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S/SGT  William A. BARACK

UNIT: 418th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: BTG
SERIAL #: STATUS: CPT
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Comments1: 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY

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2ND LT JOHN A. EVANS              P CPT 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY
2ND LT ELMER F. TALBERT        CP CPT 21 JUL 44  REGENSBURG & LUDWIGSHAFEN
2ND LT HENRY S. MEARS, JR.  NAV CPT 20 JUL 44 MERSEBURG
2ND LT JOHN A. GRAZIANO    BOM CPT 25  JUL 44 ST LO (GROUND DEFENSE)
SGT PETER CHURITCH            ROG CPT 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY
SGT LELAND M. BAILEY           TTE CPT 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY
CPL LYNN H. LYTHAGOE         RWG CPT 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY
SGT   CLARENCE PORTER JR      LWG NOC SWA  DATE & MISSION UNK
SGT EDWARD J. DELUCCIE         TG CPT 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY
S/SGT  WILLIAM BARACK           BTG CPT 17 JUL 44 MONTGOURNOY*

418th Sqdn..  Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 09 Mar 1944.  Crew flew "RETURN TICKET" 

* Information from email from Sandy DeLuccie (Daughter in Law) of Ed DeLuccie on April 11, 2000

According to Sgt Ed Deluccie, Sgt. Clarence Porter Jr was injured by a 50 calibur tracer bullet(friendly fire) and the only thing that saved his life was that the tracer cauderized the wound as it went through him, othewise he would have died.  Sgt Porter's wounds took him off flying status and he was replaced on the crew by a S/Sgt Joseph Parrilla. this action happened around the crews 22nd mission.  (April 14, 2000 by Ed Deluccie) 

List of Missions for Lt John Evans, Sgt Ed Deluccie, Peter Churitch, Leland Bailey, William Barack. 
(Given by Ed DeLuccie May,2000) 

1.   3/18/44-Munich
2.   3/22/44-Berlin
3.   3/27/44-Bordeaux
4.   4/01/44-Ludwigshafen
5.   4/10/44-Rheims
6.   4/11/44-Rostock
7.   4/12/44-Leipzig
8.   4/13/44-Augsburg
9.   4/18/44-Berlin
10. 4/19/44-Lippstadt & Werl
11. 4/20/44-Flottemanville& Marquenneville
12. 4/22/44-Hamm
13. 4/24/44-Friedrichshafen
14. 4/25/44-Dijon
15. 4/29/44-Berlin
16. 5/08/44-Berlin
17. 5/09/44-Couvron
18. 5/11/44-Liege
19. 5/12/44-Brux
20. 5/13/44-Osnabruck
21. 5/19/44-Berlin  
22.  5/24/44-Berlin
23.  5/25/44-Brussels
24.  6/06/44-French Coast (D-Day)
25.  6/06/44-French Coast (D-Day)
26.  6/11/44-Berck-Sur-Mer
27.  6/14/44-Le Culot
28.  6/15/44-Wilster
29.  6/18/44-Brunsbuttelkoog
30.  6/21/44-Ruhland (Shuttle Mission to Russia)
31.  6/26/44-Drohobyez, Poland
32.  7/03/44-Arad (Rumania)
33.  7/05/44-Beziers (Italy to Base)
34.  7/13/44-Munich
35.  7/17/44-South France (No Ball)

Our crew was formed at Moses Lake, WA, in September, '43. After training there for about 6 weeks, we were moved to Tampa...Drew Field...for better weather conditions. Unfortuantely, we did not get the job of flying a B-17 to Florida. Instead, we were on a horribly crowded troop train for 6 days. After Tampa, we went to Savannah (Hunter Field?) to get the B-17 we were to take to England, via the Southern route. We spent a few memorable days there, and then were given a week to visit our families over the Xmas holidays. (john graziano Nov 2001)



BARACK, William “Bill”, 91, of Stewartsville, Ohio, died December 28, 2013 at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville.

He was born in Stewartsville, Ohio on January 14, 1922 son of the late Joseph Barack and Josephine Dulcina Scripit Barack.

Bill retired as the chief safety inspector for Consolidation Coal Company. After retirement, he worked for the state of Ohio doing mine supervisor testing. He was a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran serving in the 100th Bomb Group flying 35 missions as a Ball Turret Gunner during World War II. Bill was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Neffs; the VFW Post 626 in Bellaire; the American Legion Post 77 in Neffs and the Bellaire Eagles.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, John, Zack and George Barack; and a sister, Della Bumgardner.

Bill is survived by his loving wife, Katherine “Kay” Zdanski Barack; a son, William (Susan) Barack of Cleveland, Ohio; five grandchildren, William Barack, Tamara (Chris) Karel, Lt. Colonel Christopher (Brooke) Barack, Nicole (Peter) Brent and Captain Matthew (finacee, Nada) Barack; twelve great grandchildren, Colby and Isaac Karel, Sean, Collin, Emily and Ryan Barack, Jacob, Mary, Claire, Jonathan, Samuel and Andrew Brent.

Family and friends will be received on Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville, Ohio, where services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. with Father Dan Heusel officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Full Military Honors will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home by the Belmont County Council of American Legions.

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