Mission 275 - 1

303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 27521 November 1944

Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery at Merseburg, GermanyCrews Dispatched: 39

Crews Lost: Lt. Virag - 9 POW; Lt. Cureton - 8 KIA, 1 POW;

Lt. Chance - 3 KIA, 6 POW; Lt. Glass - 9 POW

Length of Mission: 8 hours, 15 minutes

Bomb Load: 10 x 500 lb bombs

Bombing Altitudes: 19,800, 19,700 & 18,100 ft

Ammo Fired: 14,700 round

The vast synthetic oil refinery at Merseburg was attacked by the entire 1st BD and 3rdBD—a total of 766 B-17s. Two 303rd BG(H) aircraft returned early: #44-6502 (NoName), 359BS (Lt. Underdown) had mechanical problems and #42-102945 Sweet

Pea, 358BS (Lt. Mayer) lost the No. 2 engine.

Each Squadron made their own bomb run due to weather conditions. 1Lt. J.D.Mickle, deputy leader, and his crew, took over the 359th Lead Squadron just before theinitial point when Capt. Heller's electronic equipment failed. Twelve B-17s targetedMerseburg from 19,800 feet via PFF. Bombs hit about 15 miles NNE of assigned MPI.Capt. Heller resumed the lead near the Dutch coast. The 358th High Squadron B-17s hitnear Wiezenfels from 19,700 feet. One B-17 was hit by flak and jettisoned its bombs. Fiveothers dropped on it. The lead B-17 was hit on the bomb run and jettisoned its bombs.Five others then dropped their bombs. Results weren't observed. Twelve 427th LowSquadron B-17s bombed Merseburg from 18,100 feet. Results weren't observed. Photosshowed no target bursts.

In the target area, there was a thick belt of haze from 18,000 to 28,000 feet, withdense and very persistent contrails and no middle or high clouds. These conditionsprecluded visual bombing and contributed directly to the high squadron being unable tobomb the primary target. They were unable to achieve the proper interval behind the leadSquadron and the PFF navigator could not locate the target.

A few enemy aircraft were reported, but none attacked 303rd BG(H) aircraft. TheMerseburg defenders put up a fierce barrage of intense and accurate flak, and chaff hadno effect in deterring the determined German gunners. Thirty-one aircraft were damaged:26 major and 5 minor. Returned aircraft had six wounded crewmen.

#44-6600 (No Name), 359BS, piloted by 1Lt. Andy R. Virag, took over the second(high) flight of the lead Squadron after the mission had been aborted by Lt. Sidney L.Underdown. During the bomb run the right wing was hit and the right aileron was knockedoff by B-17 #44-6309, The Duchess' Granddaughter, 359BS, piloted by Lt. James F.Green. The B-17 was last observed under control, going down about 5,000 to 6,000 feetbelow the formation. No parachutes were seen. Sgt. John H. Bowman later reported thatLt. Virag had salvoed all bombs except for one that couldn't be released. About 10 to 15

Mission 275 - 2

PETER F. CURETON, JR. CREW - 427th BSB-17G #42-102411 Miss Lace GN-P(crew assigned 427BS: 16 July 1944)

(L-R) Unknown, 1Lt Peter F. Cureton (P), Capt Harold V. Tollack (N),1Lt Carl L. Ulrich (B), S/Sgt Ervin M. Celichowski (TG), Unknown

ORIGINAL ANDY R. VIRAG CREW - 359th BS(crew assigned 359BS: 01 Aug 1944 - photo: Aug 1944)

(Back L-R) 1Lt Andy R. Virag (P), 2Lt Edward R. Beck (CP), 2Lt Hertzel Harrison (N),2Lt John C. Rhyne, Jr. (B) - (Front L-R) S/Sgt James E. Jeter, Jr. (E),

S/Sgt Stanley Gurka, Jr. (BT), Sgt John H. Bowman (TG), S/Sgt Cyril A. Vrabel (R),Sgt Raymond L. Schalk (WG), Sgt William J. Casperson (WG)

minutes later, after losingaltitude and having difficultymaintaining control, it washit by ME-109s. The pilotordered the crew to bail out.All jumps were safely madeand the entire crewconsisting or Lt. Virag, 2Lt.Edward R. Beck, 2Lt. HaroldScheer, S/Sgt. Bert Cottrell,T/Sgt. James E. Jeter, Jr.,T/Sgt. Cyril A. Vrabel, S/Sgt.Stanley Gurka, Jr., Sgt.Jack R. Allerton and Sgt.John H. Bowman becamePOWs. The aircraft crashedn e a r S a n g e r h a u s e n,Germany. The Virag crew'sregular bombardier, 2Lt.

John C. Rhyne, had been killed on the 24 August 1944 mission to Merseburg. On the finalmission of their operational tour, the crew found Merseburg to be its nemesis.

B-17 #43-38705 (NoName). 360BS piloted by1Lt. Peter F. Cureton, Jr.with his 427BS crew, was hitby flak just before "bombsaway." The No. 3 enginewas on fire with flamesstreaming back to the tail.The No. 2 engine reportedlycaught fire as the aircraftwent down. Bombs weresalvoed at about 18,000 feetand thrown out and up asthe aircraft, still burning andseemingly under control,turned "turtle" to the right.Eight or nine parachuteswere reported. Lt. JamesO'Leary, pilot of #43-37597Earthquake McGoon ,

427BS, leader of the low flight of the low Squadron, witnessed the downing of Lt.Cureton's aircraft and crew. He was a close friend of Bombardier Lt. Ulrich and, twoweeks earlier, Carl Ulrich had told him of a recurring dream: he was on a mission toMerseburg, and saw his B-17 on the bomb run take a direct flak hit, with the right wing

Mission 275 - 3

ORIGINAL ARTHUR F. CHANCE CREW - 359th BS (crew assigned 359BS: 25 July 1944 - photo: Ardmore, OK, June 1944)

(Back L-R) 1Lt Arthur F. Chance (POW), 2Lt Robert H. Johnson (CP),2Lt Eugene D. McCarver (N), 2Lt William M. Couch (B)

(Front L-R) S/Sgt Leo A. Torre (WG), T/Sgt Albert Miller (R),S/Sgt Dennis R. Hejna (TG), S/Sgt Shirley L. Moss (BT),

T/Sgt Elmer W. Menasco (E), S/Sgt John Robert McCue (WG)

exploding in flames. As the ship started to turn over on its back, the bombs were salvoedand thrown out and up by centrifugal force. The ship then righted itself and dove steeplytoward clouds 3,000 to 4,000 feet below. The dream ended with him seeing some 'chutesjust before the B-17 entered the clouds. Lt. Ulrich's dream closely paralleled the actualdowning of his Fortress—shades of the bizarre and unexplainable that leaves Jim O'Learytroubled to this day. The aircraft crashed near Leipzig, Germany. Lt. Cureton, 2Lt.Stonewall J. Raley, 2Lt. Benjamin DuBois, 2Lt. Carl Ulrich, T/Sgt. Donald W. Bourlier,S/Sgt. Joseph A. Burford, S/Sgt. Lewis J. McCormick and S/Sgt. Ervin M. Celichowskiwere all killed. Lt. O'Leary was told by an unnamed 303rd BG(H) Headquarters man thatthree members of the Cureton crew had been killed by German civilians. Specificallynamed was Navigator Lt. DuBois, who supposedly had been pitchforked to death. Lt.Cureton, Lt. Ulrich, T/Sgt. Bourlier, S/Sgt. Burford, and S/Sgt. Celichowski are buriedin Lorraine American Cemetery near Moselle, France. T/Sgt. James A. Ellis was capturedand became a POW.

#42-102484 Heller'sAngel, 359BS, piloted by1Lt. Arthur F. Chance, washit by flak, causing the No. 4engine to catch on fire. Withthe fire out, the aircraft waslast seen flying on threeengines, seemingly undercontrol. The formation wasflying in a thick belt of hazeand contrails, makingvisibility extremely limited.There were no parachutesobserved. The aircraftcrashed near Frankfurt. Lt.O'Leary, in another aircraft,witnessed one of the 303rdBG(H) B-17s being attackedby an ME-110. He believesthat the stricken aircraft was

Heller's Angel. 1Lt. William M. Couch, S/Sgt. Shirley L. Moss and Sgt. Anthony B. Martinwere killed. Lt. Chance, 2Lt. Robert H. Johnson, T/Sgt. Ralph A. Coykendall, T/Sgt.Elmer W. Menasco, T/Sgt. Albert Miller and Sgt. Leo A. Torre were captured and becamePOWs. S/Sgt. Moss is buried in Ardennes American Cemetery near Liege, Belgium. Sgt.Martin is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery near Moselle, France.

#44-6503 Lady Alta, 358BS, piloted by 1Lt. Leroy E. Glass, was hit by flak on thebomb run. Returning crews reported that it pulled out of formation, was flying about 500to 1,000 feet below the formation, and held that position for about 30 seconds. It peeledoff and was last seen diving down with all four engines running. The bombs were salvoedand the B-17 seemed to be under control. No parachutes were observed. Co-pilot, 2Lt.

Mission 275 - 4

LEROY E. GLASS CREW - 358th BS(crew assigned 358BS: 21 Aug 1944 - photo: August 1944)

(Back L-R) 2Lt Leroy E. Glass (P), 2Lt Orlyn D. Chunat (CP), 2Lt Anthony J. Boland (B),2Lt Joseph C. Haider (N) - (Front L-R) Cpl Fred E. Ehret (WG), S/Sgt Richard W. Eide (E),

Cpl James M. Brady (R), Cpl Grady H. Hodges (WG), Cpl Vernon L. Trumbull (BT), Cpl Mark N. Davis (TG)

Orlyn "Chub" Chunat, later reported that they went down like a rock after they were hit byflak. He was badly wounded and was struggling to feather two engines. Lt. Glass was thelast man to leave his Fortress and came down alone far from the other crewmen, whomade successful parachute jumps. Lt. Chunat 'chuted into the hands of two members ofthe German Wehrmacht, possibly saving his life. The German soldiers gave himimmediate first aid and rushed him to a hospital where he received excellent care—a farcry from the treatment accorded the Cureton crew who fell into the hands of vengefulGerman civilians.

1Lt. Charles D. Haynes (359BS) in B-17G #43-38609 had some serious problemson this mission, but made it home safely. Bombardier 2Lt . Charles A. Dando later related:

Our ship, piloted by Lt. Haynes, lost 2 engines over the target and received majorflak damage. We were unable to keep up with the Group and stayed hidden in the foguntil we emerged north of Frankfurt in bright sunlight and unlimited visibility. We felt thatat any moment the Luffwaffe would pounce on us but miraculously, they did not appear.Instead a lone P-51 eased in on us and flew with us for a short time until a sudden burstof flak from the Frankfurt area hit him and he plunged down – no chute was seen.

We were gradually losing altitude as we crossed the Dutch coast under 5,000 feetand hoping we could reach Molesworth. We were now 1 1/2 hours late and dusk wasfalling. When we finally reached Molesworth a run away propeller on #3 engine, due toa severed throttle cable causing us to lose that engine. We came in on one engine andwithout hydraulics or brakes. We used up the entire runway before finally coming to astop on the perimeter. The ground crew counted over 200 holes in the ship, including onethat had partially severed the main spar.

Mission 275 - 5

Mercy's Madhouse #42-97557 PFF (358BS) VK-X41st CBW-B Lead (359BS) - Pilot Capt W.C. Heller / CoPilot 1Lt R.L. Cunningham

(Back L-R) 1Lt K.E. Estes (N), 1Lt R.L Cunningham (CP), Capt W.C. Heller (P), 1Lt G.H. Counts (N),1Lt O.H. Schopplein (TG-O) - (Front L-R) 2Lt Stone (B), 1Lt F.F. Forve (N),

T/Sgt J. Vieira (R), Sgt F.S. Abernathy (WG), Sgt L.B Ela (E)

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Group A

Heller-Cunningham557 - PFF

Chance Mickle 484 137 - PFF

Lutz Underdown 944 502Gates Haynes Virag Green 050 609 600 309 Carney Frazier 764 206Embrey Bixby 289 258

Mission 275 - 6

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Group B

Newton-Wallace038 - PFF

Drewry Cureton 546 705

O'Leary Callahan 597 689Rose Schlecht Gano Eisenwinter 451 885 544 875 Caplinger Roberts 411 763Reid Ackerman 248 099

Two (2) aircraft aborted this mission:Lt. Underdown in 502Lt. Mayer in 945

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 GunnerWG - Waist GunnerLWG - Left Waist GunnerRWG - Right Waist GunnerGUN - GunnerVI - Voice InterpreterOBS - Observer

PAS - PassengerPHO - PhotographerY - Y-Operators (YRO,YO)RCM - Radio Cntr MeasuresSJ - Spot Jammer

RESULTS OF MISSIONKIA - Killed in actionWIA - Wounded in actionMIA - Missing in action

POW - Prisoner of warDOW - Died of woundsEVD - Evaded the enemyREP - RepatriatedRES - RescuedESC - EscapedBO - Bailed outDCH - DitchedCR-L - Crashed on landCR-S - Crashed at sea

Mission 275 - 7

(No Name) #44-8238 (358BS) PFF VK-Y41st CBW-B High (358BS) - Pilot 1Lt H.B. Johnson / CoPilot 1Lt G.H. Fielder

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Group C

Johnson-Fielder44-8238 - PFF

Glass Twomey 503 191

Goering Mayer 462 945 Holm McCutcheon McGilvray Woodson38238 530 590 006 Heckendorf Gmernicki 065 427Jameson Freeman 972 298

Mission 275 - 8

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #43-38065 Princess Pat 2

P Heckendorf, Marvin H., 2LtCP Erickson, Robert L., 2LtNAV Simons, Robert A., 1LtTOG Weaver, Robert J., SgtENG Gallman, Hubert W., SgtWG Barris, Robert L., SgtRO Windle, Bill, SgtTG Koerner, David M., SgtBT Lary, Raymond W., Sgt

B-17G #44-8427 Henn’s Revenge

P Gmernicki, Richard H., 1LtCP Judd, Chester G., 2LtNAV Jones, William M., 2LtBOM Guerreiri, Joseph C., F/OENG Griffith, Elwood A., SgtWG McClymont, John W., S/SgtRO Calenberg, Raymond N., SgtBT Greenberg, Bernard, SgtTG Henn, Thomas A., Sgt

B-17G #43-37590 Neva-The Silver Lady

P McGilvray, Richard L., 1LtCP Thompson, John A., 2LtNAV Fearn, Charles L., 2LtTOG Rowe, Thomas M., S/SgtENG Eckert, Raymond C., SgtWG Frazier, Victor L., SgtRO Johnson, Paul B., SgtBT Garza, David, SgtTG Smith, Gardner B., Sgt

B-17G #43-38530 (No Name)

P McCutcheon, George E., 1LtCP Hower, Frederick C., 2LtNAV Starr, Ben, 2LtBOM Day, Keith E., SgtENG Burcham, Johnnie O., T/SgtWG Foulk, Donald H., S/SgtRO Alexander, John C., S/SgtBT Aberdeen, James E., S/SgtTG Kinsman, George R., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-97298 The Floose

P Freeman, Clyde E., 1LtCP Canning, Glenn R., 2LtNAV Goldstein, Sheldon, 2LtBOM Gibson, James, SgtENG Fleck, Peter J., S/SgtTG Caporusso, Frank J., SgtRO VanLier, Donald E., S/SgtWG Cooper, Ray R., SgtBT Chesney, Alan D., Sgt

B-17G #44-6503 Lady Alta CR-L

P Glass, Leroy E., 1Lt WIA/POWP Chunat, Orlyn D., 2Lt WIA/POWNAV Haider, Joseph C., 2Lt POWBOM Casey, Lawrence, T/Sgt POWENG Eide, Richard W., S/Sgt POWBT Trumbull, Vernon L., Sgt POWRO Brady, James M., S/Sgt POWWG Hodges, Grady H., Sgt POWTG Davis, Mark M., Sgt POW

B-17G #42-97972 (No Name)

P Jameson, Chet H., Jr., 1LtCP Blazey, Robert N., 2LtNAV Boland, Anthony J., 2LtTOG Stevenson, John L., SgtENG Hall, Glenn W., T/SgtWG Haevers, Ferdinand P., T/SgtRO Hole, Howard D., S/SgtBT Denning, Glenn J., SgtTG Hoots, William L., S/Sgt

B-17G #44-6006 (No Name)

P Woodson, William H., 2LtCP Lanigan, Harold A., F/ONAV Ross, Robert M., 1LtBOM Finn, Russell C., F/OENG Brown, Richard A., SgtWG Riley, Lloyd S., SgtRO Gramiak, Victor J., SgtBT Burnette, R.L., SgtTG Farrell, Peter J., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

Mission 275 - 9

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #43-38238 (No Name)

P Holm, Maurice M., 1LtCP Fletcher, Harold D., F/ONAV Howard, Paul A., 2LtBOM Kedzierski, Edward P., SgtENG Compton, M.C., SgtWG Huck, Robert L., SgtRO Dale, John A., SgtBT Ebert, Preston P., SgtTG Beck, Harold P., S/Sgt

B-17G #43-38191 Shasta

P Twomey, John M., 1LtCP Seidel, Harry S., 2LtNAV Kaufman, Seymour, F/OBOM McDade, Maurie D., F/OENG Shaw, Vergil A., SgtRO Bzik, Paul J., S/SgtTG Hammond, Walter E., SgtWG Martin, Jack E., S/SgtBT Johnson, Marvin T., Sgt(Abortive Sortie)

B-17G #42-102945 Sweet Pea

P Mayer, Walter J., 1LtCP Gradle, Raymond B., 2LtNAV Celich, Nicholas J., 2LtTOG Brown, James L., SgtENG McGreevy, James, SgtTG Putney, Norman W., S/SgtRO Tuescher, Ernest, S/SgtWG Woodward, Thomas J., S/SgtBT Gendron, Ernest J., S/Sgt(Abortive)

B-17G #44-8238 (No Name) - PFF

P Johnson, Hugh B., 1LtCP Fielder, George H., 1LtNAV Hansen, Heber D., 2LtNAV Weinstein, Irving, 2LtBOM Sachau, William D., 1LtENG Edwards, Eugene F., T/SgtWG Reimche, George K., S/SgtRO Carter, Robert D., T/SgtTG Ross, James E., 2Lt

B-17G #43-38462 Teddy's Rough Riders

P Goering, Werner G., 1LtCP Rencher, Jack P., 2LtNAV Markt, Rex H., F/OBOM Birkenseer, Donald L., 2LtENG Gustafson, Orall R., S/SgtRO Brodzinski, Chester, S/SgtBT Blinebury, Joseph A., S/SgtWG Houseman, Clarence W., SgtTG Mahan, Weldon T., SgtPHO Skinner, Donald E., S/Sgt

Mission 275 - 10

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #43-38289 Sweet LaRhonda

P Embrey, Henry C., 2LtCP Sharp, Bryant M., 2LtNAV King, Robert L., 2LtTOG Connor, Joseph C., SgtENG Miller, Harry C., S/SgtRO Zellar, Donald W., SgtBT Ingalls, Earl F., SgtTG Gavin, William E., SgtWG Peters, Arthur R., Sgt

B-17G #43-38609 (No Name)

P Haynes, Charles D., 1LtCP McClurg, Galt L., 2LtNAV Malone, Roy P., F/OBOM Dando, Charles A., 2LtENG Sherrill, Elliotte W., SgtRO Deen, Oscar A., SgtBT Freese, Paul D., SgtWG Hrych, Robert C., SgtTG Ipsen, Allen L., S/Sgt

B-17G #44-6309 Duchess' Granddaughter

P Green, James F., 2LtCP Fravel, Harold L., 2LtNAV Gennaro, Louis T., 2LtTOG Roberts, James P., SgtENG Belcher, Rubin W., SgtRO Hinnershots, Bruce H., SgtBT Schilling, Lawrence E., SgtTG Foster, Delbert E., SgtWG Schoonover, Howard D., Sgt

B-17G #42-107206 Old Black Magic

P Frazier, Eugene C., 1LtCP Campbell, Laurie H., 2LtNAV Goettman, Andrew T., 2LtBOM Barlow, Richard B., 2LtENG Borges, Gilbert C., S/SgtRO Trainor, Donald W., SgtBT Charron, Raymond H., SgtTG McCullough, Luther, Jr., SgtWG Anderson, Eston R., Sgt

B-17G #43-38258 Forget Me Not Olly

P Bixby, Kenneth E., 2LtCP Burns, James S., 2LtNAV Jones, Clayton C., F/OBOM Moss, Henry G., 2LtENG Robichauz, John B., S/SgtRO Krumwiede, Leland J., SgtBT Reese, Dale G., SgtTG Peters, John W., SgtWG Lombardi, Mondo, Sgt

B-17G #43-38764 (No Name)

P Carney, Walter J., 1LtCP Hickey, James A., 2LtNAV Taylor, Albert R., 2LtTOG Goudy, William F., SgtENG Turner, Harold L., T/SgtRO Foster, Albert A., T/SgtBT Kayrallah, Emil, S/SgtTG Howe, Clarence H., S/SgtWG Encinas, William S/Sgt

B-17G #44-6600 (No Name) CR-L

P Virag, Andy R., 1Lt ` POWCP Beck, Edward R., 2Lt POWNAV Scheer, Harold, 2Lt POWTOG Cottrell, Bert, S/Sgt POWENG Jeter, James E., Jr., S/Sgt POWRO Vrabel, Cyril A., S/Sgt POWBT Gurka, Stanley, Jr., Sgt POWTG Bowman, John H., Sgt POWWG Allerton, Jack R., Sgt POW

B-17G #42-38050 Thunderbird

P Gates, Cecil J., 2LtCP Zapora, Theodore T., 2LtNAV Quinlan, Thomas E., Jr., 2LtBOM Elliott, Harold F., 2LtENG Wysocki, Walter, SgtRO Maurer, Charles E., SgtBT Berrett, Charles R., SgtTG McKinley, A.B., SgtWG Lainson, Colin C., Sgt

Mission 275 - 11

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #44-8137 (No Name) - PFF

P Mickle, James D., 1LtCP Clarke, Loren M., F/ONAV O'Dell, Benjamin L., 2LtNAV Weil, Frank P., 2LtBOM Mitchell, Robert C., 2LtENG Humphrey, William B., SgtRO Eagon, Dennis G., SgtTG Van Zile, Raymond J., SgtWG Wentz, Robert D., Sgt

B-17G #42-102484 Heller's Angel CR-L

P Chance, Arthur F., 1Lt POWCP Johnson, Robert H., 2Lt POWNAV Couch, William M., 1Lt KIA TOG Coykendall, Ralph A., T/Sgt POWENG Menasco, Elmer W., T/Sgt POWRO Miller, Albert, T/Sgt POWBT Moss, Shirley L., Sgt KIATG Martin, Anthony B., Sgt KIAWG Torre, Leo A., Sgt POW

B-17G #44-6502 (No Name)

P Underdown, Sidney L., 1LtCP Knolle, William C., 2LtNAV Kenny, John P., 2LtBOM Tyree, Joseph C., 2LtENG Kuwik, John J., S/SgtRO Carman, Nolan W., S/SgtBT Guptill, Walter R., S/SgtTG Stevens, Richard G., SgtWG Botton, Pius L., Sgt(Abortive)

B-17G #42-97944 Daddy's Delight

P Lutz, John R., 2LtCP Bach, Harold J., 2LtNAV Carriere, Lawrence C., F/OBOM Cooney, Thomas E., 2LtENG Candito, Christopher A., SgtRO Lovelock, Edward N., SgtBT Kapczynski, Paul B., SgtTG Vogel, Cletus H., S/SgtWG Bates, Roger K., Sgt

B-17G #42-97557 Mercy's Madhouse - PFF

P Heller, William C., CaptCP Cunningham, Robert L., 1LtNAV Counts, George H., 1LtNAV Forve, Frank F., 1LtNAV Estes, Keith E., 1LtBOM Stone, Leonard, 1LtENG Ela, Lyman E., T/SgtRO Vieira, Joseph, T/SgtTG Schopplein, Orin H., 2LtWG Abernathy, Fay S., T/Sgt

Mission 275 - 12

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #43-38763 (No Name)

P Roberts, Ingersall J., 1LtCP Bluethenthal, Arthur, 2LtNAV Blessing, Gerald D., 2LtBOM Long, Lloyd I., F/OWG Carlson, Harold A., SgtTT Riveland, Alf, SgtRO Renzi, Frank, SgtTG Barber, Albert P., SgtBT Campbell, Gerald R., Sgt

B-17G #43-38451 (No Name)

P Rose, Jack W., 2LtCP Cornyn, T. John, 2LtNAV Russo, William D., 2LtBOM Nazarian, John K., 2LtTT Dyson, Flake S., SgtBT Brinkley, Lynn M., SgtRO Scaglione, Joseph, T/SgtTG McCall, Lamar H., SgtWG Cottle, Clyde J., Jr., Sgt

B-17G #42-107099 Old 99

P Ackerman, Stewart S., Jr., 1LtCP McKeon, Preston W., 2LtNAV Oswald, Alois G., Jr., 2LtBOM Proper, George M., SgtTT Creaghan, Robert E., Sgt BT Highfill, Thomas W., SgtRO Ribesky, John V., Jr., S/SgtTG Wiencek, Edward J., Sgt WG Karr, Leslie E., Sgt

B-17G #43-38248 Jigger Rooche II

P Reid, Clair P., 2LtCP Bean, John R., 2LtNAV Rogge, Richard W., 2LtBOM Natoli, Sam J., 2LtTT Arnott, David H., SgtBT Casciola, Benedict L., SgtRO Foell, Charles R., SgtTG Lowe, Joseph W., SgtWG Clare, Donald T., Sgt

B-17G #43-38689 (No Name)

P Callahan, Charles A., CaptCP Eisenhart, Oliver T., 2LtNAV Dye, Carl J., Jr., 2LtBOM Burke, James D., 2LtTT Erdmann, Robert A., SgtBT Johnson, Gene W., SgtRO Kamen, Roland K., SgtTG Dorner, Alvin W., SgtWG Robins, James B., Sgt

B-17G #42-102544 Sack Time

P Gano, Frederick, 1LtCP Flanders, Wesley J., 2LtNAV Maniscalco, John B., F/OBOM Ganson, Howard H., SgtTT Anthony, George E., S/SgtBT Coyle, Arthur J., S/SgtRO Elling, Myron A., SgtTG Nelson, Edward F., SgtWG Sears, William A., Sgt

B-17G #42-39885 Sweet Rose O'Grady

P Schlecht, Walter J., 2LtCP Ferrari, William J., 2Lt NAV Tanner, Merlin A., 2LtBOM Hansen, Harley L., 2LtTT Hedison, Ara H., SgtBT Hocknell, Raymond A., SgtRO Hradiskey, Joseph R., SgtTG Herod, William J., SgtWG Warburton, Arlis F., Sgt

B-17G #43-38705 (No Name) CR-L

P Cureton, Peter F., Jr., 1Lt KIACP Raley, Stonewall J., 2Lt KIANAV DuBois, Benjamin, 1Lt KIABOM Ulrich, Carl L., 2Lt KIATT Bourlier, Donald W., T/Sgt KIABT Burford, Joseph A., S/Sgt KIARO Ellis, James A., S/Sgt POWTG Celichowski, Ervin M., S/Sgt KIAWG McCormick, Lewis J., S/Sgt KIA

Mission 275 - 13

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-39875 Buzz Blonde

P Eisenwinter, Philip D., 1LtCP Waggoner, Richard C., 2LtNAV Morrison, Martin, 2LtTOG Ralph, William L., S/SgtTT Simone, S.P., SgtBT Veljkov, Paul, S/SgtRO Islava, Joseph O., T/SgtTG Rogers, Norman F., S/SgtWG Lance, Calvin L., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-102411 Miss Lace

P Caplinger, Auston O., 1LtCP Spruner, Donald L., 2LtNAV Haakonsen, Raymond E., 2LtTOG Price, John B., T/SgtTT Duffek, Francis T., T/SgtBT Jacobs, Carroll W., Jr., SgtRO Mittell, Philip P., S/SgtTG Hester, Lloyd D., SgtWG Olds, Andrew R., Sgt

B-17G #44-8038 (No Name) - PFF

P Newton, George C., 1LtCP Wallace, Walstein W., 1LtNAV Katz, Edwin Harold, 1LtMN Mylan, William G., 2LtBOM Kennedy, William J. 1LtTT Garrett, Joe W., T/SgtRO Corn, Byron D., S/SgtTG Barrios, Alfred R., 2LtWG Simon, Lawrence E., SgtBT Hartog, Samuel S., Sgt

B-17G #43-37597 Earthquake McGoon

P O'Leary, James W., 2LtCP Reed, Louis E., 2LtNAV Jenkins, John I., 2LtBOM Lyda, Robert E., 2LtTT Kernodle, John T., S/SgtBT Czerwonka, Joseph A., S/SgtRO DeVaney, Bernard C.,S/ SgtTG Carver, Harold R., SgtWG DeCicco, Frank C., Jr., Sgt

B-17G #42-97546 Idaliza

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