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 The Sidney
C. Johnson Crew (left to right)
Standing: William J. Duggan, Sidney C. Johnson, pilot, Chester Romanowski, and Harry Thompson
Kneeling: William Weeks, Charles M. Beck, Francis Manser, Harry Menter and
Edwin Hodgson.
100th Photo Archives
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| 2nd Lt Sidney C. Johnson |
P |
CT |
15/3/45 |
-- |
| 2nd Lt William J. Duggan |
CP |
CT |
15/3/45 |
-- |
| 1st Lt Chester Romanowski |
N |
NC |
-- |
REPLACED BY M/SGT GORDEN SINCLAIR |
| F/O Harry M. Thompson |
B |
CT |
21/3/45 |
-- |
| Cpl Charles M. Beck, Jr |
R |
CT |
15/3/45 |
-- |
| Cpl Harry E. Menter |
E |
CT |
15/3/45 |
-- |
| Cpl William G. Weeks |
BT |
CT |
15/3/45 |
-- |
| Cpl Edwin R. Hodgson |
WG |
CT |
15/3/45 |
-- |
| Cpl Francis W. Manser |
TG |
CT |
15/3/45 |
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351st Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 28 OCT 44.
This crew flew the Dec 31, 1944 Mission to Hamburg which resulted in
the loss of 12 a/c from the 100th Bomb Group. This crew flew in the lead
flight, low squadron, position #2.
Lt Clifton M. Williams Crew – A/C #43-38124,
MACR #11363, Fiche #4182:
| Lt Clifton M. Williams |
P |
KIA |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| Lt Kenneth W. Newkirk |
CP |
KIA |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| Lt Richard F. Williams |
NAV |
KIA |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| Lt Lawrence W. Ward |
BOM |
POW |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| T/S/Sgt Charles J. McGinley |
ROG |
KIA |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| T/Sgt . Alvin H. Petteys |
TTE |
KIA |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/Sgt Lee F. Carpenter |
BTG |
KIA |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/Sgt James H. Murphy |
WG |
POW |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
| Cpl Gordon R. Sinclair |
TG |
CPT |
15 /3/45 |
ORANIENBURG WITH THE S. JOHNSON
CREW AS NAV (see note) |
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
disagreement 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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