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 Larry Townsend Crew
John Miller 2nd from left - 100th BG Photo Archives
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TARGET WAS ST LO, GROUND SUPPORT
A/C#42 102416 "LADY LUCK"
| 2ND LT LAWRENCE E. TOWNSEND |
P |
POW |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO |
| 2ND LT EDWARD H. FEHRENKAMP |
CP |
REC |
11/9/44 |
RUHLAND (LT. HERRES CREW) |
| 2ND LT ARNOLD I. HOLMES |
NAV |
EVA |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO (FLEW 32 MISSIONS ACCORDING
TO ESCAPE AND EVASION REPORT) |
| 2ND LT GEORGE D. GARDNER |
BOM |
POW |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO |
| SGT WALTER W. KOLAR |
TTE |
EVA |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO |
| S/SGT ROBERT H. DUNBAR |
ROG |
NOC |
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-- |
| SGT CHALMERS M. ANDERSON |
BTG |
POW |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO |
| S/SGT GORDON M. LANE |
WG |
POW |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO |
| SGT EARL C. MILAM |
TG |
POW |
25/7/44 |
ST. LO |
349th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 9/3/44.
Lt Burkhart was from the crew of S. D. Eichen and replaced Lt Edward
H. Fehrenkamp 25 Jul 1944 and T/Sgt Glasser flew for S/Sgt Robert H.
Dunbar. T/Sgt Glasser became an EVADEE and 2nd Lt Andrew J. Burkhart
was a POW.
Lt Fehrenkamp flies 9 missions with this crew and then is replaced
with different CP's from 1 May 44 until 19 Jun 44. He returns to the
Crew on 20 June 44 and continues flying missions with this crew
until 14 June 44. He is replaced on the Crew by Lt Burkhart from the
crew of S. D. Eichen. Lt Fehrenkamp flew his last mission with Lt
Herres on Sept 11, 1944 mission to Ruhland.
During May and early June, the following co-pilots flew with the Lt
Townsend Crew:
| F/O P. V. Lammers |
May 1, 1944 |
| Lt F. W. Craft- |
May 7, 1944 |
| Lt H. A. Debbern |
May 8, 1944 |
| Lt P. L. Mitchell |
May 12, 1944 & June 6, 7, 1944 |
| Lt D. L. Roth |
May 13, 19, 20, 1944 & June 2, 1944 |
Missions for Lt Lawrence E. Townsend
| NBR |
DATE |
AIRCRAFT |
TARGET |
| 01 |
3/18/1944 |
710 The Savage |
MUNCIH |
| 02 |
3/22/1944 |
957 Horny II |
ORANIENBURG (BERLIN) |
| 03 |
. 3/23/1944 |
710 The Savage |
BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM |
| 04 |
3/28/1944 |
088 Squawkin Hawk |
CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX |
| 05 |
4/1/1944 |
347 Billy Boy |
LUDWIGSHAFEN |
| NC |
4/7/1944 |
347 Billy Boy |
QUACKENBRUCK (SCRUBBED) |
| 06 |
4/8/1944 |
347 Billy Boy |
QUACKENBRUCK |
| 07 |
. 4/9/1944 |
347 Billy Boy |
KRZESINKI (POSEN) |
| 08 |
4/10/1944 |
347 Billy Boy |
RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE |
| 09 |
4/11/1944 |
347 Billy Boy |
POSEN / ROSTOCK T. O. |
| NC |
4/12/1944 |
347 Billy Boy |
SCHEUDITZ (RECALL) |
| 10 |
5/1/1944 |
957 Horny II |
SAARGUEMINES/WIZERNES |
| 11 |
5/7/1944 |
107230 Yehudi |
BERLIN |
| 12 |
5/8/1944 |
107230 Yehudi |
BERLIN & LAGLACERIE |
| 13 |
5/12/1944 |
107230 Yehudi |
BRUX, OIL REFINERY |
| 14 |
5/13/1944 |
107230 Yehudi |
OSNABRUCK |
| 15 |
. 5/19/1944 |
107230 Yehudi |
BERLIN |
| 16 |
. 5/20/1944 |
31987 Shilaylee |
BRUSSELS |
| 17 |
. 6/6/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
FALAISE/OUISTREHAM |
| 18 |
6/7/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
NANTES (BRIDGES) |
| 19 |
6/19/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
CORME ECLUSE, AF |
| 20 |
6/20/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
FALLERSLEBEN |
| 21 |
. 6/21/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
RUHLAND (START OF RUSSIAN SHUTTLE) |
| 22 |
6/26/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
DROHOBYCZ (from Russia) |
| 23 |
7/3/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
ARAD (RUMANIA) (from Russia, Landed in
Italy) |
| 24 |
7/5/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
BEZIER (FROM ITLAY, Landed in England) |
| 25 |
7/7/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
BOHLEN/MERSEBURG |
| 26 |
7/12/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
MUNICH (IND. AREA) |
| 27 |
7/14/1944 |
97806 Now An' Then |
SOUTH OF FRANCE |
| 28 |
7/17/1944 |
97806 Now An' Then |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY |
| 29 |
7/19/1944 |
97806 Now An' Then |
SCHWEINFURT & DUREN |
| 30 |
7/24/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
ST LO (GND SUPPORT) |
| 31 |
7/25/1944 |
102416 Lady Luck |
ST LO (GND SUPPORT) |
EYEWITNESS:
A/C #416 was believed to have been hit
by flak from St. Lo shortly after bombs away and before reaching the
R. P. (Rally Point). Fire broke out inside the A/C and #2 engine
began to smoke. Crewmen began bailing out of the ship which appeared
to be flying on APCE. Nine chutes were seen, this would account for
the entire crew.
This was the 31st mission for this crew according to our operational
records for this time. S/Sgt Walter W. Kolar, evaded the Germans for
a few days until the advancing Allied Forces reached his position.
He then joined a tank crew and fought until wounded. His new found
armored buddies took him to the aid station, where the medical
personnel discovered S/Sgt Kolar was Army Air Force. They terminated
his short but popular ground combat career and placed him in the
hospital. He must have been one of the 100th's most intrepid
warriors. .
Hello,
I am a french historian in the Paris aera.
From our sources, the B-17 "Lady Luck" 349th BS was crashed in the
Paris aera on the 25 july44.
Best Regards.
Bruno Renoult.
bruno. renoult@club-internet. fr-end-
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