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2nd Lt. Thomas C. Hughes

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Thomas C. Hughes Crew - Left to Right
Standing:
William Gockman, John Wolos, Rudy Dunker, Glenn Davis, William Luby
Kneeling: Tom Hughes, Bob Crittenden, Joe Calistro, Joe Dye
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2ND LT THOMAS C. HUGHES P CPT 21-Mar-45 Plauen
2ND LT ROBERT W. CRITTENDEN CP CPT 10-Mar-45 Dortmund
2ND LT JOSEPH R. CALISTRO NAV CPT 10-Mar-45 Dortmund
2ND LT FARRIS A. TURNER, JR BOM NOC -- --
CPL WILBUR R. GOCKMAN ROG CPT 10-Mar-45 Dortmund
CPL JOHN A. WOLOS TTE CPT 10-Mar-45 Dortmund
CPL WILLIAM R. LUBY BTG CPT 10-Mar-45 Dortmund
CPL GLENN R. DAVIS WG CPT 10-Mar-45 Dortmund
CPL JOHN G. ISARIS WG NOC -- --
CPL RUDOLPH H. DUNKER TG CPT 10-Mar-45 Dortmund

351ST SQDN.CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 23 SEP 1944. CREW FLEW A/C 337815 "YOU CAN'T LOSE"

F.A. TURNER FLEW EIGHT MISSIONS WITH THE HUGHES CREW; TRANSFERRED TO RADAR SCHOOL (MICKEY). ASSIGNED TO THE LEAD CREW OF R. C. ELLIS AND CPT WITH ELLIS. HE WAS REPLACED ON THE CREW BY LT JOSEPH DYE WHO COMPLETED HIS TOUR WITH ME (26 MISSIONS). CPL JOHN ISARIS DROPPED FROM CREW UPON ARRIVAL AT THORPE ABBOTTS DUE TO REDUCTION OF CREWS TO 9 MEN.

Missions of Lt Thomas C. Hughes (mpf 2002)
 
NBR DATE TARGET
01 07/10/44 BOHLEN
02 09/10/44 MAINZ
03 12/10/44 BREMEN
04 15/10/44 COLOGNE
05 17/10/44 COLOGNE
06 18/10/44 KASSEL
07 22/10/44 MUNSTER
08 30/10/44 MERSEBURG (RECALLED)
09 05/11/44 LUDWIGSHAVEN
10 06/11/44 NEUMUNSTER
11 09/11/44 SAARBRUCKEN
12 16/11/44 AACHEN
13 21/11/44 MERSEBURG
14 26/11/44 HAMM
15 30/11/44 MERSEBURG
16 12/12/44 DARMSTADT
17 24/12/44 KAISERLAUTERN
18 25/12/44 KAISERLAUTERN
19 27/12/44 FULDA
20 28/12/44 KOBLENZ
21 30/12/44 KASSEL
22 31/12/44 HAMBURG
23 05/01/45 FRANKFURT
24 07/01/45 COLOGNE
25 20/01/45 HIELBRONN
26 21/01/45 MANNHEIM
27 28/01/45 DUISBURG
28 29/01/45 KASSEL
29 03/02/45 BERLIN
30 09/02/45 WEIMAR
31 15/02/45 COTTBUS
32 17/02/45 GIESSEN
33 19/02/45 OSNABRUCK
34 08/03/45 GIESSEN
35 10/03/45 DORMUND

LT TOM HUGHES FLIES 3 MORE MISSIONS AS COMMAND PILOT, LT HARRY THOMPSON (BOMB) FLIES ALL THREE MISSIONS TO COMPLETE HIS TOUR OF DUTY.

NBR DATE TARGET
36 17/03/45 RUHLAND (WITH LT JIM LANTZ CREW)
37 18/03/45 BERLIN (WITH LT JAMES W. JOHNSON CREW)
38 21/03/45 PLAUEN (CREW UNKNOWN)

TOM HUGHES RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE AS A LT COL

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