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 Joseph
W. King
Crew (left to right)
Standing: James
Smith, George E. Mayberry, Roland A. Eckert, Joseph W. King, and Edward F. Mazanec.
Kneeling: Lester E. Prellwitz, Seymour Meyers, Angelo A. LaSalle, and
Robert C. Culp
2nd Lt. Robert C. Culp
(Photo courtesy of Paul Valentine)
The Joseph King Crew
L to R Standing: Unk, Unk, Paul Valentine, Joe King, Unk,
Unk.
Front: Unk, Ed Mazanec, Joe Bohrer, Jack Toliver, Santos
Emmanuele, Unk.
(Photo courtesy of Paul Valentine)
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| 2nd Lt |
Joseph W. King |
P |
CPT |
20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg, MY |
| 2nd Lt |
George E. Mayberry |
CP |
NOC |
-- |
Became
349th Eng. Officer |
| 2nd Lt |
Robert C. Culp |
NAV |
CPT |
20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg, MY |
| 2nd Lt |
Jack D. Tolliver |
BOM |
NOC |
-- |
Left
for lead crew training |
| T/Sgt |
Roland A. Eckert |
ROG |
CPT |
20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg, MY |
| T/Sgt |
Edward F. Mazanec |
TTE |
CPT |
20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg, MY |
| T/Sgt |
Angelo A. LaSalle |
BTG |
CPT |
20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg, MY |
| S/Sgt |
Lester E. Prellwitz |
WG |
CPT |
20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg, MY |
| S/Sgt |
James R. Smith, Jr. |
TG |
CPT |
20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg, MY |
349th Sqdn. Crew joined the 100th 24 Dec 44.Flew first mission 24 Dec
44 (Hamburg) and the 100th final combat mission (Oranienburg) 20 Apr 45.
They also flew five (5) Chow Hound missions, dropping food in Holland
after 20 Apr 45.
Jack Tolliver left the crew around their twelfth mission for lead crew
training and was replaced by Seymour Myers. George Mayberry left after 20
missions to become the 349th Engineering Officer, he was replaced by Paul
Valentine from the R. N. Wieland crew as CP.
King had part of the stabilizer on his aircraft knocked away by a wing
from the ME-109 that collided with #43-38514 on the 100th 7 Apr 45 Buchen
mission. Lt. King managed to return his damaged aircraft safely to Thorpe
Abbotts and was awarded the DFC.
Mission list from the diary of Robert C. Culp - presented as
received.. mpf
| 17-Jan-45 |
Hamburg |
| 21-Jan-45 |
Mannheim |
| 28-Jan-45 |
Kassel |
| 3-Feb-45 |
Berlin |
| 9-Feb-45 |
Weimar |
| 14-Feb-45 |
Chemnitz |
| 15-Feb-45 |
Cottbus |
| 19-Feb-45 |
Munster |
| 20-Feb-45 |
Nurenburg |
| 24-Feb-45 |
Bremen |
| 25-Feb-45 |
Munich |
| 2-Mar-45 |
Dresden
(Officially the 100th never had
Dresden for a Primary Target) |
| 3-Mar-45 |
Brunswick |
| 4-Mar-45 |
Ulm |
| 10-Mar-45 |
Dortmund |
| 14-Mar-45 |
Hannover |
| 15-Mar-45 |
Oranienburg |
| 18-Mar-45 |
Berlin |
| 31-Mar-45 |
Zeitz |
| 3-Apr-45 |
Keil |
| 5-Apr-45 |
Nurenburg |
| 6-Apr-45 |
Leipzig |
| 7-Apr-45 |
Buchen |
| 11-Apr-45 |
Igolstadt |
| 14-Apr-45 |
Royan |
| 25-Apr-45 |
Royan |
| 16-Apr-45 |
Pont-de-Graves |
| 17-Apr-45 |
Aussig |
| 18-Apr-45 |
Straubing |
| 20-Apr-45 |
Oranienburg |
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Four (4) Chow Hound missions after 20 Apr 45 |
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