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Everett
E. “Ev” Blakeley – Original 100th and the 418th
Commanding Officer |
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From left Don Blazer, Bill Carleton, Bill Clift, and Jack Herlihy.
This is the four Squadron Maintenance Officers. Near the end of the
war Carleton moved up to Group Maintenance Officer. Photo taken in
Little Rock, AR at the 1993 reunion. |
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The first reunion of the 100th after WWII. Bolling Field -- 22 Nov 1946. Pictured are
many notables of the group -- Al Paul, Butch Goodwin, Harry Cruver,
Horace Varian and Butch Rovegno to name a few. |
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Harry Bonn – 351st BTG |
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John A. Booth – Co-pilot of the 351st Valesh crew |
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Patrick (NMI) Bouchard – Commanding Officer of the 456th
Sub Depot |
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Marvin S. “Red” Bowman – This legendary 100th officer was
the group’s original S-2. His diary, titled simply The Bowman
Diary portrays the daily life at Thorpe Abbotts. |
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Norman
F. Bowman – 351st WG on the Jess Wofford crew. Nickname "Moanin."
Home town - Minneapolis, MN.
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From left: Joseph H. Dougherty, Charles H. Brooks, Robert E. Cliff,
and Sumner A. Reeder (Pilot) pose under the nose of the SQUAWKLIN'
HAWK before her return to the States for War Bond Drives. The
SQUAWKIN' HAWK was the first of the group’s aircraft to
complete fifty missions. She was signed by all the personnel at
Thorpe Abbotts and flown back to the State by Reeder. In one of the
ironies of war Sumner Reeder was killed in the crash of a C-54
during transition training in Florida. |
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James R. Brown -
Eulogy by Harry Crosby
Detailed Information |
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Gerald Brown – 351st Pilot – G. Duane Vieth, now a
prominent Washington attorney was a member of his crew. |
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John W. Brown – 349th Pilot. Brown was a evadee, POW, and
escapee during his tour. He escaped from the Gestapo after his
capture. This veteran is unaccounted for as of 1994. Not only the
100th has tried to locate him; friends from the 96th
have been seeking John for nearly a half century. |
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James R, “Jim” Brown and his wife Torchy. Jim Brown was the 100th’s
beloved Historian until his death in 1993. |
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John C. Egan, left, and Gale W. Cleven. 418th and 350th
Squadron Commander. They became POWs two days apart. Egan at Bremen
(8 Oct 1943) and Cleven two day later at Munster (10 Oct 1943) Cleven escaped for a Luft
Stalag and returned to the 100th but was returned to the
States. Escapes were not allowed to fly over the Europe again for
fear they might be recaptured. |
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Leonard P. Bull – 351st NAV. Considered a superb
navigator by his peers and one of the most respected members of the
100th. |
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