| 2ND LT DAVID G. RAIFORD
|
P |
FEH |
-- |
Became a Lead Pilot, Jan 45 |
| 2ND LT ROBERT J. WENDLING
|
CP |
CPT |
20 APR 45 |
ORANIENBURG, MY |
| 2ND LT JORDAN L. BROWNING |
NAV |
CPT |
20 APR 45 |
ORANIENBURG, MY |
| F/O FRITZ KRETZSCHMAR
|
BOM |
CPT |
20 APR 45 |
ORANIENBURG, MY
Joined
Lt. Hansen crew Jan 45 |
| CPL GEORGE RUBIN |
ROG |
FEH |
-- |
sn#: 12176656 |
| CPL EDWARD D. WATKINS
|
TTE |
FEH |
-- |
TAPS: 19 MAY1984 |
| CPL ROBERT H. CHERRY
|
BTG |
FEH |
-- |
-- |
| CPL GERALD D. SKEETERS
|
WG |
FEH |
-- |
TAPS: 06 MAR 1965 |
| CPL HEINZ A. WOLF |
WG |
FEH |
-- |
Joined Lt. Hansen crew Jan 45 |
| CPL PATRICK F.
FITZSIMMONS |
TG |
KIA |
02 NOV 44 |
MERSEBURG, OIL
REFINERY |
350TH SQDN... CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 15 SEP 1944.
T/Sgt George Rubin would become a Mickey Operator and states that he
flew 20 Missions. Two known missions of the above crew were Nov 2,
1944-Merseburg and Dec. 31, 1944-Hamburg. A/C flown 231991 - "Raiford's
Raiders"
In January 1945 Lt David Raiford received all the enlisted men from
Lt
Charlie "Hong Kong" Wilson’s Crew. This crew would eventually become a
Lead crew consisting at different times of the crew listing below; Sgt Hoffpauir transferred to the 15th Air Force when they changed over to a
lead crew and Sgt Jay Kendell moved from BTG to Waist Gunner.
Lt Raiford’s Lead Crew after Jan 1945:
|
Lt David G. Raiford |
Lead P |
-- |
-- |
|
Lt Robert Wendling |
CP |
-- |
Formation Officer |
|
Capt Ross Chenney |
Lead NAV |
-- |
From original crew of
Lt Armstrong |
|
2nd Lt Charles J. Scott |
Lead NAV |
FEH |
From original crew of Lt McNab |
|
1st Lt Douglas S. Eden |
Lead BOM |
FEH |
From original crew of Lt McNab
sn# 0-1997861 |
|
1st Lt Paul R. Ruth, Jr. |
Lead BOM |
-- |
From original crew of Lt Fellows |
|
2nd Lt Harry Tennenbaum |
MIC |
-- |
From original crew of
Lt Shaddix |
|
1st Lt Earl Frye |
RAD |
-- |
Flew with Lt Seamans
lead crew and assigned
Group
Radar Officer on 8 Apr 1945 |
|
2nd Lt James M. Pivonka |
MIC |
-- |
From Lt Dawson crew |
|
T/Sgt Emery N. Castle |
ROG |
FEH |
sn# 37523614 |
|
T/Sgt Norman G. Nance |
TTE |
FEH |
sn# 19171578 |
|
Sgt Jay D. Kendell |
BTG |
FEH |
moved to WG when became Lead Crew
sn# 39908662 |
|
Sgt George L. Pesler |
WG |
CPT |
24 MAR 45
STEENEIJK / ZIEGENHAINE
sn# 35051164 |
|
Sgt Archie E. Hoffpauir |
WG |
FEH |
Transferred to 15th Air Force
sn# 38266722 |
|
S/Sgt Jack R. DeBorde |
TG |
FEH |
Flew 10 missions as formation officer.
sn# 39615579 |
Missions of S/Sgt Jack Deborde with Lt Raiford Crew/Lead Crew
| DATE |
TARGET |
|
06 JAN 45 |
ANNWEILER |
|
10 JAN 45 |
COLOGNE |
|
14 JAN 45 |
DERBEN |
|
28 JAN 45 |
DUISBURG |
|
03 FEB 45 |
BERLIN |
|
06 FEB 45 |
CHEMNITZ |
|
21 FEB 45 |
NURNBURG |
|
24 FEB 45 |
BREMEN |
|
26 FEB 45 |
BERLIN |
|
03 MAR 45 |
BRUNSWICK |
|
10 MAR 45 |
DORTMUND |
|
11 MAR 45 |
HAMBURG |
|
14 MAR 45 |
HANOVER |
|
17 MAR 45 |
PLAUEN |
|
19 MAR 45 |
JENA |
|
22 MAR 45 |
ALHORN |
|
28 MAR 45 |
HANOVER |
|
31 MAR 45 |
BAD BERKA |
|
09 APR 45 |
MUNICH |
|
15 APR 45 |
ROYAN |
|
17 APR 45 |
AUSSIG |
|
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