349th Sqdn. Crew ,as above ,joined the 100th Group about the last week of July 1944. A letter

from A.J. Stephens (April 1984) says that Klinikowski ,after about ten missions, was made a lead navigator and Lt. Larson became the crew navigator. At that time, S/Sgt George H. Dudley became the crew togglier. He was from the crew of T.H .Kemp.

Of Heid's replacement on the crew, Stephens has this to say; . . ."The only thing I can remember about the man (don't even recall his name) is that he flew his very first mission as our tail gunner. That happened to be the day we had a malfunction in the oleo strut in our right gear on take off. We left the runway and went barreling out across the field through the mud and the crud with 2780 gallons (topped off) and eight 1000 pound GPs. He got so excited he bailed out in the mud while we were still slipping and sliding and cutting all kind of fancy didos. We never would have found him if someone hadn't seen the mud wiggling. When he was unzipped, the mud shot out like his clothes had been filled with a grease gun."