| 1ST LT JEAN (Jack) V. DePLANQUE |
P |
CPT |
-- |
sn# 0-791917 |
| 2ND LT CHARLES S. BAYHA |
CP |
POW |
03 MAR 45 |
BRUNSWICK
sn# 0-776218 |
| F/O CHARLES A. BENYUNES |
NAV |
CPT |
03 MAR 45 |
BRUNSWICK |
| 2ND LT STANLEY A. RABINOWITZ |
BOM |
RFS |
-- |
MEDICAL REASONS
sn# 0-776796 |
| SGT RAYMOND C. KOWALSKI |
ROG |
CPT |
-- |
sn# 36854767 |
| SGT JOSEPH KOSIK |
TTE |
CPT |
-- |
sn# 33435727 |
| SGT STANLEY P. CARSON |
BTG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG
sn# 37685440
(With the Blackman crew) |
| SGT HAROLD SMITH |
WG |
CPT |
-- |
sn# 14001294 |
| SGT KING M. WELDON |
WG |
NOC |
-- |
sn# 18233225 |
| SGT KENNETH L. CRISPIN, JR |
TG |
CPT |
-- |
sn# 19206929 |
418th Sqdn. . Crew, as above, joined the 100th BG 22 Sep 1944
Crew flew a new B-17G from Lincoln Nebraska to Wales to Scotland.
Arrived England on September 16, 1944
Once at Thorpe Abbotts, Crew trained (practice missions and
familiarization flights) for about 2 weeks before they flew their first
mission.
Lt. Strom Rhode flew last part of his tour with this crew.
Lt. DePlanque flew crew home via Dakar/ Natal/ Palm Beach
Sgt King Weldon probably removed at crew reduction (nine). Daniel L.
McKeen (CP) from the Appleton crew flew some missions with this crew,
perhaps to replace C. S. Bayha.
2nd Lt Stanley Rabinowitz sn# 0-776-796 was wounded by flak on his 8th
mission. After many weeks in the hospital, he returned to flight duty. He
flew 9 additional missions, each with a different crew, usually as a
deputy lead. In all, he flew 17 missions. On his 17th mission his leg was
re-injured and he was sent to a convalescent hospital in N. Y. He spent 3
months there for treatment and was discharged. (Stanley Rabinowitz 2000
mpf)
Missions of T/Sgt Kenneth L. Crispin (mpf 2001):
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
NOTES |
| 01 |
09/10/44 |
WIESBADEN |
-- |
| 02 |
12/10/44 |
BREMEN |
FW PLANT |
| 03 |
17/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
-- |
| 04 |
18/10/44 |
KASSEL |
FORCED DOWN IN LIEGE, BELGIUM, EVERYONE
OK |
| 05 |
30/10/44 |
MERSEBURG |
CALLED BACK, BUT DEEP ENOUGH AND GOT
CREDIT |
| 06 |
02/11/44 |
MERSEBURG |
ROUGH ONE BUT HIT IT THIS TIME. OIL, WE
WERE LEAD CREW NOW. I WAS TAIL GUNNER ON THE CREW AND AND THE PILOT
1ST LT DePLANQUE WANTED ME TO STAY BACK THERE AS FORMATION CONTROL
PERSON. I RECEIVED THE RANK OF T/SGT. WE HAD A RADAR OFFICER AND
ALWAYS HAD A COMMANDING OFFICER AS CO-PILOT. OUR CO-PILOT AND BALL
TURRET GUNNER WENT TO ANOTHER CREW. |
| 07 |
05/11/44 |
LUDWIGSHAVEN |
CHEMICAL AND OIL, ROUGH |
| 08 |
10/11/44 |
WIESBADEN |
ONLY SQUADRON IN OUR GROUP TO GO OVER
THE TARGET, FOR SOME REASON, GOT THE HELL SHOT OUT OF US, THE
BOMBARDIER GOT HIT IN THE LEG AND I GOT A SMALL PEICE ON MY HAND. I
WAS OK, R&R ETC. |
| 09 |
24/12/44 |
BIBLIS |
AIRFIELD SOMEWHERE OVER FRONT LINES,
CHRISTMAS EVE, PRETTY ROUGH |
| 10 |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
NEW YEARS EVE, OIL, REALLY ROUGH, LOTS
OF FLAK AND ENEMY FIGHTERS (DEPLANQUE ALSO FLEW LEAD IN "C" GROUP
DECEMBER 31, 1944 MISSION TO HAMBURG WITH COL. WOOTEN AS COMMAND
PILOT. ) |
| 11 |
03/01/45 |
FULDA |
-- |
| 12 |
04/01/45 |
FRANKFURT |
-- |
| 13 |
17/01/45 |
HAMBURG |
-- |
| 14 |
20/01/45 |
HIELBRONN |
-- |
| 15 |
29/01/45 |
KASSEL |
-- |
| 16 |
09/02/45 |
WEIMAR |
-- |
| 17 |
14/02/45 |
CHEMNITZ |
-- |
| 18 |
17/02/45 |
FRANKFURT |
FORCED DOWN IN BELGIUM AGAIN |
| 19 |
10/03/45 |
DORTMUND |
-- |
| 20 |
12/03/45 |
SWINEMUNDE |
(SEE CREW LIST BELOW) |
Capt. DePlanque flew the Lead to Swinemunde 12 March 1945 with Major
Harry Cruver (351st Commanding Officer) as Command Pilot:
| Command Pilot |
Major Harry Cruver |
| Pilot |
Capt. J. V. DePlanque |
| Co-Pilot (Tail Observer) |
Lt. D. L. McKeen |
| Navigator |
Lt. R. E. Kirby |
| Radar Navigator |
Lt. S. C. "Storm": Rhode |
| Bombardier |
Lt. C. H. Svendson |
| Command Navigator |
Lt. W. P. Klinikowski |
| Radio Operator |
T/Sgt R. C, Kowalski |
| Engineer |
T/Sgt J. Kosik |
| Waist Gunner |
S/Sgt Harold Smith |
| Waist Gunner |
T/Sgt K. L. Crispin |
Mission list continued:
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
NOTES |
| 21 |
19/03/45 |
FULDA |
-- |
| 22 |
UNKNOWN |
UNKNOWN |
-- |
| 23 |
23/03/45 |
UNNA |
RAIL YARDS |
| 24 |
24/03/45 |
ZIEGENHAIN |
AIRFIELD |
| 25 |
04/04/45 |
KIEL |
SUB YARDS |
| 26 |
06/04/45 |
LEIPZIG |
RAIL YARDS |
| 27 |
14/04/45 |
BORDEAUX/ROYAN |
NAVY GUNS |
| 28 |
17/04/45 |
AUSSIG |
RAIL YARDS |
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MAY 1945 |
CHOWHOUND MISSIONS |
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