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1st Lt. Glenn W. Dye

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THIS WAS THE FIRST CREW OF THE 100TH TO FINISH A TOUR OF 25 MISSIONS.

SUNNY II Crew (left to right)
Standing:  George E. Flanagan - ROG, Elder D. Dickerson - WG (KIA 8 Oct 43 at Bremen),
Richard B. Cooke - BTG John Parmentier - Crew Chief, Victor R. Combs - TTE,
Leroy E. Baker - TG & Donald O. Ellis - WG.
 Kneeling: Francis C. Chaney - BOM, timothy J. Cavanaugh - NAV,
Ollen Turner - 351st Squadron Commander
Glen Dye - P & John H. Luckadoo - CP
100th BG Photo Archives

This is the Glen Dye Crew, the first 100th crew to complete a combat tour of 25 missions. This photo includes more than the regular crew. Some standing are ground crew. Kneeling are the 351st Squadron Commander, Ollen Turner, center, with Glen Dye to his left and John Luckadoo on the extreme right. Luckadoo was later to become the Operations Officer of the 351st and then the 350th. This is the only case of the same 100th airman serving as Ops Officer for two Squadron.

1st Lt. Glenn W. Dye
1st Lt Glenn W. Dye P CPT 16-Sep-43 --
2nd Lt John H. Luckadoo CP CPT 13-Feb-44 NoBall 120
2nd Lt Timothy J. Cavanaugh NAV CPT 16-Sep-43 --
2nd Lt Francis C. Chaney BOM CPT 16-Sep-43 --
T/Sgt Victor R. Combs TTE CPT 16-Sep-43 --
T/Sgt Elder D. Dickerson WG KIA 8-Oct-43 Bremen
S/Sgt George E. Flanagan ROG CPT 16-Sep-43 --
S/Sgt Richard B. Cooke BTG CPT 16-Sep-43 --
S/Sgt Donald O. Ellis WG CPT 16-Sep-43 --
S/Sgt Leroy E. Baker TTE CPT 16-Sep-43 --


351st Sqdn. Original Crew and the first 100th crew to finish a tour of 25 missions.

This crew lost Elder D. Dickerson at Bremen with Murphy and THE PICCADILLY LILY and Timothy Cavanaugh and Francis Chaney were both killed in a B-28 training accident shortly after returning to the states.  John H. "Lucky" Luckadoo went on to become Operations Officer of two of the 100th Squadrons, the 350th and 351st. He is the only airmen to become the Operations Officer for two different Squadrons.

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