| 2ND LT JOSEPH H. RAINE
|
P |
KIA |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
-- |
| 2ND LT ALBERT H. WYNKOOP |
CP |
NOC |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2ND LT HOWARD J. KALBACH,
JR |
NAV |
KIA |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
-- |
| 2ND LT PHILIP D. PITTS
|
BOM |
KIA |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
-- |
| T/SGT VINCENT S. LINGUANTI
|
ROG |
KIA |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
-- |
| T/SGT WALTER F. JORGENSEN |
TTE |
POW |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
-- |
| S/SGT ELMER L. FARNSWORTH
|
BTG |
KIA |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
-- |
| S/SGT EDWARD WEINSTEIN |
WG |
POW |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
Died of wounds as a POW |
| S/SGT JOHN C. MEACHAM |
TG |
POW |
11 SEP 44 |
RUHLAND |
-- |
| SGT PHIL J. SCUDDER |
BTG |
CPT |
-- |
-- |
XFR to Med. Bombers |
350TH SQDN. CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 02 AUG
1944.
A/C FLOWN, LN-O 43-38047, INNOCENT BYSTANDER. LT LEW E. WALLACE WAS
FLYING CP ON 11 SEP 44 AND BECAME A POW. SGT SCUDDER WAS REMOVED FROM
CREW AT CREW REDUCTION TO NINE AND ASSIGNED TO MEDIUM BOMBERS WHERE HE
FLEW 32 MISSIONS.
Missions flown by Lt Joseph H. Raine and Crew:
|
Nbr |
DATE |
TARGET |
A/C # & NAME |
| 1 |
24/8/44 |
RUHLAND |
2102657, LN-Y Boss Lady |
| 2 |
25/8/44 |
POLITZ |
338043, LN-T |
| 3 |
26/8/44 |
BREST |
46297, LN-X Spirit of Pittwood |
| 4 |
30/8/44 |
BREMEN |
2102695, LN-F |
| 5 |
3/9/44 |
BREST |
338047, LN-O Innocent Bystander |
| 6 |
8/9/44 |
MAINZ |
338047, LN-O Innocent Bystander |
| 7 |
9/9/44 |
DUSSELDORF |
338047, LN-O Innocent Bystander |
| 8 |
10/9/44 |
NURNBURG |
338047, LN-O Innocent Bystander |
| 9 |
11/9/44 |
RUHLAND |
338047, LN-O Innocent Bystander (SHOT DOWN) |
Lt Philip D. Pitts joined the army in 1942 and passed
his Officers Candidate School exam in 1943 becoming a 2nd Lt. From there
he went to the USAAF Bombardier School in Deming, New Mexico and
received his Bombardier Wings on March 19, 1944. He joined the Crew of
Lt Raine and were sent overseas and Stationed with the 100th Bomb Group
at Thorpe Abbotts, England on August 2, 1944. His Crew was shot down on
their 9th mission on September 11, 1944 to Ruhland, Germany. The Crew
was flying 338047, Innocent Bystander. Lieutenant Pitts was to receive
the Air Medal on Sept 15, 1944 at 7pm if he had lived; instead the Air
Medal and the Purple Heart (1998) were awarded posthumously... From
Marion D. Pitts (brother of Lt Pitts)
"Lt Raine was flying off left wing of Capt Giles and his ship simply
exploded, killing Lt Raine and 4 of his crew. All 9 aircraft of the
100th BG "C" Group (Low) were 350th BS aircraft. All 9 were lost on this
mission and the Group lost 12 aircraft total this day. The Group was hit
that day by an enemy force estimated at over 500 fighters. They hit the
100th BG in 3 waves coming out of the sun. They overwhelmed the low
Group tearing the 350th apart, knocking 6 planes out of the lead
squadron. " MACR 8815 |
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