LT David L. BITTMAN |
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Comments1: BINGHAMPTON, NY |
COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:CREW 1st Lt Charles B.Blanding P CPT 16/4/45 ROYAN SN# O-791324 2nd Lt John A.Clark CP CPT 8/3/45 GIESSEN SN# O-774946 (became CP on Lt W.V. McGuire Crew) see below 2nd Lt David L.Bittman NAV FEH 2nd Lt Alvin H.Belimow BOM CPT 16/4/45 ROYAN SN# O-777419 Cpl 'Robin J.Whybrow TTE CPT 16/4/45 ROYAN SN# 19090172 Cpl Peter Glanz ROG CPT 16/4/45 ROYAN SN# 16113273 Cpl Wade .Doares. BTG CPT 28/2/45 KASSEL SN# 14193851 Cpl Irvin J.Delaney WG FEH SN# 39714981 Cpl William E.Cox TG FEH SN# 39144905 (taken off Crew, replaced by Sgt Bruce Ellis) Cpl Rex D. Thomas WG FEH SN# 39118852 418th Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 23/9/44. See p.103 S.O.C This became a lead crew in November 1944 and Lt John Clark elected not to become a formation officer and continue flying. He was with Lt Morin's Crew for one mission (Dec 24, 1944) but was permenately transferred to Lt W.V. Mcguire Crew in late Dec 26 1944 and completed his missions with that Crew. Lt Jack Jenista joined the crew as Navigator when it became a Lead Crew, he flew 18 missions with this Crew. Missions of Lt John Alden Clark with Lt Blanding Crew: 1. 09/10/44 MAINZ 2. 12/10/44 BREMEN 3. 14/10/44 COLOGNE 4. 17/10/44 COLOGNE 5. 18/10/44 KASSEL 6. 19/10/44 MANNHEIM FLAK LEAVE 7. 30/10/44 MERSEBURG (RECALLED) 8. 02/11/44 MERSEBURG 9. 09/11/44 SAARBRUCKEN 10. 16/11/44 DUREN 11. 21/11/44 OSNABRUCK Lt Blanding Crew becomes a Lead Crew and Lt Clark is place in Spare or Standby Pilots roster. This crew was a lead crew and appears on the 3rd Air Division Honor Roll Crew list for March 1945MEMO 2:
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Thorpe Abbotts WAAF site: L-R: 418th personnel Tom Beisser, Robert Kirby, Bruce Grueshow, Ed Rosenthal, Dan McKeen, and Dave Bittman (100th Photo Archives)

Lt Charles Blanding Crew; Lt John Jenista center in parachute harness, to the right was Alvin Belimoe, to the Left is David Bittman