100th BG veteran Bill Couch holds class 42-14 photo from the Aviation Cadet Detachment, Victorville Army Base, Victorville, CA July 28, 1042.  Out of 87 bombardier cadets, 10 went to the 100th BG, 80% of which were shot down, with 3 KIA, 4 POW, and 1 INT.  Two completed their tour.   William E. Griffith, Jr. 350th, KIA, Jessie D. Gurley, 349th KIA, Jack L Clark, 349th KIA, Joseph P. Armanini 349th CPT, Zeak M. Buckner, Jr., 350th POW, James R. Douglass, 418th CPT, Edward H. Hovde, 351st POW, Howard B. Hamilton, 418th POW, Vance R. Boswell, 351st INT, and William H. Couch, 349th POW.   PDF of Photo
	William R. Kimball, KIA 28 Sep 44, in his day uniform. (Photo courtesy of grandson Chandler Echols) Harney crew information / PDF letter regarding loss of this crew. / Charles crew information
	William R. Kimball, KIA 28 Sep 44, in his dress uniform. (Photo courtesy of grandson Chandler Echols) Harney crew information / PDF letter regarding loss of this crew. / Charles crew information
	Alonzo P. Adams crew. (Photo courtesy of Doris Richardson, great-niece of Norman Asbornsen) Adams crew information
	Norman Asbornsen (l) with unknown crewman.  Norman was KIA 25 JUN 43 on the Bremen mission. (Photo courtesy of Doris Richardson)  Adams crew information
	S/Sgt. L. D. Guthrie, tail gunner on the John Furrer crew, inspects the damage to A/C 338211 XR-R. Furrer crew information
	349th pilot, Joseph W. King.  King crew information
	(L-R) S/Sgt Gilbert A. "Gib" Borba-WG, S/Sgt Donald Rieger-TG, Peter Martin-BTG, all from the John P. Keys crew with unknown ground crewman. S/Sgt Rieger and S/Sgt Martin were KIA on the 8 Aug 44 mission to St. Sylvian flying in A/C 42-37865.  S/Sgt Borba was the only survivor. (Photo courtesy of Mark Provost, nephew of Gilbert Borba)  Keys crew information
	Lt. George E. "Red" Wyne, Navigator on the Rodney N. Leech crew. (Photo courtesy of Dev Cook, daughter of George Wyne.)  Leech crew information
	Double exposed photo of the Capt. Sam Barr crew after landing in North Africa on 17 Aug 43. (Photo courtesy of Big Joe Armanini) Barr crew information | Regensburg mission information
	A/C 230170 XR-G Torchy 2 in North Africa after the 17 Aug 43 Regensburg mission. Note the painted name underneath the waist gun position of S/Sgt. William Ohl.  (Photo courtesy of Big Joe Armanini) Barr crew information | Bill Ohl's battle log | Regensburg mission information
	Major William Veal, 349th Squadron Commanding Officer and Major Jack Kidd, Group Operations Officer in North Africa with locals. (Photo courtesy of Big Joe Armanini) William Veal information | Jack Kidd information | Regensburg mission information
	Bone Air Field in North Africa where most of the 100th A/C landed on 17 Aug 43 after the Regensburg mission. (Photo courtesy of Big Joe Armanini) | Regensburg mission information
	PFF "MIKE" A/C 48824.  This shot was taken after hostilities when all the PFF's were lined up on the runway. (Photo courtesy of Chuck Emanuele)
	46608 XR-A flown by Lt. David W. Wood on 12 March,1945 mission to Swinemunde. (Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary)  Wood crew information
	The Winans C. Shaddix crew.  This crew was shot down on the 27 Apr 44 mission to Thionville, France. Pilot Winans Shaddix was injured in the bail out, but nursed back to healthy by Belgian resistance fighters.  After recovering, Shaddix joined the Armee Blanche and fought with them in several engagements with the German Army. The rest of the crew became POWs. Shaddix would evade capture and return to the states only to request combat again and end up back with the 100th with a new crew in April 1945. The following series of photographs document on the ground photos of the crash of 42-3534 and its aftermath.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle) Shaddix crew information
	Farmhouse belonging to Andre Callewaert hit by one of the bombs from A/C 42-3534 on 27 Apr 44. No on in the farmhouse was killed. The crew attempted to release the bomb load over the open country side before bailing out of their stricken aircraft.  Unfortunately, two of the bombs landed on dwellings. (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Farmhouse belonging to Andre Callewaert hit by one of the bombs from A/C 42-3534 on 27 Apr 44. No on in the farmhouse was killed. (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Farmhouse belonging to Andre Callewaert hit by one of the bombs from A/C 42-3534 on 27 Apr 44. No on in the farmhouse was killed. (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Death announcement of the two civilian casualties, Valeer Joseph Stragier (aged 53) and his wife Alice Magdalena Lybeer (aged 55), who died in the hospital two days later.   The couple were killed when on of the bombs released from 42-3534 struck their home.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	German guardsmen with wreckage of 42-3534.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	German guardsmen with wreckage of 42-3534.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	German guardsmen with wreckage of 42-3534.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	German guardsmen and the two daughters of the farmer on whose land 42-3534 disintegrated. (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Wreckage of 42-3534 on farmland near the village of Ardooie, Belgium.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Wreckage of 42-3534 on farmland near the village of Ardooie, Belgium.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Wreckage of 42-3534 on farmland near the village of Ardooie, Belgium.  (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Daughters of the farmer Vandewaetere on whose land 42-3534 disintegrated with some of the wreckage. (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)
	Home in Ardooie where Valeer Joseph Stragier and Alice Magdalena Lybeer were killed when a bomb from 42-3534 struck the home. (Photo courtesy of Rik Verhelle)