|
1ST LT WILLIAM G. MACNAB |
P |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
|
2ND LT NELSON B. VAUGHAN |
CP |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| 2ND LT
CHARLES J. SCOTT |
NAV |
FEH |
-- |
MOVED TO LEAD NAV |
| F/O
DOUGLAS S. EDEN |
BOM |
FEH |
-- |
MOVED TO LEAD BOM
SN# 0-1997861 |
| 2ND LT
JACK BERKOWITZ |
NAV |
POW |
31 DEC
44 |
HAMBURG
C. W. WILSON CREW
SN# 0-777438 |
| 2ND LT
RAYMOND E. COMER, JR. |
BOM |
POW |
31 DEC
44 |
HAMBURG
C. W. WILSON CREW |
|
T/SGT HENRY S. ETHRIDGE |
ROG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| T/SGT
JOSEPH A. CHADWICK |
TTE |
POW |
31 DEC
44 |
HAMBURG |
| S/SGT
EDWARD L. WOODALL, JR. |
BTG |
POW |
31 DEC
44 |
HAMBURG |
|
S/SGT DUANE F. RENCH |
WG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
| CPL LENO
R. DELMOLINO |
WG |
-- |
-- |
REMOVED TO REDUCE TO 9
SEE NOTE BELOW |
|
S/SGT FRANCIS J.
SEYFRIED |
TG |
KIA |
31 DEC 44 |
HAMBURG |
350th Sqdn. Joined 100th on 26 AUG 1944.
L. R. Delmolino became an Intelligence Specialists in the 351st.
Charles J. Scott and Douglas S. Eden were replaced for the 31 Dec 1944
Hamburg mission by Jack Berkowitz and Raymond E. Comer, both from the Hong
Kong Wilson crew and both became POWs. Scott and Eden moved up to Lead
Navigator and Lead Bombardier after the crew's 16th mission and were
flying at the end of hostilities.
EYEWITNESS:
"At 1250 hours, 19, 000 feet, 2 B-17's believed to be A/C 43-38457 and A/C 42-31987 pancaked together, circled
and crashed, still attached to each other. Six chutes were seen before the
A/C landed, most of them are believed to have fallen on land. There was no
fire from the A/C in the air or on the ground although there was some
smoke."
p. 91/92 of CONTRAILS gives U8 a bit more graphic picture. "Lt. W.
MacNab was leading the "C" Squadron low flight. Lt. G. Rojohn flew behind
and high. In the fierce aerial struggle, both MacNab and his co-pilot, Lt.
N. Vaughan, had been wounded. Their ship rose perilously toward Rojohn's,
who had moved in after Webster had been downed. A collision seemed
unavoidable. There was a sickening thud as the planes made contact. They
shuddered and locked, headed out over the North Sea. The engines of
MacNab's lower plane were smoking. Rojohn and his co-pilot, Lt. W. Leek,
immediately cut their engine switches, avoiding a probable explosion.
The situation was something too fantastic for even Hollywood to
simulate. The two planes clung together as Rojohn and Leek battled the
controls, and by sheer strength, managed to slowly turn the eight engine
monstrosity toward land. T/Sgt Chadwick bailed out while ths planes were
still over water, but his chute fortunately did not collapse, and he was
washed ashore . . . S/Sgt. E. Woodall, also from MacNab's ship , landed in
water and managed to reach shore. Chadwick was taken into custody that
night, together with navigator J. Berkwitz, bombardier R. Comer and
Woodall.
Seven men, T/Sgt. O. Elkin, T/Sgt. E. Neuhaus, Sgt. J. Shirley, S/Sgts.
J. Russo, R. Little, F. Chase, and Lt. R. Washington bailed out of
Rojohn's ship. . . . The fate of Russo, Little and Chase was unknown
Rojohn and Leek continued to fight the controls, using the engines of
the lower aircraft, and rode the grafted bird in for a landing. There have
been amazing stunts pulled in the colorful and courageous history of mans
will to fly, from the days of Daedalus and Da Vinci to the days of the
brother Wright and Billy Mitchell, but none more strangely heroic than the
day Rojohn and Lesk safely crash-landed their two planes piggyback on a
field in North Germany. "
MISSIONS
OF CAPT. DOUGLAS S. EDEN
(Lead and 350th Bomb Squadron Bombardier and Lead Navigator on 4
Chowhound Missions May 45)
| Nbr |
Cate |
Target |
Remarks |
| 01 |
25/09/44 |
LUDWIGSHAVEN |
A/C 338011 The Reluctant
Dragon |
| 02 |
26/09/44 |
BREMEN |
A/C 2102598 Super Rabbit |
| 03 |
27/09/44 |
MAINZ |
A/C 231991 Miss Chief |
| 04 |
28/09/44 |
MERSEBURG |
A/C 2102958 |
| 05 |
2/10/44 |
KASSEL |
-- |
| 06 |
3/10/44 |
NURNBURG |
-- |
| 07 |
5/10/44 |
HANDORF |
-- |
| 08 |
6/10/44 |
BERLIN |
-- |
| 09 |
9/10/44 |
MAINZ |
-- |
| 10 |
15/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
-- |
| 11 |
17/10/44 |
COLOGNE |
-- |
| 12 |
18/10/44 |
KASSEL |
-- |
| 13 |
22/10/44 |
MUNSTER |
-- |
| 14 |
26/10/44 |
HANOVER |
-- |
| 15 |
5/11/44 |
LUDWIGSHAVEN |
-- |
| 16 |
10/11/44 |
MAINZ |
Last mission flown with
MacNab Crew.
Lt Scott and Lt Eden went to lead crew training |
| 17 |
24/12/44 |
BIBLIS |
-- |
| 18 |
25/12/44 |
KAISERLAUTERN |
First mission on lead crew. |
| 19 |
31/12/44 |
HAMBURG |
-- |
| 20 |
6/01/45 |
ANNWEILER |
-- |
| 21 |
10/01/45 |
COLOGNE |
-- |
| 22 |
14/01/45 |
DERBEN |
-- |
| 23 |
28/01/45 |
DUISBURG |
-- |
| 24 |
21/02/45 |
NURNBURG |
-- |
| 25 |
24/03/45 |
STEENWIJK |
-- |
| 26 |
9/04/45 |
MUNICH |
-- |
| 27 |
10/04/45 |
BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG |
-- |
| 28 |
17/04/45 |
AUSSIG |
-- |
Service Record of Douglas Scott Eden
Lieutenant United States Army Air Force
Assigned to "Crew #5694", Lt William MacNab's crew, 18 May, 1944. They flew
together from Ardmore, Oklahoma until Lt Eden headed for lead bombardier school
in November 44. For the record, Lt Eden's birthday is 22 Apr 1923. He was 19
years and 4 months old at the time he enlisted.
|
Sept. 8, ’42 |
Enlisted in Portland, Oregon |
-- |
|
Mar 26 43 |
Reported in at San
Francisco, CA |
-- |
|
Mar. 29, ’43 |
Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas |
301 Training Group Barracks 307 (Capt. Smith) |
|
Apr. 18, ’43 |
Left Texas |
-- |
|
Apr. 21, ’43 |
University of Minneapolis, Mpls, Minn |
88th C. T. D. Room 25 (Maj. Sheldon) |
|
July 24, ’43 |
Left Minneapolis, Minn. |
-- |
|
July 28, ’43 |
Santa Ana, California |
20 Classification Squad. Barracks C (Capt. Smith) |
|
Aug. 14, ’43 |
Classified bombardier. |
-- |
|
Aug. 15, ’43 |
Appointed Aviation Cadet |
-- |
|
Aug. 18, ’43 |
Began Pre-flight Squad. |
92 Barracks A (Capt. Davies) |
|
Oct. 27, ’43 |
Left Santa Ana, California |
-- |
|
Oct. 28, ’43 |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Squad. 6 Tent 10 (Lt. Ball) |
|
Nov. 1, ’43 |
Began Gunnery training |
-- |
|
Dec. 13, ’43 |
Graduated |
-- |
| -- |
[delay en-route, 8 days] |
-- |
|
Dec. 24, ’43 |
Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
324 B. T. Sq’d. Class 44-6 Bar. T. 406 (Lt. Tetterington) |
|
Dec. 27, ’43 |
Began advanced |
-- |
|
Apr. 29’44 |
Graduated |
-- |
| -- |
[delay en-route, 8 days] |
-- |
|
May12, ’44 |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
2nd AAF C&RP Sq’d A (Capt. Wright) |
|
May17, ’44 |
Left Lincoln, Nebraska |
-- |
|
May 18, 44 |
Assigned Crew #5694 |
2nd Lt William MacNab's Crew |
|
May19, ’44 |
Ardmore, Oklahoma, |
222 CCTD GP II Sq’d 8 (Maj Angiers) |
|
July 25, ’44 |
Left Ardmore, Oklahoma |
-- |
| -- |
[delay en-route, 8 days] |
-- |
|
Aug. 5, ’44 |
Kearney, Nebraska |
-- |
|
Aug. 15, ’44 |
Left Kearney, Nebraska |
Arrived: Grenier Field, Manchester, N. H. |
|
Aug. 16, ’44 |
Left the United States |
-- |
|
Aug. 16, ’44 |
Goose Bay, Labrador. |
-- |
|
Aug. 18, ’44 |
Meeks Field, Iceland. |
-- |
|
Aug. 19, ’44 |
Arrived Valley (Holyhead) Wales |
-- |
|
Aug 20, ’44 |
Left Valley, Wales |
Arrived 8th A. F. Replacement Depot (near Stone &
Hanley) |
|
Aug. 24, ’44 |
Left 8th A. F. R. &R. Depot |
Arrived Diss. Thorpe Abbotts 100th Bomb Group 350th
Squadron. 13 Combat Wing, 3rd Division. |
MISSIONS:
| (Nbr) Date |
Target |
Notes |
|
(1) Sept. 25, ’44 |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
(mar. y’d. ) |
|
(2) Sept. 26, ’44 |
Bremen, Germany |
(F. W. Aircraft plant) |
|
(3) Sept. 27, ’44 |
Mainz, Germany |
(mar. y’d. ) |
|
(4) Sept. 28, ’44 |
Merseburg, Germany |
(oil) |
|
(5) Oct. 2, ’44 |
Kassel, Germany |
(tank factory) |
|
(6) Oct. 3, ’44 |
Ludwigsburg, Germany |
(airfield) |
|
(7) Oct. 5, ’44 |
Munster, Germany |
(airfield) (Handorf)* |
|
(8) Oct. 5, ’44 |
Berlin, Germany |
(engine factory) |
|
(9) Oct. 9, ’44 |
Weisbaden, Germany |
ordnance) (Mainz)* |
|
(10) Oct. 15, ’44 |
Cologne, Germany |
(mar yd. ) |
|
(11) Oct. 17, ’44 |
Cologne, Germany |
(mar yd. ) |
|
(12) Oct. 18, ’44 |
Kassel, Germany |
(tank factory) |
|
Oct 20, ’44 |
|
Awarded Air Medal. (dated 9 Oct) |
|
(13) Oct. 22, ’44 |
Munster, Germany |
(mar y’d) |
|
(14) Oct. 26, ’44 |
Hannover, Germany |
(mar. y’d. ). |
|
Nov… 1, ‘44 |
|
LEAD BOMBARDIER |
|
(15) Nov. 5, ’44 |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
(chemical) |
|
(16) Nov. 10, ’44 |
Weisbaden, Germany |
(airfield) (Mainz)* |
|
Nov. 27, ’44 |
|
Commissioned 2nd Lt. |
|
(17) Dec. 24, ’44 |
Biblis, Germany |
(airfield) |
|
(18) Dec. 25, ’44 |
Kaiserslautern, Ger |
(mar yd) Led C (hit) |
|
(19) Dec. 31, ’44 |
Hamburg, Germany |
(mar yd) Led B (missed) |
|
Jan. 3, ’45 |
Appointed Squadron Bombardier |
-- |
|
(20) Jan. 6, ’45 |
Anwieler, Ger |
(T. O. ) Led GP (began as B) (hit) |
|
(21) Jan. 10, ’45 |
(Koln)* Duisburg, Ger. (T. O) |
Led Group (C& M to Koln) (hit) |
|
(22) Jan. 14, ’45 |
Derben, Ger. |
(underground oil) Led Group (hit) |
|
(23) Jan. 28, ’45 |
Duisburg, Ger |
RR bridge) Led Wing (hit) |
|
Feb. 5, ’45 |
|
Appointed 1st Lt. |
|
Feb. 9, ’45 |
Rest leave, 8 days |
Flak leave. Bournemouth, England |
|
Feb. 10, ’45 |
|
Received 1st Lt. |
|
(24) Feb. 21, ’45 |
Nurnberg, Germany |
(mar y’d) Led Wing (P. F. F. ) (hit) |
|
Mar. 22. ’45 |
|
Orders for Captaincy |
|
Mar. 24, ’45 |
|
Received Captaincy |
|
(25) Mar. 24, ’45 |
Steenwijk, Holland |
(airfield) Led C (hit) |
|
(26) Apr. 9, ’45 |
Munich, Austria |
(airfield) Led C (hit) |
|
(27) Apr. 10, ’45 |
Burg-bei-Magdeburg, Germany |
(airfield) Led B (hit) |
|
(28) Apr. 17 ’45 |
Aussig, Czechslovakia |
(mar. y’d. ) Led B (hit) |
CHOWHOUND MISSIONS:
| (Nbr) Date |
Food Drop |
Notes |
|
(1) May 2, ’45 |
Amsterdam |
(food) Led Group (hit) |
|
(2) May 3, ’45 |
Alkmaar, Holland |
food) Led Wing (hit) |
|
(3) May 5, ’45 |
Alkmaar, Holland |
(food) element lead (hit) |
|
(4) May 7, ’45 |
Amsterdam, Holland |
(food) element lead (hit) |
POST HOSTILITIES:
May 8, ’45 – V. E. day
June 14, ’45 – Casablanca (3 day trip)
July 4, ’45 – Transferred to 95th Bomb Group 335th Sqd.
July 10, ’45 – Stone 70th Replacement Depot, 130th Reinforcement BN 156th
Reinforcement Co
July 29, ’45 – Greenoch, Scotland. Sailed "John Harvard. "
Aug. 10, ’45 – Boston, Camp Myles Standish. Taunton
Aug. 11, ’45 – Left Myles Standish
Aug. 14, ’45 – "VJ" Day (Aberdeen, South Dakota
Aug. 16, ’45 – Arrived Fort Lewis, Tocoma, Wash.
Aug. 16, ’45 – Left Fort Lewis.
Aug. 17, ’45 – Home
Sept. 18, ’45 – Reported at Santa Ana, Calif
Oct. 19, ’45 – Discharged at Santa Ana
Dec. 3, ’45 – End of terminal leave.
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