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S/SGT  John H. BECKNER

UNIT: 418th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: TTE
SERIAL #: STATUS: CPT
MACR:

Comments1: 6 FEB 45 CHEMNITZ

COMMENTS & NOTES

MEMO 1:

CREW

1st Lt Harold S.Bucklew                   P  CPT  6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
2nd Lt George J.Roberts,Jr.             CP CPT  22/2/45 DONAUESCHINGEN
2nd Lt Carl H.Roesel                     NAV CPT  30/3/45 HAMBURG
2nd Lt Robert T.Watt                 BOM  WIA  2/10/44 KASSEL
  Cpl John H.Beckner                    TTE CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
  Cpl John T.Flowers,Jr.                ROG CPT 21/1/45 MANNHEIM
  Cpl Paul Zakarevich                     BTG CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ
S/Sgt John W. Disher                   LWG KIA 18 /3/45 BERLIN (WITH GWIN CREW. See below)  sn# 17034210
  Sgt Eugene A.McCoy                 RWG CPT 6/2/45  CHEMNITZ
  Sgt Ray Martucci                         TG CPT 6/2/45 CHEMNITZ

418th Sqdn.  Crew,as above, joined the 100th Group on 22/8/44  "Flew SILVER DOLLAR

Watt had eyes injured by plexiglass fragments when flak struck nose of ship.  Roesel believes he was returned to USA because of this. Roesel transferred from this crew to lead crew navigator.  S/Sgt Disher was removed from crew to reduce to 9 men.  He is transferred to the 351st BS where he is put in a spare gunners pool. Somewhere along the line he is trained as a Rad/Nav.  



Date        Crew Nbr   Mission Nbr   Last Name    Initial        Rank    Position    Aircraft Nbr        Target
9/18/1944        74        197        ZAKAREVICK      P.        SGT        BTG        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        MCCOY           E.A.        SGT        RWG        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        BECKNER         J.H.        SGT        TTE        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        FLOWERS        J.T.        SGT        ROG        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        WILLIAMS       E.E.        S/SGT     TOG        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        ROSSEL          C.H.        LT          NAV        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        ROBERTS        G.J.        LT             CP        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        BUCKLEW        H.S.       LT              P        32090        WARSAW
9/18/1944        74        197        MARTUCCI        R.        SGT           TG        32090        WARSAW

9/19/1944        74        198        BUCKLEW        H.S.        LT        P             32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        ROBERTS        G.J.         LT        CP           32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        ROSSEL           C.H.        LT        NAV        32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        WILLIAMS        E.E.       S/SGT   TOG        32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        FLOWERS        J.T.        SGT      ROG        32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        BECKNER         J.H.        SGT      TTE        32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        ZAKAREVICK      P.        SGT       BTG        32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        MCCOY           E.A.        SGT      RWG        32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/19/1944        74        198        MARTUCCI        R.        SGT        TG           32090        SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)

Date        Crew Nbr        Mission Nbr        Last Name        Initial        Rank        Position        Aircraft Nbr        Target
9/25/1944        02        199        MARTUCCI        R.        SGT        TG           32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        MCCOY          E.A.        SGT        RWG        32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        ZAKAREVICK      P.        SGT        BTG        32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        BECKNER         J.H.        SGT       TTE         32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        FLOWERS        J.T.        SGT        ROG        32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        WILLIAMS        E.E.       S/SGT     TOG        32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        ROSSEL           C.H.        LT         NAV        32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        ROBERTS        G.J.         LT          CP          32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN
9/25/1944        02        199        BUCKLEW        H.S.        LT           P           32090        LUDWIGSHAVEN


MISSIONS OF LT ROBERTS WITH LT BUCKLEW CREW
Date Crew Nbr Mission Nbr Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target
9/18/1944 74 197 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 WARSAW
9/19/1944 74 198 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA)
9/25/1944 02 199 ROBERTS G.J. LT CP 32090 LUDWIGSHAVEN

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