Mission 101 - 1

Burned-out tail of B-17 #42-39786 G.I.Sheets after crashing in Belgium.

303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 10129 January 1944

Target: City area, Frankfurt, Germany (PFF Bombing)Crews Dispatched: 39

Crews Lost: 1 crew, Lt. Fowler, 10 crewmembers

Length of Mission: 7 hours, 5 minutes

Bomb Load: 10 x 500 lb G.P. bombs

Altitude: Both Groups at 25,000 ft

Ammo Fired: 3,100 rounds

Thirty-nine 303rd BG(H) B-17s took off. There were no abortions. All aircraft wereloaded with 500-lb. M-17 cluster incendiary bombs.

The PFF equipment on the lead B-17 of the 41 CBW-A failed. It then made a seriesof "S" turns before reaching the bombing "initial point." These turns were made in an effortto get behind and bomb on the 41 CBW-B formation. The maneuver was unsuccessful andthe 41 CBW-A formation failed to get back into a correct Combat Wing bombing formation.The 41 CBW-A bombing results could not be observed because of the solid cloud cover.

Flak for the 303BG-A Group was moderate and inaccurate, but was accurate for the303BG-B Group. Fighter support was excellent. P-47s carried the formations to the IPwhere they were met by P-38s. Twenty-five to thirty enemy aircraft were observed and the303BG-A Group experienced one attack by five ME-109s. The 303BG-B Group had nofighter attacks.

The No. 4 B-17 in the lead Squadron "A" Group, #42-39786,G.I. Sheets 427BS-R, encountered a rough and frustratingmission. The crew crossed the German coast with a faultyNo. 2 engine and was forced to feather engine No. 4. Justbefore reaching the IP it developed a bad oil leak. Unableto stay with the formation, the bombs were jettisoned andthe aircraft was soon hit by German FW-190s. Hits disabledthe oxygen system, the interphone and many of the flightinstruments. They dove to lower altitudes to reach cloudcover and used the autopilot to maintain flight. Thedamaged Fortress was hit by fighters numerous timesbefore Lt. Fowler was forced to belly-land his Fort in aBelgian field at Solre-St. Gery. All crewmen except Lt.Fowler and Lt. Rawlins were wounded.

Pilot 2Lt. James F. Fowler and T/Sgt. Donald J. Dinwiddie managed to evadecapture until 13 May 1944, when they were betrayed by a French doctor and his wife nearLille, who drove them to a German outpost. 2Lt. Bernard W. Rawlings evaded captureand made his way back to England after crossing the Pyrenees into Spain. 2Lt. Alvin L.Taylor, 2Lt. Joseph C. Thompson, Jr. and S/Sgt. Jack D. Ferguson were badly wounded.

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The Belgian and French resistance fighters gave valuable andheroic assistance to the evaders. After the war the people of

Belgium erected a monument in Solre-Saint-Gery, Belgium, tocommemorate the Fowler Crew.

They were taken to a civilian hospitalby Belgians where they were captured andcared for by Germans. T/Sgt. Curtis E.Finley was with Lt. Rawlings until they splitup, after which he was captured not farfrom the Spanish border. S/Sgt. RichardArrington evaded capture and was pickedup by American troops in September 1944.S/Sgt. Loren E. Zimmer bailed out at about150-200 ft. altitude and landed in a bog.He managed to evade capture and waspicked up by American troops inSeptember 1944. Sgt. Miller O. Jacksondied from severe wounds after the crashlanding. He had taken off his flak vest inflight.

The 8th Air Force, led by Pathfinder aircraft, dispatched a record number of aircraftand lost 24 B-17s and 5 B-24s on big aerial battles behind the 303rd BG(H) formations.Capt. Hullar said that the raid wasn't particularly tough, and "FW-190s made one pass atus before we got to the target and then went after the Groups behind us. Flak was comingup in a barrage, but it was meager and wasn't very accurate."

Major Kirk R. Mitchell, "B" Groupleader, finished his 25th missionand described it as uneventful."There wasn't much to it," he said."We really expected a rough one,but didn't get it. We had excellentfighter support by our P-38s and P-47s. They certainly keep theGerman fighters away from ourGroup. There were 25 or 30 enemyfighters around, but they stayedaway. Don't know how we did on thebombing because we droppedthrough the clouds. Should be goodthough, because we dropped in themiddle of the flak barrage."

Sgt. Ira Friedman, ball turret gunner, said that some of the Groups seemed to behaving a tough time of it. "I saw two FWs attack a straggler and they shot it down in amatter of seconds after just one pass," he said. "The gunners in that Fort really nailedthem." Fighter support was hailed by 2Lt. Joseph Massimiliano, co-pilot in 360BSBanshee, who exclaimed, "Four ME-109s came diving in on our Group from the right sideof the formation and some P-47s came in from the left to challenge them. Every one of the

Mission 101 - 3

Original Sketch for theThunderbird Nose Art, drawnby James S. Andrus (R) onthe Moncur Crew. The name

Thunderbird was suggested byPilot 2Lt Moncur, saying it

was "an Indian symbol for luckand we sure will need it."

ME-109s was shot down." Sgt. Paul Buckley registered his first kill flying as photographeron the Fortress Iza Vailable, and said, "It was a poor show from the camera angle today.It wasn't a bit rough though, which might cost some good pictures, but certainly didn't costme any mental strain."

A number of crews reported that P-38s dropped their auxiliary "belly" tanks too closeto the Group formation. One Fortress, #42-37893 Bam Bam 358BS-G, flying in the No. 3position of the lead element of the 41 CBW-B formation, piloted by 2Lts. Walter R. Kyseand James B. Taylor were hit on the left wing by a "belly" tank. It left a hole in the wing anddestroyed the left aileron. The pilots, with the help of S/Sgt. Douglas L. Jones, engineer,flew Bam Bam home with limited controls. The crew also complained about the very poormission sandwiches, but were happy that they had received two eggs for breakfast.

The 8th Air Force losses for today were: 29 aircraft, 15 crewmen killed, 32 crewmenwounded and 299 crewmen missing. S/Sgt. Richard Arrington (786) claimed an FW-190destroyed, though official confirmation is unavailable.

From the Journal of Vern L. Moncur, 359th BS PilotThis was the first mission for the famous B-17G #42-38050 Thunderbird

MISSION #7

Date: January 29, 1944

Target: Frankfurt, Germany

Altitude: 26,000 feet

Plane: U-050 "Thunderbird"

Position: No. 2, High Squadron, High Group

Th is was our first raid in our newly assigned ship, though we had started

on a mission in this ship a few days before this raid. That mission was

recalled soon after we reached altitude and were out over the North Sea.

This recall proved to be a very good thing for us, however, because the No.

1 engine failed completely on our final approach to our landing. Had we not

been recalled to our base, we would have got about over the target when

the engine failed - and it would have been quite a haul to make it back to

England on three engines.

We got along OK and had no fighter opposition, but the flak was

heavy and accurate - it always was over Frankfurt. We received two direct

hits in the left wing, one of which hit the main wing spar and cut it so badly

that our new plane had to go to the hangar immediately after we landed and

have a new wing put on. Another near m iss from a flak shell shook the

plane very much. It actually felt like one of the engines had been knocked

completely off. The concussion from some of these flak bursts was terrific.

Upon returning to the field, we found the usual lousy Limey weather waiting for us. We had

to let down through the "soup" on instruments. We homed on a splasher-beacon and were able to

get to the field OK. We got so used to making instrument let-downs that it became common practice

in England.

Again we were lucky in not having a man injured, though our plane received a few bad

holes in it. S/Sgt. Wike, tail gunner, was grounded for this mission because of a cold. He was also

suffering from a bad case of nerves from what he had seen on some of these missions. Our bomb

load was 42 one-hundred pound incendiary bombs in five-hundred pound clusters. [Sgt. Wike was

replaced on this mission by John F. Newman]

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Route Map

Mission 101 - 5

Vicious Virgin #42-5341 (427BS) GN-Q41st CBW-A High (427BS) - Pilot LtCol L.E. Lyle / CoPilot Capt R.J. Hullar

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Group A

Lyle-Hullar341

Wood Sullivan 020 7875

Fowler786

Harrison McGarry 616 9875

Sheets Brinkley 241 931Hoeg Klint Crook Parrott 052 423 399 393 Long Bergeron 432 841Wilson Underwood Bordelon Coppom 340 854 054 973 Holdcroft Lawlor 788 055

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Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Group B

Mitchell-Lemmon574

Kyse Lake 893 224

Henderson562

Troppman Smith 927 239

Daub Quinn 306 635Newell Hybert McManus Moncur 807 314 405 050 Goolsby Clark 386 583Bech Shoup Stuermer Worthley 483 605 041 498 Stoulil 183

First Mission for B-17G #42-38050 Thunderbird

This mission was the first for the now famous B-17G #42-38050 Thunderbird. Thunderbird

would go on to fly 112 credited missions. Lt Moncur's crew was the only crew ever assigned to

Thunderbird as their primary aircraft. After the Moncur crew finished their 28 missions, Thunderbird

became a "first mission ship" given to new crews to get them off to a good start–and a good start

it was, as no regular crew member was ever injured on a Thunderbird mission.

Photos show partially painted and completed Nose Art. The Thunderbird nose art was

painted by Anne Josephine Hayward , American Red Cross Aero Club, Great Ashfield England,

385th Bomb Group. Ms Hayward is considered one of the more accomplished nose art artists of

World War II. She also painted the nose art for B-17s: Dragon Lady, Pregnant Portia, Shack Bunny,

Madame Shoo Shoo and others.

Mission 101 - 7

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-37893 Bam Bam

P Kyse, Walter R., 2LtCP Taylor, James B., 2LtNAV Levy, Herbert E., 2LtBOM Mack, Austin J., 2LtENG Jones, Douglas L., S/SgtBT Kennard, Royal G., SgtRO Dulin, Woodroe G., S/SgtRWG Schweinebraten, Leslie H., SgtTG Cox, James B., S/SgtLWG Daniel, Herbert A., Sgt

B-17G #42-97498 Padded Cell II

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

B-17G #42-31224 Hell in the Heavens

P Lake, Lester A., Jr., 1LtCP Cook, John H., 2LtNAV Williams, Jack N., 2LtBOM Morrison, James P., 2LtENG Haggerty, Jerome J., S/SgtLWG Delaney, Jessie L., SgtRO Rumpf, Charles W., S/SgtRWG Balzano, Christopher, SgtTG Hunt, John L., SgtBT Chadick, Neal T., Sgt

B-17G #42-31239 (No Name)

P Smith, Marshall L., 2LtCP Palecek, Francis J., 2LtNAV Neuwirth, Edward, 2LtBOM Troy, Edward J., 2LtENG Dick, Andrew, S/SgtLWG Schor, John, SgtRO Frolick, Edwin J., S/SgtBT Simon, Gustof J., S/SgtTG Fugate, Walter O., SgtRWG Stauter, Herman L., Sgt

B-17G #42-31583 Clover Leaf

P Clark, Martin L., 1LtCP Bass, Julius E., 2LtNAV Abernathy, Milton B., 2LtBOM Zientar, Matthew S., 2LtENG Quevedo, Alfonso, S/SgtRWG Grsetic, John P., SgtRO Hensley, James C., S/SgtLWG Canale, Michael J., SgtTG Gilbert, Bill A., S/SgtBT Brown, Harold J., Sgt

B-17G #42-38041 Hell's Angels II

P Stuermer, John W., 2LtCP Reynolds, Charles E., 2LtNAV Tielman, William A., 2LtBOM Newman, Clyde D., 2LtENG Harris, David W., S/SgtLWG Rogers, Thomas A., SgtRO Murray, Edward F., S/SgtBT Stark, Joseph, SgtTG Collins, Marvin B., SgtRWG Carroll, Marvin A., Sgt

Mission 101 - 8

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

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 Clark, Norman M., SgtRO Kistulentz, Paul, SgtBT Mirenda, Frank J., SgtTG Swank, Verden D., SgtRWG Garcia, Mario D., Sgt

B-17G #42-31562 (No Name)

P Henderson, John F., 2LtCP Ames, Walter J., 2LtNAV Wiggins, Warren S., 2LtBOM Monkres, Woodrow W., 2LtENG Simpkins, William H., S/SgtTT Moody, Stanley E., SgtRO King, Robert E., T/SgtBT Miller, Richard C., S/SgtTG Millif, Mike C., SgtLWG Shuhart, Norman L., Sgt

B-17G #42-31574 Ole George

P Mitchell, Kirk R., MajCP Lemmon, John V., CaptNAV Steely, Hobert H., 1LtNAV McSween, William D., 1LtBOM Coburn, Ralph F., 1LtENG Wagner, Clyde E., T/SgtLWG Vaughn, Norville, S/SgtRO Gilmore, Daniel F., T/SgtBT Scharch, Richard G., T/SgtRWG Schmeltzer, Charles S., S/SgtTG Burns, James R., 2Lt

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

CREW POSITIONS

CMP - 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 MISSIONKIA - 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 101 - 9

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-31183 Bad Penny

P Stoulil, Donald W., 2LtCP Callahan, Edward F., 2LtNAV Susskind, Harold A., 2LtBOM Trawicki, George J., 2LtENG Romer, Eugene A., SgtLWG Brown, William F., Jr., SgtRO Owen, James C., SgtBT Holder, Kenneth L., SgtRWG Greene, George P., Jr., SgtTG Turkington, Calvin G., Sgt

B-17G #42-31483 Bonnie B

P Bech, G. Neil, Jr., 2LtCP Hall, Franklin M., 2LtNAV Cotter, Edward R., 2LtBOM Corbin, Frederick A., F/OENG Sanelli, Floyd L., S/SgtRWG Boatwright, Edward C., SgtRO Dennis, Julian E., S/SgtBT Johnson, Lawrence G., SgtLWG Jennings, Harley F., S/SgtTG Cox, Elbert S., Jr., Sgt

B-17G #42-38050 Thunderbird

P Moncur, Vern L., 2LtCP Cunningham, Billy A., 2LtNAV Brooks, James, 2LtBOM Chang, David K.S., 2LtENG Rosier, Robert L., S/SgtRO Andrus, James S., S/SgtBT Hein, Walter E., SgtRWG Baer, Richard K., SgtLWG Dickman, Thomas J., SgtTG Newman, John F., S/SgtPHO Green, William H., Jr., T/Sgt

B-17G #42-31405 Wallaro MK II

P McManus, Henry, F/OCP Bishop, Robert F., 2LtNAV Carroll, Charles P., 2LtBOM Cecot, Chester R., 2LtENG Row, Robert A., S/SgtRO Colburn, Robert R., S/SgtRWG Murphy, Carl B., SgtLWG Jewett, William B., SgtBT Mace, LeRoy L., S/SgtTG Cowles, Clifton G., Sgt

B-17G #42-31386 Sky Duster

P Goolsby, Billy M., 2LtCP Savage, John N., 2LtNAV Towberman, P.E., 2LtBOM Robinson, John M., 1LtENG Mayhugh, John C., Jr., S/SgtLWG Rothrock, Harry J., S/SgtRO Greenhalgh, Chester W., T/SgtBT Chraniuk, William, S/SgtTG Strobel, William A., S/SgtRWG Cueto, Frank Z., S/Sgt

B-17F #41-24605 Knockout Dropper

P Shoup, Noel E., 2LtCP Litherland, James, 2LtNAV Carey, William D., 2LtBOM Ulbricht, Walter E., 2LtENG Bragg, Ben W., S/SgtRWG Gribble, Robert F., SgtRO Harrison, Donald B., T/SgtLWG Asvestos, Nick, S/SgtBT Hostetter, William L., Jr., SgtTG Ross, Harry C., SgtPHO Hunter, Robert G., S/Sgt

Mission 101 - 10

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-39807 Nero

P Newell, Noel N., 2LtCP Donalson, Douglas C., 2LtNAV Rhoads, Lester A., 2LtBOM Hoover, William L., 2LtENG Freinwald, Earl C., S/SgtLWG Manchester, Robert E., S/SgtRO Weepie, Robert F., S/SgtTG Atkinson, William E., SgtBT Hart, Edgar B., Jr., SgtRWG Mendel, Myron R., Sgt

B-17G #42-31314 Scorchy

P Hybert, Arthur J., 2LtCP Harrison, Weldon O., 2LtNAV Lunde, Frithjof M., 2LtBOM Kelly, James H., Jr., 2LtENG Broderick, George V., S/SgtRO Ratford, Edward V., S/SgtBT Gilcrease, Roland L., SgtRWG McKenna, Robert I., S/SgtLWG Neathery, Ralph P., SgtTG Barmak, Paul J., Sgt

B-17F #41-24635 The '8' Ball MK II

P Quinn, Thomas J., 2LtCP Halpin, Robert H., 2LtNAV Howlett, Oscar D., 2LtBOM Bowen, Richard R., 2LtENG Holper, Ralph M., T/SgtRWG Kalafut, Joe J., S/SgtRO Vieira, Joseph, T/SgtBT Bergman, Harvey F., S/SgtLWG Reynolds, James B., S/SgtTG Pelkey, Elwood R., S/Sgt

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

P Daub, Leroy E., 2LtCP McLean, Ralph C., 2LtNAV Palmer, Gerald M., 2LtBOM Marlatt, Ray G., 2LtENG Haman, Ray T., SgtRO Kelly, Victor S., S/Sgt LWG McConaghy, Leo R., S/SgtTT Carter, Edward K., SgtBT Gilmore, Charles E., SgtTG Considine, Louis W., S/Sgt

Mission 101 - 11

360th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17F #42-5393 Thumper Again

P Parrott, John H., LtCP McGrath, Leo B., LtNAV Volk, Anthony D., LtBOM Walter, George M., LtENG Levin, Meyer, T/SgtLWG Green, Jack E., S/SgtRO DeWitte, Victor W., S/SgtBT Mayfield, James E., SgtRWG Huddleston, D.O., SgtTG Laible, Gilbert N., Sgt

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

B-17G #42-31399 (No Name)

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

B-17G #42-31432 Old Glory

P Long, John A., LtCP Earhart, Amon E., LtNAV Carroll, George M., LtBOM Cascio, Guiseppe, LtENG Wilson, Clarence G., T/SgtLWG Ledley, Albert J., S/SgtRO Jennings, Ralph T., T/SgtRWG Henson, Mace, S/SgtTG Orlando, Anthony T., S/SgtBT Logan, Frank C., S/Sgt

B-17F #42-29931 Satan's Workshop

P Brinkley, Pharis C., 1LtCP Clark, William A., LtNAV Becker, Sylvester J., LtBOM DeSousa, John, Jr., LtENG 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 Rein, William E., S/Sgt

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 Crowder, Gayther B., T/SgtLWG Patterson, Harry L., SgtBT Harrington, Joseph F., SgtTG Couch, Ted, SgtPHO Lovett, William F., Sgt

Mission 101 - 12

360th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17F #42-5854 Alley Oop

P Underwood, George E., LtCP Doering, Creighton G., LtNAV Parker, Duane C., LtBOM Riley, Milton S., LtENG Daniels, Mack E., S/SgtRWG Rike, Thomas L., Jr., SgtRO Phipps, Charles F., S/SgtBT Dinneen, Thomas E., S/SgtLWG Casselman, Glen L., SgtTG Meyer, Gregory C., Sgt

B-17G #42-31340 Miss Liberty

P Wilson, Fred F., LtCP Bowen, James W., LtNAV Przybyszewski, Henry S., LtBOM Peterson, Elmer L., S/SgtENG 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

B-17F #42-5788 A.O.G. Not in Stock

P Holdcroft, Lloyd L., LtCP Bradley, Clyde W., Jr., LtNAV Pace, Charles M., LtBOM O'Donnell, John J., LtENG DeMarco, John A., S/SgtRWG Hustus, Walter L., SgtRO Francis, Walter G., S/SgtLWG Slusser, Walter C., SgtBT Kern, Lloyd F., SgtTG Krumholz, Robert A., Sgt

B-17G #42-37841 Banshee

P Bergeron, Willard H., LtCP Massimiliano, Joseph, LtNAV Noland, James B., LtBOM DeFeis, Robert N., LtENG Serwa, Alphonse B., T/SgtRWG Oxendine, Simeon, S/SgtRO Cline, Leroy, T/SgtBT Hemmings, Norman A., S/SgtLWG Wilson, George W., S/SgtTG Appleton, Vernon R., S/Sgt

B-17F #42-2973 Iza Vailable

P Coppom, John F., LtCP Stevens, Joseph E., Lt NAV Fleming, Samuel P., LtBOM Finley, Robert A., LtENG Brewster, John L., S/SgtRWG Cole, Edgar W., SgtRO Geisman, Gaylord W., S/SgtLWG Fitko, Marion F., SgtBT Deffinger, John P., S/SgtTG Edwards, Marvin R., SgtPHO Buckley, Paul E., Sgt

Mission 101 - 13

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-38020 V Packet

P Wood, Vere A., LtCP Knutson, Wilmer A., LtNAV Pinnette, William S., LtBOM Brown, Thomas G., LtENG Snider, Otto L., S/Sgt BT Grant, Thomas V., S/SgtRO Brooks, Winnie R., S/SgtTG Helton, Edward, SgtRWG Heathershaw, Charles L., SgtLWG Tevis, John E., S/Sgt

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

P Fowler, James F., Lt EVD/POWCP Rawlings, Bernard W., Lt EVDNAV Taylor, Alvin L., Lt POWBOM Thompson, Joseph C., Jr. POWENG Finley, Curtis E., T/Sgt POWRWG Jackson, Miller O., Sgt KIARO Dinwiddie, Donald J., S/Sgt EVD/POWTG Ferguson, Jack D., Sgt POWBT Arrington, Richard, S/Sgt EVDLWG Zimmer, Loren E., Sgt EVD

B-17G #42-39875 Buzz Blonde

P McGarry, John J., Jr., LtCP Cotham, Willie C., LtNAV Halligan, Robert W., LtBOM Foe, Kenneth D., LtENG Grace, Henry J., S/SgtBT Friedman, Ira, SgtRO Wilson, Elmer A., S/SgtTG Noah, Norbert O., SgtLWG Brown, Edgar S., SgtRWG Hilborn, Ervin, Sgt

B-17F #42-5052 Mizpah

P Hoeg, Kenneth A., F/OCP Sayers, Darwin D., LtNAV Olsen, Kenneth L., LtBOM Landry, Robert J., LtENG Relyea, Ralph R., S/SgtBT McMahan, Bonnar P., SgtRO O'Connor, William S., S/SgtTG Hadley, Owen W., S/SgtLWG McFall, Leonard C., SgtRWG McLaughlin, Jesse W., Sgt

JAMES F. FOWLER CREW - 427th BS (crew assigned 427BS: 16 Nov 1943 - photo: Nov 1943)

(Back L-R) 2Lt James F. Fowler (P-Evd/POW), 2Lt Bernard W. Rawlings (CP-Evd),2Lt Alvin L. Taylor (N-POW), 2Lt Joseph C. Thompson (B-POW)

(Front) T/Sgt Curtis E. Finley (E-POW), S/Sgt Richard Arrington (BT-Evd), T/Sgt Donald J. Dinwiddie (R-Evd/POW), S/Sgt Loren E. Zimmer (RWG-Evd), Sgt Miler O. Jackson (LWG-KIA) unknown (TG).

(S/Sgt Jack D. Ferguson (TG-POW) replaced unknown Tail Gunner)

Mission 101 - 14

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-31616 Spirit of Flak Wolf

P Harrison, Emmittes S., Jr., LtCP Bastean, Stephen B., LtNAV Kurnik, Walter F., LtBOM Biedanski, Edmund J., LtENG Rombach, Joseph H., S/SgtBT Dye, James W., S/SgtRO Volmer, Lawrence O., S/SgtTG Burkett, Albert S., SgtLWG Campbell, Kenneth H., SgtRWG Hawk, Kenneth L., Sgt

B-17G #42-37875 Empress of D Street

P Sullivan, Francis X., LtCP Brangwin, Kenneth R., LtNAV Culpin, John J., Jr., LtBOM Bawol, Walter S., LtENG Frey, James L., S/SgtBT Latta, Thomas B., T/SgtRO Sullivan, James J., S/SgtTG Stone, Vernon W., SgtRWG Swanson, Charles A., SgtLWG Keely, Eugene F., Sgt

B-17G #42-31241 Spirit of Wanette

P Sheets, Robert W., LtCP Henderson, Grover C., LtNAV Peacock, Lawrence A., LtBOM Cronin, Ernest L., LtENG Neuner, Francis X., S/SgtBT King, Earl J., SgtRO Du Bray, Ernest D., S/SgtTG Sullens, Tom C., SgtLWG Donnelly, James F., SgtRWG Smith, Leonard C., Sgt

B-17G #42-31423 Jigger Rooche

P Klint, Wilbur, LtCP Jenkins, Elton L., LtNAV Arvanites, George L., LtBOM Meagher, Robert W., LtENG Walsh, Charles E., T/SgtBT Knight, Frederick B., S/SgtRO Ratliff, Leonard E., T/SgtTG Smith, Nyle F., S/SgtLWG Ford, Thomas P., SgtRWG Marson, Charles H., S/SgtOBS Geyer, H.M., Maj

B-17F #42-5341 Vicious Virgin

P Lyle, Lewis, LtColCP Hullar, Robert J., LtNAV Brown, Elmer L., LtBOM Wallen, George A., Jr., LtENG Rice, Dale W., T/SgtRO Hoyt, George F., S/SgtBT Sampson, Norman A., S/SgtTG Miller, Merlin D., S/SgtRWG Fullem, Charles, S/SgtLWG Kendall, Dallas E., LtPHO Gervais, Joseph R., Sgt