| 1ST LT |
JOHN P. KEYS |
P |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| F/O |
ELVIN W. SAMUELSON |
CP |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| 2ND LT |
PATRICK H. LOLLIS |
NAV |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| 2ND LT |
ELTON DICKENS |
BOM |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| T/SGT |
FRANK O. THOMAS |
ROG |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| T/SGT |
HARRY D. PARK |
TTE |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| S/SGT |
PETER P. MARTIN |
BTG |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| S/SGT |
GILBERT A. BORBA |
WG |
POW |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
| SGT |
JOSEPH A. COSTANZA |
WG |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| S/SGT |
DONALD V. RIEGER |
TG |
KIA |
8-Aug-44 |
St Sylvian |
349th Sqdn..
Crew joined 100th 3 May 1944. This was their twenty-sixth (26) mission.
A/C # 42-37865 MACR #
8073, Micro-fiche # 2964
EYEWITNESS: "About one and half minutes before
Bombs Away #865 was hit by flak in the # 2 engine and near the waist. This
separated the tail assembly and the aircraft immediately nosed down out of
our formation. Nothing further is known." There are some notations in the
MACR: " Lt Elton Dickens (BOM) bailed out with a serious leg wound. We
bailed out at 1130 hours. Lt Dickens talked sensibly for about three (3)
hours and slowly became delirious - his words were all but impossible to
understand and he died at 1800 hours. I think from loss of blood, we could
not control his bleeding. (It is not possible to positively identify the
writer from the MCAR, I think it must have been Gilbert A. Borba.) ..pw
Crew flew "Varga Venus"
30 MISSIONS FLOWN from Sgt J.A.Costanza Diary (mpf)
| DATE |
TARGET |
COMMENT |
| May 11,1944 |
Liege |
Marshalling Yard |
| May 13,1944 |
Osnabruck |
Air Field |
| May 19,1944 |
Berlin |
-- |
| May 23,1944 |
Troyes |
Did not bomb, too much cloud cover,
brought bombs back |
| May 24,1944 |
Berlin |
-- |
| May27,1944 |
Strousbourg |
JU88 Plant |
| May 29,1944 |
Leipzig |
JU88 Plant |
| June 4, 1944 |
Boulogne |
Coastal Guns |
| June 6, 1944 |
D-Day |
-- |
| June 7, 1944 |
Nantes |
Bridge |
| June 25, 1944 |
France |
No-Ball |
| June 29, 1944 |
Bohlen/Liepzig |
Oil Refineries |
| July 11,1944 |
Munich |
Buzz Bomb Factory |
| July 12,1944 |
Munich |
Buzz Bomb Factory |
| July 14,1944 |
France |
No-Ball |
| July 17, 1944 |
Auxerre |
Bridge |
| July 19, 1944 |
Schweinfurt |
ME 109 factory |
| July 20, 1944 |
Merseburg |
Oil Refinery |
| July 21, 1944 |
Ludwigshaven |
Chemical Firm |
| July 25, 1944 |
St. Lo |
Front Lines (Only one waist gunner per
mission,
will alternate with Sgt. Borba) |
| July 28, 1944 |
Merseburg |
Oil Refinery (Costanza did not fly) |
| Aug 4, 1944 |
Hamburg |
Tank Factory (Costanza did not fly) |
| Aug 6, 1944 |
Berlin |
(Costanza did not fly, waiting for
Toggilier school) |
| Aug 7, 1944 |
North France |
Brought back bombs (Costanza did not
fly) |
| Aug 08, 1944 |
St Sylvain |
No-Ball The whole
crew was KIA on this mission except Sgt Borba. Sgt. Costanza did not
fly. |
| Aug 14, 1944 |
Venio |
Air Field (Mission 21 for Costanza,
flew as pickup gunner) |
| Aug 24,1944 |
Ruhland |
Oil Refinery |
| Aug 27,1944 |
Berlin |
-- |
| Sept 6,1944 |
Bremen |
FW 190 A/C Plant |
| Sept 8, 1944 |
Mainz |
Supply Depot |
| Sept 9, 1944 |
Dusseldorf |
Armament Plant |
| Sept 25,1944 |
Ludwigshaven |
Marshalling Yards |
| Sept 27 1944 |
Mainz |
Marshalling Yards |
| Oct 2, 1944 |
Kassel |
Railway repair shops |
| Oct 3, 1944 |
Nurnburg |
Tank Factory |
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