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| 2ND LT ALBERT M. WILLOUGHBY |
P |
CPT |
9 MAR 45 |
FRANKFURT |
sn# 0-821131 |
| 2ND LT JACK L. MCKINNEY |
CP |
CPT |
9 MAR 45 |
FRANKFURT |
|
| 2ND LT RALPH A. NITE |
NAV |
CPT |
9 MAR 45 |
FRANKFURT |
|
| 2ND LT JAMES R. WOOTEN |
BOM |
CPT |
9 MAR 45 |
FRANKFURT |
|
| T/SGT JOSEPH M. VACCARO |
TTE |
CPT |
22 FEB 45 |
TREUCHTLINGEN |
RR JUNCTION |
| T/SGT ROBERT W. COLEMAN |
ROG |
CPT |
9 MAR 45 |
FRANKFURT |
|
| S/SGT EMERY B. HUTCHINGS |
BTG |
CPT |
24 MAR 45 |
VARRELBUSCH |
WITH 94TH B. G.
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| S/SGT WILLIAM H. SARGENT |
WG |
CPT |
22 FEB 45 |
TREUCHTLINGEN |
RR JUNCTION |
| S/SGT GLEN E. BARDWELL |
WG |
CPT |
9 MAR 45 |
FRANKFURT |
|
| S/SGT LEONARD F. KERCHER |
TG |
CPT |
9 MAR 45 |
FRANKFURT |
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350TH SQDN…CREW JOINED THE 100TH LATE AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER 1944.
Flew many missions in A/C 338383 LN-F
LETTER FROM WILLOUGHBY TO JIM BROWN, DATED 6 MAY 1982 READS AS FOLLOWS;
THIS CREW FLEW ITS FIRST MISSION WITH THE 100TH ON 26 SEP 1944 (BREMEN,
TANK WORKS) AND THE 35TH MISSION ON 9 MAR 45 (FRANKFURT, AC FACTORY). "OF MY
ORIGINAL CREW, McKINNEY, NITE, WOOTEN, KERCHER, COLEMAN, & BARDWELL STAYED
WITH ME ALL THE WAY. VACCARO, SARGENT AND HUTCHINGS, WHO WAS FLYING A SECOND
TOUR, WERE REPLACED AFTER FIFTEEN MISSIONS AND I HAVE LOST TRACK OF THEM AND
THEIR REPLACEMENTS. AFTER THE WAR I STAYED IN THE AIR FORCE FLYING B-29S, B-47S
AND KC 135S, MOSTLY IN THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND AND RETIRED IN 1973 A FULL
COLONEL. "
CREW after 15 Missions:
| 2nd Lt Albert M. Willoughby |
P |
|
| 2nd Lt Jack L. McKinney |
CP |
|
| 2nd Lt Ralph A. Nite |
NAV |
|
| 2nd Lt James R. Wooten |
BOM |
|
| T/Sgt Joseph M. Vaccaro |
TTE |
Replaced after 22 FEB 45 by Sgt Edward C. Butchino |
| T/Sgt Robert Coleman |
ROG |
|
| S/Sgt Leonard F. Kercher |
BTG |
(moved from TG position) |
| S/Sgt William H. Sargent |
WG |
Replaced after 22 FEB 45 by ? |
| S/Sgt Glen E. Bardwell |
TG |
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MISSIONS OF 2ND LD ALBERT M. WILLOUGHBY (mpf 2000)
| # |
DATE |
TARGET |
COMMENT |
| 1. |
26/9/44 |
Bremen |
|
| 2. |
27/9/44
|
Mainz |
|
| 3. |
28/9/44
|
Merseburg |
|
| 4. |
30/9/44 |
Bielefeld |
|
| 5. |
6/10/44
|
BERLIN |
LAST MISSION FOR S/SGT HUTCHINGS, XFR TO 94TH BG |
| 6. |
12/10/44 |
Bremen |
|
| 7. |
15/10/44 |
Cologne |
|
| 8. |
22/10/44 |
Munster |
|
| 9. |
26/10/44 |
Misburg |
|
| 10. |
30/10/44 |
Heligoland |
|
| 11. |
5/11/44
|
Thionville |
|
| 12. |
6/11/44
|
Neumunster |
|
| 13. |
16/11/44 |
Aachen |
|
| 14. |
5/12/44
|
BERLIN |
|
| 15. |
11/12/44
|
Giessen |
LAST MISSION FOR T/SGT VACCARO AND S/SGT W. H. SARGENT |
| 16. |
24/12/44 |
Biblis |
|
| 17. |
25/12/44 |
Kaiserslauten |
|
| 18. |
27/12/44 |
Fulda |
|
| 19. |
29/12/44 |
Frankfurt |
|
| 20. |
5/1/45 |
Frankfurt |
|
| 21. |
6/1/45 |
Germersheim |
|
| 22. |
7/1/45 |
Cologne |
|
| 23. |
20/1/45 |
Breisack |
|
| 24. |
6/2/45 |
Bohlen |
|
| 25. |
14/2/45 |
Chemnitz |
|
| 26. |
15/2/45 |
Ruhland |
|
| 27. |
17/2/45 |
Giessen |
|
| 28. |
22/2/45 |
Treuchtlingen |
|
| 29. |
24/2/45 |
Bremen |
|
| 30. |
25/2/45 |
Munich |
|
| 31. |
26/2/45 |
BERLIN |
|
| 32. |
28/2/45 |
Kassel |
|
| 33. |
3/3/45 |
Brunswick |
|
| 34. |
7/3/45 |
Siegen ST |
|
| 35. |
9/3/45 |
Frankfurt |
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S/SGT EMERY HUTCHINGS INFO: from Chris Argent flyingfortress297082@yahoo.co.uk
What I can say is that on his first tour with the 94th BG, S/Sgt
Hutchings flew with Lt. William S. Winnwshiek with the 333rd BS. They were
one of the original crews. When S/Sgt. Hutchings returned for his second
tour, he was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group, 350th BS in September 1944
and flew 5 missions with Lt Willoughby Crew (Lt Willoughby states it was 15
missions before the change). Sgt Hutchings arranged a transfer back to the
94th BG in October 1944 and flew his final mission on March 24th 1945 to
Varrelbusch, Germany. Hutchings requested and was given permission to fly
his last mission with Capt. Winneshiek (who was also flying as second tour)
According to the 94th Bomb Group unit history, Hutchings was assigned to
the 100th BG to fly his second tour of duty but arranged a transfer back to
the 94th after only 5 missions. There he flew as a spare gunner through many
more rough missions. His original pilot, Lt Winneshiek had also returned to
the 94th BG for a second tour. Both men had contributed a great deal toward
the legends of the 94th Bomb Group.
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