COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:
CREW
Lt Paul G.Jones P CPT 9/9/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ, CITIES
Lt Willard Mattson CP NOC
F/0 James Borovilos NAV CPT 13/1/45 MAINZ, BRIDGE
F/0 Ludwig G.Schmidt BOM CPT 12/9/44 MAGDEBURG, OIL; FULDS, MY
T/Sgt Fred E.Caufield ROG CPT 9/9/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ
T/Sgt D.R.Fogle TTE CPT 9/9/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ
S/Sgt H.E.Meyers BTG CPT 9/9/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ
S/Sgt George Warner RWG CPT 9/9/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ
S/Sgt Jack Taggart LWG CPT 9/9/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ (Taken off Crew to reduce to 9 men, later returns to Crew
as TG when Sgt Slaght completes tour.)
S/Sgt Herbert W. Beyer TG NOC Last known mission with Crew was 22/6/44 Paris, replaced by Sgt Slaght and then Sgt Taggart.
418th Sqdn. Above crew assigned 100th BG in late May early June 1944. . A Charles J.Slaght was a BTG on crew of J.B.Noble on Combat Crew roster of 8/5/44.
Othe crew members include:
S/Sgt Charles J.Slaght TG with Lt NobleCPT 11/8/44 VILLACOUBLAY, AF (original Lt Noble Crew member)
Lt Robert Maby NAV Lead Navigator (originally with 95th, later with 100th BG)
Lt G.L Reid NAV with Lt Bethea Crew
Lt B. H. Olson NAV with Lt Anderson Crew
Sgt R. W. Pion TG with Lt Rice Crew
Sgt Donald W. Harris TG with Lt Bethea Crew
Sgt R.H. Walsh TG with Lt Schwank Crew
Missions of Lt Paul G. Jones (from OPS by Paul West)
1. 11/06/44 BERCK sur MER (flew as CP on Lt Rice Crew)
2. 14/06/44 LeCULOT (first mission with Crew)
3. 15/06/44 WILSTER (S.T.)
4. 20/06/44 FALLERSLEBEN
5. 21/06/44 BASDORF (BERLIN)
6. 22/06/44 PARIS (last mission for S/Sgt Beyer-TG)
7. 24/06/44 GRAND COURONNE (ROUEN) (Sgt Pion-TG)
8. 25/06/44 MARQUIS SUPPLY DROP (Sgt Pion-TG)
9. 04/07/44 GIEN-RECALL (Lt Maby becomes Navigator on crew until 28/7/44, Sgt Walsh-TG)
10. 06/07/44 FLEURY (Sgt D.B. Harris-TG)
11. 07/07/44 MERSEBURG & BOHLEN (S/Sgt Slaght becomes permanent TG)
12. 08/07/44 CLAMECY-JOIGNY
13. 11/07/44 MUNICH
14. 12/07/44 MUNICH
15. 13/07/44 MUNICH
16. 14/07/44 MAQUIS SUPPLY DROP
17. 17/07/44 AUXERRE
18. 24/07/44 ST LO
19. 25/07/44 ST LO (crew reduced to 9 men, S/Sgt Taggart is taken off crew)
20. 28/07/44 MERSEBURG ( Lt Reid-Navigator)
21. 29/07/44 MERSEBURG (Lt Reid-Navigator)
22. 31/07/44 MUNICH (Lt Reid-Navigator)
23. 05/08/44 MAGDEBURG (Lt Reid- Navigator)
24. 06/08/44 BERLIN (Lt Reid-Navigator)
25. 11/08/44 VILLACOUBLY (Lt Reid-Navigator, S/Sgt Slaght completes tour)
26. 14/08/44 LUDWIGSHAVEN (Lt Borovilos-Navigator, S/Sgt Taggart rejoins crew as permanent TG)
27. 15/08/44 VENLO (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
28. 24/08/44 RUHLAND (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
29. 26/08/44 BREST, GROUND DEFENSES (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
30. 27/08/44 BERLIN (RECALL) (Lt Borovilos-Navigator)
31. 05/09/44 STUTTGART (Lt Olson-Navigator)
32. 08/09/44 MAINZ (Lt Olson-Navigator)
33. 09/09/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ (Lt Olson-Navigator)
CREW
Lt George P. Fory P CPT 17 OCT 44 COLOGNE
Lt Jesse A.Ruffner CP CPT 17 OCT 44 COLOGNE
Lt Dayton W.Cafferty NAV NOC
Lt Lawrence V.Ogletree BOM CPT 29 DEC 44 FRANKFURT
Sgt James G.Springer TTE CPT 17 OCT 44 COLOGNE
Sgt George O.Knauff ROG CPT 17 OCT 44 COLOGNE
Sgt Eugene F.Garzini BTG CPT 24 FEB 45 BREMEN
Sgt Donald D.Wilcox WG CPT 17 OCT 44 COLOGNE
Sgt Charles F.Duhig WG CPT 19 OCT 44 LUDWIGSHAVEN
Sgt Lawrence E.Nunnery TG CPT 17 OCT 44 COLOGNE
418th Sqdn. this crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 25 May 44
(The day following the 100th's disastrous 24 May 44 Berlin Mission)
Crew flew a/c "Wittle Wonnie" (Painted on Garzini A-2 jacket)
A letter (S/4/82) from George Fory states, in part,as follows "When I was
made Lead Pilot, I was given a new Navigator, Bombardier and a Mickey Operator.
Lt. Robert Maby-NAV
Lt. Ralph Searle-BOM
Lt. Mike Kretow, Radar/Opp.
Fory had a career in the Air Force and retired in 1963. He then went into Commercial
flying Sportsmen charters & Canada bush flying. In 1982 George was
recuperating from Cancer and not in good health. See also p.84 of SOC.
Ralph Searle also had a Career in the USAF and retired a Lt Colonel.
In 1993 George Fory attended a Mini Reunion on Plano, Texas and appeared to be in good shape. Fory led 23 missions during his tour, finishing with the raid on Cologne in Oct 44. He is perhaps best remembered for his lead on 11 Sept 44 when the 100th sustained the full force of the Luftwaffe, but continued on to the every dangerous oil target of Ruhland, Ger. He is highly respected by those who flew with him as well as all other 100th BG veterans...pw
Missions of Lt George Fory in 1944 (from son Jon Fory 2004…mpf)
June 2, 1944 Boulogne Shore defenses
June 4, 1944 Boulogne Shore defenses
June 5, 1944 Abbeville ailway bridge; and Boulogne, beach
June 6, 1944 D-DAY Ouistreham, beach
June 6, 1944 D-DAY Falaise, town
June 14, 1944 Le Culot Air Field
June 21, 1944 Basdorf (Berlin), Aero engines
July 12, 1944 Munich Industrial area
July 13, 1944 Munich Jet engines
July 21, 1944 Regensburg AC; and Ludwigshafen, town
July 24, 1944 St. Lo Ground support
July 25, 1944 St. Lo Ground support
July 28, 1944 Merseburg Oil refinery
July 29, 1944 Merseburg Oil refinery; and Hildesheim, town
Aug 26, 1944 Brest Ground defenses
Aug 27, 1944 Hussum Recall
Aug 30, 1944 Bremen Tank factory
Sep 1, 1944 Mainz Recall
Sep 8, 1944 Mainz Ordnance depot
Sep 9, 1944 Dusseldorf Arms factory; and Riezholz, town
Sep11, 1944 Ruhland Oil refinery * see Crew listing below for this mission
Sep 25, 1944 Ludwigshafen MY
Sep 28, 1944 Merseburg Oil refinery
Sep 30, 1944 Bielefeld Ordnance dump
Oct 3, 1944 Illesheim AF; Ludwigsburg, town; and Nurnburg, tank factory
Oct 5, 1944 Handorf AF (recall)
Oct 6, 1944 Berlin AC components
Oct 7, 1944 Bohlen Oil refinery; and Hamlin, MY
Oct 15, 1944 Cologne MY
Oct 17, 1944 Cologne MY
*LEAD CREW ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1944 MISSION TO RUHLAND
B-17G 42-97961 PFF 95th Bomb Group, 336th Sq ET-K
A/C name: None
100TH BG "A GROUP" Lead Lead # 1
Maj. M F Youngs COMMAND PILOT 350th CO
Lt. G P Fory PILOT 418th Lead Pilot
Lt. J A Ruffner CP/Formation Officer 418th
Lt. R L Maby NAVIGATOR 418th
T/Sgt. G O Knauff ROG 418th
Lt. M J Kretow MICKEY OPERATOR 418th
S/Sgt. D D Wilcox WG 418th
S/Sgt. L E Nunnery TG/WG 418th
Lt. C E Gunter LEAD NAVIGATOR Lead Nav 350th
Lt. Ralph R. Searle BOMARDIER 418th
T/Sgt J. G. Springer TTE 418th
MEMO 2: