CREW:

350th Sqdn. Arrived at Thorpe Abbotts 15 May 44

MISSIONS OF LT E. C. JONES CREW

CREW as it appears in MACR # 7811

Cordy Ramer was on the crew of J. S. Giles when it joined the 100th BG on 7/4/44. He flew 11 missions with Lt Giles Crew before joining Lt Jones crew for an additional 17 missions. On 8/7/44 Sgts Eugene, Wells & Richard D. Hawkins were on this crew as gunners. Wells CPT on 12/12/44 & Hawkins KIA on 28/7/44 with crew of W. . G. Stansbury Moran says crew arrived at Thorpe Abbotts 15 May 1944 as above. Letter from Cassell 19/11/90 says Moran was TTE not WG. Cassell letter of 21/6/91 says Cordy Ramer replaced the original BOM, Ferrel O. Mason. also that Eugene R. Wells was on crew when it came to the 100th but removed to reduce crew to nine men.

From MACR: "No definite information concerning the loss of this A/C is available. The leader of the squadron was forced to jettison his bombs short of the target because of flak damage. The formation broke up and all the aircraft except the leader were lost to E/A. "

German reports indicate this A/C was shot down at 1055 hours near Wuelfingerode and both Ries and Prince were interred in Graves #. 1 & #2. It continues that two (2) unknown dead were buried in graves #3 & #4. These presumably were, Leo J. Griffin and James Eadie. Evidently Lt Jones died sometime later from his wounds. .