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2nd Lt. James E. Seamans

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James E. Seamans Crew
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2nd Lt James S. Seamans P CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
2nd Lt Clyde W. Lollis CP CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
2nd Lt George L. Rhoades NAV CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
2nd Lt William R. Brice BOM CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
S/Sgt Herbert A. Grand ROG CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
S/Sgt Paul A. Ross TTE CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
Sgt Homer Goodman BTG CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
Sgt Anthony T. Schimmel WG NOC -- --
Sgt Edward J. Tatro TG CPT 26/11/44 HAMM
Sgt John J. Sheehan WG NOC -- --

418th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 4/7/44.  It appears as Crew #85 on Roster of 3/8/44 and as a PFF crew on 13/9/44. On 26/11/44 this PFF crew was as follows on a mission to Hamm.
 
Lt. Col Channing Emberson Air Commander
Capt James Seamans P
1st Lt Clyde W. Lollis CP (Flew as TG)
Capt George L. Rhoades RADAR/N
Capt William R. Brice L/NAV
1st Lt Seymour Passen COM/NAV
1st Lt Earl Frye RADAR/N
T/Sgt Paul A. Ross TTE
T/Sgt Herbert A. Grand ROG
S/Sgt Homer Goodman RW
S/Sgt Edward J. Tatro LW

OPERATIONAL SORTIES OF "SEAMANS DEMONS" (by Capt. James Seamans mpf 2001)
Capt Seamans completed 30 Missions; Rest of Crew flew 29 Missions
 
NBR TARGET DATE COMMAND PILOT / NOTES
01 AUXERRE, FR 17 JUL 44 (Flew first mission as Co-Pilot Observer)
02 KIEL, GER 18 JUL 44 (First Mission with SEAMANS DEMONS)
03 SCHWEINFURT, GER 19 JUL 44 WG Sgt Sheehan wounded by flak
04 MERSEBURG, GER 20 JUL 44 --
05 LUDWIGSHAVEN, GER 21 JUL 44 --
06 NORTHERN FRANCE 24 JUL 44 --
07 MERSEBURG, GER 29 JUL 44 --
08 TROYLES, FR 03 AUG 44 --
09 HAMBURG, GER 04 AUG 44 --
10 MAGDEBURG, GER 05 AUG 44 --
11 BREST 03 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: LT. COL. PRICE
12 STUTTGART 05 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. SAMMY BARR
13 MAINZ 08 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. SAMMY BARR
14 SINDELFINGEN 13 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: CAPT. GORSKI
15 WARSAW 18 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. EMBERSON
16 SZOLNOK 19 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. EMBERSON
17 LUDWIGSHAVEN 25 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. WALLACE
18 BREMEN 26 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. SAMMY BARR
19 MAINZ 27 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. THOMPSON
20 BIELEFELD 30 SEP 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. ZELLER
21 KASSEL 02 OCT 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: LT. COL. PRICE
22 BERLIN 06 OCT 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. THOMPSON
23 BOHLEN 07 OCT 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. WALLACE
24 BREMEN 12 OCT 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. SAMMY BARR
25 COLOGNE 17 OCT 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. THOMPSON
26 KASSEL 18 OCT 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. SAMMY BARR
27 NEUMUNSTER 6 NOV 44 LEAD
28 LANGERWEHE/AACHEN 16 NOV 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. SAMMY BARR
29 OSNABRUCK 21 NOV 44 LEAD
30 HAMM 26 NOV 44 LEAD COMMAND PILOT: MAJ. EMBERSON

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