COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:
CREW
2ND LT CELESTA B. "RED" HARPER P CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
2ND LT ROBERT S. FLANNIGAN CP CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
2ND LT CHARLES T. HARDIMAN NAV CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
2ND LT ARTHUR E. COX BOM KIA WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
SGT ALVIN E. JAMES ROG CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
S/SGT CLARENCE P. LUQUET TTE CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
SGT AUSTIN P. CURLEE BTG CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
SGT WILEY A. DOBBS RWG CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
SGT JOHN B. BOWERS LWG CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
SGT ANDERSON R. FRANK, JR TG CPT WITH 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY
350TH SQDN…CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 22 FEB 1944 AND APPEARS AS CREW #16 ON COMBAT CREW ROSTER OF 08 MAR 44
THIS CREW TRANSFERRED TO 2ND GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE, ITALY ABOUT MID-APRIL 1944.. Letter from Robert Flannigan to Jim Brown 28 Nov 19
100th BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H)
Office of the Commanding Officer
11 March 1944
SUBJECT: Commendation.
TO: 2nd Lt. Celesta B. Harper, 350th Bomb. Sqdn. (H)
1. Special recognition is hereby tendered you and your entire
crew for your fine conduct during a most dangerous and strenuous initiation
into combat flying.
2. Your first four operational missions have been flown in the
brief period of nine days, and all have been deep penetrations of Germany
proper. After your inaugural trip, to Brunswick on 29 February 1944, you went
on the tentative mission to Berlin on 3 March, and the great attacks on the
German capital on 6 and 8 March.
3. Probably few bomber pilots and crews have had such an epic
introduction to battle, and your courage, resolution and effectiveness in the
circumstances certainly merit the highest praise.
4. Please accept, and convey to all members of your crew,
my sincere thanks and congratulations
.
/S/ John M. Bennett, Jr.,
A TRUE COPY JOHN M. BENNETT, JR.,
Lt. Col., Air corps,
(Acting) Commander
100th Bomb. Group.
WALTER G. BURKE,
1st Lt., Air Corps.
Mission Log of the C.B. "Red" Harper Crew while with the 100th.
Courtesy of C. B. "Red " Harper in September 1994..pw
1. 2/29/44 Brunswick 7:25 hrs
2. 3/03/44 Berlin 7:00 hrs
3. 3/06/44 Berlin 7:15 hrs
4. 3/08/44 Berlin 9:00 hrs
5. 3/15/44 Brunswick 7:00 hrs
6 3/16/44 Augsburg 7:00 hrs
7. 3/18/44 Munich 5:00 hrs
8. 3/19/44 Crossbow 4:35 hrs
9. 3/27/44 Bordeaux 5:00 hrs
10. 3/28/44 Chateaudan 6:40 hrs
11. 4/01/44 Ludwigshaven 4:00 hrs
Total combat time=72.55 hrs
Transferred to 15th Air Force (see Red Harpers Book for Details why) arriving in Foggia, Italy on May 1, 1944. Assigned to the 2nd Bomb Group, 96th "Red Devil" Squadron. Missions of Red Harper Crew in Italy
Name CRW Date Aircraft MSN Target Toggleir
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440506 297438 193 Brasov RO Plazyk, Ralph J
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440507 297438 194 Bucharest RO Leigh, Leon H
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440512 232053 196 Civitavecchia IT Barnett, Victor D
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440512 232053 197 German Hqs IT Barnett, Victor D
Harper, Celesta B ERT CBH 440513 231682 198 Bolzano IT
Harper, Celesta B ERT CBH 440514 238069 199 Ferrara IT
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440517 231590 200 Bihac YU
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440519 297161 202 Rimini IT
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440524 231458 205 Atzersdorf AU
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440526 2102932 207 St. Etienne FR
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440527 2102932 208 St. Etienne FR
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440602 2102932 210 Debrecen HU (Russian Shuttle Mission)
Harper, Celesta B ERT CBH 440606 2102932 211 Galati RO
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440611 2102932 212 Focsani RO
Harper, Celesta B CBH 440614 297183 214 Budapest HU
Harper, Celesta B ERT CBH 440630 238069 221 Blechhammer GE Stillman, Donald L
Date Crew Nbr Mission Nbr Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target
3/3/1944 16 122 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 CARILLO W. LT BOM 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 BARFIELD B.D. LT NAV 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 BERLIN
3/3/1944 16 122 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 COX A E LT BOM 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 HARDIMAN C T LT NAV 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 BERLIN
3/4/1944 16 123 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 WALTERS J H S/SGT TOG 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 32009 BERLIN
3/6/1944 16 124 HARDIMAN C T LT NAV 32009 BERLIN
3/7/1944 16 125 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 HARDIMAN C T LT NAV 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 WALTERS J H S/SGT TOG 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/7/1944 16 125 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31968 WERL (SCRUBBED)
3/8/1944 16 126 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 COX A E LT BOM 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 HARDIMAN C T LT NAV 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/8/1944 16 126 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 74 BERLIN / ERKNER PLANT
3/15/1944 16 129 HARDIMAN C T LT NAV 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 COX A E LT BOM 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/15/1944 16 129 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 BRUNSWICK
3/16/1944 16 130 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 HARDIMAN C T LT NAV 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 COX A E LT BOM 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 AUGSBURG
3/16/1944 16 130 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 AUGSBURG
3/17/1944 16 131 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 HARDIMAN C.T. LT NAV 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 COX A.E LT BOM 31537 MUNICH
3/17/1944 16 131 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 HARDIMAN C.T. LT NAV 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 COX A.E LT BOM 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 MUNICH
3/18/1944 16 132 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 MUNICH
3/19/1944 16 133 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 COX A.E LT BOM 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 HARDIMAN C.T. LT NAV 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/19/1944 16 133 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 981 MARQUIS, MIMMOYEQUES
3/22/1944 16 134 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 COX A.E LT BOM 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 BARFIELD B.D. LT NAV 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/22/1944 16 134 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 97621 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)
3/23/1944 16 135 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 CARILLO W. LT BOM 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 BARFIELD B.D. LT NAV 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/23/1944 16 135 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31981 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM
3/26/1944 16 136 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 BARFIELD B.D. LT NAV 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 CARILLO W. LT BOM 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/26/1944 16 136 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT
3/27/1944 16 137 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 CARILLO W. LT BOM 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/27/1944 16 137 BARFIELD B.D. LT NAV 981 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC
3/28/1944 16 138 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 BARFIELD B.O. LT NAV 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/28/1944 16 138 CARILLO W. LT BOM 31981 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX
3/31/1944 16 139 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 BARFIELD B.O. LT NAV 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 CARILLO W. LT BOM 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
3/31/1944 16 139 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED
4/1/1944 16 140 CARILLO W. LT BOM 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 FRANK A.R. S/SGT TG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 BOWERS J.B. S/SGT LWG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 DOBBS W.A. S/SGT RWG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 CURLEE A.P. S/SGT BTG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 JAMES A.E. T/SGT ROG 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 BARFIELD B.O. LT NAV 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 FLANNIGAN R.S. LT CP 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 HARPER (RED) C.B. LT P 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
4/1/1944 16 140 LUQUET C.P. T/SGT TTE 31537 LUDWIGSHAFEN
Mike: Good to hear from you again. Sorry the Bloody Hundredth didn't get an earlier start on Rosie's death.
I E-mailed Jan 45 min after he died but she didn't get message for a couple or so days.
Frank Murphy & Dr. Brown (Museum CEO & editor of 8th AFHS magazine) were keeping me posted & I received
message a few minutes after Rosie passed on. I had a message that Dr. Brown & Buck Shuler were in touch with
Don Miller (Masters of the Air) and he volunteered to do the obit. You did a review of Don's book in Splasher 6 that included about
everyone in the 100th that was mentioned but me. I didn't know anything about the book until one day I received one in the mail.
Cong. Medal of Honor Recipient Bill Lawley's (desc.) wife had same experience. Guess that was remuneration to us for the communication we knew nothing about - but neither of us had any problem with it. Really honored I guess.
I knew Rosie before we arrived in England. We were in the same stateside Phase Training class before shipping us to England &
being assigned to 8th AF & 100th BG.
I'm sending you copy of last message I received from Dr. Brown.
Thanks for your E-mail. My health won't allow me to make the meeting in September.
I'm on crutches with a balance problem from a TIA and my wife is legally blind.
Vaya con Dios
RED w4sid@bellsouth.net
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Mike: I'm sorry to be so late in answering your request. I have had some health problems that slowed me down to a crawl..
I hunted for the communication you referred to that I sent to Luc Dewez & finally found it dated May 17, 1996. I couldn't
remember what I'd said. I have nothing to add other than I was flying 009 on that mission which wasn't my regular plane & I didn't know it was BLACK CAT. Also I recently found out that the clouds I flew back in after being shot up that day pretty well also contained Mark Cope's plane and we must have been pretty close together and didn't know it.
There is a photo in the 100th BG web site of a formation being issued medals. There is a guy at the front row right end
with a caption stating that every one is at attention except him - he is at parade rest and says that is me..
I find that derogatory and it isn't me anyway.
Oh well..I sent an E-mail to Jan that the Chaplain of 100th Air Refuelling Wing in the UK,
Lt. Col. Mike Moore would be in charge of the Memorial Day Affair at Maddingly Cemetery, UK had a Square "D" pin inside his formal blouse during the ceremonies but she didn't reply. Guess nobody cares. Also I'm writing an article about a 100th BG copilot that was shot down & Stalag II guest for a year and half then after the war started flying F4s & F104s. Was shot down over Vietnam and guest of Hanoi Hilton for couple years. Probably no other pilot ever spent that much PW time also in 2 wars. She didn't reply so I guess no one cares about old ex 100th BG guys and
that kind of trivia. He was flying a borrowed plane when shot down in Veitnam. About a month ago his F4 was unvailed at 8th AF
HQ in Shreveport, LA with his name on the side and a big noise about it in the Shreveport Times. The guy died a couple years
ago. Also just received word that my left waist gunner, Wiley Dobbs, died last Friday from massive heart attack. He was to be
cremated & requested no services of any kind be conducted and his remains to go to someplace in Illinois. I'm having a hard time
getting information. He had turned everything over to his daughter-in-law - she was his business agent - house - finances -
everything. She and Wileys son are divorced & Wiley didn't have anything to do with his son. The woman lives in Arizona
and was told about Wiley's death while she was en route to N.Y. to see about him. She said she would be at his house
for at least a month - I will keep trying to find out what they intend to do with his remains. I suppose this is of no interest
to anyone else but damn sure is to me.
Regards
RED
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From Red Harper:
Dear Jan: Just received word that Wiley Dobbs my left waist gunner made his last flight Friday June 3, 2007.
Wiley had turned everything over to his daughter-in-law a few years back - his bank account, home & everything.
She was his business agent more or less. Wiley had a problem of some kind with his son who was divorced
from Michelle (recently married to a Harris) and didn't want to have anything to do with his son.
Michelle lives in Arizona and phoned me that Wiley had passed away in the hospital with a massive
heart attack and she was notified about it while on her way to New York to check on him.
I was stunned and asked as many questions as I could think of. She said he did not want a funeral service - that
he wanted to be cremated and I think his remains were to be sent to a place in Illinois.
I explained to her that I had been responsible to send a wreath to all the Buffalo Gal crew members that had
passed away but in his case I didn't know how that could be accomplished and asked for her advice.
She seems to think it will be about a month before she will know the whole story. I'm confused too.
In cremation cases that I've known of, people usually have a memorial service and the remains are put in a
vase or jar or either taken home & put on the shelf or they go into a Columbarium at a cemetery that is provided for that purpose. Maybe I will learn more later.
His Daughter-in-Law goes by the name of Shelley and she & her husband are to be at Wiley's house for at least a month.
Regards to you and the rest of the Bloody Hundredth Foundation Family
Vaya con Dios amigo - Te amo usted.
RED Harper
w4sid@bellsouth.net
2111 Vinson Road
Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone: 205 854-4894
"Cogito ergo sum"
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