COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:
CREW
2nd Lt Milton Alvo P FEH
2nd Lt David C.Tallichet Jr CP FEH
2nd Lt Donald E.Israel NAV FEH
1st Lt Walter M.Gibson,Jr BOM FEH
Cpl Boleslaw V.Bitel WG FEH
Cpl George I.Murray TTE FEH
Cpl Farrell J.Davls ROG FEH
Cpl Woodrow W.Wilson BTG FEH
Cpl Leonard G.Woodruff TG FEH
350th Sqdn. Joined 100th Group on 15/2/45.
Crew flew 20 missions and Lt Tallichet flew 22 missions
LT ALVO INCOMPLETE LIST OF MISSIONS (from Jack O'Leary)
DATE TARGET A/C # A/C ID A/C NAME POSITION IN FORMATION
9 MARCH,1945 FRANKFURT 42-31708 EP-R "SKIPPER II" B-SQDN,LOW FLGT
10 MARCH,1945 DORTMUND 44-8503 LN-A "BABY BUNTY" A-SQDN, LEAD FLGT
14 MARCH,1945 HANOVER 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" B-SQDN, HIGH FLGT, SHIP # 2
23 MARCH,1945 UNNA 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" B-SQDN (TEC) tail end charlie
24 MARCH,1945 STEENWIJK 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" A-SQDN, ELEMENT 3, SHIP # 3
28 MARCH,1945 HANOVER 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" D-SQDN, ELEMENT 2, SHIP # 2
3 APRIL,1945 KIEL 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" C-SQDN, ELEMENT 3, SHIP # 2
4 APRIL,1945 KIEL, 43-38383 LN-F D-SQDN
8 APRIL,1945 EGER 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" D-SQDN,ELEMENT 1, SHIP # 3
9 APRIL, 1945 MUNICH, AF 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" B SQDN.ELEMENT 3, SHIP #3 Radio- B channel Poobah.
10 APRIL,1945 BURG-bei- 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" A-SQDN,ELEMENT 2, SHIP # 2
MAGDEBURG
11 APRIL,1945 LANDSHUT 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" C-SQDN,ELEMENT 1, SHIP # 2
14 APRIL,1945 ROYAN 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" D-SQDN, ELEMENT 3, SHIP # 3
18 APRIL, 1945 STRAUBING 44-6297 LN-X "SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" B-SQDN, ELEMENT 3 LEAD
25 APRIL,1945 CHOWHOUND 44-6297 LN-X " SPIRIT OF PITTWOOD" CAMERA SHIP FILMING PRACTICE MISSION
PRACTICE MISSION
4 JUNE,1945 GREEN SUPPORT MISSION (FERRY GI'S TO CASABLANCA) 42-97765 PFF LN-S
Mike,
FYI
In case he doesn't have it here is the formation sheet from that mission9 April,1945 Munich a/f
ALVO-B-SQDN
They were in Element 3, ship #3 on the Left Wing
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From: timberlinedavis@gmail.com
To: mpfaley@aol.com, jan.riddling@gmail.com
Sent: 2/15/2011 9:43:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time
Subj: Timberline Davis' new book... ~13~
Hello Michael,
The story part of my book ~13~ is complete. Now I am getting all the pictures
together for the pages. Carol Tallichet is sending me some pictures from Calif.
The pictures you sent were great. Thank you. I need a picture of a Nissen hut,
(or Quonset) and a picture of a 100 BG sign. Here is another mission we flew...
Not on the list you sent me.
9 Apr 45 Munich Airfield. Aircraft, 297 X 28. B SQDN. Radio- B channel Poobah.
I don't know what our first missions were.
Thanks again for all your help.
Sincerely,
Farrell "Timberline" Davis
MEMO 2: