| 2ND LT |
DALE L. DARBY |
P |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| 2ND LT |
FRANCIS B. MUSSER |
CP |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| 2ND LT |
ROLAND E. TORNQUIST |
NAV |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| 2ND LT |
WILLIAM S. BATES |
BOM |
CPT |
30-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| S/SGT |
ALBERT J. SINGLETON |
TTE |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| SGT |
CHARLES E. LOWE |
ROG |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| SGT |
LESLIE B. MOORE |
BTG |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| SGT |
ROY W.GIACOMELLI |
WG |
CPT |
12-Oct-44 |
Bremen |
| SGT |
GEORGE N. WINKLER |
WG |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
| SGT |
STANLEY H. SINGPIEL |
TG |
CPT |
2-Nov-44 |
Merseburg |
351ST SQDN.. CREW JOINED 100TH ON 15 JUN 1944
MISSION LIST OF SGT LESLIE B. MOORE (courtesy of grandson Les Poitras,
mpf 2002):
| NBR |
DATE |
TARGET |
| 01 |
29/06/44 |
BOHLEN |
| 02 |
06/07/44 |
FLEURY |
| 03 |
11/07/44 |
MUNICH |
| 04 |
12/07/44 |
MUNICH |
| 05 |
17/07/44 |
PARIS |
| 06 |
18/07/44 |
KIEL |
| 07 |
21/07/44 |
REGENSBURG |
| 08 |
24/07/44 |
ST LO |
| 09 |
25/07/44 |
ST LO |
| 10 |
28/07/44 |
MERSEBURG |
| 11 |
31/07/44 |
MUNICH |
| 12 |
04/08/44 |
HAMBURG |
| 13 |
05/08/44 |
MAGDEBURG |
| 14 |
08/08/44 |
ST SYLVAIN |
| 15 |
25/08/44 |
POLITZ |
| 16 |
29/08/44 |
BERLIN |
| 17 |
01/09/44 |
FRANKFURT |
| 18 |
08/09/44 |
MAINZ |
| 19 |
09/09/44 |
DUSSELDORF |
| 20 |
11/09/44 |
RUHLAND |
| 21 |
12/09/44 |
BOHLEN |
| 22 |
13/09/44 |
STUTTGART |
| 23 |
18/09/44 |
WARSAW, POLAND (2nd RUSSIAN SHUTTLE) |
| 24 |
19/09/44 |
SZOLNOK, HUNGARY |
| 25 |
03/10/44 |
STUTTGART |
| 26 |
06/10/44 |
BERLIN |
| 27 |
07/10/44 |
BOHLEN |
| 28 |
08/10/44 |
MAINZ |
| 29 |
15/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
| 30 |
22/10/44 |
MUNSTER |
| 31 |
26/10/44 |
HANOVER |
| 32 |
30/10/44 |
MERSEBURG |
| 33 |
02/11/44 |
MERSEBURG |
The following is the text of an article written in a Portland Maine
newspaper in the winter of 1944, entitled:
"Danger Unknown By Crew of Flying Fort Over Leipzig”
(courtesy grandson,
Les Poitras - Dec. 2006): “Staff Sgt. Leslie B. Moore of Tyndall Field,
Fla., veteran gunner who recently returned from the 8th Air Force, is a firm
believer in the old saying, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you,” especially
when you’re flying over Germany thru heavy flak and fighter opposition.
Sgt. Moore back(ed) up this belief with the following story. “We were on a
mission over Leipzig when our Flying Fort was hit by heavy flak, shooting up
our tail and knocking off our reserve gas tank. The flak also cut our main
wing spar, but we didn’t discover that damage until we got back to our base.
None of us knew about the weakened spar, and I’m glad we didn’t. It saved us
all a lot of sweating on the return trip.
Moore, who hails from Jackman (ME), flew 33 missions in all, including one
of the first shuttle-raids over the continent. “We started from England,
bombing enemy occupied territory on the way to Russia and then gave it to
them again on the next leg of our trip to Italy. From Italy, we returned to
England.”
He also has two tactical bombing missions over St. Lo to is credit, flying
in at the low altitude of 1,000 feet, which was well within the range of the
enemy’s anti-aircraft guns. “The Nazis threw up everything that would reach
us,” Moore said, “but we managed to drop our bombs on the target and get
out.”
Moore holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak
Leaf Clusters and the group was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for
its bombing of the oil refineries at Regensburg. The father of two baby
girls, Moore is living at Tyndall Field, Florida with his wife and family,
His parents reside in Skowhegan (ME).” <end of article> "Other Ships
We Flew In" (from the mission Diary of Leslie B.
Moore, courtesy of grandson, Les Poitras - Feb. 2007)
Skipper II
Humpty Dumpty
Fools Rush In
Skyway Chariot
The All American Girl
Mason & Dixon
Our Gal Sal
Fever Beaver
Quittin Time
The Latest Rumor
Yankee Wahine
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