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 John McLaughlin Crew (left to right)
Standing:
Louie McGimsey, John H. McLaughlin (pilot), Winston Hargrave,
and Walter E. Warner
Kneeling: Caradine DiGregorio, Marvin Wisotsky,
Collin Lockfield, Roland Grunstead,
William Aycock, and Mark B. Carmichael.
100th BG Photo Archives
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| 2ND LT JOHN H. McLAUGHLIN |
P |
CPT |
21 JAN 45 |
MANNHEIM, RAIL BRIDGE (S.T.) |
| 2ND LT WINSTON HARGRAVE |
CP |
CPT |
21 JAN 45 |
MANNHEIM, RAIL BRIDGE (S.T.) |
| 2ND LT LOUIE W. McGIMSEY, JR. |
NAV |
KIA |
30 NOV 44 |
MERSEBURG, OIL REFINERY |
| 2ND LT WALTER E. WARNER |
BOM |
CPT |
21 JAN 45 |
MANNHEIM, RAIL BRIDGE (S.T.) |
| S/SGT CARADINE G. DiGREGORIO |
TTE |
CPT |
-- |
-- |
| S/SGT COLLIN A. LOCKFIELD, JR |
ROG |
CPT |
-- |
-- |
| SGT ROLAND M. GRUNSTEAD |
BTG |
CPT |
-- |
-- |
| SGT WILLIAM L. AYCOCK |
WG |
CPT |
-- |
TAPS: 10 MAR 1985 |
| SGT MARK B. CARMICHAEL |
WG |
NOC |
-- |
TAPS: 29 NOV 1944 (IN SERVICE) |
| SGT MARVIN M. WISOTSKY |
TG |
CPT |
-- |
(Changed last name to Wain) |
418TH SQDN.. CREW JOINED THE 100TH ON 02 AUG 1944. CREW
FLEW IN ANDY'S DANDY'S
Sgt Carmichael was taken off the crew to reduce to 9
upon arrival at Thorpe Abbotts. He was most likely placed in the spare
gunners pool.
LETTER FROM W. E. WARNER OF 20 DEC 1983 TO jb. INDICATES
ALL CREW COMPLETED TOUR EXCEPT McGRIMSEY, WHO WAS KILLED BY FLAK AND
BURIED AT CAMBRIDGE, LATER MOVED TO ASHEVILLE, NC.
Some missions of Lt McLaughlin Crew:
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
A/C# |
A/C NAME |
| 01 |
25/08/44 |
POLITZ |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 02 |
26/08/44 |
BREST |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 03 |
27/08/44 |
BERLIN (RECALL) |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| NC |
01/09/44 |
MAINZ (RECALL) |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 04 |
05/09/44 |
STUTTGART |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 05 |
08/09/44 |
MAINZ |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 06 |
09/09/44 |
DUSSELDORF |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 07 |
10/09/44 |
NURNBURG |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 08 |
11/09/44 |
RUHLAND |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 09 |
25/09/44 |
LUDWIGSHAVEN |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 10 |
26/09/44 |
BREMEN |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 11 |
28/09/44 |
MERSEBURG |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 12 |
30/09/44 |
BIELEFELD |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 13 |
02/10/44 |
KASSEL |
-- |
-- |
| 14 |
11/10/44 |
BREMEN |
-- |
-- |
| 15 |
10/11/44 |
WEISBADEN |
-- |
-- |
| 16 |
30/11/44 |
MERSEBURG |
-- |
-- |
| 17 |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
-- |
-- |
| 18 |
06/01/45 |
GERMERSHEIM AF* |
A/C 42-97071 |
"ANDY'S DANDY'S" |
| 19 |
21/01/45 |
MANNHEIM |
-- |
-- |
*ON JAN 6, 1945 LT MCLAUGHLIN WAS FORCED TO LAND AT AN EMERGENCY
FIELD (A-92) NEAR BRUSSELS. FLAK OVER THE GERMAN AIRFIELD AT GERMERSHEIM
HAD SLICED INTO NO. 4 ENGINE AND CAUSED A STEADY STREAM OF FUEL TO LEAK
AWAY .
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