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Richard F. Brady Diary |
 James R. Stout Crew (left to right)
Standing: Chester Polak, James Stout, Robert Lunsford, Robert Nelson
Kneeling: Daniel Greene, Paul Calkin, Bernard McDermott,
Wilbur Trembley, Clarence Clegg, Charles Lynch
Photo courtesy of Paul E. Calkin (Nov 2007)
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| Capt. James R. Stout |
P |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| 1st Lt Robert C. Lunsford III |
CP |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| 1st Lt Robert R. Nelson |
NAV |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| 1st Lt Chester G. Polak |
BOM |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| SSgt Laurence M. Clegg |
TTE |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| S/Sgt Wilbur I. Trembley, Jr. |
ROG |
POW |
6/3/44 |
BERLIN (With
C. I. Montgomery crew) |
| S/Sgt Daniel E. Greene |
BTG |
CPT |
4/6/44 |
BOULOGNE |
| S/Sgt Paul E. Calkin |
RWG |
CPT |
2/6/44 |
BOULOGNE |
| S/Sgt Bernard J. McDermott |
LWG |
CPT |
18/9/44 |
WARSAW
(Supplies) |
| S/Sgt Charles W. Lynch |
TG |
CPT |
26/6/44 |
DROHOBYCZ |
349th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 15/10/43.
Bowman Diary 30 Jan. 1944: "Takeoff at 0800 for Brunswick… Lt James R. Stout, after takeoff this
morning, had to feather engine, prepare to land, found landing gear
inoperative. Circled field until 1430 to use up gas, jettisoned bombs and
ball turret in channel, and crashed at Honington, all OK."
This crew ditched in the North Sea on 25 Feb. 1944 with a/c 42-38018.
Bowman Diary 28 Feb 1944: "Stout's crew back on base with good story of rescue. Bombardier's ribs broken in landing, otherwise all OK."
Operational Narrative: "Aircraft 018 Ditched and the crew rescued. Our aircraft lost one engine just south of Nurnburg and dropped our bombs. Lt Stout, the pilot then joined the 95th Group Formation and flew back to the English Channel where he ditched. All crew members were rescued"
Crew received six days R & R on 1/3/44.
Missions of S/Sgt Paul E. Calkin (mpf 2002)
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
| 01 |
29/11/43 |
BREMEN |
| 02 |
13/12/43 |
KIEL |
| 03 |
30/12/43 |
LUDWIGSHAFEN |
| 04 |
04/01/44 |
KIEL |
| 05 |
07/01/44 |
LUDWIGSHAFEN |
| 06 |
21/01/44 |
NO-BALL |
| 07 |
29/01/44 |
FRANKFURT |
| 08 |
03/02/44 |
WILHELMSHAVEN |
| 09 |
04/02/44 |
FRANKFURT |
| 10 |
05/02/44 |
VILLACOUBLAY |
| 11 |
10/02/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
| 12 |
13/02/44 |
NO-BALL, PAS De CALIS |
| 13 |
21/02/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
| 14 |
25/02/44 |
REGENSBURG |
| 15 |
16/03/44 |
AUGSBURG |
| 16 |
18/03/44 |
AUGSBURG |
| 17 |
22/03/44 |
BERLIN |
| 18 |
27/03/44 |
BORDEAUX |
| 19 |
08/04/44 |
QUACKENBRUCK |
| 20 |
18/04/44 |
GENSHAGEN (BERLIN) |
| 21 |
19/04/44 |
LIPPSTADT |
| 22 |
20/04/44 |
FLOTTEMANVILLE-HAGUE |
| 23 |
25/04/44 |
BRUNSWICK |
| 24 |
29/04/44 |
BERLIN |
| 25 |
01/05/44 |
SAARGUEMINES |
| 26 |
07/05/44 |
BERLIN |
| 27 |
09/05/44 |
BERLIN |
| 28 |
11/05/44 |
LIEGE |
| 29 |
20/05/44 |
BERLIN |
| 30 |
02/06/44 |
BOULOGNE |
Sgt Calkin returned to the USA after completing 30 missions. He was
later assigned to the 15th Air Force in Foggia Italy and finished 6
missions when the war ended.
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