| 1ST LT |
WILLIAM G. SMITH |
P |
FEH |
| 2ND LT |
ROBERT W. SMITH, JR |
CP |
FEH |
| 2ND LT |
WILSON P. TURNIPSEED, JR. |
NAV |
FEH |
| 2ND LT |
PAUL A. WILKERSON |
BOM |
FEH |
| CPL |
DELOME CUMBAA, JR |
ROG |
FEH |
| CPL |
STANLEY A. SZALWINSKI |
TTE |
FEH |
| CPL |
ANTHONY R. RUSSO |
BTG |
FEH |
| CPL |
JOHN J. O'LEARY |
WG |
FEH |
| CPL |
EARL J. BAUGH |
TG |
FEH |
349TH SQDN.. CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 14 MAR 1945
COMBAT MISSION LOG OF THE W. G. SMITH CREW
|
100th Nbr |
Date |
Target |
A/C Nbr |
A/C Name |
|
290 |
3/30/45 |
HAMBURG |
43-38602 XR-P |
Grumblin Gremlin II |
|
291 |
3/31/45 |
ZEITZ |
44-8334 XR-B |
-- |
|
293 |
4/4/45 |
KEIL |
43-38602 XR-P |
Grumblin Gremlin II |
|
294 |
4/5/45 |
NURNBURG |
43-38313 XR-S |
Lil Butch |
|
296 |
4/7/45 |
BUCHEN |
43-38602 XR-P |
Grumblin Gremlin II |
|
297 |
4/8/45 |
EGER, Czech |
44-8532 XR-G |
Kleen Sweep |
|
298 |
4/9/45 |
MUNICH |
44-8532 XR-G |
Kleen Sweep |
|
299 |
4/10/45 |
BURG-BEI-MADGEBURG |
44-8532 XR-G |
Kleen Sweep |
|
300 |
4/11/45 |
LANDSHUT |
43-38383 LN-F |
-- |
|
305 |
4/18/45 |
STRAUBING |
43-38865 XR-0 |
Goin My Way |
| -- |
4/19/45 |
PRACTICE (COMBAT MISSION SCRUBBED) |
43-38865 XR-O |
Goin My Way |
POST-HOSTILITIES MISSIONS
|
Date |
Mission |
A/C Nbr |
A/C Name |
| 5/3/45 |
CHOWHOUND |
44-8532 XR-G |
Kleen Sweep |
| 5/5/45 |
CHOWHOUND (HILVERSUM) |
44-8532 XR-G |
Kleen Sweep |
| 5/7/45 |
CHOWHOUND(SCHIPHOL) |
43-38865 XR-O |
Goin My Way |
| 5/19/45 |
DP Ferry from Germany to Paris |
43-39424 EP-B |
-- |
| 6/3/45 |
DP Ferry from Austria to Paris |
44-8552 XR-D |
-- |
| 6/7/45 |
Food run to Dutch |
-- |
-- |
| 6/9/45 |
357th FG Ferry to Munich |
-- |
-- |
| 6/10/45 |
Food run to Dutch |
-- |
-- |
| 6/12/45 |
Fighter Ferry to Casablanca |
44-8810 XR-L |
Target for Tonight |
| 6/13/45 |
Returned to Thorpe Abbotts from Port Lyautey |
-- |
-- |
| 7/15/45 |
Ferry to Nice, France |
44-8810…XR-L… |
Target for Tonight |
J. J. O’Leary was based at Thorpe Abbotts from 3/14/45 to 12/8/45 – 100th BG (349thSqdn) Gris Smith’s crew until he left U. K. on Queen Mary to USA on 12/8/45, arriving USA 12/13/45
The mission data is courtesy of Mr. J. J. O'Leary, Jr.
Disposition of some of the 100th Aircraft flown by J. J. O'Leary
#48532
48532…. . 349 XR G…. . Clean Sweep (Kleen Sweep)
11 10 44 AI 23 10 44 AOS 00 00 44 G
20 05 45 482 BG 28 11 45 Kingman, Arizona
Indicates the aircraft built 11/10/44 and entered Air Force inventory 23/10/44
Overseas unknown month and date in 1944 and was a G model. She was transferred to the 482nd Bomb Group 20/05/45 and was returned to the ZI (Kingman, Arizona) 28/11/45.
#48810
48810…. . 349 XR L…. . Target for Tonight
04/0145 AI 04/unk/45 AOS 00 00 45 G
10/10/45 Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Notes regarding the crew photo on this page (From Jack O’Leary, son of WG John J. O’Leary on the Gris Smith crew):
This photo was taken at DREW FIELD , FLORIDA (NOW TAMPA INTERNATIONAL) where the crew was first put together, their individual flying records indicate; assigned from late October, 1944 until January 24, 1945 to 3rd Air Force, Bomber Command, 89th Wing, Group CCTS HB, Squadron T, Flight
Section 1, CREW # 11-47. . . Flying from Nov 1, 1944 until Jan 7, 1945. . . 52 landings in 31 days of flying. . 181.50 TOTAL flying HRS. . . Usual training pattern of many takeoff and landings first three flights, 13(in 5. 40 hrs), 3, and 6, and then 1 per day average 6. 00 hrs per. . . with 2
flights toward end of cycle at 9. 05 hrs and 10. 40 hrs each. . . Flying over Gulf of Mexico which could be tricky when flying over water. . . crew members used phrase to me one a day in Tampa Bay . . . not sure if this AAF base had any MORE crashes than usual at a Training base for
aircrews!!! Crew cycled out to Savannah Ga (HUNTER Field, AAF)in late January, 1945 then traveled to NYC for their Feb, 1945 crossing of the Atlantic, via Queen Elizabeth to Scotland, then to Thorpe Abbotts, arriving March 14, 1945;flying four practice flights, 3/20, 3/25, 3/27, 3/29 before
jumping into the fray on their first combat mission, March 30th, HAMBURG. . . Interesting from Jan 8th, 1945 until March 20th. . . NO FLYING TIME for the crew after such intense training in the States.....Jack O'Leary, son of WG
John J. O'Leary on the Gris Smith crew.
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