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 William F. Terminello, Jr. Crew (left to right)
Standing: James M. Jones - WG, Stewart J. Gillison -
NAV, Terminello - P
Robert J. Hanser - WG, George J. Hartos - TG and Louis Quijada - ROG
Kneeling: Russell L. Heger - TTE, Frank A. Rubick - BOM and Thomas A. Palmer - BTG.
The CP, Joseph Trapnell took the photo
- 100th BG Photo Archives
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| 2ND LT WILLIAM F. TERMINELLO, JR |
P |
CPT |
26 OCT 44 |
HANOVER & MISBURG |
| 2ND LT JOSEPH TRAPNELL |
CP |
CPT |
25 DEC 44 |
KAISERLAUTERN TAPS: 1987 See letter below |
| 2ND LT STEWART J. GILLISON |
NAV |
EVA |
03 FEB 45 |
BERLIN |
| 2ND LT FRANK A. RUBICK |
BOM |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| S/SGT LOUIS QUIJADA |
ROG |
CPT |
10 SEP 44 |
NURNBURG |
| S/SGT RUSSELL L. HEGER |
TTE |
CPT |
10 SEP 44 |
NURNBURG TAPS: 14 FEB 1988 |
| SGT ROBERT J. HANSER |
LWG |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
| SGT JAMES M. JONES |
RWG |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
SGT THOMAS A. PALMER
(TAPS: 7 NOV 1993) |
BTG |
CPT |
10 SEP 44 |
NURNBURG |
| SGT GEORGE J. HARTOS |
TG |
CPT |
10 SEP 44 |
NURNBURG
TAPS: 26 MAR 1971 |
349TH SQDN. . CREW JOINED THE 100TH ON 26 MAY 1944.
TRAPNELL LATER HAD HIS OWN CREW. 10 SEP 44 THIS CREW WITH ROSENTHAL AS COMMAND PILOT CRASHED LANDED IN FRANCE. jb
AFTER 9 MISSIONS THIS CREW ASSIGNED TO LEAD CREW TRAINING. 2ND LT JOSEPH TRAPNELL WAS ASSIGNED HIS OWN CREW AND WE LOST TWO GUNNERS (SGT HANSER AND SGT JONES) TO MAKE ROOM FOR A FORMATION OFFICER AND A RADAR OPERATOR (MICKEY). SGT PALMER AND SGT HARTOS BECAME WAIST GUNNERS ON THE LEAD CREW.
"AS A PATHFINDER (PFF) CREW, WE WERE STATIONED AT HORHAM (HOME OF THE 95TH BG AND 13TH COMBAT WING HQ). HORHAM WAS THE ONLY BASE EQUIPPED TO SERVICE THE RADAR EQUIPMENT IN THE 13TH CBW. ON A MISSION DAY, WE WOULD HAVE TO GET UP EARLY, FLY OVER TO THORPE ABBOTTS, FLY THE MISSION, GO THROUGH
DEBRIEFING AND THEN FLY BACK TO HORHAM. THIS MADE FOR A LONG DAY AND WE WERE NOW
SEPARATED FROM OUR BUDDIES IN THE 349TH, THIS DID NOT MAKE US HAPPY. "(LOUIS QUIJADA FROM HIS BOOK "RED WHITE AND BLUE PARACHUTES")
MISSION LIST OF S/SGT LOUIS QUIJADA (mpf 2001)
| NBR |
DATE |
MISSION |
COMMAND PILOT |
| 01 |
02/06/44 |
BOULOGNE |
-- |
| 02 |
05/06/44 |
ABBEVILLE |
-- |
| 03 |
06/06/44 |
CAEN, D-DAY |
-- |
| 04 |
06/06/44 |
FALAISE |
-- |
| 05 |
08/06/44 |
TOURS |
-- |
| 06 |
12/06/44 |
ROSIERES/DUNKIRK |
-- |
| 07 |
15/06/44 |
WILSTER |
-- |
| 08 |
18/06/44 |
BRUNSBUTTELKOOG |
-- |
| 09 |
19/06/44 |
CORME ECLUSE |
-- |
| 10 |
07/07/44 |
GOTTINGEM |
-- |
| 11 |
08/07/44 |
LELENTS |
-- |
| 12 |
11/07/44 |
MUNICH |
-- |
| 13 |
12/07/44 |
MUNICH |
-- |
| 14 |
14/07/44 |
MAQUIS SUPPLY DROP |
-- |
| 15 |
17/07/44 |
NO-BALL |
-- |
| 16 |
04/08/44 |
HAMBURG |
-- |
| 17 |
05/08/44 |
MAGDEBURG |
MAJ. ZELLER |
| 18 |
14/08/44 |
LUDWIGSHAVEN |
CAPT. GORSKI |
| 19 |
15/08/44 |
VENLO |
MAJ. ROSENTHAL |
| 20 |
24/08/44 |
RUHLAND |
MAJ. EMBERSON |
| 21 |
25/08/44 |
POLITZ |
COL. PRICE |
| 22 |
26/08/44 |
BREST |
COL. JEFFREY |
| 23 |
30/08/44 |
BREMEN |
-- |
| 24 |
09/09/44 |
DUSSELDORF |
-- |
| 25 |
10/09/44 |
NURNBURG |
MAJ. ROSENTHAL |
LEAD CREW SEPTEMBER 10, 1944, NURNBURG PFF A/C 42-97770
| MAJOR ROBERT "ROSIE" ROSENTHAL |
COM P |
| 1ST LT WILLIAM F. TERMINELLO, JR |
P |
| 1ST LT MELVIN KODAS |
FORMATION OFFICER/TG |
| 2ND LT STEWART J. GILLISON |
NAV |
| CAPT. WOODROW W. MCGILL |
COM NAV |
| LT GREGORY MADDOX |
RAD |
| 2ND LT FRANK RUBICK |
BOM |
| S/SGT RUSSELL L. HEGER |
TTE |
| S/SGT LOUIS QUIJADA |
ROG |
| SGT THOMAS A. PALMER |
WG |
| SGT GEORGE J. HARTOS |
WG |
Letter confirming crew bailout of a portion of this crew:
Letter courtesy of James Heyneman – May, 2003
349TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H) ARMY AIR FORCES
Office of the Operations Officer
APO 569
4 August 1944
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
On 17 July 1944 at 0925 hours the following Combat Crew, assigned to this organization, parachuted from an abandoned B-17G somewhere over England. Aircraft was abandoned account of fire.
| 1st Lt. Harold L. Heyneman |
0-681539 |
Bombardier |
| 2nd Lt. Joseph Trapnell IV |
0-818761 |
Pilot |
| 2nd Lt. Melvin L. Kodas |
0-503283 |
Copilot |
| T/Sgt Murry W. Holditch |
18178502 |
Top Turret Gunner |
| T/Sgt. John P. Cooper |
32931713 |
Radio Operator Gunner |
| Sgt Adam C. Stoppel |
17088192 |
Left Waist Gunner |
| S/Sgt. Robert Patrick |
14065993 |
Right Waist Gunner |
| S/Sgt. William A. Geigle |
33188079 |
Ball Turret Gunner |
| S/Sgt. Clare R. Harnden |
16084649 |
Tail Gunner |
| S/Sgt. Byron R. Greene |
31289048 |
Toggelier |
FRED W. CRAFT JR
1st Lt.. Air Corps.
Asst Ops Officer.
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