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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.

Missions for Glenn Dye Crew (19 of the 25)

DATE

A/C #

A/C NAME

TARGET

Jun 25, 1943

230051

Nevada Wildcat

Bremen

Jun 26, 1943

23307

Skipper

LeMans

Jun 28, 1943

23307

Skipper

St Nazaire (Flak City)

Jun 29, 1943

23307

Skipper

LeMans

Jul 10, 1943

230089

Sunny

LeBourget

Jul 14, 1943

230089

Sunny

LeBourget

Jul 17, 1943

230089

Sunny

Hamburg

Jul 24, 1943

25865

Janie

Trondheim

Jul 25, 1943

230089

Sunny

Warnemunde

Jul 26, 1943

230089

Sunny

Hanover

Jul 28, 1943

25865

Janie

Oschersleben

Jul 29, 1943

25865

Janie

Warnemunde

Jul 30, 1943

25865

Janie

Kassel

Aug 12, 1943

230089

Sunny

Wesseling

Aug 15, 1943

230089

Sunny

Merville AF & Lille AF

Aug 19, 1943

230089

Sunny

Woensdrecht

Aug 24, 1943

230089

Sunny

Conches

Aug 27, 1943

230089

Sunny

Watten

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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