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Lt. Paul G. Jones Crew (left to right)
Kneeling:
Paul Jones (P), Willard Mattson (CP), Ludwig Schmidt (BOM),
Robert Maby (NAV)
Standing: George Warner (RWG), Charles J. Slaght (TG), Jack Taggart (LWG)
H. E. Meyers (BTG), Fred Caufield (ROG), D. R. Fogle (TTE)
Photo courtesy of the George Warner family.
Lt. Paul G. Jones Crew (left to right)
Paul Jones, Fred Caufield, George Warner, Jack Taggart, Ludwig
Schmidt, D. R. Fogle
Photo courtesy of the George Warner family. |
| Lt Paul G. Jones |
P |
CPT |
9/9/44 |
DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ,
CITIES |
| Lt Willard Mattson |
CP |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| F/O James Borovilos |
NAV |
CPT |
13/1/45 |
MAINZ, BRIDGE |
| F/O Ludwig G. Schmidt |
BOM |
CPT |
12/9/44 |
MAGDEBURG, OIL; FULDS, MY |
| T/Sgt Fred E. Caufield |
ROG |
CPT |
9/9/44 |
DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ |
| T/Sgt D. R. Fogle |
TTE |
CPT |
9/9/44 |
DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ |
| S/Sgt H. E. Meyers |
BTG |
CPT |
9/9/44 |
DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ |
| S/Sgt George Warner |
RWG |
CPT |
9/9/44 |
DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ |
| S/Sgt Jack A.Taggart |
WG |
CPT |
9/9/44 |
DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ
(Taken off Crew to reduce to 9 men
Later returns to Crew as TG
when Sgt Slaght completes tour.) |
| S/Sgt Herbert W. Beyer |
TG |
NOC |
-- |
Last mission with Crew was 22/6/44 Paris, replaced
by S/Sgt Slaght and then Sgt Taggart. |
418th Sqdn. Above crew assigned 100th BG in late May early June 1944. . A
Charles J. Slaght was a BTG on crew of J. B. Noble on Combat Crew roster
of 8/5/44.Other
crew members include:
- S/Sgt Charles J. Slaght TG CT 11/8/44 VILLACOUBLAY, AF (original Lt
Noble Crew member)
- Lt Robert Maby NAV Lead Navigator (originally with 95th, later with
100th BG)
- Lt G. L Reid NAV with Lt Bethea Crew
- Lt B. H. Olson NAV with Lt Anderson Crew
- Sgt R. W. Pion TG with Lt Rice Crew
- Sgt Donald W. Harris TG with Lt Bethea Crew
- Sgt R. H. Walsh TG with Lt Schwank Crew
Missions of Lt Paul G. Jones (from OPS by Paul
West)
1. 11/06/44 BERCK sur MER (flew as CP on Lt Rice Crew)
2. 14/06/44 LeCULOT (first mission with Crew)
3. 15/06/44 WILSTER (S.T.)
4. 20/06/44 FALLERSLEBEN
5. 21/06/44 BASDORF (BERLIN)
6. 22/06/44 PARIS (last mission for S/Sgt Beyer-TG)
7. 24/06/44 GRAND COURONNE (ROUEN) (Sgt Pion-TG)
8. 25/06/44 Maquis SUPPLY DROP (Sgt Pion-TG)
9. 04/07/44 GIEN-RECALL (Lt Maby becomes Navigator on crew until
28/7/44, Sgt Walsh-TG)
10. 06/07/44 FLEURY (Sgt D.B. Harris-TG)
11. 07/07/44 MERSEBURG & BOHLEN (S/Sgt Slaght becomes permanent TG)
12. 08/07/44 CLAMECY-JOIGNY
13. 11/07/44 MUNICH
14. 12/07/44 MUNICH
15. 13/07/44 MUNICH
16. 14/07/44 MAQUIS SUPPLY DROP
17. 17/07/44 AUXERRE
18. 24/07/44 ST LO
19. 25/07/44 ST LO (crew reduced to 9 men, S/Sgt Taggart is taken off
crew)
20. 28/07/44 MERSEBURG (Lt Reid-Navigator)
21. 29/07/44 MERSEBURG (Lt Reid-Navigator)
22. 31/07/44 MUNICH (Lt Reid-Navigator)
23. 05/08/44 MAGDEBURG (Lt Reid- Navigator)
24. 06/08/44 BERLIN (Lt Reid-Navigator)
25. 11/08/44 VILLACOUBLY (Lt Reid-Navigator, S/Sgt Slaght completes
tour)
26. 14/08/44 LUDWIGSHAVEN (Lt Borovilos-Navigator, S/Sgt Taggart rejoins
crew as permanent TG)
27. 15/08/44 VENLO (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
28. 24/08/44 RUHLAND (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
29. 26/08/44 BREST, GROUND DEFENSES (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
30. 27/08/44 BERLIN (RECALL) (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
31. 05/09/44 STUTTGART (Lt Olson-Navigator)
32. 08/09/44 MAINZ (Lt Olson-Navigator)
33. 09/09/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ (Lt Olson-Navigator)
Source: 100th bomb Group Foundation database. |
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