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From: Mike Konier,
mbkrph@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, February 11,
2011 8:17 PM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Morris Konier
I would appreciate
information regarding my father Morris (NMI)
Konier, navigator in the 379th.
Thanks in
advance,
Mike –
Association records for Morris Konier
show he flew 25 missions as navigator with the
527th Squadron from May 29, 1943 to March 20,
1944. Our records show missions 1, 2, 6, 9, 10,
11, 12, 44, 55, 57, 60, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69,
70, 71, 77, 80, 82, 83, 84, and 85. Lt. Konier
may have flown additional missions, but these
are the ones we show in our records.
Our
records show Lt. Konier as one of the 379th’s
original crew – leaving Kearney, Nebraska on
April 10, 1943, and flying the group’s original
airplanes to England. Lt. Konier was originally
part of Walter F. Carnal Jr.’s crew, and flew
with that crew through Mission 15, on July 28,
1943. Our records show a gap following that
mission, and no further missions until November
29. If you have any information to help
determine whether that information is correct,
and, if so, the circumstances for that gap, we
would appreciate any information. Lt. Konier’s
original crew was as follows:
Carnal,
Walter F, Lieutenant, Pilot
Davidson, William
S, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Konier, Morris (NMI),
Lieutenant, Navigator
Gross, Leslie M,
Lieutenant, Bombardier
Cruzan, Leonard F,
Tech Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Jost,
Norbert S, Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Sherman, Donald S, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret
Gunner
Rukavina, Nick G, Staff Sergeant,
Right Waist Gunner
Rodriquez, Monico R, Staff
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Fisher, Milton M,
Staff Sergeant, Tail Gunner
On Lt.
Konier’s return on Mission 44, his crew was:
Hadley, Maximilian J, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Zieglar, John C, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Konier, Morris (NMI), 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Marquardt Jr., William C, 2nd Lieutenant,
Bombardier
Hardy, William C, Staff Sergeant,
Radio Operator/Gunner
Harrison, John R, Staff
Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Ramsey, Carl P,
Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Terry, Franklyn
T, Staff Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Palmer,
Dean D, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Grinstead, J B, Staff Sergeant, Tail Gunner
Lt. Konier’s original crew went down on the
2nd Schweinfurt mission on October 14, 1943,
with 2 KIA and the rest POW.
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 42-29896, “Tondelayo”, with the original
Walter Carnal crew (including Lt. Konier), which
was their airplane on mission 11, will be sent
by separate e-mail. If you have any photos of
Lt. Konier, his subsequent crew or airplanes,
that you’d be willing to share, we would be
grateful.
Responding 4 2/12/2011
Kent
Search No. 1479 - Paul Cravens
From: Paula, pkcravens@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 7:40 AM
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: cravens-527th
bombardment group, 379th bombardmentgroup H
My Dad served at
Kimbolton field in WW2. His crew at one point
was:
Pilot 2nd lt. Clifford
M. Blue
Copilot 2nd Lt.
Edward E. Agner
BN 2nd
Lt. Norman M. Geller
EG
S SGT Stanford T. Rhuland
RG S Sgt Paul E. Cravens
AG Sgt Stanley J. Borgusz
I have pictures of him
posing by the “Landa”If anyone has any
information regarding this crew, I would love to
know about it.
Paula Cravens
Paula –
Association records for Paul E.
Cravens show he flew 36 missions as bombardier
with the 527th Squadron from December 30, 1943
to June 16, 1944. Our records show missions 53,
57, 60, 64, 68, 74, 76, 77, 78, 80, 83, 89, 99,
103, 106, 107, 115, 121, 122, 126, 129, 130,
131, 133, 136, 138, 139, 142, 143, and 144. Sgt.
Cravens may have flown additional missions, but
these are the ones we show in our records.
As was typical of 8th Air Force bomber
crews, Sgt. Cravens flew his missions in a
number of different aircraft including a/c
42-31597, “Landa”. Our records also show quite a
bit of movement amongst crews, and the closest
we can come to the names you indicate are for
his 1st combat mission, flown on a/c 42-37805,
“Carol Dawn”. Crew was as follows:
Carlson, Earl D, Captain, Pilot
Blue,
Clifford M, 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Carden,
Carl D, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Beeman,
George E, 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Cravens,
Paul E, Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Rhuland, Stanford T, Staff Sergeant, Top Turret
Gunner
Adkins, Brady (NMI), Sergeant, Ball
Turret Gunner
Taylor, Kenneth F, Sergeant,
Right Waist Gunner
Hillyard, Noel D,
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Beam, Doris R,
2nd 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 Carol Dawn, pictured with a later crew,
will be sent by separate e-mail. If you have any
photos of Sgt Cravens and/or his crew that you’d
be willing to share with us, we would be
grateful. A good resolution scan of photos (we
have no known photo of the airplane you
reference, “Landa”) would be most appreciated.
Responding 4 2/4/2011
Kent
Search No. 1478 – Herbert W. Dulberg
From: James Mckenna,
jammcken3@aol.com
Sent: Friday, January
28, 2011 3:06 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: great friend
HI; i am looking for
any information on a mr hubert dulberg he flew
with the 379 bombardment group [heavy] usaaf
station 117 kimbolton, huntingdonshire, England
from november 26,1942 to july 25,1945 , on
september 16,1943 they were shot out of the sky
plane # 876 , ed shaffer tail gunner, pete hoyt
pilot, bill miller waist gunner, harry minor
waist gunner. i am sure herburt was radio,gunner
they bailed out and after some evasion the made
it back with help from the under ground, my
question is do you have picture of his plane and
crew or any more information about him and his
men, please responed to this email address thank
you for all and any help in this important
matter, i am trying to write a book on his crew
and self before they all so sadly pass on to the
big wings in the sky again thanks very important
James –
Association records
for Herbert W. Dulberg show he flew 16 missions
as gunner with the 525th Squadron from July 10
to September 16, 1943. Our records show missions
10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
25, 27, 28, and 30. Sgt. Dulberg may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
show in our records.
On September 16, 1943,
the 379th was dispatched to bomb the ball
bearing facilities at Nantes, France. A/C
42-29876, “Battlin Bobbie”, was last seen with 2
engines out, and the left wing on fire. Eight of
the ten crew members (including Sgt Dulberg),
successfully evaded capture, and returned to
England – two were taken POW. Crew was as
follows:
Hoyt III, Elton , 1st
Lieutenant, Pilot
Schroeder, Norman C,
2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Glickman, Louis H, 2nd
Lieutenant, Navigator
Cook Jr., William J,
2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Dulberg, Herbert W,
Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Thomas, John F, Tech
Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Eldridge, Russel H,
Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Minor, Harry L, Staff
Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Miller, William J,
Tech Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Shaffer, Edward R,
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. A photo of this crew
will be sent in a separate e-mail.
Responding 4 2/4/2011
Kent
Search No. 1477 - Clarence A. Klippert
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From: Klip Klippert,
klip4usc@msn.com
Sent: Thursday,
January 20, 2011 6:37 PM
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Subject: Clarence
Klippert
My Uncle, Clarence
Klippert flew 35 missions with the 379th, 525BS.
I believe he arrived in July, 1944. Any
information you could provide regarding missions
flown and specific aircraft would be deeply
appreciated. I think he told me at one time that
he flew several missions in the B-17, "London
Avenger". Thanks very much for your assistance.
Cary L. Klippert
Cary –
Association records
for Clarence A. Klippert show he flew 36
missions as bombardier with the 525th Squadron
from July 18 to November 9, 1944. Our records
show missions 168, 169, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176,
177, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184, 190, 193, 195,
196, 199, 202, 205, 206, 209, 210, 212, 213,
214, 215, 217, 219, 220, 223, 224, 230, 232,
234, and 235. Lt. Klippert may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
show in our records.
As was typical of 8th
Air Force bomber crews, Lt. Klippert flew his
missions in a number of different aircraft
including, as you state, a/c 42-31228, “London
Avenger” (missions 168, 223), which was an
aircraft “purchased” by citizens of London
through civic contribution to the war effort.
Other aircraft and missions flown were 43-37932,
“Spratt-O-Liner” (missions 173, 175, 176),
42-97128, “Screwball Express” (mission 212),
42-39800, “Patches” (mission 178), 44-6143,
“Miss Behavin” (mission 206), 42-102689, “Lady
Luck” (mission 205), 44-6507, “Lucky Patch”
(mission 235), 42-32024, “Swamp Fire” (mission
193), 43-38178, “Seattle Sue” (mission 213),
42-97302, “Scotch N’ Soda” (mission 179, 183,
190), and 42-97678, “The Birmingham Jewell”
(mission 209) – with Lt. Klippert’s “other”
missions being in unnamed aircraft.
By the summer of
1944, when Lt Klippert started flying his combat
missions, bombardiers were a shared resource,
and rotated amongst crews. The reason for this
was that bomb release was being done more on the
release of the lead airplane – and the bombs
were “toggled” by an enlisted “togglier” rather
than a fully trained bombardier, who were
typically flying with the lead crews.
Accordingly, there does not appear that Lt
Klippert had a “regular” crew, but his crew on
his 1st combat mission, aboard “London Avenger”,
was as follows:
Spratt, James A, 2nd
Lieutenant, Pilot
Abernathy, Andrew J,
2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Reger, Marquis B, 2nd
Lieutenant, Navigator
Klippert, Clarence A,
2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Slater, Sidney S,
Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Serotta, Harry L,
Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Stewart, James C,
Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Minter, Charles O,
Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Sacco, George 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. Photos
of airplanes referenced above will be sent by
separate e-mail. If you have any photos of Lt
Klippert and/or his crew that you’d be willing
to share with us, we would be grateful.
Responding 4 2/4/2011
Kent
Search No. 1476 - Samuel J. Gibson Jr.
From: SAMUEL GIBSON,
samueljr1@verizon.net
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Monday, January
03, 2011 4:47 PM
Subject: Fw: B-17
information
Looking for any
information on the Dallas Doll pictured in the
attached photo. The photo was taken 31-12-44, my
father (Samuel Gibson) Staff Sergent ball turret
gunner was attached to this plane. I understand
that the plane had a mid air collision but he
completed his missions and returned home prior
to this accident. I'm looking for any
information on the names of his crew, missions
flown and what ever I can find out on my fathers
past. He didn't talk much about his exploits on
the war. Anything on his crew and missions would
be greatly appreciated.
v/r,
sam gibson jr.
Sam –
Association records for Samuel J.
Gibson Jr. show he flew 24 missions as gunner
with the 526th Squadron from February 9 to April
20, 1945. Our records show missions 277, 278,
281, 282, 283, 287, 289, 290, 291, 295, 296,
300, 301, 304, 305, 313, 315, 318, 319, 323,
326, 327, 328, and 329. Sgt. Gibson may have
flown additional missions, but these are the
ones we show in our records.
As was
typical of 8th Air Force bomber crews, Sgt.
Gibson flew his missions in a number of
different aircraft – unfortunately, looking at
our records, there are no entries that indicate
flying any missions in a/c 43-38237, “Dallas
Doll”, which, in any event, was involved in a
mid-air collision on 10 January 1945, one month
before our records show Sgt. Gibson flew his 1st
combat mission. That 1st mission, according to
information we have, was flown aboard a/c
42-102689, “Lady Luck”. Crew for that mission,
#277 on February 9, 1945, and likely the crew
Sgt. Gibson trained with, was as follows:
Hunter, Robert B, Lieutenant, Pilot
Goeppinger, Harry J, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Paul, Ervin E, Lieutenant, Navigator
Horovitz, Elliott , Lieutenant, Bombardier
Rivard, Paul A, Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Goldsmith, Kenneth , Sergeant, Engineer/Top
Turret Gunner
Gibson Jr., Samuel J, Sergeant,
Ball Turret Gunner
Lorvick, Robert P,
Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Minch, Rudolph 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 “Lady Luck”
(pictured damaged in an earlier mission) is
being sent by separate e-mail. If you have any
photos of Sgt Gibson and/or his crew that you’d
be willing to share with us, we would be
grateful.
Responding 4 1/5/2011
Kent
Search No. 1475 - John Fredrick Scholl
From: Bent
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Thursday, December 16,
2010 8:14 PM
Subject: information please
on a 379th pilot
Hello there,
My
name is Brent and I am doing some research for a
special build I am doing. My boss at work is retiring in
April, and he loves the B-17. I am specifically
interested in his girlfriends dad's plane in which I
would like to build a 1/72nd model for him as a gift. I
spoke to his girlfriend and she got some info from her
dad who is still living, but is now 80 and can not
remember all the details. I am still stumped at to what
aircraft he actually flew. He said that on your home
page, the picture of the aircraft there is the one he
flew over to England. I would like to model the one he
flew in combat and I hope you can help me.
All the info I have is as
follows:
Name
- John Fredrick Scholl
379th bg, 525 sq, 1st div.
I
was wondering if you could give me particulars on
aircraft SN#, code letters, possible name, color scheme,
and how many missions ect he performed.
ANY
info would be greatly appreciated and I look forward to
hearing from you.
Thank you so much for your
time.
Brent
Brent –
Association records for John F. Scholl show
he flew 5 missions as co-pilot with the 525th Squadron
from April 14 to April 25, 1945. Our records show
missions 324, 325, 327, 328, and 330. F/O (Flight
Officer) Scholl may have flown additional missions, but
these are the ones we show in our records.
As was
typical of 8th Air Force bomber crews, F/O Scholl flew
his missions in a number of different aircraft – in
fact, looking at our records, each of his 5 missions was
flown in a different aircraft. Only 4 of those aircraft
were “named” aircraft, that is, aircraft with nose art
(some also had “unofficial” names that were never
painted), and of those 4 we have a photo of only 1 – s/n
42-102689, “Lady Luck”. Photos are being sent by
separate e-mail, showing that aircraft severely damaged
prior to F/O Scholl’s mission – however, it was repaired
and returned to duty. It returned to the US in July
1945. Crew for that mission in “Lady Luck”, mission 327
on April 17, 1945, was as follows:
Dolan, James
D, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot
Scholl, John F, Flight
Officer, Co-Pilot
Smith, Edward B, Flight Officer,
Navigator
Mann, Patrick , Flight Officer, Bombardier
Saoner, Joseph L, Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Dudschus, Dallas L, Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Hanson, Clifford L, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Moline, Wallace L, 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.
Responding 4 12/23/2010
Kent
Search No. 1474 - Reginald R. Houy
From:
gerald.w.houy@wellsfargo.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Monday, November 15,
2010 8:21 AM
Subject: Reggie Houy
My
father was Reginald R. Houy and was a chin gunner in the
379th. He passed away a few years ago and I always
wanted to know more about what he did during the war but
he never talked about it. I don’t know which squadron he
was in but would like any information that you could
provide.
Thank you for your help.
Gerald Houy
Gerald –
Association records for Reginald R. Houy
show he flew 11 missions as gunner with the 526th
Squadron from January 22 to February 25, 1945. Our
records show missions 270, 272, 273, 274, 276, 278, 282,
283, 285, 286, and 287. Sgt. Houy may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we show in
our records.
Sgt Houy’s “regular” crew was as
follows:
Campbell, Phillip R, Lieutenant, Pilot
Brix, Reuben , Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Kernan, Peter J,
Flight Officer, Navigator
Houy, Reginald R, Sergeant,
Nose Gunner/Togglier
Stillerman, Lawrence M,
Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Dismukes, Hugh E,
Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Dahl, Donald R,
Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Crego, Sheran E,
Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Spencer, Charles L, 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
the aircraft Sgt Houy was aboard for 7 of his missions,
a/c 42-38058, “The Wish Bone”, is being sent by separate
e-mail. We would be very interested in any copies of
photos you might be willing to share with the
Association, especially if any crewmembers pictured are
identified.
Responding 4 11/16/2010
Kent
Search No. 1473 - Allen L. Blake
From: Bert Arnett,
kc9ldk@gmail.com
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Saturday,
November 13, 2010 11:34 AM
Subject: Allen L.
Blake 35 339 852 (deceased)
Concerning my
father-in-law.
Allen L. Blake 35 339
852, served with the 379th army airforce in
WW11. He received as an enlisted man the
Distinguished Flying Cross per WD CO #231 Hq 8th
AF 30 March, 1944. I know of the story but do
not have any written information of the official
reason for the award. If there is any info on
this on record yet I would appreciate it. His
wife Florence is still alive and would
appreciate it also. I have the Distinguished
Flying Cross issued to him and other medals
along with his DD214 and discharge papers from
Patterson Field, Ohio. I also have a picture of
he and crew, also all the pilots at that time.
We would like also any info on missions.
Thank you,
Bert
Bert –
Association records for Allen L. Blake
show he flew 26 missions as gunner with the
525th Squadron from October 2, 1943 to March 28,
1944. Our records show missions 33, 34, 35, 36,
37, 40, 41, 48, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 64, 66, 67,
68, 74, 75, 78, 79, 87, 88, 89, 90, and 91. Sgt.
Blake may have flown additional missions, but
these are the ones we show in our records.
Sgt Blake’s “regular” crew was as follows:
Satterlee, Dean H, Captain, Pilot
Gillespie, James T, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Trupiano, Samuel (NMI), Lieutenant, Navigator
Blakely, Vernon H, Lieutenant, Bombardier
Marston, Douglas N, Staff Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner
Ciancia, Frank J, Tech
Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Smith, Cameron K,
Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Curnes, John E,
Staff Sergeant, Right Waist Gunner
Blake,
Allen L, Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Ginnity,
William R, 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 the aircraft Sgt Blake was aboard for his 1st
combat mission, a/c 42-5827, “Lakanuki”, is
being sent by separate e-mail. We would be very
interested in any copies of photos you might be
willing to share with the Association,
especially when we can identify crewmembers
pictured.
Responding 4 11/16/2010
Kent
Search No. 1472 - Gerald T. Hansen
From: Joel F. Gilfert, jfgilfert@verizon.net
To: looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Wednesday,
September 08, 2010 4:16 AM
Subject: T/Sgt
Gerald Hansen
I'm trying to find
information about Sgt Hansen, of Bradford, PA.
Buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, France.
KIA on October 14, 1943 "Black Thursday"Crew
info, plane pic, aircraft #, etc.
Regards,
Joel Gilfert
Joel –
Association records for Gerald T.
Hansen show he flew 19 missions as gunner with
the 525th Squadron from July 4 to October 14,
1943. Our records show missions 9, 13, 14, 17,
18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31,
35, 36, and 38. Sgt. Hansen may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
show in our records.
Sgt Hansen’s
“regular” crew was as follows:
Breiner,
William C, Lieutenant, Pilot
Jones, Richard
W, Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Anderson, Robert P,
Lieutenant, Navigator
Fischer, Perry A,
Lieutenant, Bombardier
Haynes, Donald , Tech
Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Jacobson,
Clarence A, Tech Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner
Brown, Fred D, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret
Gunner
Hoffman, Walter H, Staff Sergeant,
Right Waist Gunner
Willis, Robert E, Staff
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner
Hansen, Gerald T,
Staff Sergeant, Tail Gunner
On the 14
October 1943 mission to the ball bearing works
at Schweinfurt, Germany, Sgt Hansen was flying
with a different crew in a/c 42-29653, “Bad
News”. Four members of the crew were killed
during an attack by fighter aircraft, the others
were taken POW. That crew was as follows:
Jones, Richard W, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot,
Prisoner Of War
Lair, Thomas H, 2nd
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot, Prisoner Of War
Anderson, Robert P, 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator,
Prisoner Of War
Fischer, Perry A, 2nd
Lieutenant, Bombardier, Prisoner Of War
Sandner, George E, Staff Sergeant, Radio
Operator/Gunner, Killed In Action
Jacobson,
Clarence A, Tech Sergeant, Top Turret Gunner,
Killed In Action
Wills, Robert E, Tech
Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Hoffman, Walter H, Staff Sergeant, Right Waist
Gunner, Killed In Action
Roberts, Albert A,
Sergeant, Left Waist Gunner, Prisoner Of War
Hansen, Gerald T, Tech 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. Selected pages from the
Missing Air Crew Report covering this loss will
be sent by separate e-mail. Sorry, we have no
photo of the noted aircraft, and a crew photo is
not currently known to exist, but is being
researched and will be forwarded if found.
Responding 4 9/21/2010
Kent
Search No. 1471 - Cameron S. Ward
From: Ron & Susan Munson, munson@mcn.org
To:
looking4@379thbga.org
Sent: Sunday, August
29, 2010 3:55 PM
Subject: Cameron Slane Ward
Hello...I previously submitted a request for
information about my father, Cameron Slane Ward,
but I can not find it, and now I don't see it in
your search function. Any information, including
which missions he flew would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Susan Ward Munson
Susan –
Sorry for the late response – the
Association reunion ran 9/1 – 9/5, and our
apologies for not being able to use the Search
function on the website.
Association
records for Cameron S. Ward show he flew 32
missions as pilot with the 525th Squadron from
April 25 to June 29, 1944. Our records show
missions 102, 104, 108, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118,
123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 133, 137,
138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 146, 147, 148,
149, 152, 153, and 157. Lt. Ward may have flown
additional missions, but these are the ones we
show in our records.
Lt. Ward’s “regular”
crew was as follows:
Ward, Cameron S, 2nd
Lieutenant, Pilot
Davis, David C, 2nd
Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Peterson, Thomas J, 2nd
Lieutenant, Navigator
Spoto, Peter C, 2nd
Lieutenant, Bombardier
Saari, Paul E, Staff
Sergeant, Radio Operator/Gunner
Brink, Edwin
F, Staff Sergeant, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Johnson, Herbert N, Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner
Smith, Abbott R, Sergeant, Waist Gunner
Hall,
Frank R, 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 or are aware of photos of Lt. Ward, we
would be grateful for any copies you’d be
willing to share. A photo of his crew would be
most helpful.
Responding 4 9/14/2010
Kent |
