| 2ND LT WILLIAM J. WILSON, JR |
P |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN
TAPS: 1962 |
| F/O GOERGE KOBZAR |
CP |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN |
| 2ND LT LOUIS C. CHAPPELL |
NAV |
KIA |
03 FEB 45 |
BERLIN (J.
P. ERNST CREW) |
| F/O
ROBERT E. FITZGERALD |
BOM |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN |
| CPL ALPHONSO J. CEKUTIS |
ROG |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN
TAPS: 27 NOV 1963 |
| CPL ROBERT A. KING |
TTE |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN |
| CPL ROBERT N. BECK, JR |
BTG |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN |
| CPL MERLE P. HEMBREE |
WG |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN |
| CPL SAMUEL W. ALLEN, JR |
WG |
CPT |
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN |
| CPL JOHN R. SAARI |
TG |
NOC |
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TAPS: 11 MAY 1986 |
CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH (418TH SQDN) ON 20 OCT 1944.
.TRANSFERRED TO 350TH SQDN AFTER ONLY A FEW DAYS AND FLEW ALL MISSIONS
WITH THE 350TH.
After 6 Missions with this crew, Lt Chappell became a Lead Navigator
and transferred from Crew. Lt Robert Fitzgerald flew as Navigator for 5
Missions until the new Navigator Sgt George Holser is assigned. Sgt Holser
was washed out of Navigation school and came overseas to the 100th as a
gunner. His first Mission with the Crew was Frankfurt Dec 12, 1944.
In an email note dated 9 Feb 2002, Robert A. King states that he "was
with this crew for only two days and then assigned to the 350th with Capt.
W. J. Wilson, Jr.'s crew. All of missions were flown with the 350th."
Crew flew the following B-17G's: (mpf 2001)
#337517 "Heaven Can Wait-one time
#46805 "Flamin Mame-6 times
#338840 "The Little Rebel" 6 times
#337994 "My Blue Heaven" 2 times
#48834 "PooBah" 1 time
#338414 "Heaven Sent" 1 time
ACCORDING TO R. E. FITZGERALD, WILLIAM WILSON WAS KILLED IN AN AIRCRAFT
ACCIDENT IN FRANCE ON 03 JUN 1962. . jb
Missions of Lt Robert E. Fitzgerald (mpf 2001):
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
| 01 |
9/11/44 |
Saarbrucken |
| 02 |
10/11/44 |
Weisbaden |
| 03 |
16/11/44 |
Aachen/Duren |
| 04 |
26/11/44 |
Hamm |
| 05 |
30/11/44 |
Merseburg |
| 06 |
5/12/44 |
BERLIN |
| 07 |
11/12/44 |
Koblenz
1st Mission as Nav.
Lou Chappell became Lead Nav
until new Navigator is assigned |
| 08 |
18/12/44 |
Mainz |
| 09 |
24/12/44 |
Bilblis |
| 10 |
25/12/44 |
Kaiserslauten |
| 11 |
27/12/44 |
Fulda |
| 12 |
29/12/44 |
Frankfurt
New Navigator is assigned
Sgt George Holser. |
| 13 |
30/12/44 |
Kassel |
| 14 |
5/01/45 |
Frankfurt |
| 15 |
6/01/45 |
Annweiler |
| 16 |
13/01/45 |
Mainz |
| 17 |
14/01/45 |
Derben |
| 18 |
20/01/45 |
Heilbron |
| 19 |
21/01/45 |
Mannheim |
| 20 |
28/01/45 |
Duisburg |
| 21 |
3/02/45 |
BERLIN |
| 22 |
6/02/45 |
Chemnitz |
| 23 |
14/02/45 |
Chemnitz |
| 24 |
15/02/45 |
Cottbus |
| 25 |
28/02/45 |
Kassel |
| 26 |
3/03/45 |
Brunswick |
| 27 |
7/03/45 |
Siegen |
| 28 |
10/03/45 |
Dortmund |
| 29 |
11/03/45 |
Hamburg |
| 30 |
14/03/45 |
Hanover |
| 31 |
15/03/45 |
Oranienburg |
| 32 |
17/03/45 |
Plauen |
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