom
From: Phil Hays; dinghao1@comcast.net
Sent:
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 2:02 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Information
on Miles (Myles) Hom
I am starting a
research project on the contributions of
Chinese-Americans in the Army Air Corps during
WW II. A distant relation, Miles HOM (misspelled
“Myles” in one of the references on your
website) served in the 379th. Attached is a
photo I took at the Chinese-American museum in
San Diego several years ago; I have another of
Miles with his crew in front of his a/c and one
in uniform but since I took the pictures at the
museum I don’t know that I can freely pass my
photo along; I figure the text caption I’m
sending is not violating anyone’s privacy. I
would like more information and photos, if any,
to use as a reference in building a 1/48th scale
model of the “Birmingham Jewel” on which Miles
served as a radio operator.
Thanks,
Phil Hays
Phil –
Association records for Miles Hom show
he flew 14 missions as radio operator/ gunner
with the 525th Squadron from April 22 to August
27, 1944. Our records show missions 100, 101,
104, 105, 106, 108, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116,
117, 119, and 195. Sgt. Hom may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
can document. (His statement in the photo you
sent suggests he flew 25 missions – we cannot
currently verify that number, or reconcile the
discrepancy, but acknowledge 25 is likely, and
the “gap” between missions 119 and 195 suggests
there were more.)
What looks to be Sgt.
Hom’s “regular” crew, possibly the one he
trained with, was as follows:
Shumake,
Lytle W, Captain, Pilot
Smith, George W, 2nd
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Redman, Ralph J, 2nd
Lieutenant, Navigator
Carrillo, Lionel C, 2nd
Lieutenant, Bombardier
Hom, Miles, Staff
Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Meehan,
Thomas C, Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret
Gunner
Edmondson, Lyle R, Sergeant, Ball
Turret Gunner
Adakonis, Albert E, Sergeant,
Right Waist Gunner
Lairmore, Jack R,
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Lambert, Jack H,
Sergeant, Tail Gunner
Like most 379th
airmen, Sgt. Hom flew his missions in a number
of different aircraft, including 1 mission (that
we can currently account for – there may have
been more) in The Birmingham Jewell.
This
response will be posted in the "Looking 4"
section of our website, in case any members or
readers have any additional information. Photos
we have of Sgt. Hom’s crew and The Birmingham
Jewell are being sent separately. If you have
any different crew photos, we would be grateful
for any copies you’d be willing to share.
Responding4 8/14/2013
Kent
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