| 1ST LT NORMAN H. SCOTT |
P |
NOC |
-- |
| 2ND LT KENNETH O. BLAIR |
CP |
CPT |
-- |
| 1ST LT DONALD L. STROUT |
NAV |
NOC |
-- |
| 1ST LT NORRIS G. NORMAN |
BOM |
CPT |
18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG |
| T/SGT JAMES E. PARKS |
TTE |
CPT |
18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG |
| T/SGT NORMAN M. SMITH |
ROG |
KIA |
17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG |
| S/SGT LEWIS D. MILLER |
BTG |
CPT |
-- |
| S/SGT BLAZIER PADDY |
TG |
CPT |
18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG |
| PVT BRITTON I. SMITH |
WG |
CPT |
18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG |
| CPL JEROME E. FERROGGIARO |
WG |
POW |
8 OCT 43 BREMEN |
350TH SQDN.THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL 100TH CREW. CREW FLEW A/C "PHARTZAC"
42-30358. ORIGINAL CO-PILOT WAS A 2ND LT TEDDY DUDZIAK 0-793067 ARMY AIR
CORPS PILOT 11-1-42. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO B-24 GROUP AND HAD HIS OWN
CREW. ORGANIZATION: 8TH AIR FORCE VIII COMMAND 14TH WING 392ND BOMBARDMENT
(H) GROUP 578TH BOMB SQ (H) SQUADRON 118 STATION MISSING IN ACTION
*NOVEMBER 19, 1943*
350TH SQDN. ACCORDING TO "THEY NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD"
PAGE 75; MENZIE JOINED THE 100TH AS A REPLACEMENT PILOT WITHOUT A CREW IN
JULY 1943. THIS, IN ITS SELF, IS UNUSUAL. SAME SOURCE, "THEY NEVER HAD IT
SO GOOD" PAGE 81; DESCRIBING ACTION ABOARD A B-17 FLOWN ON THE 17 AUG 43
REGENSBURG MISSION SAYS, "BULLETS WERE EVERYWHERE, SOME PASSED CLOSE TO LT
MENZIE'S POSITION WHERE HE STOOPED, FIRING WITHOUT PAUSE."
HE WAS ON THE SCOTT/ CLEVEN AIRCRAFT FOR THE REGENSBURG
MISSION BUT CANNOT CONFIRM 100%.
A/C "Phartzac" 42-30358
Refer to the following books for information on this
crew and the circumstances surrounding the Regensburg mission. Double
Strike by Ed Jablonski, Century Bombers by LeStrange, Lt. Col. Beirne Lay
Jr. mission critique, Interview with Jerome Ferroggiaro by Michael Faley
(Jan 1999)
On 7/10/43 Special Orders #21 (Hdq. 3rd Bomber
Division) the following crew was transferred from the 100th Bomb. Gp To
the 482nd Bomb.Gp for Pathfinder training. Crew departed Thorpe Abbotts on
10/10/43 for Alconbury to join the 482 Bomb Group (Pathfinders)
| *1st Lt Kenneth I. Menzie |
P |
| *2nd Lt Kenneth O. Blair |
CP |
| 2nd Lt Vanden J. Willey |
NAV |
| *Capt Norris G. Norman |
BOM |
| Sgt Jerry Korman |
-- |
| *T/Sgt James E. Parks |
TTE |
| *Sgt Blazier Paddy |
TG |
| *Sgt Lewis D. Miller |
BTG |
| Sgt Gordon D. Griffith |
-- |
| *Sgt Britton I. Smith |
WG |
Those with asterisks (*) are members of the original crew
of Norman H. Scott. According to Norris Norman, these men all CT with the
Pathfinders. Scott and Strout were transferred to Bovington, to
indoctrinate replacement crews.
MISSION LIST OF 1ST LT KENNETH I. MENZIE (from mission
log of Capt. Norris Norman)
| Nbr |
Date |
Type |
Target |
| 01 |
04/10/43 |
-- |
Hanau, Germany
(first mission with Lt Menzie as pilot) |
| 02 |
13/11/43 |
PFF |
Bremen, Germany |
| 03 |
01/12/43 |
PFF |
Solingen, Germany |
| 04 |
13/12/43 |
PFF |
Kiel, Germany |
| 05 |
16/12/43 |
PFF |
Bremen, Germany |
| 06 |
11/01/44 |
PFF |
Brunswick, Germany |
| 07 |
24/01/44 |
PFF |
Aachen, Germany |
| 08 |
28/01/44 |
PFF |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| 09 |
04/02/44 |
PFF |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| 10 |
08/02/44 |
PFF |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| 11 |
09/02/44 |
PFF |
Brunswick, Germany |
| 12 |
20/02/44 |
PFF |
Leipzig-Lockau Germany |
| 13 |
24/02/44 |
PFF |
Rostock, Germany |
| 14 |
11/03/44 |
PFF |
Munster, Germany |
| 15 |
15/03/44 |
PFF |
Brunswick, Germany |
| 16 |
18/03/44 |
PFF |
Landsburg, Germany |
PFF-Radar equipped B-17’s |
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