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James R. Haddox Crew
100th BG Photo Archives

James R Haddox Crew
Standing: James Haddox-P, John Wagner-CP, Albert
Warford-NAV, & Ellsworth Power-BOM.
Kneeling: Nicholas Tenaglia-TTE, James
Grosskopf-WG, Casimer Kobis-ROG, Gonzalo Orta-BTG,
Kendall Morrow-WG, & A.B. Abney-WG.
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1st Lt |
James R. Haddox |
P |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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1st Lt |
John L. Wagner |
CP |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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2nd Lt |
Albert C. Warford |
NAV |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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2nd Lt |
Ellsworth C. Power |
BOM |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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T/Sgt |
Casimer J. Kobis |
ROG |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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T/Sgt |
Nicholas A. Tenaglia |
TTE |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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S/Sgt |
Gonzalo C. Orta |
BTG |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
| S/Sgt |
James L Grosskopf |
WG |
POW |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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S/Sgt |
Kendall L. Morrow |
WG |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
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Sgt |
Lyle S. Jones |
TG |
KIA |
11-Dec-43 |
Emden |
351st Sqdn. Crew, as above,
is taken form the MACR. Crew joined the 100th in early September 1943.
It is established that Sgt Lyle Jones was a replacement on the mission of
11 Dec 43 to Emeden. However, a statement by James Grosskopf, the crew's
only survivor, reads in effect that they joined the 390th BG and were #3
ship in one element of that group. The ship was damaged, whether from flak
or fighters is unknown, and "everyone was out of oxygen." Ship crashed
into the North Sea off Norderney Island. Some in cockpit & nose may have
bailed out since Gorsskopf saw several chutes in the air before he jumped;
but apparently those from the radio room back were unconscious from lack
of oxygen. Grosskpf adds that a Captains Warren and Liefson of the 390th
landed on the same island as he and were taken POW with him. The engineer
from Capts Warren and Liefson's crew landed in the North Sea and drowned.
Grosskopf could not recall his name. Capt Liefson was Sqd Navigator and
Capt Warren was group Navigator of the 390th. A notation in MACR states Lt
Albert Warford's body washed ashore 17 Mar 1944.
Lt. Power is often not shown on the Haddox Crew roster -- this is in
error, he was an original member of the crew and flew all missions flown
by the Haddox crew. The fact he was a original member of the crew is
documented by micro-film copies of orders assigning the crew to the 351st
Squadron, 100th BG....pw |
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