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THIS WAS THE FIRST CREW OF THE 100TH TO FINISH A TOUR
OF 25 MISSIONS.
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 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
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| 1st Lt |
Glenn W. Dye |
P |
CPT |
16-Sep-43 |
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| 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 |
-- |
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T/Sgt |
Elder D. Dickerson |
WG |
KIA |
8-Oct-43 |
Bremen |
| S/Sgt |
George E. Flanagan |
ROG |
CPT |
16-Sep-43 |
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| S/Sgt |
Richard B. Cooke |
BTG |
CPT |
16-Sep-43 |
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| S/Sgt |
Donald O. Ellis |
WG |
CPT |
16-Sep-43 |
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| 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.
Missions for Glenn Dye Crew (19 of the 25)
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DATE |
A/C # |
A/C NAME |
TARGET |
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Jun 25, 1943 |
230051 |
Nevada Wildcat |
Bremen |
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Jun 26, 1943 |
23307 |
Skipper |
LeMans |
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Jun 28, 1943 |
23307 |
Skipper |
St Nazaire (Flak City) |
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Jun 29, 1943 |
23307 |
Skipper |
LeMans |
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Jul 10, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
LeBourget |
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Jul 14, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
LeBourget |
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Jul 17, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Hamburg |
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Jul 24, 1943 |
25865 |
Janie |
Trondheim |
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Jul 25, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Warnemunde |
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Jul 26, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Hanover |
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Jul 28, 1943 |
25865 |
Janie |
Oschersleben |
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Jul 29, 1943 |
25865 |
Janie |
Warnemunde |
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Jul 30, 1943 |
25865 |
Janie |
Kassel |
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Aug 12, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Wesseling |
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Aug 15, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Merville AF & Lille AF |
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Aug 19, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Woensdrecht |
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Aug 24, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Conches |
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Aug 27, 1943 |
230089 |
Sunny |
Watten |
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Sept. 16, 1943 |
230796 |
Sunny II |
Bordeaux & LaPallice |
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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