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Harold H. Sherrard Crew (left to right)
Kneeling: William Cully (CP), Harold Sherrard (P), Ralph Bradley (BOM),
Aldo Dimascio (NAV)
Standing: Melvin Caughlin (ROG), Charles Matthews(WG), John Crouch (BTG),
John Owens (TTE), Raymond Reddy (WG), Martin Delao (TG)
Photo taken at Dyersburg, TN in June 1944 - 100th BG Photo Archives
Full crew shot, taken at Thorpe Abbotts 1944/45
Kneeling from left to right: Raymond Reddy (WG), Martin Delao (TG),
John
Crouch (BTG), Melvin Caughlin (ROG),
Standing left to right: William
Cully (CP), Harold Sherrard (P), Aldo DiMascio (NAV),
Ralph Bradley (BOM),
John Owens (TTE).
Kneeling from Left to Right: Aldo DiMascio (NAV), Raymond Reddy (WG),
Harold Sherrard (P),
Standing Left to Right: John Crouch (BTG), William Cully (CP and patting
the nose art),
Martin Delao (TG), Melvin Caughlin (ROG), Ralph Bradley (BOM).
(our TTE, John Owens is not in the photo, probably taking the photo).
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| 1ST LT HAROLD H. SHERRARD |
P |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY
SN# 0-791975 |
| 2ND LT WILLIAM J. CULLY |
CP |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY |
| 2ND LT ALDO C. DIMASCIO |
NAV |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY
TAPS: 25 OCT 1986 |
| 2ND LT RALPH H. BRADLEY |
BOM |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY
SN# 0-777300 |
| CPL MELVIN E. CAUGHLIN |
ROG |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| CPL JOHN M. OWENS |
TTE |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY
TAPS: 27 SEP 1989 |
| CPL JOHN A. CROUCH |
BTG |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY |
| CPL RAYMOND C. REDDY |
WG |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY |
| T/SGT THEODORE P. CROSS |
WG |
NOC |
-- |
SPARE GUNNER POOL AT REDUCTION TO NINE |
| SGT MARTIN F. DELAO |
TG |
CPT |
10/3/45 |
DORTMUND, MY |
351st Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 23/9/44. Crew
assigned more than one aircraft but finished up in "All American Girl". Lt
Cully missed 3 of the 4 last missions with Crew.
Memories of Lt Sherrard: "I was assigned as truck officer for the 200th
Mission Party. We visited local communities and picked up a load of young
ladies. My truck was stolen from the guarded Motor pool that night. Every
two weeks were were given passes to leave the base and normally went to
London. My crew was fortunate to be sent for a weeks R&R over near Oxford
in the Midlands. On mornings that we were going on rough missions, we had
fresh eggs for breakfast. Finally, "I had the best Crew in the Group and
enjoyed flying with each of them" (mpf 2001)
MISSIONS OF 1ST LT HAROLD SHERRARD (later CAPT. )
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
NOTES |
| 01 |
7/10/44 |
BOHLEN |
Oil Refinery, heavy flak (8hrs) |
| 02 |
9/10/44 |
MAINZ |
Ordnance (6:30hrs) |
| 03 |
15/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
MY, Hydraulic system shot out and
directed to land at Woodbridge, Eng (7:25hrs) |
| 04 |
17/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
MY, Navigators oxygen froze up and
he passed out until emergency oxygen provided. (7hrs) |
| 05 |
18/01/44 |
KASSEL |
Engine Works (8:25hrs) |
| 06 |
26/10/44 |
HANOVER |
Tank Factory (6:55hrs) |
| 07 |
30/10/44 |
MERSBURG |
Recall (5:25hrs) |
| 08 |
5/11/44 |
LUDWIGSHAVEN |
Chemical Factory, accurate flak,
Hopkins beacons recovery to base due to weather |
| 09 |
9/11/44 |
SAARBRUCKEN |
MY, Lt Bradley-Bomb. was sick and
missed the mission (7hrs) |
| 10 |
21/11/44 |
OSNABRUCK |
Salvo bombs over Germany. Lost oil
to number 2 engine prop and was unable to feather. English direction
finding station properly identified itself and told us, after we had
flown on western heading, that we were over friendly territory and
safe to let down. We were having trouble maintaining altitude with
the #2 prop that could not be feathered. When we broke out of the
clouds, we were over the Rhure Valley and every German gun must have
fired on us. Two P-51's followed us and we landed at the American
fighter base near St Trond, Belgium. We had lost all engine
instruments, radios, and airspeed. (7hrs) |
| 11 |
11/12/44 |
KOBLENZ |
MY, Mission SNAFU (7:25hrs) |
| 12 |
12/12/44 |
DARMSTADT |
Chemical Factory, (8hrs) |
| 13 |
24/12/44 |
BIBLIS |
Airfield, Largest heavy bomber raid
up to that point. 100thBG flew every aircraft on the base plus
launched another Groups Squadron. This was the first time we had
weather forecast that would permit the 8th AF to support the ground
forces fighting the Battle of the Bulge (9hrs) |
| 14 |
25/12/44 |
KAISERLAUTERN |
Medical Factory, At 5 degrees, 38
minutes we lost #2 engine and ordered to land at the briefed
alternative recovery base at Lyon, France (5:30hrs) |
| 15 |
3/01/45 |
FULDA |
Ran out of fuel on two engines on
final approach |
| 16 |
5/01/45 |
FRANKFURT |
Lost #4 engine when 5 degrees 45
minute. (8:15hrs) |
| 17 |
6/01/45 |
ANNWEILER |
(7:30hrs) |
| 18 |
Formation broken up when
Lt Colonel Price aborted. Joined another Group as High High Squadron |
| 19 |
7/01/45 |
COLOGNE |
MY, Milk Run, (8:10hrs) |
| 20 |
10/01/45 |
COLOGNE |
Bridge, Took a beating due to lots
of flak (6:55hrs) |
| 21 |
17/01/45 |
HAMBURG |
Oil Refinery, Lots of Flak,
(7:55hrs) |
| 22 |
20/01/45 |
HEILBRON |
MY (7:40hrs) |
| 23 |
21/01/45 |
MANNHEIM |
MY (7:20hrs) |
| 24 |
29/01/45 |
KASSEL |
Locomotive Shops (7:20hrs) |
| 25 |
9/02/45 |
WEIMAR |
Aeronautical works (7:55hrs) |
| 26 |
15/02/45 |
COTTBUS |
MY, Expensive (9:25hrs) |
| 27 |
17/02/45 |
FRANKFURT |
MY, Lead aborted (7:50hrs) (MISSION
LISTED AS GOING TO GEISSEN) |
| 28 |
19/02/45 |
OSNABRUCK |
MY, (5:50hrs) |
| 29 |
23/02/45 |
TREUCHTLINGEN |
MY, Bombing altitude was 14, 000
feet. We made two bomb runs (9:25hrs) |
| 30 |
25/02/45 |
MUNICH |
MY, Lots of Flak (9:15hrs) |
| 31 |
26/02/45 |
BERLIN |
MY, Milk Run. Bombs hung up at
release point. Ralph Bradley released them one at a time. It was a
night recovery at Thorpe Abbotts. British night missions were
airborne and someone called out bandits over the radio and all
aircraft turned off all running and formation lights. I started an
immediate climb to higher altitiude and waited for things to settle
down before making approach to Thorpe Abbotts. (8:50hrs) |
| 32 |
28/02/45 |
KASSEL |
MY, Lots of Flak (7:50hrs) |
| 33 |
2/03/45 |
DRESDEN/RUHLAND |
Milk Run, My CP Lt Cully was out
sick (9hrs) |
| 34 |
7/03/45 |
SIEGEN |
MY, Lt Stiller was my CP as Lt Cully
still sick (8hrs) |
| 35 |
8/03/45 |
GIESSEN |
MY, Poor Lead, Lt Cully still out
sick (7:45hrs) |
| 36 |
10/03/45 |
DORTMUND |
MY, Last Mission (7:30hrs) |
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