Regensburg Crews 17 Aug 43

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S/N	Sqd	Form	Rank	Name	Position	Fate	Date	Notes
23393	418 Y	--	--	Blakely’s Provisional Group, later Just-A-Snappin	--	CL	8 Oct 43	--
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	Maj.	John B. "Jack" Kidd	Command Pilot	--	--	Group Operations Officer
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	Lt	Everett E. Blakely	Pilot	CPT	--	--
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	2Lt	Charles A. Via Jr.	Copilot	SWIA	8 Oct 43	Bremen
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	Lt	Harry H. Crosby	Navigator	CPT	--	Group Navigator, from Brady Crew
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	2Lt	James R. Douglas	Bombardier	CPT	--	Group Bombardier
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	T/Sgt	Monroe B. Thornton	Top Turret	CPT	--	--
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	T/Sgt	Edmund G. Forkner	Radio Operator	CPT	--	--
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	S/Sgt	William F. McClelland	Ball Turret	WIA	8 Oct 43	Bremen Sn #17164959
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	S/Sgt	Edward S. Yevich	Waist Gunner	WIA	8 Oct 43	Bremen
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	S/Sgt	Lyle E. Nord	Waist Gunner	KIA	29 May 44	Leipzig
23393	418 Y	Lead 1	S/Sgt	Lester W. Saunders	Tail Gunner	KIA	8 Oct 43	Bremen
230061	418	--	--	Wolf Pack, earlier Just-A-Snappin	--	RZOI	28 Jun 44	--
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	2Lt	Robert H. Wolff	Pilot	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	2Lt	Charles H. Stuart	Copilot	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	2Lt	Lawrence K. McDonell	Navigator	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	2Lt	Fredric G. White	Bombardier	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	T/Sgt	Carl T. Simon	Top Turret	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice, from Knox Crew. Flew in place of S/Sgt James D. Brady who flew most of his missions with Wolff Crew. Interned with Lt Barrick Crew March 6, 1944
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	T/Sgt	Ira F. Bardman	Radio Operator	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	S/Sgt	William J. Casebolt	Ball Turret	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	S/Sgt	Willis F. Brown	Waist Gunner	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	S/Sgt	Arthur H. Eggleston	Waist Gunner	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
230061	418 Q	Lead 2	S/Sgt	Alfred M. Clark	Tail Gunner	POW	16 Sep 43	La Pallice
23237	418 R	--	--	Stymie	--	FTR	10 Oct 43	MACR 1030
23237	418 R	Lead 3	Lt	John D. Brady	Pilot	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
23237	418 R	Lead 3	2Lt	John L. Hoerr	Copilot	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
23237	418 R	Lead 3	Lt	David Solomon	Navigator	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster, Replaced Harry Crosby, who flew on Blakely Crew Lt Solomon was from Lt Kiessling’s Crew
23237	418 R	Lead 3	2Lt	Howard B. Hamilton	Bombardier	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
23237	418 R	Lead 3	S/Sgt	Adolph Blum	Top Turret	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
23237	418 R	Lead 3	T/Sgt	Joseph E. Hafer	Radio Operator	--	--	--
23237	418 R	Lead 3	Pvt	Roland D. Gangwer	Ball Turret	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
23237	418 R	Lead 3	S/Sgt	James A. McCusker	Waist Gunner	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
23237	418 R	Lead 3	S/Sgt	Harold E. Clanton	Waist Gunner	KIA	10 Oct 43	Munster
23237	418 R	Lead 3	S/Sgt	George J. Petrohelos	Tail Gunner	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster

S/N	Sqd	Form	Rank	Name	Position	Fate	Date	Notes
230066	350 U	--	--	Mugwump	--	FTR	30 Oct 44	Aphrodite Mission
230066	350 U	Lead 4	Maj	John Egan	Command Pilot	--	--	418th CO
230066	350 U	Lead 4	Capt	Charles B. Cruikshank	Pilot	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	Lt	Glenn E. Graham	Copilot	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	Capt	Frank D. Murphy	Navigator	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	Lt	August H. Gaspar	Bombardier	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	T/Sgt	Leonard R. Weeks	Top Turret	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	T/Sgt	Orlando E. Vincenti	Radio Operator	KIA	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	S/Sgt	Robert L. Bixler	Ball Turret	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	S/Sgt	James M. Johnson	Waist Gunner	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	S/Sgt	Donald B. Garrison	Waist Gunner	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster
230066	350 U	Lead 4	Sgt	Charles A. Clark	Tail Gunner	KIA	10 Oct 43	Munster
230063	418 S	--	--	Picklepuss	--	FTR	17 Aug 43	MACR 677
230063	418 S	Lead 5	Capt	Robert M. Knox	Pilot	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
230063	418 S	Lead 5	2Lt	John O. Whitaker	Copilot	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
230063	418 S	Lead 5	2Lt	Ernest E. Warsaw	Navigator	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
230063	418 S	Lead 5	2Lt	Edwin F. Tobin	Bombardier	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
230063	418 S	Lead 5	T/Sgt	Glover E. Barney	Top Turret	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg, replaced Carl T. Simon, flew with Wolff Crew
230063	418 S	Lead 5	T/Sgt	Walter Paulsen	Radio Operator	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
230063	418 S	Lead 5	S/Sgt	Frank W. Tychewicz	Ball Turret	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
230063	418 S	Lead 5	S/Sgt	Alexander Markowski	Waist Gunner	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg, replaced Malcom Maddran
230063	418 S	Lead 5	S/Sgt	Henry A. Norton	Waist Gunner	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
230063	418 S	Lead 5	S/Sgt	Joseph F. Laspada	Tail Gunner	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
Malcolm Maddran was replaced on the crew by Sgt Alexander Markowski who was KIA on the 17 Aug 43 Regensburg Mission. the Top Turret position of T/Sgt Carl T. Simon was filled by S/Sgt G. Barney from the Lt Curtis Biddick Crew. Legendary "Wheels Down" Crew.
25860	418 P	--	--	Escape Kit	--	FTR	17 Aug 43	MACR 675
25860	418 P	Lead 6	Lt	Curtis Biddick	Pilot	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg, replaced William Flesh, who was on leave
25860	418 P	Lead 6	F/O	Richard L. Snyder	Copilot	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
25860	418 P	Lead 6	2Lt	John C. Dennis	Navigator	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
25860	418 P	Lead 6	Lt	Dan B. McKay	Bombardier	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg, replaced Paul Englert, McKay badly burned
25860	418 P	Lead 6	T/Sgt	Lawrence E. Godbey	Top Turret	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
25860	418 P	Lead 6	T/Sgt	Robert R. Dekay	Radio Operator	KIA	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
25860	418 P	Lead 6	S/Sgt	Walter Halunka	Ball Turret	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
25860	418 P	Lead 6	S/Sgt	Clarence R. Bowlin	Waist Gunner	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg
25860	418 P	Lead 6	S/Sgt	Howard J. Brock	Waist Gunner	POW	17 Aug 43	Regensburg, replaced Charles Viebig, from Blakely crew
25860	418 P	Lead 6	S/Sgt	William M. Blank	Tail Gunner	POW	17 Aug 43	--
Regensburg Bill Flesh was on leave and Curtis Biddick, of crew #28 replaced him. Biddick's regular bombardier, Dan McKay also replaced Paul Englert. Biddick was KIA and McKay, badly burned, a POW. Howard J. Brock of Blakely crew #35, flew for Charles Vielbig (Tail Gunner) and was taken prisoner.

S/N	Sqd	Form	Rank	Name	Position	Fate	Date	Notes
230170	349 G	--	--	Torchy 2 later Hot Spit	--	FTR	6 Mar 44	MACR 3015
230170	349 G	High 1	Maj	William Veal	Command Pilot	--	--	349TH CO
230170	349 G	High 1	Lt	Sam L. Barr	Pilot	CPT	14 Jan 44	Foret D' Hesdin (Flew 50 Missions) 349th CO
230170	349 G	High 1	F/O	Dan Barna	Copilot	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster (Crew #7)
230170	349 G	High 1	2Lt	James R. Brown	Navigator	SWIA	15 Sep 43	Paris
230170	349 G	High 1	2Lt	Joseph P. Armanini	Bombardier	CPT	--	--
230170	349 G	High 1	T/Sgt	Robert E. Cliff	Top Turret	CPT	21 Jan 44	Bois D' Esquerdes
230170	349 G	High 1	T/Sgt	Michael J. Tanowigch	Radio Operator	KIA	6 Mar 44	Berlin
230170	349 G	High 1	S/Sgt	Max Russ	Ball Turret	CPT	21 Jan 44	Bois D'esquerdes
230170	349 G	High 1	S/Sgt	Hobart Spires	Waist Gunner	KIA	6 Mar 44	Berlin
230170	349 G	High 1	S/Sgt	William Ohl	Waist Gunner	CPT	--	--
230170	349 G	High 1	S/Sgt	James T. Hiten	Tail Gunner	KIA	21 Jan 44	Bois D' Esquerdes
230611	349 D	--	--	Horny	--	FTR	3 Sep 43	No MACR
230611	349 D	High 2	2Lt	Henry M. Henington	Pilot	CPT	31 Dec 43	Paris Sn# 0-734086
230611	349 D	High 2	2Lt	Homer A. Tripp	Copilot	CPT	31 Dec 43	Paris Sn# 0-799103
230611	349 D	High 2	2Lt	J. Ward Dalton	Navigator	KIA	24 Sep 43	Practice Mission Sn# 0-673491
230611	349 D	High 2	2Lt	William J. Moore	Bombardier	POW	10 Oct 43	Munster Sn# 0-738783
230611	349 D	High 2	S/Sgt	Wallace J. Meyer	Top Turret	POW	22 Apr 44	Hamm Sn# 12030773
230611	349 D	High 2	T/Sgt	Joseph W. Rodrick	Radio Operator	NOC	--	Sn# 14044111
230611	349 D	High 2	S/Sgt	Nathan F. Holton	Ball Turret	CPT	22 Dec 43	Munster Sn# 16072304
230611	349 D	High 2	S/Sgt	Harold J. Janderup	Waist Gunner	POW	2 Feb 44	Frankfurt Sn# 32555990
230611	349 D	High 2	Cpl	Jay S. Orth	Waist Gunner	NOC	--	Sn# 13072260
230611	349 D	High 2	S/Sgt	Richard Tangradi	Tail Gunner	POW	4 Feb 44	Frankfurt
25861	349 J			Laden Maiden		FTR	30 Dec 43	MACR 2020
25861	349 J	High 3	2Lt	Owen D. (Cowboy) Roane	Pilot	CPT	26 Nov 43	Paris
25861	349 J	High 3	2Lt	Arthur C. Stipe	Copilot	CPT	20 Oct 43	Duran
25861	349 J	High 3	2Lt	Daniel L. Schmucker	Navigator	CPT	29 Nov 43	Bremen
25861	349 J	High 3	2Lt	Curtis K. Campbell	Bombardier	CPT	20 Oct 43	Duran
25861	349 J	High 3	T/Sgt	Robert A. Stuart	Top Turret	CPT	19 Nov 43	Gelsenkirchen (St. Zuphen)
25861	349 J	High 3	T/Sgt	Clarence R. Tomb	Radio Operator	CPT	19 Nov 43	Gelsenkirchen (St. Zuphen)
25861	349 J	High 3	S/Sgt	Roger O. Stroble	Ball Turret	CPT	20 Oct 43	Duran
25861	349 J	High 3	S/Sgt	James Jarvie	Waist Gunner	CPT	20 Oct 43	Duran
25861	349 J	High 3	S/Sgt	A. Hauge	Waist Gunner	NOC	--	After a few missions transferred to base MPs.
25861	349 J	High 3	S/Sgt	Patrick J. Healy	Tail Gunner	CPT	20 Oct 43	Duran