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ORIGINAL 350TH CREW #10 A/C #42-30047 "SWEATER GIRL"
| CAPT MARK E. CARNELL |
P |
CPT |
13 FEB 44 LIVOSSART & BOIS REMPRE (NOBALL) |
| 2ND LT EDWARD K. MOFFLY |
CP |
CPT |
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| 1ST LT
ANTHONY P. GOSPODAR |
NAV |
CPT |
11 DEC 43 EMDEN |
| 1ST LT JAMES P. FITTON |
BOM |
CPT |
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| T/SGT VERN M. BEST |
TTE |
CPT |
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| S/SGT WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS |
WG |
POW |
8 OCT 43
BREMEN (CREW #15 LT BERNIE DeMARCO) |
| SGT EDMUND A. OLIVER |
ROG |
POW |
10 JUL 43
PARIS (CREW #12 LT CHARLES DUNCAN) |
| S/SGT STEVE BOSSER |
BTG |
CPT |
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| S/SGT PAUL A. VRABEC, JR |
WG |
CPT |
24 DEC 43 ST JOSEPH(NOBALL) |
| S/SGT FLOYD P. BULLARD |
TG |
CPT |
24 DEC 43 ST JOSEPH(NOBALL) |
Capt Carnell replaced Capt Carey as 350th Operations
Officer when Capt Carey was shot down on July 25, 1943 On 10 July 1943,
radio operator Ed Oliver flew with Crew #12 which was lost that day and
Oliver became a POW. He was soon replaced on the crew by George Rudden from
Crew #17 which went down over Kiel on 25 July. On 8 October 1943, William
Williams flew with Crew #15 and went down over Bremen.
According to a letter from Vern Best in 1980, Mark
Carnell suffered a broken arm in a bicycle accident on the field and was
unable to fly for a considerable length of time. He was replaced by Bill
Desanders whose crew (#17) had been lost on 25 July 43. Best also says that
Paul Vrabec not only completed 25 missions but volunteered for five
additional and finished those.
Missions for Mark Carnell & Crew:
| # |
DATE |
MISSION |
A/C # |
A/C NAME |
| 1. |
25 JUN 43 |
BREMEN |
230068 |
PHARTZAC |
| 2. |
26 JUN 43 |
LeMANNS |
23279 |
BADGER BEAUTY |
| 3. |
28 JUN 43 |
ST NAZAIRE "FLAK CITY" |
23279 |
BADGER BEAUTY |
| 4. |
29 JUN 43 |
LeMANNS |
23279 |
BADGER BEAUTY |
| 5. |
4 JUL 43 |
LaPALLICE |
230047 |
SWEATER GIRL |
| 6. |
17 JUL 43 |
HAMBURG |
230047 |
SWEATER GIRL |
| 7. |
24 JUL 43 |
TRONDHEIM |
230047 |
SWEATER GIRL |
| 8. |
26 JUL 43 |
HANOVER |
230047 |
SWEATER GIRL |
| 9. |
28 JUL 43 |
OSCHERSLEBEN |
230047 |
SWEATER GIRL |
| 10. |
29 JUL 43 |
WARNEMUNDE |
230047 |
SWEATER GIRL |
At this point, Capt. Mark Carnell brakes his arm and is
grounded. While recouperating, he becomes operations office. Capt Dick
Carey, original squadron operations officer had been shot down with Lt
Desanders Crew on 25 July 43 mission to Kiel. Lt William Desanders takes
over the Carnell crew and fly their first mission together:
| 11. |
24 AUG 43 |
CONCHES, EVREUX-FAUVILLE |
230380 |
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| 12. |
3 SEPT 43 |
PARIS |
230358 |
PHARTZAC |
| 13. |
23 SEPT 43 |
VANNES |
230380 |
LN-P |
| 14. |
26 SEPT 43 |
PARIS |
230380 |
LN-P |
| 15. |
27 SEPT 43 |
EMDEN |
23233 |
OUR BABY |
| 16. |
4 OCT 43 |
SAARLUIS & HANAU |
230725 |
AW-R-G0 |
| 17. |
9 OCT 43 |
MARIENBURG |
23433 |
LENA |
As your website lists, Lt Charlie Wilson, Lt Robert
Pearson and Capt. Richard Carey, were ex RCAF Americans. Capt. Mark Carnell
was another ex RCAF member. His RCAF service number was C 6873. He was a
staff pilot at #4 Wireless School. He transferred to the USAAF May 1942. Two
others also served/trained with RCAF MAGEE CHARLES FULLER, SERVICE NUMBER;
R66199 Enlisted Niagara Falls 8-9-40 and Michael Garemko completed EFTS
training (basic flight training) before transferring to the USAAF. Found
another Lt Reginald Smith He graduated from No. 5 Service Flying Training
School Brantford, Ontario…Wally
Dear Michael,
Thank you for responding. I only know he joined the Royal
Canadian Air Force after being turned down by the US because of his
nearsightedness. He was raised outside of London, Ontario after his mother's
death. He stayed in the reserves after the war, and retired a Lt. Col.
Sincerely, Sally Stewart. Relative of Capt. Mark Carnell
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