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Thomas E. Murphy |
George W. Brannan |
Charles W. Floyd |
Emil J. Siewert
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 Alvin L. Barker Crew (left to right)
Standing: Alvin Barker (P), S. Hayne (CP), John Neal (TG),
Edwin Morgan (WG), John Williams (WG)
Kneeling: Robyn Fulton (BTG), Theodore Price (ROG), Frank
Coon (BOM), Willis Stroud (TTE)
Picture taken at Walla Walla, WA about February, 1943
(Courtesy of Thorpe Abbotts Tower Museum Archives - January, 2006)
Notes: S. Hayne (CP) did not fly to England with the 100th BG.
Willis Stroud (TTE) RFS (illness) after 7 missions and
transferred to the 447th BG.
1ST LT ALVIN L. BARKER - ORGINAL 100TH PILOT
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CREW #25 A/C #42-30059 "BARKER'S BURDENS" MACR #685
| 1ST LT ALVIN L. BARKER |
P |
KIA |
8 OCT 43 |
BREMEN |
WITH CREW 22, CAPT MURPHY CREW |
| 2ND LT CHARLES W. FLOYD, JR |
CP |
KIA |
3 SEP 43 |
PARIS |
-- |
| 2ND LT ROBERT N. ROSENBERG |
NAV |
POW |
3 SEP 43 |
PARIS |
-- |
| 2ND LT FRANK C. COON |
BOM |
POW |
3 SEP 43 |
PARIS |
-- |
| T/SGT WILLIAM H. STROUD |
TTE |
RFS |
-- |
-- |
TRANSFERRED TO 447TH BG |
| S/SGT EDWIN I. MORGAN |
WG |
POW |
24 MAY 44 |
BERLIN |
With E. J. Siewert crew |
| T/SGT THEODORE W. PRICE |
ROG |
KIA |
3 SEP 43 |
PARIS |
-- |
| S/SGT ROBYN P. FULTON |
BTG |
POW |
6 MAR 44 |
BERLIN |
With G. W. Brannan crew |
| S/SGT JOHN K. WILLIAMS |
WG |
KIA |
3 SEP 43 |
PARIS |
-- |
| S/SGT JOHN M. NEAL |
TG |
KIA |
3 SEP 43 |
PARIS |
-- |
351st Sqdn. An Original crew with the 100th.
Barker was made Operations officer of the 351st and Floyd became pilot of
the crew. On 3/9/43, Lt Jack C. Boyd, who had flown overseas with the group
as a spare, was the CP. Also, on 3/9/43, S/Sgt EARL GRIGGS & Dale Huffer
were flying in place of Willis Stroud & Robyn Fulton and both were KIA as
was Lt Boyd. Lt. Peter Theodore, Asst. Station Gunnery Officer, flew in
place of Sgt. E. I. Morgan and was KIA. Sgt. Fulton had received a Purple
Heart in Aug. 1943.
The following is from a conversation between Cowboy Roane and Paul West in
1991…Cowboy's remarks are from notes:
"I was with them at Paris and saw King's plane hit amidships by flak. It
pitched up in and extreme nose high attitude and struck the tail section of
Alvin's (Barker) plane. It seemed like slow motion, or maybe that is just my
memory but they seemed to hang there for a time and then Richard (King) went
straight down and Alvin (Barker) just exploded then and there. It was and
still is a sad day for me, I had been Richard's (King) co-pilot in the
states, the entire crews were my close friends. I also knew Alvin (Barker)
from back in the states where we were squadron mates as well. "
Crash Information: FROM LT KING CASUALTY REPORT
The third aircraft to be involved in a massive mid-air collision in the
Paris, France area. A salvoed bomb (from the high group) hit the No# 3
engine of aircraft 42-30059 piloted by 1/Lt Charles Floyd, which collided
with aircraft 42-5865 piloted by Lt Victor Fienup, resulting in loss of
control. The aircraft piloted by Lt. Richard King received a direct falk
burst amidships and sudden moved upward striking aircraft piloted by Lt
Charles Floyd, this aircraft exploded.
CHARLES FLOYD HAD MOVED UP TO PILOT WHEN ALVIN BARKER BECAME SQUADRON
OPERATIONS OFFICER, FLOYD'S CO-PILOT SEAT WAS TAKEN BY LT JACK C BOYD, WHO
HAD FLOWN OVERSEAS WITH THE GROUP. BOTH PILOTS WERE KIA. THE NAVIGATOR, LT
ROBERT ROSENBERG AND THE BOMBARDIER, LT FRANK COON, WERE PROBABLY BLOWN OUT
OF THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH BECAME POWS. S/SGT EARL GRIGGS AND SGT DALE HUFFERS
WERE FLYING IN PLACE OF REGULAR CREWMEN, WILLIS STROUD AND ROBYN FULTON;
BOTH WERE KIA. LT PETER THEODORE, STATION ASSISTANT GUNNERY OFFICER, WAS
ALSO ON BOARD AND WAS KIA. ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FLY MISSIONS THIS
WAS HIS FOURTH. LT THEODORE WAS HELD IN HIGH ESTEEEM BY THE GUNNERS OF THE
100TH.
T/SGT WILLIAM H. STROUD TTE; RFS after 7 missions due to illness,
TRANSFERRED TO 447TH BG
MISSIONS OF CAPT. ALVIN BARKER (from Paul Andrews appendix in Luck of the
Draw by Frank Murphy…mpf)
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
A/C # |
A/C NAME |
COMMENTS: |
| 01 |
26/06/43 |
LeMANS |
230184 |
MUGGS |
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| 02 |
28/06/43 |
ST NAZAIRE |
230086 |
BLACK JACK |
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| 03 |
10/07/43 |
Le BOURGET |
230059 |
BARKER'S BURDENS |
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| NC |
14/07/43 |
Le BOURGET |
230059 |
BARKER'S BURDENS |
#3 ENGINE, RUNNING ROUGH |
| 04 |
17/07/43 |
HAMBURG |
230059 |
BARKER'S BURDENS |
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| CAPT. BARKER IS MADE 351ST OPERATIONS OFFICER |
| 05 |
26/07/43 |
HANOVER |
230089 |
SUNNY |
with Glenn Dye Crew |
| 06 |
08/10/43 |
BREMEN |
25864 |
PICCADILLY LILY |
shot down with Capt. MurphyCrew |
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