| 2ND LT ROBERT
L. STEVENSON |
P |
CPT |
9 FEB 45 |
-- |
| 2ND LT FLOYD E.
HENDERSON |
CP |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| 2ND LT WILLIAM C. LEFFINGWELL |
NAV |
CPT |
28 DEC 44 |
-- |
| 2ND LT STANLEY W. YATES |
BOM |
CPT |
7 JAN 45 |
-- |
| T/SGT ALAN B. CRAIG |
ROG |
CPT |
30 DEC 44 |
-- |
| T/SGT HENRY GREEN |
TTE |
CPT |
30 DEC 44 |
-- |
| S/SGT ISAAC N. HULME |
BTG |
CPT |
30 DEC 44 |
-- |
| S/SGT` HERMAN G. FRAHS |
WG |
CPT |
30 DEC 44 |
-- |
| S/SGT EDWARD M. AUGUSTINE |
WG |
CPT |
30 DEC 44 |
-- |
| S/SGT JOHN B. HUNNICUTT |
TG |
NOC |
-- |
TAPS 1945 |
351ST SQDN. . CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 17 JUL 1944. (crew
#133)
On the 31 DEC 44 ( HAMBURG) mission, FLOYD E. HENDERSON was the first
pilot of this crew. . Appears mainly that of Carl J.
Hedin. . . jb
Newspaper account of the death of Floyd E. Henderson
Lieutenant Floyd E. Henderson, 25, husband of the former Violet
Thomsen, 723 South State Street, was killed in action December 31, 1944,
over Hamburg, Germany. He had previously been reported missing. A native
of Chillicothe, Il, Lieutenant Henderson was a Flying Fortress pilot.
A/C #42-31066 "Fools Rush In" MACR #11366, MICRO-FICHE #4183
| 2ND LT FLOYD E.
HENDERSON |
P |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| 2ND LT RICHARD W.
KING |
CP |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| 2ND LT GEORGE J. SMIGO, JR. |
NAV |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/SGT ELMER L.
KOVACH |
TOGG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/SGT GEORGE J.
ROBINSON |
ROG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/SGT JAMES W.
SHEPARD |
TTE |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| SGT LEO O. MURPHY |
BTG |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| SGT FRED
HORCASITAS |
WG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| SGT FRANK S. SAULS |
TG |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
EYEWITNESS: "A/C 42-31066 received a direct hit by flak just before
"Bombs Away" , and the bombs were salvoed. The A/C fell off on the right
wing and dropped onto A/C #43-38124 piloted by Lt Clifton M. Williams.
Both aircraft went down in flames and one exploded" (See Williams crew
below)
A/C #43-38124. MACR #11363. FICHE #4182
| LT
CLIFTON M. WILLIAMS |
P |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| LT KENNETH W. NEWKIRK |
CP |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| LT RICHARD F. WILLIAMS |
NAV |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| LT LAWRENCE W. WARD |
BOM |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| T/S/SGT CHARLES J. MCGINLEY |
ROG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| T/SGT . ALVIN H. PETTEYS |
TTE |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/SGT LEE F. CARPENTER |
BTG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/SGT JAMES H. MURPHY |
WG |
POW |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| CPL GORDON R. SINCLAIR |
TG |
CPT |
15 MAR 45 |
ORANIENBURG WITH THE
S. JOHNSON CREW AS NAV |
351st Sqdn. Sqdn Diary of Sept. 1944 notes this crew as joining the
100th Group in Sept. A Cpl. Harvey J. Lehman was on the crew at that time
but no further record of him has turned up.
On 31/12/44, S/Sgt Roland L. Douglas, from the crew of Gerald Brown,
was flying in place of Gordon Sinclair and was made a POW.
Note
Gordon Sinclair was removed from Navigator's school one day short of
graduation for some unknown infraction, probably the Training Command
acted a bit over zealous in view of the need for trained Navigators. The
351st Sqdn. Commander (Harry Cruver, a man known to have had some
disagreements with training command personnel during his cadet days)
corrected this bit of over zealousness by immediately promoting Sinclair
to M/Sgt and making him the Navigator for the Sidney Johnson crew, where
he completed a tour. This from Charles M. Beck, of the Sidney Johnson
crew. . pw
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