| 1ST LT CHARLES B. BLANDING |
P |
CPT |
16/4/45 |
ROYAN
SN# 0-791324 |
2ND LT JOHN A. CLARK
(SEE BELOW) |
CP |
CPT |
8/3/45 |
GIESSEN
SN# 0-774946
BECAME CP ON W. V. MCGUIRE CREW |
| 2ND LT DAVID L. BITTMAN |
NAV |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| 2ND LT ALVIN H. BELIMOW |
BOM |
CPT |
16/4/45 |
ROYAN
SN# 0-777419 |
| CPL 'ROBIN J. WHYBROW |
TTE |
CPT |
16/4/45 |
ROYAN
SN# 19090172 |
| CPL PETER GLANZ |
ROG |
CPT |
16/4/45 |
ROYAN
SN# 16113273 |
| CPL WADE . DOARES |
BTG |
CPT |
28/2/45 |
KASSEL
SN# 14193851 |
| CPL IRVIN J. DELANEY |
WG |
FEH |
-- |
SN# 39714981 |
| CPL WILLIAM E. COX |
TG |
FEH |
-- |
SN# 39144905
TAKEN OFF CREW. REPLACED BY
SGT. BRUCE ELLIS |
| CPL REX D. THOMAS |
WG |
FEH |
-- |
SN# 39118852 |
418th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 23/9/44. See p. 103 S. O. C
This became a lead crew in November 1944 and Lt John Clark elected not to become a formation officer and continue flying. He was with Lt Morin's Crew for one mission (Dec 24, 1944) but was permanently transferred to Lt W.
V. McGuire Crew on Dec 26 1944 and completed his missions with that Crew.
MISSIONS OF LT JOHN ALDEN CLARK WITH LT BLANDING CREW:
| 01 |
09/10/44 |
MAINZ |
| 02 |
12/10/44 |
BREMEN |
| 03 |
14/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
| 04 |
17/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
| 05 |
18/10/44 |
KASSEL |
| 06 |
19/10/44 |
MANNHEIM |
| -- |
-- |
FLAK LEAVE |
| 07 |
30/10/44 |
MERSEBURG (RECALLED) |
| 08 |
02/11/44 |
MERSEBURG |
| 09 |
09/11/44 |
SAARBRUCKEN |
| 10 |
16/11/44 |
DUREN |
| 11 |
. 21/11/44 |
OSNABRUCK |
| Lt Blanding Crew becomes a Lead Crew and Lt Clark is placed
in Spare or Standby Pilots roster. This crew was a lead crew and
appears on the 3rd Air Division Honor Roll Crew list for March 1945 |
| 12 |
24/12/44 |
BABENHAUSEN
(one and only mission with Lt Morin Crew) |
LT. JOHN F. MORIN CREW:
| 2ND LT JOHN F. MORIN |
P |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| 2ND LT ANTHONY B. DISILVO |
CP |
NOC |
ACCORDING TO LT CLARK'S BOOK:
LT DISILVO RFS ON A MISSION TO BERLIN |
| 2ND LT ALFRED L. LETOURNEAU |
NAV |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| 2ND LT EMIL M. NAWOJ |
BOM |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| CPL WILLIAM S. HANELY |
ROG |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG
TAPS: 1 JAN 1975 |
| CPL GEORGE J. KOULOUTPANIS |
TTE |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG
TAPS: 16 NOV 1990 |
| CPL BILLIE F. WRIGHT |
BTG |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| CPL JACKIE R. AUDRAIN |
WG |
NOC |
-- |
TAPS:09 SEP 1986 |
| CPL WILLIAM B. BERRY |
WG |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG
TAPS: 1986 |
| CPL DALE S. BROWN |
TG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
418th Sqdn. Crew Joined the 100th Group on 5/10/44. See SOC p. 88.
"Morin's A/C #459 dropped back and lost altitude after first fighter attack. Pilot was heard on VHF at 1250 hours saying he had two wounded men aboard but might be forced to ditch. Said he would try to reach Holland, and had gasoline for one hours flying. " A/C #43-38459 MACR #11358, MICRO
- FICHE #4179
Lt. Louis C. Ciriegio from the Lt W. V. McGuire crew was flying in place of Tony DeSilvo and became a POW. Lt John A. Clark flew on mission with this crew December 24, 1944.
MISSIONS OF LT JOHN ALDEN CLARK WITH LT MCGUIRE CREW:
| 13 |
27/12/44 |
FULDA |
| 14 |
28/12/44 |
KOBLENZ |
| 15 |
02/01/45 |
BAD KREUZNACH |
| 16 |
03/01/45 |
FULDA |
| 17 |
05/01/45 |
FRANKFURT |
| 18 |
14/01/45 |
DERBEN-STENDAL |
| -- |
-- |
FLAK LEAVE |
| 19 |
28/01/45 |
DUISBERG |
| 20 |
29/01/45 |
KASSEL |
| NC |
31/01/45 |
BERLIN (ABORTED)
LISTED AS BREMEN IN 100TH BG MISSION LIST…mpf |
| 21 |
09/02/45 |
WEIMAR (S. T. ) |
| NC |
13/02/45 |
HANOVER/DRESDEN (S. T. ) |
| 22 |
14/02/45 |
PLAUEN (S. T. ) |
| 23 |
17/02/45 |
FRANKFURT |
| 24 |
19/02/45 |
MUNSTER |
| 25 |
20/02/45 |
NURNBURG |
| 26 |
22/02/45 |
HEUINGEN (100TH "B") |
| 27 |
23/02/45 |
TREUCHTINGEN |
| 28 |
28/02/45 |
KASSEL |
| 29 |
02/03/45 |
DRESDEN |
| 30 |
03/03/45 |
BRUNSWICK |
| 31 |
07/03/45 |
SIEGEN (S. T. ) |
| 32 |
. 08/03/45 |
GIESSEN (S. T. ) |
LT. WILLIAM V. MCGUIRE CREW:
| LT WILLIAM V. "Mac" McGUIRE |
P |
CPT |
8 MAR 45 |
GIESSEN, MY (S. T. ) |
| F/O LOUIS C. CIRIEGIO |
CP |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG
WITH LT. MORIN CREW |
| CPL CHARLES F. LANG |
ROG |
CPT |
8 MAR 45 |
GIESSEN, MY (S. T. ) |
| CPL WILLIAM L. MAGEE |
TTE |
CPT |
8 MAR 45 |
GIESSEN, MY (S. T. )
TAPS: 20 MAY 1982 |
| CPL ELVIN LaRome SWIM |
BTG |
CPT |
8 MAR 45 |
GIESSEN, MY (S. T. )
TAPS: 23 NOV 1979 |
| CPL OTTO E. LEIGHTON |
WG |
CPT |
8 MAR 45 |
GIESSEN, MY (S. T. ) |
| CPL GAIL H. DAUGHERTY |
WG |
NOC |
TAKEN OFF CREW TO REDUCE TO NINE MEN. |
| CPL HAROLD L. PARKINSON |
TG |
CPT |
8 MAR 45 |
GIESSEN, MY (S. T. )
TAPS: 24 JUL 1966 |
418TH SQDN. . . CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 09 JUL 1944
In December 1944 Lt Louis Cireigio and Lt McGuire had a personality conflict and Lt Ciriegio was replaced on the Crew by Lt John Alden Clark from Lt Charles Blanding Crew. Sgt Napoleon H. Owen served as toggelier on this crew.
Navigator on this Crew was a 1st Lt nicknamed "Hiny"
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