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 The 350th
Lawrence W. Riegel Crew (left to right)
Standing: Edgar L. Herrick - KIA, Charles L Dolby - POW, Joseph R.
Johnson - KIA, George H. Prater - POW
Kneeling: Jewell D. Spruell - KIA, Phillip D. Mangan - KIA, Ray S. Deming,
Jr - KIA
Nestor A. Celleghin - POW and Ralph Jacobson - WG - Removed from crew at
reduction to nine.
This crew
was lost at Ruhland September 11, 1944 with six members KIA -
100th Photo Archives
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1st Lt |
Lawrence W. Riegel |
P |
KIA |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
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2nd Lt |
Joseph R. Johnson |
CP |
KIA |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
| 2nd Lt |
George H. Prater |
NAV |
POW |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
| 2nd Lt |
Charles L. Dolby |
BOM |
POW |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
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T/Sgt |
Ray S. Deming, Jr |
ROG |
KIA |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
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T/Sgt |
Edgar L. Herrick |
TTE |
KIA |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
| S/Sgt |
Nestor A. Celleghin |
BTG |
POW |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
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S/Sgt |
Phillip D. Mangan |
WG |
KIA |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
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S/Sgt |
Jewell D. Spruell |
TG |
KIA |
11-Sep-44 |
Ruhland |
350th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 4/7/44. A/C #44-6089
- MACR #8811, Micro-fiche 3234
Eyewitness Report(: "The group in which A/C 089 was flying was
attacked by 50 to 70 enemy aircraft. The attack caused at least three of our
aircraft to explode and most of the others appeared to be damaged, some were
attacked again as stragglers. In a few minutes all but one disappeared
beneath the undercast. Since none of them returned no account of the loss of
specific aircraft is available. About half of them appeared to be under
control as they disappeared into the undercast. Two chutes were seen before
the aircraft disappeared, but from which one they came is undetermined,"
Following is a statement by Lt. Dolby
in a letter dated 23 July 1945.
"We were attacked by German fighters, Southeast of Dresden, Germany,
while on a mission to Ruhland,
Germany on Sept.11, 1944 at about 12:20. After the first attack we had our
interphone knocked out and the oxygen supply under the pilots compartment
was on fire.. Due to lack of interphone we could not carry on a
conversation and I know nothing of what took place in the rear of the
ship. The Navigator, Lt.
Prater and I jumped due to the burning condition of the plane. According
to our ball turret gunner who I met at Camp Lucky Strike in France, he
said he was blown out of his turret and parachuted to safety, also he
mentioned that our vertical stabilizer and horizontal stabilizers were
blown off." He is S/Sgt
Nestor Celleghin.
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# |
Date |
Aircraft Nbr & Name |
Target |
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01 |
7/17/1944 |
3413-HARD LUCK |
AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY |
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02 |
7/18/1944 |
106986-SACK ARTIST |
KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT |
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03 |
7/19/1944 |
3413-HARD LUCK |
SCHWEINFURT
& DUREN |
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04 |
7/20/1944 |
31220-FLETCHER'S CASTORIA II |
MERSEBURG |
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05 |
7/21/1944 |
31903-HARD LUCK II |
REGENSBURG |
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06 |
7/24/1944 |
31220-FLETCHER'S CASTORIA II |
ST LO (GND SUPPORT) |
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07 |
7/25/1944 |
31220-FLETCHER'S CASTORIA II |
ST LO (GND SUPPORT) |
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08 |
7/28/1944 |
102657-BOSS LADY |
MERSEBURG |
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09 |
7/29/1944 |
102657-BOSS LADY |
MERSEBURG |
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10 |
8/02/1944 |
31220-FLETCHER'S CASTORIA II |
TERGNIER/LAFERE |
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11 |
8/03/1944 |
3413-HARD LUCK |
TROYES
(RAIL YARD) |
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12 |
8/04/1944 |
37882-HAPPY-GO-LUCKY |
HAMBURG
(OIL) |
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13 |
8/05/1944 |
97924-PARTY TONIGHT |
MAGDEBURG |
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14 |
8/06/1944 |
97924-PARTY TONIGHT |
BERLIN |
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15 |
8/07/1944 |
37994-MY BLUE HEAVEN |
BEAUTOR (BRIDGES) |
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16 |
8/08/1944 |
37994-MY BLUE HEAVEN |
ST. SYLVIAN |
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17 |
8/14/1944 |
37994-MY BLUE HEAVEN |
LUDWIGSHAVEN (OIL) |
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18 |
8/15/1944 |
37994-MY BLUE HEAVEN |
VENLO |
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19 |
9/05/1944 |
37994-MY BLUE HEAVEN |
STUTTGART
(AERO ENGS) |
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20 |
9/10/1944 |
37994-MY BLUE HEAVEN |
NURNBURG |
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21 |
9/11/1944 |
6089-LEADING LADY |
RUHLAND (OIL) |
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