| 2ND LT DONALD C. RICE |
P |
CPT |
17/7/44 |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL) |
| 2ND LT JOSEPH S. FARCHT |
CP |
CPT |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO
(TOOK OVER LT RUMLEY'S CREW, SEE BELOW) |
| 2ND LT GEORGE E. OWENS
|
NAV |
KIA |
18/3/44 |
GABLINGEN, LECHFELD,
AUGSBURG, MUNICH
(LT STUKE CREW) |
| 2ND LT WILLIAM CHERRY |
BOM |
CPT |
17/7/44 |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL) |
| SGT PHILIP H. ROWE |
TTE |
CPT |
17/7/44 |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL) |
| SGT LESLIE M. THOMPSON |
ROG |
CPT |
17/7/44 |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL) |
| SGT ROBERT E. PRYOR |
BTG |
CPT |
31/7/44 |
MUNICH, AERO ENGINES |
| SGT HARRY C. VAUGHN |
WG |
CPT |
18/7/44 |
KIEL, HEMMINGSTADT, OIL (100TH "B") |
| SGT WILLIAM E. STEIN |
WG |
CPT |
31/7/44 |
MUNICH, AERO ENGINES |
| SGT ROBERT W. PION |
TG |
CPT |
UNK |
-- |
418th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on
9/3/44. Crew flew 42-97154 "OUR BABY"
Lt. George Owens was with the crew of D. J. Stuke on
18/3/44 when killed (see Stuke Crew below). Lt Dort Payne flew as
navigator on this crew for a while after Owens was lost. Lt Farcht flew
last mission as CP on June 2, 1944, He then took over Lt Martin Rumley's
Crew in June 1944. Lt William Cherry took over Navigator duties on May
31, 1944 mission to Osnabruck and T/Sgt H. P. Lowe (from ther original
crew of Lt Herb Alf) took over as Toggelier.
Sgt Robert W. Pion flew 27 missions that we can account
for, He flew as tail gunner with the crew of Lt Rice from March 22,
1944-Oranienburg until May 28, 1944 Magdeburg. He then flew as tail
gunner with the crews of Lt Jones, Capt. C. E. Harris and Lt M. W. Hall
until July when he became the LWG on the crew of Lt M. J. Anderson.
MISSIONS OF RICE CREW:
|
Date |
Target |
Aircraft |
Copilot |
| 3/22/1944 |
ORANIENBURG (BERLIN) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 3/23/1944 |
BRUNSWICK / WAGGUM |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 3/26/1944 |
SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 3/27/1944 |
BORDEAUX / MERIGNAC |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 3/28/1944 |
CHATEAUDUN / EVREUX |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 4/1/1944 |
LUDWIGSHAFEN |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 4/7/1944 |
QUAKENBRUCK (SCRUBBED) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 4/8/1944 |
QUACKENBRUCK |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 4/9/1944 |
KRZESINKI (POSEN) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 4/10/1944 |
RHEIMS |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 4/11/1944 |
POSEN/ROSTOCK, POLAND |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 4/12/1944 |
SCHEUDITZ (RECALL) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/7/1944 |
BERLIN |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/11/1944 |
LIEGE |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/13/1944 |
OSNABRUCK |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/23/1944 |
TROYES |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/24/1944 |
BERLIN |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/28/1944 |
MAGDEBURG |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/29/1944 |
LEIPZIG |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/30/1944 |
TROYES |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 5/31/1944 |
OSNABRUCK |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
-- |
| 6/2/1944 |
BOULOGNE |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Last mission for Lt. Farcht as CP
He takes over his own crew. |
| 6/4/1944 |
BOULOGNE |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt H. L. Houghton |
| 6/5/1944 |
BOULOGNE |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt H. L. Houghton |
| 6/6/1944 |
OUISTREHAM |
32090 (SILVER DOLLAR) |
Lt H. L. Houghton |
| 6/6/1944 |
FALAISE |
32090 (SILVER DOLLAR) |
Lt H. L. Houghton |
| 6/7/1944 |
NANTES (BRIDGES) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt H. L. Houghton |
| 6/11/1944 |
BERCK sur MER (S. DEF) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt P. G. Jones |
| 6/14/1944 |
LE CULOT (AIR FIELD) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 6/18/1944 |
BRUNSBUTTELKOOG |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 6/20/1944 |
FALLERSLEBEN |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 6/21/1944 |
RUHLAND (1st RUSSIAN SHUTTLE) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 6/26/1944 |
DROHOBYCZ (POLAND) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 7/3/1944 |
ARAD (RUMANIA) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 7/5/1944 |
BEZIER (FROM ITLAY) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 7/13/1944 |
MUNICH (JET ENGINES) |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 7/14/1944 |
MAQUIS SUPPLY DROP |
97154 (OUR BABE) |
Lt E. L. Neu |
| 7/17/1944 |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY |
37808 (MILK RUN MABLE) |
Lt J. S Seamane |
See SPLASHER SIX (Winter 1984) for story of this crew's
A/C "Our Babe" as told by Herschel
Lowe (originally from Lt Herb Alf's Crew) who flew as
togglier.
| 2ND LT HERBERT A. ALF |
P |
POW |
28/4/44 |
SOTTEVAST |
| 1ST LT KENNETH L. RASMUSSEN |
CP |
RFS |
-- |
MEDICAL
(SEE GORDON LETTER) |
| 2ND LT RAYMOND B. PHANEUF |
NAV |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| 2ND LT ALBERT A. MARCHIONDO |
BOM |
INT |
20/2/44 |
POSEN & SETTIN
( LT HARRIS CREW) |
| SGT JIMISON T. PYLES |
TTE |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| SGT CARMINE V. ROBERTO |
ROG |
KIA |
29/7/44 |
MERSEBURG
(LT FITZROY CREW) |
| SGT FRANCIS J. FLEMM, JR |
BTG |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| SGT JEROME H. GORDON |
WG |
RFS |
-- |
MEDICAL |
| SGT HERSCHEL P. LOWE |
WG |
CPT |
17/7/44 |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL)
(LT RICE CREW) |
| SGT JOSEPH C. KRUSIENSKL |
TG |
KIA |
6/3/44 |
BERLIN
(LT RADTKE CREW) |
418th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on
1/12/43
It would appear that this crew was "broken up" soon
after it came to the 100th. Sgt Roberto sent to Lt John Gibbons Crew.
Letter from Gordon 26/1/91 says Rasmussen RFS soon after arrival in
England because of ulcers & returned to ZI. Crew then broken up
and members flew
as replacements with other crews. Gordon flew 5 missions
in three months
then was grounded because of (anoxia?) despite his
official protest.
| 1ST LT DONALD J. STUKE |
P |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| 2ND LT THOMAS L. LEMOND |
CP |
EVA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| 2ND LT GEORGE E. OWENS |
NAV |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH (FROM LT RICE CREW) |
| 2ND LT CLARENCE W. PULLEM |
BOM |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| SGT ARTHUR R. TUOTT |
ROG |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| SGT DANIEL J. SEGRETE |
TTE |
POW |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| SGT IRVING W. COOKE |
BTG |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| SGT JOSEPH M. DRAGOWICH |
WG |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| SGT JOSEPH C. OGG |
WG |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
| SGT PHILLIP J. DONNELLY |
TG |
KIA |
18 MAR 44 |
MUNICH |
418th Sqdn. . Crew, as above, is taken from the MACR #
3233. The exact date and composition of this crew when it joined the
100th is unknown. (It may be possible to find their assignment order on
Micro-film. . pw)
The aircraft was lost in a mid-air collision with the
A/C (#42-39830) flown by Lt Paul A. Martin of the 350th Sqdn. The entire
nose section of the Stuke A/C plus both left engines were torn off in
the collision.
Lt Joseph Fracht, copilot on Lt Donald Rice crew took
over Lt Martin Rumley’s Crew in June 1944. Lt Coleman, from Lt Bethea
crew, took over as copilot on this crew. The first time this crew
appears on the combat loading list is the First Russian Shuttle mission.
Lt Farcht completed his tour on July 25th, 1944 mission to St Lo and the
rest of the Crew (except Koczent) finished on the August 25, 1944
mission to Politz
| LT J. S. FARCHT |
P |
| LT L. F. COLEMAN |
CP |
| LT R. E. RADULOVICH |
NAV |
| LT W. F. LOWANS |
BOM |
| T/SGT R. E. HARRIS |
ROG |
| T/SGT F. G. SMITH |
TTE |
| S/SGT R. P. KAASA |
BTG |
| S/SGT P. V. HELMIN |
RWG |
| S/SGT N. T. KOCZENT |
LWG |
| S/SGT L. J. KAMINSKI |
TG |
Lt Joseph Fracht, copilot on Lt Donald Rice crew took
over Lt Martin Rumley’s Crew in June 1944. Lt Coleman, from Lt Bethea
crew, took over as copilot on this crew. The first time this crew
appears on the combat loading list is the First Russian Shuttle mission.
Lt Farcht completed his tour on July 25th, 1944 mission to St Lo and the
rest of the Crew (except Koczent) finished on the August 25, 1944
mission to Politz.
|
Date |
Target |
Aircraft |
| 6/21/1944 |
RUHLAND (1st RUSSIAN SHUTTLE) |
32090 (Silver Dollar) |
| 6/26/1944 |
DROHOBYCZ (POLAND) |
32090 (Silver Dollar) |
| 7/3/1944 |
ARAD (RUMANIA) |
32090 (Silver Dollar) |
| 7/5/1944 |
BEZIER (FROM ITLAY) |
32090 (Silver Dollar) |
| 7/12/1944 |
MUNICH (IND. AREA) |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
| 7/17/1944 |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
| 7/18/1944 |
KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
| 7/19/1944 |
SCHWEINFURT & DUREN |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
| 7/20/1944 |
MERSEBURG |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
| 7/21/1944 |
REGENSBURG |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
| 7/24/1944 |
ST LO (GND SUPPORT) |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
| 7/25/1944 |
ST LO (GND SUPPORT) |
97230 (Lay or Bust) |
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