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Regensburg Crews 17 Aug 43 - Page 3

compiled by Paul Andrews
Additional information provided by Mike Faley, 100th Historian/Photo Archivist
 

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S/N SqdFormRankNamePositionFateDateNotes 
25867 350 O----Alice From Dallas--FTR17 Aug 43MACR 678
25867 350 OLow 4LtRoy F. ClaytorPilotEVAD17 Aug 43Regensburg
25867 350 OLow 42LtRaymond J. Nutting Jr.CopilotEVAD17 Aug 43Regensburg
25867 350 OLow 42LtOscar C. Amison Jr.NavigatorPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
25867 350 OLow 42LtKenneth R. LorchBombardierPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
25867 350 OLow 4T/SgtJohn W. BurginTop TurretEVAD17 Aug 43Regensburg
25867 350 OLow 4S/SgtWilliam M. QuinnRadio OperatorEVAD17 Aug 43Regensburg
25867 350 OLow 4S/SgtWilliam M. HintonBall TurretKIA17 Aug 43Regensburg, replaced Robert H. Wussow
25867 350 OLow 4S/SgtCliford R. StarkeyWaist GunnerPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg, replaced Joseph E. Kehoe
25867 350 OLow 4S/SgtCharles K. BaileyWaist GunnerEVAD17 Aug 43Regensburg
25867 350 OLow 4S/SgtEdward A. MusanteTail GunnerKIA17 Aug 43Regensburg
On the Regensburg mission this crew was the lead crew of the second element, low squadron. At 1020 fighters attacked the low squadron over eastern Belgium and severely damaged the aircraft. Claytor sounded the bail-out alarm. Eight of the men aboard got out safely, but Musante's chute caught on the horizontal stabilizer and was killed when the plane exploded in mid-air or when it crashed. Both Hinton and Musante received a military funeral and on 20 Aug 43 were buried at the St. Trond airfield. Hinton's grave number is #287 and Musante's #268 Little know fact:. Lt Col Beirne Lay Jr was to fly with this crew on August 17, 1943 but Major Gale Cleven had him switched at the last minute to Lt Tom Murphy’s plane because he felt it would be a safer position. That move most likely saved Lt Col Lay’s life..
230070 350 S----Tweedle-O-Twill--FTR17 Aug 43MACR 679
230070 350 SLow 5LtRonald W. BraleyPilotPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 52LtWalter TrenchardCopilotPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 52LtJohn E. FawcettNavigatorPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 5LtThomas D. CarltonBombardierPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 5T/SgtJoseph E. McGuireTop TurretPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 5SgtJames R. BairRadio OperatorKIA17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 5S/SgtDonald G. RugglesBall TurretPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 5S/SgtElmo E. WhiteWaist GunnerPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 5S/SgtCharles C. GrissomWaist GunnerPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230070 350 SLow 5S/SgtPhil W. OngTail GunnerPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 T----Unnamed--FTR17 Aug 43MACR 681
230311 350 TLow 62LtThomas D. HummelPilotPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 62LtMichael C. DoroskiCopilotPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 62LtArchie S. DepewNavigatorPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 62LtNorman BrewsterBombardierPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 6S/SgtNelson O. GunnarTop TurretPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg, replaced John E. Devich
230311 350 TLow 6S/SgtDonald J. MeekerRadio OperatorPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 6S/SgtGordon A. WilliamsBall TurretPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 6SgtRichard E. BowlerWaist GunnerKIA17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 6S/SgtKenneth T. O'ConnorWaist GunnerKIA17 Aug 43Regensburg
230311 350 TLow 6S/SgtFrancis T. J. StaffordTail GunnerPOW17 Aug 43Regensburg replaced Lorenzo D. Bishoff
Flying "tail end Charlie" to not only the 100th Group but the entire Regensburg force. Attacked by fighters about 10 minutes before reaching Nurenburg, Hummel's plane was seen to" blow up" but some chutes were seen. J. E. Devich had sustained a broken wrist and other injuries when one dark night he ran his bicycle into a ditch near the base. L. G. Bishoff was removed from the crew for hospitalization.

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