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Rosenbaum Crew photographed in the States
Rosenbaum was injured in a crash landing and the crew was
given to Melvin Kodas and is generally identified at the Kodas Crew - 100th Photo Archives
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| 2nd Lt Ivan. W. Rosenbaum |
P |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| 2nd Lt Thomas J. Slaven, Jr |
CP |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| F/O Arnold E. Bennett |
NAV |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| 2nd Lt Joseph L. Straus |
BOM |
CPT |
20/4/45 |
ORANIENBURG, MY |
| Cpl Bernard W. Guza |
ROG |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| Cpl Perry C. Peckham |
TTE |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| Cpl Ellis A. LaLonde |
WG |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| Cpl Edwin Villa |
WG |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| Cpl John F. Curran |
TG |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
351st Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 24/12/44. Crew #
69
Jan 4, 1945 while returning from training mission at Thorpe Abbotts,
crashed A/C#338523 on landing. 2nd Lt Ivan Rosenbaum and 2nd Lt Thomas
Slaven were both injured in the crash and hospitalized. They were removed
from the crew and replaced by Lt Melvin Kodas.
Crew became known as "KODAS KIDS". Crew would fly with a different
Co-Pilot on most missions. The missions are listed below with co-pilots
listed.
Combat Missions of 2nd Lt Joseph Straus. . . (mpf 2000)
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
NOTES |
NOTES |
| 01 |
10/1/45 |
COLOGNE |
A/C Skyway Chariot- |
Bombed Dusseldorf by mistake
Co-Pilot-Capt. Albrecht |
| 02 |
13/1/45 |
MAINZ |
Rhine River Bridge |
Co-Pilot- F/O Raymond Stiller |
| 03 |
14/1/45 |
DERBEN |
Oil Storage |
Co-Pilot-F/O Raymond Stiller |
| 04 |
17/1/45 |
HAMBURG |
Oil Factory |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Paul Batterman |
| 05 |
28/1/45 |
DUISBURG |
RR Bridge |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 06 |
29/1/45 |
KASSEL |
Tank factory |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 07 |
3/2/45 |
BERLIN |
City |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 08 |
6/2/45 |
ZWICKAU |
Oil plant |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 09 |
9/2/45 |
WEIMER |
Tank factory |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 10 |
15/2/45 |
COTTBUS-ST |
Nav-Lt John Gross |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 11 |
21/2/45 |
NURNBURG |
RR Yards |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 12 |
22/2/45 |
WEHENGER |
TO |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 13 |
23/2/45 |
TREUCHTLINGEN |
RR |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 14 |
25/2/45 |
MUNICH |
RR Yards |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 15 |
26/2/45 |
BERLIN |
RR Yards |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 16 |
2/3/45 |
DRESDEN |
-- |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 17 |
7/3/45 |
SIEGEN |
RR Yards |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 18 |
8/3/45 |
GEISSEN |
RR Yards |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 19 |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND |
RR Yards |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 20 |
11/3/45 |
HAMBURG |
Oil Plant |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 21 |
15/3/45 |
ORANIENBURG - RR |
Nav-Lt John Gross |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 22 |
18/3/45 |
BERLIN-RR |
Nav-Lt John Gross |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem |
| 23 |
21/3/45 |
PLAUEN Tank factory |
Nav-Lt John Gross |
Co-Pilot-2nd Lt Robert G. Mellem
CPT – 35th mission |
Captain Melvin Kodas last mission with Crew (Mission #23)
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