1ST LT THOMAS E. MURPHY -
ORIGINAL 100TH PILOT
CREW #22 A/C #42-5864 "PICCADILLY LILY" PROBABLY THE 100TH MOST FAMOUS A/C
| 1ST LT
THOMAS E. MURPHY |
P |
KIA |
8 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
| 2ND LT
MARSHALL F. LEE |
CP |
KIA |
8 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
| 2ND LT CHARLES C. SARABUN |
NAV |
POW |
8 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
| 2ND LT FLOYD C. PETERSON |
BOM |
POW |
8 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
| T/SGT JOHN J. EHLEN |
TTE |
POW |
8 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
| S/SGT ALBERT C. DAVIS |
WG |
CPT |
4 OCT 43 |
HANAU |
| SGT EMMETT H.
EVANS |
ROG |
CPT |
4 OCT 43 |
HANAU |
| S/SGT CLEVELAND D. JARVIS |
BTG |
TRANSFERRED TO ARMAMENT JULY 1943 |
| S/SGT MICHAEL ROTZ |
WG |
POW |
28 MAY 44 |
MADGEBURG |
| S/SGT GERALD O. ROBINSON |
TG |
POW |
8 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
ALBERT DAVIS AND EMMETT EVANS, HAVING COMPLETED TOURS WERE
REPLACED ON THE 8 OCT 43 BREMEN MISSION BY DERRELL PIEL (ROG OF CREW #26)
AND ELDER DICKERSON THE REGULAR WG OF CREW #25. BOTH PIEL AND DICKERSON (ON HIS
25TH MISSION) WERE KILLED BY FLAK. JARVIS'S PLACE IN THE BALL TURRET WAS
TAKEN BY S/SGT REED A. HUFFORD WHO BECAME A POW. MICHAIL ROTZ, HAVING BEEN
HOSPITALIZED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A JEEP/TRUCK ACCIDENT WAS REPLACED
BY S/SGT AARON A. DAVID, WHO WAS KILLED. THERE IS CONFUSION AS TO WHETHER DAVID WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE
AIRCRAFT WITHOUT A CHUTE OR HIS CHUTE FAILED TO OPEN.
THIS CREW LED THE 100TH ON THE MISSION TO BREMEN AND CAPT ALVIN L. BARKER. 351ST OPERATIONS OFFICER, FLEW IN THE RIGHT
SEAT. MARSHALL LEE THE REGULAR CO-PILOT FLEW AS BTG TO ISSUE REPORTS TO
MURPHY AND BARKER. LEE WAS APPARENTLY KILLED AFTER LEAVING THE BALL TURRET
IN HOPES OF RENDERING AID TO THE TWO PILOTS, BOTH OF WHOM WERE ALSO
KILLED.
SOON AFTER BOMB RELEASE THE PICCADILLY LILY WAS HIT BY FLAK
NEAR THE NAVIGATORS STATION CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FLIGHT DECK
AREA AS WELL. THIS SHELL OR
OTHERS STARTED A FIRE IN THE #3 ENGINE AND DESTROYED THE SHIPS OXYGEN
SYSTEM. WITNESSES INDICATE THE LILY ENTERED A NEAR VERTICAL NOSE DOWN
ATTITUDE AND EXPLODED WITH ONLY FOUR CHUTES OBSERVED.
ON 15 OCT 43 AT THE POST CEMETERY, WESERMUENDE, GERMANY,
THE REMAINS OF MURPHY, BARKER, LEE, PIEL AND DICKERSON WERE INTERRED IN
GRAVES #103 THROUGH 3107.
THE PICCADILLY LILY WAS IMMORTALIZED BY SY BARLETT AND
BEIRNE LAY'S "TWELVE O' CLOCK HIGH." SHE IS THE MOST REMEMBERED BOMBER OF
WWII.
MISSIONS OF ALBERT C DAVIS
- 1943
1. JUNE 25 BREMEN, GER
2. JUNE 26 LE MANS, FR
3. JUNE 28 ST NAZAIRE, FR
4. JUNE 29 LE MANS, FR
5. JULY 4 LA PALLICE, FR
6. JULY 10 LE BOURGET, FR
7. JULY 24 TRONDHEIM, NOR
8. JULY 25 WARENMUNDE, GER
9. JULY 26 HANOVER, GER
10. JULY 28 OSCHERSLEBEN, GER
11. JULY 29 WARENMUNDE, GER
12. JULY 30 KASSEL, GER
13. AUG 12 BONN, GER
14. AUG 17 REGENSBURG, GER
15. AUG 24 BORDEAUX, FR
16. SEPT 3 PARIS, FR
17. SEPT 6 CONCHES, GER
18. SEPT 7 WATTON, FR
19. SEPT 9 BEDUVAIS TILLE, FR
20. SEPT 15 RENAULT, FR
21. SEPT 16 LA PALLICE, FR
22. SEPT 26 PARIS, FR
23. SEPT 27 EMDEN, GER
24. OCT 2 EMDEN, GER
25. OCT 4 HANAU, GER
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