S/SGT Russell L. ABEL |
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| UNIT: 418th BOMB Sqdn | POSITION: BTG | |
| SERIAL #: 33339814 | STATUS: NOC | |
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Comments1: 24 MAY 44 BERLIN (CREW 66 PL 32018) |
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MEMO 1:CREW 2ND LT THOMAS F. GOUPILL, JR. P KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER 2ND LT TENVIL H. JACKSON CP KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER 2ND LT GUS J. MINK NAV KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER 2ND LT RALPH BARKER, JR. BOM KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER S/SGT CHARLES R. GALLAGHER TTE KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER S/SGT ROBERT E. RAMSAY ROG KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER SGT RUSSELL L. ABEL BTG NOC (Went into Spare Gunner Pool after Crew was lost) SGT EDWARD R. CSECH WG KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER SGT JAMES G. McLAMB WG KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER SGT FRED THOMPSON TG KIA 22 DEC 43 MUNSTER A/C #42-31071 MACR #1705, Microfiche #564 418th Sqdn. Crew, as above, joined 100th on 28 Nov 1943 on 22 Dec 43 Sgt. George J. Brassell, from the crew of R.B.Atchison, was flying in place of Russel Abel and was KIA. Brassell is buried at Cambridge (Plot F, Row 3, Grave 108) All other crew members are memorialized on the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge. This crew took off as a spare and it is not known with which Group they flew, nor are any of the circumstances leading to it's loss known. Since Sgt Brassell's remains were recovered and buried at Cambridge, it could be assumed this A/C was lost in the Channel or North Sea.. Jb Russel L. Abel went into Spare gunners pool and became a TOG flying on following missions DATE: LAST_NAME: FIRST_NAME: RANK: POSITION: TARGET: CREW_NBR: MISSION_NBR: PLANE_NBR: PILOT 5/24/1944 ABEL R.L. S/SGT TOG BERLIN 66 121 32018 LT SCHOMP 5/31/1944 ABEL R.L. S/SGT TOG OSNABRUCK 66 127 102598 LT SCHOMP 6/2/1944 ABEL R.L. S/SGT TOG BOULOGNE 66 128 102598 LT SCHOMP 6/5/1944 ABEL R.L. S/SGT TOG BOULOGNE(CHG) 64 131 102598 CAPT. RANSOM 7/7/1944 ABEL R.L. S/SGT ROG BOHLEN/MERSEBURG 59 155 107007 LT WOLDT 7/8/1944 ABEL R.L. S/SGT ROG CLAMECY-JOLGYN 59 156 107007 LT WOLDT 7/11/1944 ABEL R.L. S/SGT TOG MUNICH (AERO ENGINES) 59 157 97128 LT WOLDT *********************************************************************************************************************************************** CREW 2ND LT ROBERT J. SCHOMP P POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) 2ND LT HENRY C. PREHER CP POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) 2ND LT ROBERT W. CULWELL NAV POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) F/O GEORGE F. CLASSE BOM NOC S/SGT RUSSELL L. ABEL TOG ON THE 24 MAY 44 BERLIN MISSION (from the original Lt Goupill Crew) S/SGT JOHN P. HUNTER ROG POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) (WIA) S/SGT EDMUND J. RADKE TTE POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) SGT JOSEPH ROSOLINO BTG POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) SGT ELMER F. FLOOD WG POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) SGT WAYNE R. HOGAN WG NOC SGT ARTHUR J. MALANEY TG POW 29 JUL 44 MERSEBURG (OIL) 351st Sqdn.. Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 12 Apr 1944. CREW 2ND LT CARROLL W. WOLDT P CPT 11 JUL 44 MUINICH (AERO ENGINES) sn: 0-691553 2ND LT KENNETH H. KNOWLTON CP CPT 02 OCT 44 KASSEL, (AERO ENGINES) sn: 0-815924 2ND LT JOHN R. TOWNSEND NAV CPT 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL) sn: 0-704100 2ND LT RAYMOND E. ROSSMAN BOM POW 28 MAY 44 GERA, CITY & MAGDEBURG, sn: 0-744337 (WITH L.G. LACY CREW, SEE BELOW) S/SGT JAMES C. ARNOLD TTE CPT sn: 38307499 S/SGT DONALD A. SACHS ROG CPT sn: 12127205 SGT EDWARD J. FOULDS BTG CPT See below.… sn: 11094472 SGT RALPH M. NORMAN WG CPT sn: 34721710 SGT ALLEN G. LANGHOFF WG CPT sn: 36806991 SGT JOSEPH J. SELVENIS TG CPT sn: 31281435 351ST SQDN.. CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 17 MAR 1944 S/Sgt D.J. MADDRA FLEW AS TOG ON THIS CREW FROM MAY 28-JULY 7, 1944. S/SGT RUSSELL L. ABEL FLEW AS TOG JULY 11MEMO 2:
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