Notes on crew list:
Lt. John E. David – KIA 3 Sep 44 as pilot of own crew; replaced F/O C. G. Sharemet. (See below)
Lt. John V. Larson – Lead Navigator originally from Lt. C. Daniels crew (See below)
S/Sgt Thomas J. Dressel – Wounded 25 Aug 44 and month in hospital.
S/Sgt Robert E. Kauffman – TG on crew of A. D. Elbel when joined the 100^th (See below)

350th Sqdn. Crew appears as above on Roster of 25/8/44 target: (POLITZ) as Crew #29. This was probably a "pick up" crew. (This information is suspect concerning this crew, likely they flew together very little, perhaps only once. . jb). Lt Spurgeon had a lead Crew and the actual make up is listed below. It is know that they were leading on Nov 2, 1944 to Merseburg with Col Sammy Barr as Command Pilot.

Lt Spurgeon took over "JIMB0" A/C 44-8226 LN-B in November 1944 and he selected the name. It was a nickname for his Stateside Wife. Jimbo was painted on the left hand side of the aircraft. On the cowlings of No 3 & 4 engines could be seen the names "Kay" and "Alice" probably put on by the ground crew.

"JIMB0" A/C 44-8226 LN-B This was a Pathfinder aircraft originally assigned to the 95th Bomb

Group (13th CBW HQ for Pathfinder Crews and Aircraft in summer and early fall 1944) in October 1944. The practice during this time was to fly Pathfinder A/C from Horham to the surrounding airdromes to lead the 3rd Air Division Bomb Groups. In late October this practice ceased and Pathfinders were assigned to each Bomb Group and both Crews and planes were maintained at their own bases.

Other Members who flew on this Crew

Lt R. A Nesline -- Nav (replaced Lt Larson on Lt Daniels Crew)
Lt J. D. Goethel -- Bom (from Lt David Crew)

Lt. John E. David Crew:

350th Sqdn. . Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 26 May 1944. Apparently Frank Yates was removed when crews were reduced to nine men. On 3 Sep 44 this crew went down in the North Sea. Lt Mikol, Sgts Yates and Wood were not aboard. Hendrickson was picked up by British sea boat and returned to Thorpe Abbotts. The six men KIA are memorialized on the Wall of the Missing at the Brittany American Cemetery.

Crew list notes:
Cpl William Kilpatrick – Removed to reduce to 9 man crew and reassigned to crew of C. K. Baker. Wounded in action 30 Nov 44 on 18^th mission.

350th Sqdn. Crew 28. Crew, as above joined the 100th on 25 Jul 1944.

Crew flew "Spirit of Pittwood" #46297

Ground Crew Chief: Sgt John C. Riffle

Lt. Micheljon flew the first 2 missions as CP for crew orientation instead of Lt Gordon Hansen.

At Thorpe Abbotts, Lt John Larson was selected for lead crew training and replaced on the Daniels crew by F/O Richard A. Nesline who CPT on 3 Jan 1945 with 35 sorties. Promoted to 1st Lt before returning to the ZOI. (Zone of the interior)

350TH SQDN. . CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 29 MAY 44.

CREW ROSTER OF 19 SEP 44 HAS WALTON, KAUFFMAN, & GERHRMAN REPLACED BY JACK BOURNE & SALVATORE J. BRACCO, FROM THE AUSTIN DUNLAP CREW, AND ROBBIE L. GILL FROM THE A. S. SPEAR CREW. ON 11 AUG 44 KAUFFMAN WAS REPLACED BY T/SGT GEHRMAN.

On 11/8/44, Jack Conger (from Lt Giles Crew) was flying with the crew of Lt. A. D. Elbel as WG, replacing Sgt. Gehrman who was filling in as TG on this mission.