Mission 091 - 1

303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 9122 December 1943

Target: Railway Intersection at Osnabruck, GermanyCrews Dispatched: 20 plus 3 spares

Crewmen Wounded: 3 crewmen suffered frostbite

Length of Mission: 5 hours, 40 minutes

Bomb Load: 250 lb (British) Incendiary bombs

Bombing Altitude: 27,000 ft

Ammo Fired: 1,175 rounds

Major Herbert E. Kalhoefer flew as co-pilot with 2Lt. H.E. Bolsover in 359BS #42-5306 (No Name) leading the second element of the 359BS lead formation. Therewere no abortives and no losses. Three men suffered frostbite.

The Group encountered no enemy fighters, and fighter support was excellent. Onlymeager flak was reported in the target area.

No bombs were dropped because the Combat Wing Leader's drop or his "bombsaway" indication could not be seen. All bombs were brought back to Molesworth as therewas no visible target of opportunity.

Major Kirk R. Mitchell described the mission by saying, "There wasn't much to it.I didn't see the 50 bursts of flak and absolutely no fighters. But, I never have seen somany airplanes over the target at one time. We got caught in a squeeze between twoother Groups and only two or three ships got a chance to drop their bombs.”

23 December 1943 - Air-Sea Rescue MissionLt. F.C. Humphreys led four 427BS B-17s, five 358BS B-17s and one 359BS B-17 onan air-sea rescue mission in #42-29797 Flying Bitch 427BS. The search was flown at analtitude of 100 to 150 feet. The lead aircraft took off at 0800 and returned at 1303 hours.No sightings were made.

Mission 091 - 2

Route Map

Mission 091 - 3

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point

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Daub Dahleen 448 177

Bolsover-Kalhoefer306

Shoup Bech 605 807

Johnston Brinkley 787 1052Worthley Litman Burkitt Bordelon 629 810 854 054 Emerson Heller 562 973Clark Troppman Wilson Osborn 794 927 786 795 DaShiell Lawlor 264 055

Hanselman 561 - Spare Hoeg Crook 081 - Spare 5052 - Spare

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

CREW POSITIONSCMP - Command PilotP - PilotCP - Co-PilotNAV - NavigatorANV - Ass't. NavigatorMNV - Mickey NavigatorENG - EngineerBOM - BombardierRO - Radio Operator

TOG - TogglierBT - Ball Turret OperatorTT - Top Turret OperatorTG - Tail GunnerNG - Nose GunnerRG - Radio GunnerWG - Waist GunnerLWG - Left Waist GunnerRWG - Right Waist GunnerGUN - Gunner

VI - Voice InterpreterOBS - ObserverPAS - PassengerPHO - Photographer

RESULTS OF MISSION

KIA - Killed in actionWIA - Wounded in actionMIA - Missing in actionPOW - Prisoner of war

DOW - Died of woundsEVD - Evaded the enemyINT - Interned in neu cntryREP - RepatriatedRES - RescuedESC - EscapedBO - Bailed outDCH - DitchedCR-L - Crashed on landCR-S - Crashed at sea

Mission 091 - 4

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-37927 (No Name)

P Troppman, Walter W., 2LtCP Elder, Damon C., 2LtNAV Minkowitz, Samuel, 2LtBOM Armstrong, Charles C., 2LtENG Wilson, David L., S/SgtLWG Tracy, Richard J., S/SgtRO Gilmore, Daniel F., S/SgtBT Mirenda, Frank J., SgtTG Swank, Verden D., SgtRWG Garcia, Mario D., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #42-5264 Yankee Doodle Dandy

P DaShiell, William C., 2LtCP Mabie, Hilton C., 2LtNAV Steely, Hobert H., 1LtBOM DeLaura, Don J., 2LtENG Stevenson, Robert L., S/SgtBT Robinson, Authur H., SgtRO Radebaugh, Bernard J., S/SgtRWG Owen, Robert J., SgtLWG Parker, Robert A., SgtTG McKinney, Clifford M., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #42-29629 Connecticut Yankee

P Worthley, Joe R., 2LtCP Crook, Kenneth D., 2LtNAV Ratay, Joseph B., 2LtBOM Blum, Eugene C., 2LtENG Johnson, Edwin D., S/SgtBT Vanderhoff, Grant W., SgtRO Egan, Harry R., S/SgtRWG Malherbe, Benjamin F., S/SgtTG Lawson, Fred B., SgtLWG Robinson, Ray I., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-39794 (No Name)

P Clark, Martin L., 2LtCP Bass, Julius W., 2LtNAV Abernathy, Milton B., 2LtBOM Zientar, Matthew S., 2LtENG Queuedo, Alfonso, S/SgtRWG Grsetic, John P., SgtRO Hensley, James C., S/SgtLWG Canale, Michael J., SgtTG Cassidy, Edward J., S/SgtBT Brown, Harold J., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-39787 Wanton Woman

P Johnston, John R., Capt CP Kyse, Walter R., 2LtNAV Karraker, William H., 1Lt BOM Millner, William J., 2LtENG Lopez, Rudolph S., T/Sgt RWG Mills, James E., S/Sgt RO Matthews, James O., T/SgtBT Griffin, Edward W., S/Sgt TG Moody, John P., S/Sgt LWG Cobb, Edward N., S/Sgt (Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #41-24562 Sky Wolf

P Emerson, Aubrey L., 2LtCP Riddick, McDonald L., 2LtNAV Halliburton, J.B. Lewis, 2LtBOM Fee, George F., SgtENG Mullins, Grover C., T/SgtRWG Pleasant, James H., S/SgtRO Supple, James C., T/SgtBT Zeitner, Howard H., S/SgtTG Sutton, Bernard J., S/SgtLWG Viszneki, John G., S/SgtPHO Dockendorf, Cyril J., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

Mission 091 - 5

B-17 Cockpit

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-30865 (No Name)

P Mitchell, Kirk R., MajCP Campbell, Paul W., 1LtNAV Nothstein, John P., 2LtBOM Sweet, William T., 1LtENG Backiel, Stanley J., T/SgtRWG Wisniewski, Alexander, S/SgtRO McGuire, Robert J., T/SgtBT Brooks, John W., SgtLWG Hoy, James F., S/SgtTG Burns, James R., 2Lt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-39810 Big A Bird

P Litman, Arnold S., 2LtCP Gorman, Quentin J., 2LtNAV Merthan, Lawrence C., 2LtBOM Stravinsky, Albert W., 2LtENG Smith, George A., S/SgtRWG Lawson, Tracy W., SgtRO Ebbighausen, Francis R., T/SgtBT Gibbs, Paul M., SgtTG Castillo, Buenaventura L., SgtLWG Miller, Victor R., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

Mission 091 - 6

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17F #42-3448 (No Name)

P Daub, Leroy E., 2LtCP Stoulil, Donald W., 2LtNAV Palmer, Gerald M., 2LtBOM Marlatt, Ray G., 2LtENG Haman, Ray T., SgtRO Kelly, Victor S., S/Sgt TT McConaghy, Leo R., S/SgtLWG Carter, Edward K., SgtBT Gilmore, Charles E., SgtTG Considine, Louis W., S/Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #41-24561 The Duchess

P Hanselman, Charles F., 2LtCP Callahan, Edward F., 2LtNAV Ramsey, Elijah W., Jr., 2LtBOM Stein, William G., 2LtENG Fouss, Howard E., T/SgtRWG Armstrong, Keith N., S/SgtRO Zitzler, George A., T/SgtLWG Hull, Kenneth W., S/SgtBT Williams, Walter S., S/SgtTG Tybuszewski, Mitchel J., S/Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #41-24605 Knockout Dropper

P Shoup, Noel E., 2LtCP Litherland, James, 2LtNAV Clark, Byron F., 2LtBOM Ulbricht, Walter E., 2LtENG Bragg, Ben W., S/SgtRWG Gribble, Robert F., SgtRO Harrison, Donald B., SgtLWG Asvestos, Nick, S/SgtBT Hostetter, William L., Jr., SgtTG Ross, Harry C., SgtPHO Green, William H., Jr., T/Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-39807 Nero

P Bech, G. Neil, Jr., 2LtCP Hall, Franklin M., 2LtNAV Cotter, Edward R., 2LtBOM Corbin, Frederick A., F/OENG Sanelli, Floyd L., S/SgtRWG Murphy, Carl B., SgtRO Dennis, Julian E., S/SgtBT Johnson, Lawrence G., SgtLWG Cundiff, Robert W., SgtTG Cox, Elbert S., Jr., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-31177 Lonesome Polecat

P Dahleen, Howard D., 2LtCP Austin, John T., 2LtNAV Klingensmith, Russell S., 2LtBOM Gauthier, Raymond W., 2LtENG Malcolm, Orrick H., S/SgtRO Rose, William A., SgtRWG Smith, Harding W., SgtLWG Titsworth, William E., SgtBT Hirn, Edward N., SgtTG Covington, Charles G., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #42-5306 (No Name)

P Bolsover, Harold S., 2LtCP Kalhoefer, Herbert E., MajNAV Antman, Jack, 1LtBOM McClain, Charles J., 2LtENG Mayhugh, John C., Jr., SgtTG Robb, Charles W., SgtRO Mouser, Lloyd C., S/SgtBT McCauley, Patrick N., S/SgtLWG Hayes, John J., S/SgtRWG Hermann, Kurt J., II, T/Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

Mission 091 - 7

360th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-39795 Ladies Home Companion

P Osborn, William C., Lt CP Jernigan, Jack, Jr., LtNAV Cobb, Edward L., LtBOM Campbell, Nelson, LtENG Wolff, William E., S/SgtLWG Wolfe, Earl D., SgtRO Daniel, George L., S/SgtRWG Hosso, Harry V., SgtBT Fitzgerald, Lyle W., SgtTG Evans, Lawrence B., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-31055 Aloha

P Lawlor, John C., Jr., LtCP Hicks, David F., LtNAV Munroe, Linton S., Jr., LtBOM Barker, Havelock W., LtENG Tower, Jack W., S/SgtRWG Baker, Nelson, SgtRO Esposito, Frank B., S/SgtLWG Krenek, Joe W., SgtBT Kuntashian, Warren V., Sgt TG Butler, Raymond K., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #42-2973 Iza Vailable

P Heller, William C., LtCP Coppom, John F., LtNAV Zwayer, James P., LtBOM DeSousa, John, Jr., LtENG Huston, William J., T/SgtRWG Payne, George S., S/SgtRO Spoerri, Felix, T/SgtLWG Lanier, Leo, Jr., S/SgtBT Schultz, Melvin E., S/SgtTG Laurinitis, Anthony, S/Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-31052 (No Name)

P Brinkley, Pharis C., 1LtCP Parrott, John H., LtNAV Becker, Sylvester J., LtBOM Saiz, Reinaldo J., CaptENG Worthington, Arthur J., T/SgtRWG Lance, Guy A., S/SgtRO Snyder, Richard N., T/SgtLWG Ferguson, Charles R., S/SgtBT Reid, Harold C., S/SgtTG Carnathan, Hugh S., T/Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #42-5854 Alley Oop

P Burkitt, Benajah G., LtCP Kuhn, Harold J., LtNAV Foote, Herbert A., Jr., LtBOM Reith, Fred J., LtENG Brown, Lee C., SgtTG Rush, Cleve C., SgtRO Cantrell, A.D., S/SgtBT Berntzen, Arthur O., SgtRWG Friedman, Szymon A., SgtLWG Stoffregen, W.E., SgtPAS Kiskis, J.E., Capt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17F #42-5054 Belle of San Joaquin

P Bordelon, Berton A., LtCP Coons, Charles L., LtNAV Cromwell, Frederick P., LtBOM Cottrell, John W., LtENG Barker, Forrest, S/SgtRWG Adams, Donald K., SgtRO Fontana, Joseph L., S/SgtLWG Patterson, Harry L., SgtBT Harrington, Joseph F., SgtTG Couch, Ted, Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

Mission 091 - 8

360th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-39786 G.I. Sheets

P Wilson, Fred F., LtCP Bowen, James W., LtNAV Przybyszewski, Henry S., LtBOM Fahlbusch, Joseph F., LtENG Goland, Harry, S/SgtRWG Roads, Dwight W., Jr., SgtRO Mirkin, Herman H., S/SgtLWG Petree, Wendell R., SgtBT Webbink, Elvin F., SgtTG Hubley, Warren G., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B17F #42-5052 Mizpah

P Crook, Charles D., LtCP Evans, Ernest N., LtNAV Davis, Roscoe, LtBOM DeLuca, Joseph, F/OENG Tharp, Willard L., S/SgtRWG Chavez, Salvador, SgtRO Hannan, Robert J., S/SgtLWG Williams, Norris R., SgtBT Cheek, Roy A., SgtTG Hensley, James H., Sgt(Abortive - Spare)

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lis

B-17F #42-5081 Luscious Lady

P Hoeg, Kenneth A., F/OCP O'Hare, Phil W., LtNAV Olsen, Kenneth L., LtBOM Cronin, Ernest L., LtENG Relyea, Ralph R., S/SgtBT McMahan, Bonnar P., SgtRO Brooks, Willie R., S/SgtTG Vargas, Michael A., SgtLWG McFall, Leonard C., SgtRWG McLaughlin, Jesse W., Sgt(Abortive - Spare)