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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision

These rosters originally came from

http://www.powmiaff.org/20thaaf/500thbg/883rdsq/squadronlists/883sq.html

However, we found many errors and corrected as many as possible based upon records available to us.

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INDEX BY SQUADRON NUMBER AND AIRCRAFT COMMANDERS
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Z SQ. 41 ASHLEY, BARRON, GUNNARSON
Z SQ. 42 MORELAND, HUNTER
Z SQ. 43 SETTERICH
Z SQ. 43 WHITE- SMITH
Z SQ. 44 HANSEN
Z SQ. 45 McCLANAHAN, CHARTERS
Z SQ. 46 HOLMES
Z SQ. 47 ADAMS, ROBERT KING, SCHULTZ
Z SQ. 48 BLACK, McCLANAHAN
Z SQ. 49 FEATHERS,
Z SQ. 50 BRADEN
Z SQ. 51 SCHMIDT, MAHONEY, HARRY FIELDS, DEARBORN
Z SQ. 52 IRBY, WHITTEN
Z SQ. 53 CLINKSCALES, SHUFFLER/CONNELL
Z SQ. 54 STANDEN
Z SQ. 55 RYAN, SICHEL
Z SQ. 56 GREGG, MILLER
Z SQ. 57 CHENEY
Z SQ. 58 ADAMSON, SEALE
Z SQ. 59
Z SQ. 60

Replacement ETHERIDGE
Replacement 344 MILAN
Replacement 355 SELING
Replacement 359 QUINBY
Replacement 240 AMOS

 
 
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Z SQUARE 41 "THE BARRONESS" SER. #42-24675
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CREW NUMBER 221

CREW MISSIONS 11

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 29 ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT

 
PILOT AC CAPT. RAYMOND L. ASHLEY/Dalbert W. Barron
COPILOT 2/LT. ALFRED M. BEVERLY
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. JACK BOREN
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. JOHN S. HUNTER >1st Lt. Edward S. Keller
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. FRED SHIPPEE (*) > 1 Lt. Wallace N McClure
RADIO SGT. JEROME R. PEACOCK
RING GUN. CPL. DELBERT P. LOCKE CFC
L. GUN. S/SGT. PAUL R. DICKSON
R. GUN. SGT. JAMES M. STANFIELD
RADAR SGT. HERMAN HUNTER > S/Sgt. Gordon L. Christianson
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. HAROLD C. SUTTON
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. ARNOLD L. LUTZ (CC), SGT. JOHN C. GROFF, CPL. ROBERT B.
EICHELBERGER AND CPL. FRANK L. BINIEWICZ.

NOTES: CAPT. ASHLEY REPLACED BY CAPT. DALBERT W. BARRON

2/LT. FRED SCHIPPEE REPLACED BY 1/LT. WALLACE N. McCLURE
1/LT. JOHN S. HUNTER REPLACED BY 1/LT. EDWARD S. KELLER
SGT. JEROME R. PEACOCK REPLACED BY SGT. GORDON L.
CHRISTIANSON.
 
AIRCRAFT REPLACED AFTER 27 MISSIONS--REPLACED AIRCRAFT FLEW 27
MORE.

 
*Shippee KIA on the Amos Crew
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SQUARE 41 REPLACEMENT SER. #44.69868
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CREW NUMBER 439

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 27
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. KENNETH I. GUNNARSON
COPILOT 1/LT. PHILIP B. TAYLOR
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. JACOB C. ARMSTRONG
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CHARLES B. SCHWELLENBACH
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. GEORGE E. HORNE
RADIO SGT. GEORGE E. HILLMAN
L. GUN. SGT. RUSSEL SPOONER
R. GUN. CPL. AVON M. TAYLOR
RING GUN. SGT. GLENN E. ZIESEMER
RADAR 2/LT. DAVID S. MCLELLAN
TAIL GUN. CPL. ALBERT J. THUNELL
 

GROUND CREW: M/SGT. ARNOLD P. LUTZ (CC), CPL. GEORGE T. LORENZ

CPL. ROBERT B. EICHELBERGER, AND CPL. FRANK L. BINIEWICZ
 
 
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CREW NUMBER 222
 
CREW MISSIONS 35
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 52
 
PILOT AC CAPT. CHARLES T. MORELAND
COPILOT 1/LT. RAY K. ISHAM
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. CHARLES R. KOLB
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. GEORGE V. FAMIGLIO
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. JOSEPH J. DELL’ARIO > ALVAH J. WILLIS
RADIO S/SGT. KENNETH W. AGEE
L. GUN. S/SGT. DONALD C. HETRICK
R. GUN. S/SGT. ROBERT O. BUDA
RING GUN. S/SGT. IVYL D. ENDERS
RADAR S/SGT RONALD J. JONES
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. LINAS E. DIETZ
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. GEORGE H. DEVELBIS ,CREW CHIEF, SGT. VERNON FERRA,
CPL. JOSEPH H. FERNANDEZ, CPL. ROY WAHNERT AND SGT.
ALBERT ANDERSON.
 
NOTES: AIRCRAFT AND CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN NOV. 1944. THEY WERE A
LEAD CREW AND ONE OF THE FIRST TO COMPLTE THEIR TOUR OF
MISSIONS. RECORDS SHOW THAT M/SGT. DeVeLBIS FLEW TWO MISSIONS
AS A GUNNER. LT. DELLARIO WAS REPLACED BY 2/LT. ALVAH J. WILLIS AS
FLIGHT ENGINEER.
 
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT
 
CREW MISSIONS 4
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 52
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. JOHN M. HUNTER
COPILOT 2/LT. ANDY G. PAVLOVSKY
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. GEORGE E. KNOWLES
NAVIGATOR F/O. AUDLEY CLARK
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. RAYMOND J. HUNLEY
RADIO T/SGT. RAYBURN H. WHITT
L. GUN. SGT. WILLIAM C. LE MONDS
R. GUN. CPL. ARNOLD SPITZ
RING GUN. SGT. ROBERT H. WETTER
RADAR F/O. DAVID L. ORECK
TAIL GUN. CPL. EDSEL G. PARSONS
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. GEORGE H. DeVeLBIS (CREW CHIEF), SGT. VERNON GERRA,
CPL. JOSEPH H. FERNANDEZ, CPL. ROY WAHNERT, AND CPL.
ALBERT ANDERSON.
 
NOTE: CPL. ARNOLD SPITZ IS FATHER OF MARK SPITZ, WINNER OF FIVE
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS.
 
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Z SQUARE 43 SER. # 43-69725
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CREW NUMBER 346
 
CREW MISSIONS 30
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38
 
AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CAPT. JACK SETTERICH
CO-PILOT LT. MURRAY C. TAYLOR
BOMBARDIER LT. ROBERT OESTERREICHER
NAVIGATOR LT. PAUL A. HERING
FLIGHT ENGINEER 2nd LT. LEE STUMP
RADIO OPERATOR T/SGT. FRANK M. DALEY
RING GUNNER S/SGT. EDWARD S. JOJCZYK
RIGHT GUNNER T/SGT. GERALD M. RUPP
LEFT GUNNER S/SGT. WILLIAM C. CONSTANT
RADAR OPERATOR S/SGT. FREDERICK O. BURRELL
TAIL GUNNER S/SGT. HENRY E. COOK
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. FRED A. DEHABERMANN (CREW CHIEF)
 
NOTES: LT. PAUL HERRING FLEW THREE MISSIONS WITH ADAMS CREW
IN DECEMBER 1944 BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE SETTERICH
CREW. HE FLEW HIS FIRST MISSION WITH THEM ON JANUARY 6, 1945 AND
COMPLETED HIS TOUR WITH THEM.
 
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CREW MISSIONS 30 PLUS 1 POW.
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. BEN B. WHITE > CAPT KENNETH B SMITH
COPILOT 1/LT. JAMES H. BENSON
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. JAMES BRYAN > 1/LT CHARLES SMADER
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. PATRICK F. VACCARO
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. ANTHONY F. SLIVINSKY
RADIO SGT. ADDISON H. MERRICK
L. GUN. SGT. HOWARD C. HALSTEAD
R. GUN. SGT. JOSEPH J. THOMAS
RING GUN. SGT. EVERETT D. MARSHALL
RADAR SGT. EARL F. BURNETT
TAIL GUN. SGT. ALEX J. ZEMONT
 
CREW CHIEF: M/SGT. FRED A. DEHABERMANN
 
NOTES: THIS CREW ALTERNATED BETWEEN AIRCRAFT 42, 43, AND 47.
LT. WHITE WAS TRANSFERRED TO WING AND REPLACED BY CAPT.
KENNETH B. SMITH. LT. BRYAN LEFT THE CREW AND ACCORDING
TO LT. VACCARO, LT. CHARLES SMADER FLEW AS THEIR
BOMBARDIER FOR THEIR LAST EIGHT MISSIONS.
  
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Z SQUARE 44 SER. #42-65218
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CREW NUMBER
 
CREW MISSIONS 1
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 2
 
PILOT AC MAJ. HAROLD M. HANSEN *
COPILOT 2/LT. ROBERT T. BATTELL *
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. KENNETH F. HODSON *
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. CHARLES VAN AMBURG *
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. EUGENE B. REYNOLDS *
RADIO T/SGT. TAYLOR MARTIN V.
  One record shows him as being on the original crew.
L. GUN. SGT. LAWRENCE E. LINDGRAM *
R. GUN. T/SGT. GEORGE W. HUNT *
RING GUN. SGT. PAUL E. BUSSELL *
RADAR SGT. THOMAS J. BURNS *
  ORIGINAL CREW LIST SHOWS GEORGE J. BURNS BUT WE THINK IT
WAS THOMAS BURNS TAIL GUN.
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD R. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF), SGT. FRANK SLAGLE,
SGT. JOHN S. GREGSON, AND SGT. JOHN C. COUFAL.
 
NOTES: THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOST ON 11/29/44 ON ITS SECOND MISSION WITH
THE HANSEN CREW, WHO WERE ON THEIR FIRST. THEY WERE ON A
NUISANCE RAID TO TOKYO (A PLANE EVERY 15 MINUTES?). THEY
DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE

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Z SQUARE 45 "MUSN'T TOUCH" SER. #42-24657
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CREW MISSIONS 1
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 6
 
PILOT AC CAPT. JOHN F. CHARTERS *
COPILOT 1/LT. CARMON B. RUCKER *
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. LELAND L. YOUNG *
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. THOMAS G. MAHER *
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. WILLIAM F. NOTHCUTT *
RADIO JAMES A. MARSHALL, JR. *
L. GUN. GEORGE T. COPHER *
R. GUN. RAY M. BELL *
RING GUN. CLARENCE COHEN *
RADAR MAX J. SWANSON *
TAIL GUN. BEVERLY A. HOCKER *

GROUND CREW: M/SGT. ROBERT W. DOONAN (CREW CHIEF), SGT. GEORGE M.

LESTER, SGT. CHARLES C. GRIFFIN AND PFC. CARROL J. DURNIS.

NOTES: CAPT, McCLANAHAN AND CREW BROUGHT THIS AIRCRAFT TO SAIPAN IN

EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944 AND WERE ASSIGNED TO IT ALONG WITH CAPT.
HANSEN’S CREW. SHE WAS DITCHED BY CHARTERS CREW ON 1/9/45 ON
THEIR SECOND MISSION THEY WERE FOLLOWED DOWN BY A BUDDY
PLANE BUT CONTACT WAS LOST WHEN THEY HIT THE WATER. THERE
WERE NO SURVIVORS. CAPT. CHARTERS WAS ON HIS SECOND TOUR OF
DUTY. HE HAD FLOWN WITH THE OLD 19TH BOMB GROUP.
 
* INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION
   
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Z SQUARE 45 "MUSN'T TOUCH" SER. *63490 (REP)
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CREW NUMBER 225
 
CREW MISSIONS 35

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 44
 
PILOT AC CAPT. ROBERT E. McCLANAHAN
COPILOT 1/LT. GEORGE P. RAWSKI
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. CHARLES L. SMADER > 1/LT RICHARD MORK
NAVIGATOR LT. FREDRICK I. TUTTLE
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. FRED H. STACKER > S/SGT JESSE LEBLANC
RADIO S/SGT. ROBERT M. OLSON
RING GUN. S/SGT. WILLIAM H. AGEE
L. GUN. SGT. AUGUST O. RENNER KIA > S/SGT SEYMOUR GASSEL
R.GUN. T/SGT. ROBERT E. SCHURMANN  
RADAR S/SGT. DREXEL C. CUMMINGS
TAIL GUN. SGT. JACK W. BENNETT > S/SGT ROBERT CASSIDY
  
GROUND CREW: M/SGT ROBERT DOONAN (CREW CHIEF)
 
NOTES: THIS CREW BEGAN FLYING Z 48 ON 3/24/1945, FLEW 19 MISSIONS IN IT
AND WAS ASSIGNED TO IT TO THE END OF THEIR TOUR. SGT. DOONAN WAS
CREW CHIEF OF Z 45 UNTIL IT BECAME A SUPER DUMBO. CAPT. FEATHERS
CREW FLEW IT AS A SUPER DUMBO AND M/SGT. STEWART ALEXANDER
(CREW CHIEF). S/SGT. CHARLES LIGHT, SGT. ROBERT BOZ AND SGT. OFELIO
BATTISTINI WERE THE GROUND CREW. SGT. JACK BENNETT SET HIMSELF
AND THE PLANE ON FIRE IN THE TAIL JUST PAST LANDS END ON TOKYO
MISSION OF 12/3/44. PILOT HAD TO DIVE FROM FORMATION AT 30,000 TO
10,000 FT. TO RELEASE PRESSURE. HE SPENT 70 DAYS IN HOSPITAL WITH
BURNS. HE WAS REPLACED BY SGT. ROBERT CASSIDY. SGT. AUGUST
RENNER WAS BLOWN OUT THE LEFT BLISTER, WHEN IT FAILED AT 33,000 FT.
ON THE APPROACH TO NAGOYA ON 12/13/44. THE CREW COMPLETED THE
MISSION, BUT SHIVERED. SGT. RENNER WAS REPLACED BY SGT. SEYMOUR
GASSEL. LT. STACKER WAS BROUGHT STATESIDE AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND
WAS REPLACED BY S/SGT. JESSE LEBLANC AS FLIGHT ENGINEER. LT.
SMADER WAS TRANSFERRED TO CAPT. BLACK'S LEAD CREW AND LT.
RICHARD MORK REPLACED HIM AS BOMBARDIER. SGT. RENNER WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST COMBAT CASUALTIES IN THE 500TH. BOMB GROUP.
  
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Z SQUARE 46 "SU SU BABY" SER. #42-24721
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CREW NUMBER 354

CREW MISSIONS 11

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 13

PILOT AC 1/LT. THEODORE B. HOLMES *

COPILOT 2/LT. GILBERT G. EASTON
BOMBARDIER 2/LT ROBERT C. POPE
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ALVIS L. SPARKS *
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. ROBERT E. SEBRING, JR.
RADIO SGT. RALPH A. LIETZ
RING GUN. S/SGT. CHARLES L. MOHN
L. GUN. SGT. ELLIS B. GRANGER *
R. GUN. SGT. ROBERT FISHER *
RADAR SGT. NORMAN E. ANDERSEN *
TAIL GUN. SGT. PATRICK J. COLLINS
OBSERVER MAJ. JOHN E. GAY *
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. RAUL S. JIMENEZ (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. SAM B. MOORE,
S/SGT. ALBERT J. BIANCHI, SGT. VINTON EDWARDS AND CPL.
STANLEY ZAK.
 
NOTES: AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN EARLY NOV. 1944, WAS DITCHED BY LT.
HOLMES ON 3/7/45 WHILE RETURNING FROM A WEATHER
MISSION. FOUR MEN WENT DOWN WITH THE PLANE, HOLMES,
GRANGER, FISHER AND ANDERSON. POPE AND COLLINS
SUFFEERED SHOCK BUT RETURNED TO DUTY AFTER R. AND R.
EASTON, SEBRING, LIETZ AND MOHN RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES
AND WERE SENT STATESIDE. SPARKS AND GAY WERE
PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE RESCUE SHIP, USS HUDSON, AND
WERE BURIED ON SAIPAN.

 * INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION

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AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 5
 
CREW CHIEF M/SGT. ROBERT W. DOONAN
 
NOTES: NO AIR CREW RECORDED. DOONAN CREDITED WITH 5 MISSIONS.
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Z SQUARE 47 "ADAM'S EVE" SER. #42-24600
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CREW NUMBER 227

CREW MISSIONS 30

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 21
 
PILOT AC MAJ. CHARLES F. ADAMS
COPILOT 2/LT. JOHN L. PONDER
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. PAUL A. HERING > 1/LT.WILLIAM MANELOS
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. RICHARD T. MORK > 1/LT. MARVIN GILLIS
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. THOMAS P. SAVAGE
RADIO CPL. EDWIN P. BAKER
RING GUN. CPL. WILBUR STEWART FERGUSON
L. GUN. T/SGT. WILLIAM W. STACY
R. GUN. CPL. WILLIAM D. FLAHERTY
RADAR SGT. JACK EISENTHAL
TAIL GUN. SGT. EDMOND L. RILEY
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. HORACE MARLOW (CREW CHIEF)
 
 NOTES: LT. HERING WAS PEPLACED BY 1/LT. WILLIAM MANELOS
LT. MORK WAS REPLACED BY 1/LT. MARVIN GILLIS.
ADAMS CREW WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO COMPLETE THEIR TOUR OF
DUTY AND RETURN TO THE STATES. THIS PLANE WAS LOST OVER TOKYO
WITH 1/LT. ROBERT KING'S CREW ON 4\7\45.
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT NO#

CREW MISSIONS

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 21
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. ROBERT E. KING *
COPILOT 2/LT. GEORGE N. CHAFFIN *
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. JEROME J. WONDRASEK *
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CHARLES E. BRITTAIN *
FLT. ENG. S/SGT. WILLIAM W. BERGREN *
RADIO JEROME E. NETTUM *
RING GUN WILLIAM C. HEADLEY *
L. GUN. ELMER R. KERSHNER *
R. GUN. WALKER P. BULLER *
RADAR ALBERT D. ISZA *
TAIL GUN. RUSSELL A. MILLER *
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. HORACE R MARLOW (CREW CHIEF)
 
NOTES: THE ADAMS CREW WAS ON R. AND R. WHEN THIS CREW WAS LOST ON 4/7/45
TOKYO RAID.
   
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT NO #
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 39
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. WILLIS J. SCHULTZ
COPILOT 2/LT. CHARLES P. GILSON JR.
BOMBARDIER
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. PAUL E. RITTMAN
FLT. ENG. SGT. HAROLD WOLBERS
RADIO SGT. CHARLES R. O'NEAL
RING GUN. ROY L. LEACH
L. GUN. WALTER J. BLASZAK
R. GUN. JOHN S. PRESZ
RADAR 2/LT. HARRISON J. WITTERS
TAIL GUN.
 
CREW CHIEF: M/SGT. HORACE MARLOW
 
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Z SQUARE 48 "MILLION DOLLAR BABY" SER. 42-65247
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CREW NUMBER 359 ORIGINAL CREW
 
CREW MISSIONS ?
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 60 ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT
 
PILOT AC CAPT. VANCE E. BLACK
COPILOT 2/LT. WOODROW G. MATHISON
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. THOMAS P. BILLS > LT. SMADER REPLACED BILLS.
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. ROBERT A. SCHAETZEL
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. MILES F. THOMPSON
RADIO CPL. HARVEY B. BETHEL
RING GUN. CPL. JAMES R. EMERSON
L. GUN. CPL. WALTER B. KING
R. GUN. SGT. WILLIAM H. VAN ZANDT
RADAR SGT. EARL F. BURNETT
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. JESSE G. LEBLANC
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. GEORGE E. JUSTICE (CREW CHIEF), SGT. PHILLIP H.
SPAULDING, SGT. ALVIN SCHMIDT, CPL. GLEN E. BERRY, AND CPL.
M. L. LEWIS, JR.
 
NOTES: THIS WAS THE SQUADRON LEAD CREW UNTIL THE DEATH MAJ. GAY, AT
WHICH TIME CAPT. BLACK WAS MADE OPERATIONS OFFICER. ALL THE
CREW SURVIVED THE WAR BUT WERE SCATTERED AFTER CAPT.
BLACK'S REASSIGNMENT. WHILE BLACK WAS AC, LT. SMADER
REPLACED LT. BILLS AS BOMARDIER. THIS AIRCRAFT AND CREW
ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN MID. DECEMBER OF 1944 UNDER THE COMMAND
OF LT. WARREN PARSONS. AIRCRAFT WAS ASSIGNED TO MCCLANAHAN
CREW AFTER BLACK'S REASSIGNMENT.
 
 
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Z SQUARE 49 "THREE FEATHERS" SER. #42-24671
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CREW NUMBER 229
 
CREW MISSIONS 19 PLUS SUPER DUMBO DUTY
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 53 (25 AS Z49 & 28 AS Z57)
 
PILOT AC CAPT. EDWARD B. FEATHERS
COPILOT 2/LT. HOMER L. BOURLAND
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. JACK D. ALFORD
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. RICHARD D. METCALF
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. JOHN E. D. IRVING
RADIO SGT. WILLIAM C. TAYLOR
RING GUN. CPL. ELMER C. BURCH
L. GUN. CPL. RALPH J. DARROW
R. GUN. CPL. MATTHEW J. MOORE
RADAR SGT. EWALD SCHULZ
TAIL GUN. CPL. HUSTON H. POWERS
 
GROUND CREW: T/SGT. AGNE V. PEARSON (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. F.W. SMITH.
SGT. W. GOLSON, PFC. D. D. REYNOLDS AND JAMES H. QUIGLEY, JR.

NOTES: AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT UP BADLY ON FEB. 13 OVER NAGOYA ON HER 25TH
MISSION; SHE MADE IT BACK TO SAIPAN ON TWO ENGINES ON ONE SIDE,
THE FIRST 883RD PLANE TO ACCCOMPLISH THAT. AFTER REPAIRS SHE WAS
RENUMBERED Z-57 AND FLEW 28 MORE MISSIONS.
THE FEATHERS CREW FLEW 19 COMBAT MISSIONS GETTING BACK 13 TIMES
WITH ONE, OR MORE, ENGINES OUT. THEY MADE IWO FOR A SECOND
RETURN ON TWO ENGINES ON ONE SIDE. THAT PLANE WAS JUNKED AFTER
A PATCH JOB AND McCLANAHAN CREW GOT HER TO SAIPAN WITH ONE OF
THE REPAIRED ENGINES OUT. (A WING WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO
CONTINUE SERVICE). THE FLIGHT SURGEON SAID THE FEATHERS CREW
HAD HAD ENOUGH COMBAT AND THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO SUPER
DUMBO DUTY FOR THE REST OF THEIR TIME.
  
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Z SQUARE 49 "FLAGSHIP 500” SER. #44-61668
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 11
 
PILOT AC
COPILOT
BOMBARDIER
FLT. ENG.
NAVIGATOR
RADIO
L. GUN.
R. GUN.
RING GUN.
RADAR
TAIL GUN.
 
GROUND CREW: T/SGT. AGNE V. PEARSON (CREW CHIEF), SGT. ERWIN C. SMITH,
SGT. FRANK W. SMITH AND SGT. WYATT GOLSON.
 
NOTES:
 --- On Fri, 8/27/10, JEB538@aol.com <JEB538@aol.com> wrote:

From: JEB538@aol.com <JEB538@aol.com>

Subject: Re: [B29-Superfortress] 44-61668 vs 44-61669
To: B29-Superfortress@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 3:19 PM

Somehow along the way these two planes got mixed up in various records. Some
records in the 73rd BW archives list 61669 as belonging to the 500th BG as Z-49
(3rd), but my research in the original WW2 records on microfilm show no
references at all to 61669. However, there are multiple references to 61668 as Z-49
(3rd). Her first mission flown with the 500th was 1 Jul 45. In all, she flew at least
12 combat missions and 2 PW supply missions with the 500th and survived the
war.

Jim Bowman
 
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Z SQUARE 50 "FANCY DETAIL" SER. #42-24696
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CREW NUMBER 230
 
CREW MISSIONS 35
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 57
 
PILOT AC CAPT. JAMES S. BRADEN
COPILOT 2/LT. EUGENE C. PETERSBURG
BONBARDIER 2/LT. DONALD G. WILSON
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. OSCAR N. KORSMO
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. SIGMUND J. RUSEN
RADIO SGT. HAAKON F. MYRWANG
RING GUN. CPL. ZACHARY T. EVERETT
L. GUN. CPL. ROBERT C. CUNNINGHAM
R. GUN. SGT. CHARLES G. GALLAGHER
RADAR SGT. GEORGE L. GLADDEN
TAIL GUN. CPL. SAMMIE M. STULTZ
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. LUZADER PAYNE (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. DOUGLAS B.
D’ ADDARIO, CPL. WINSTON H. GOODMAN, PFC. WILLIAM
PARKINSON AND CPL.FRANCIS E. MULQUEEN.

 NOTES: AIRCRAFT AND CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN MID-NOV. 1944

  
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CREW NUMBER 238
 
CREW MISSIONS 35 ?
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 54
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. ROBERT C. SCHMIDT
COPILOT 2/LT. DICK DIXON
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ORVILLE A. POUNDS
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. GEORGE A. LYDOTES > LT. ALBERT F. KEMPF
FLT. ENG 2/LT. BEN LEWIS, JR. > LT. PHILLIP CRANER
RADIO CPL. ARTHUR H. BORKS
RING GUN. CPL. WILLIAM M. BROWN
L. GUN. SGT. ALMON H. BURGESS
R. GUN. CPL. HOWARD A. TROMSNESS
RADAR SGT. HERBERT R. GRUNDON, JR.
TAIL GUN. SGT. ROBERT G. MULLIGAN
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD R. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOHN
J. GREGSON, SGT. FRANK SLAGLE, SGT. JOHN COUFAL AND SGT.
HARRY LEVERSON
 
NOTES: LT. BEN LEWIS REPLACED BY LT. PHILLIP CRANER
LT. GEORGE LYDOTES WAS REPLACED BY LT. ALBERT F. KEMPF
M/SGT. PURCELL ALSO CREWED Z-44 FOR TWO MISSIONS
AIRCRAFT AND CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN EARLY DEC. 1944
 
 
 
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CREW NUMBER #9159 BBZ 239
 
CREW MISSIONS 35
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 54
 
PILOT AC CAPT. EUGENE C. MAHONEY
COPILOT 1/LT. ERNEST W. DEARBORN
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. DONALD A. LENT
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. GEORGE J. WEBER
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. JOHN R. JOHNSON
RADIO S/SGT. DONALD ELLISON VAN PELT
RING GUN. S/SGT. WARREN G. COOK (CFC)
R. GUN. S/SGT. RUDOLPH J. CROCE
L. GUN. S/SGT. BRUNO J. SZWARCE
RADAR S/SGT. EARL B. COUSINS
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. PAUL F. YOUNG
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD F. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF),
S/SGT. JOHN L. GREGSON, SGT. FRANK SLAGLE, SGT. JOHN COUFAL
AND SGT. HARRY LEVERSON.
 
NOTES: LT. DEARBORN BECAME AC AT SOME POINT.
 
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 54
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. HARRY W. FIELD
COPILOT 2/LT. RUSSELL C. DUNBAR
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ROBERT E. SULLIVAN
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ELVIN V. SVOBODA
FLT. ENG. CPL. JAMES R. FRENCH
RADIO LORIN J CRANDELL
RING GUN. FRANCIS J. STEVENS
L. GUN. WILLIS A. ADAMS
R. GUN. ANTHONY ESPOSITO
RADAR 2/LT. WILLARD FRIEDLANDER
TAIL GUN. MORRIS J. FUSCO
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD R. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF) SGT. JOHN L.
GREGSON, SGT. FRANK SLAGLE, SGT. JOHN COUFAL AND SGT.
HARRY LEVERSON

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CREW NUMBER 9159 BB2 239
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 54
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. ERNEST W. DEARBORN
COPILOT 1/LT. MURRAY A. TAYLOR
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. DONALD A. LENT
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. GEORGE W. WEBER
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. JOHN P. JOHNSON
RADIO S/SGT. ELLISON VAN PELT
RING GUN. S/SGT. BRUNO J. SZWARCE
R. GUN. S/SGT. WARREN G. COOK (CFC)
L. GUN. S/SGT. RUDOLPH J. CROCE
RADAR S/SGT. EARL B. COUSINS
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. JOHN COUFAL

 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD R. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF) SGT. JOHN L.
GREGSON, SGT. FRANK SLAGLE, SGT. JOHN COUFAL AND SGT.
HARRY LEVERSON

NOTES:
  
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CREW NUMBER
 
CREW MISSIONS 35
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 55 PLUS POWS (DESTROYED 9 ZEROS)
 
PILOT AC CAPT. GEORGE I. IRBY
COPILOT 1/LT. HAROLD CHADINA
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. GEORGE W. MARSHALL, JR.
NAVIGATOR LT. THEODORE WIDES
FLT. ENG. LT. DONALD J. JONES
RADIO SGT. JACK SMEDLEY > SGT. TOM PHILLIPS
RING GUN. T/SGT JOSEPH BECHTEL (DECEASED 1991)
L. GUN. SGT. MARVIN F. FOWLER
R. GUN. SGT. ROBERT BLUMBERG > SGT. W. R. JACKSON
RADAR SGT. RAYMOND R. COOPER
TAIL GUN. SGT. FRANK KARKOS
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. REINO LAHTI (CREW CHIEF), SGT. DANTE R. CHIMENTO,
SGT. DONALD A. DEEDS AND CPL GERAINE E. CLARK.
 
NOTES: SGT. TOM PHILLIPS REPLACED SGT. JACK SMEDLEY AND SGT. W. R.
JACKSON REPLACED SGT. ROBERT BLUMBERG
 
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT NO #

CREW MISSIONS 17 INCLUDING POW MISSIONS

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 55 PLUS POW'S (9 ZEROS DESTROYED)

 
PILOT AC CAPT. LOUIS G. WHITTEN
COPILOT 1/LT. THEODORE J. HOVLAND
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ARA MOORADIAN
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. ROBERT L. PLUNKETT
FLT. ENG. M/SGT. KENNETH S. SELLEG
RADIO S/SGT. RAYMOND D. SENTZ
RING GUN. SGT. K. LYLE SPANGLE
L. GUN. SGT. R. MILLIKEN
R. GUN. SGT. CECIL H. HILLESTAD
RADAR 1/LT. MELVIN JANS
TAIL GUN. CPL. WARREN J. SMITH
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. REINO LAHTI (CREW CHIEF), SGT. DANTE R. CHIMENTO,
SGT. DONALD DEEDS AND CPL GERAINE E. CLARK.
 
NOTES: CAPT. WHITTEN REPLACED BY LT. HOVLAND.
LT. MOORAVIAN STAYED IN SERVICE AND LOST HIS LIFE DURING THE
KOREAN WAR. M/SGT. SELLEG WAS KILLED WHEN THE B-29 HE WAS
FLYING CRASHED ON JULY 27, 1948 ON A AROUND THE WORLD TRAINING
FLIGHT. POINT OF INTEREST; THIS CREW TOOK OFF ON SEPT. 6/45 ON A
POW MISSION TO SHANGHAI. AFTER A REFUELING STOP AT IWO, AND ON
THE WAY TO OKINAWA, HAD A PROP-FEATHERING MOTOR BURN OUT.
THEY HAD TO SPEND TO SPEND A DAY THERE FOR REPAIRS. ON SEPT. 7
THEY TOOK OFF FOR SHANGHAI TO COMPLETE THE POW DROP. THEY
MADE TEIR DROP ON A BUILDING MARKED WITH A WHITE CROSS AND
HEADED FOR HOME. AFTER THE WAR, AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN A
WISCONSIN PAPER WRITTEN BY A PRIEST FROM SHANGHAI, THANKING
THE CREW OF THE B-29 THAT ON SEPT. 7/45 HAD BLESSED HIS PARISH WITH
ALL THAT FOOD.

 
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CREW NUMBER ORIGINAL
 
CREW MISSIONS 30
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 52
 
PILOT AC CAPT. RAY C. CLINKSCALES
COPILOT LT. TOMMY BENWELL
BOMBARDIER LT. EDWARD S. STRUBLE
NAVIGATOR LT. ROBERT E. SPICER
FLT. ENG. LT. WILLIAM J. WRIDE
RADIO SGT. FRANCIS D. SOBECK
RING GUN. SGT. RICHARD C. WING
L. GUN. SGT. DONALD CHAMBERS
R. GUN. S/SGT. JAMES E. REIFENSCHNEIDER
RADAR SGT. ROBERT KAIN
TAIL GUN. T/SGT. ELMO E. GLOCKNER
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. ELMER F. JENKINS (CREW CHIEF), SGT. A. BIANCHI,
CPL. V. H. HAUFMAN AND PFC. ALPHONSE DEROCCO MAY BE
VINTON H. HUFFMAN.

NOTES: THIS CREW FLEW 15 MISSIONS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AND WERE

TRANSFERRED TO Z-58. S/SGT. OTTO HIETALA WAS CREDITED WITH
CREWING THIS AIRCRAFT FOR 17 MISSIONS. AIRCRAFT AND CREW
SURVIVED THE WAR. T/SGT. GLOCKNER FLEW A TOUR OVER EUROPE, AND
A SUB PATROL TOUR FROM AFRICA IN ADDITION TO THIS TOUR. HE FLEW
OVER A HUNDRED LONG BOMBER MISSIONS.
   
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CREW NUMBER
 
CREW MISSIONS 25
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 52

PILOT AC CAPT. HARRY SHUFFLER > JAMES S. CONNELL

COPILOT LT. JAMES E. STAPLETON
BOMBARDIER LT. EDWARD A. WHITE
NAVIGATOR LT. WALTER C. EPSTEIN
FLT. ENG. SGT. MYRON D. LOCKE
RADIO ROBERT MARLING
RING GUN. GLEN E. GRAMPS
L. GUN. EDWARD J. KENNEDY
R. GUN. JOHN MIGLIARRIO, JR.
RADAR LT. EARL D. KNECHTEL
TAIL GUN. BURTIS B. DRESSER
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. OTTA A. HIETALA (CREW CHIEF), 17 MISSIONS
 
NOTES: CAPT. SCHUFFLER WAS REPLACED BY CAPT. JAMES S. CONNELL
   
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CREW NUMBER FA--SL--5
 
CREW MISSIONS 35
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 21
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. WILLIAM J. STANDEN
COPILOT 2/LT JESS CHAMBERS, JR. > Lt. Murray A. Taylor
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. WILLIAM A. TROTTER
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. HERMAN F. COPELAND
FLT. ENG. T/SGT. CARL B. TASCHINGER
RADIO S/SGT. ROSS H. MERGENTHALER
RING GUN. S/SGT. EDWARD D. HEIBERGER
L. GUN. S/SGT. JOHN E. MILLER
R. GUN. SGT. LOUIS PEPI
RADAR S/SGT. JOSEPH L. DUBAN
TAIL GUN. S/SGT EDGAR S. PARENT
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. SAM B. MOORE, JR.(CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. MARK T. PERSIC,
CPL. ANTHONY D’AMBROSIO AND CPL. RAYMOND A. PETERSON
 
NOTES: 2/LT. JESS CHAMBERS WAS REPLACED BY 2/LT. MURRAY A. TAYLOR
S/SGT SAM MOORE WAS CREW CHIEF FOR 13 MISSIONS CREW ARRIVED ON
SAIPAN IN NOV. 1944
 
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CREW NUMBER
 
CREW MISSIONS 35
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 41
 
PILOT AC CAPT. JOHN RYAN
COPILOT 1/LT. PAUL R. MYER
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. SALVATORE BIANCHINO
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. JOSEPH H. CARVER
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. CLAUDE D. LOGAN
RADIO S/SGT. LAWRENCE A. WILLIAMS
RING GUN. SGT. EDWARD FERS
L. GUN. S/SGT. JOHN J. JONES
R. GUN. S/SGT. ANTHONY J. BERNAZZA > Sgt. Robert E. Wilkinson.
RADAR S/SGT. JOHN COLEMAN
TAIL GUN. SGT. E. J. NEIE
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. CLIFFORD H. DAVIS (CREW CHIEF), SGT. JOEL M. BARD,
CPL. RICHARD A. TOWNLEY, CPL. PERRY E. DAVIS, JR., AND PFC.
RICHARD C. TERHAAR.
 
NOTES: S/SGT. BERNAZZA WAS REPLACED BY SGT. ROBERT E. WILKINSON.
   
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CREW NUMBER RELACEMENT ( NO. ?)
 
CREW MISSIONS 18 + 2 POW'S
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 34
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. STANLEY M. SICHEL
COPILOT 1/LT. WESLEY R. MUNDIL
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. THOMAS F. McGOVERN
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. DONALD M. HABERMEHL
FLT. ENG. 1/LT. ALBERT W. GNANTKOWSKI
RADIO S/SGT. JAMES B. McCORD
RING GUN. S/SGT. DONALD L. GILMORE
L. GUN. S/SGT. KENNETH J. MARTIN
R. GUN. S/SGT. GERALD L. REINERT
RADAR 1/LT. EDWARD C. EGER
TAIL GUN. S/SGT. CLAUDE B. PHILYAW
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. CLIFFORD H. DAVIS (CREW CHIEF), SGT. JOEL M. BARD,
CPL. RICHARD A. TOWNLY, CPL. PERRY E. DAVIS, AND PFC. ROBERT
E. WILKINSON.
 
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CREW NUMBER 237
 
CREW MISSIONS 30?
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 30
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. JARVIS R. GREGG
COPILOT 2/LT. REX B. CLINE
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ROBERT L. McFARLAND
NAVIGATOR 2/ LT. DANIEL F. SWINDALL
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. MARVIN K. REDFEARN
RADIO SGT. CHARLES G. CROSS
RING GUN. SGT. CALVIN T. CRAIG > Cpl. Marion R. Stevens
L. GUN. SGT. HUBERT GRESSETT
R. GUN. SGT. MARION R. STEVENS
RADAR SGT. CHARLES L. BOWERS
TAIL GUN. SGT. PAUL A. HAUGHT
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. RAUL R. JIMENEZ (CREW CHIEF), SGT. ROBERT L. SPILS,
SGT. VINTON O. EDWARDS, CPL. SAMUEL B. HOCKENBERRY, AND
THOMAS I. PERRY.
 
NOTES: CALVIN T. CRAIG WAS REPLACED BY CPL. MARION R. STEVENS.
THIS CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN DECEMBER OF 1944 WITH AIRCRAFT
#42-24739. THE AIRCRAFT SERVED WITH ANOTHER GROUP.
 
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CREW NUMBER

CREW MISSIONS 7

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 8
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. PAUL A. MILLER
COPILOT F/O. THOMAS D. PERKINS
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ANTHONY J. RENALDO
NAVIGATOR F/O. DON L. JOHANNES
FLT. ENG. SGT. LYMAN R. CHAMBERLAIN
RADIO SGT. TRUMAN O. COMFORT, JR.
RING GUN. SGT. ARTHUR W. PITTAWAY
L. GUN. CPL. GEORGE E. SCHOFIELD
R. GUN. S/SGT. BENJAMIN C. LAYFIELD
RADAR 2/LT. PAUL E. OYER
TAIL GUN. CPL. ROBERT R. PHILLIPS
 
GROUND CREW: M/SGT. RAUL S. JIMENEZ (CREW CHIEF), SGT. ROBERT L. SPILS,
SGT. VINTON O. EDWARDS, CPL. SAMUEL B. HOCKENBERRY, AND
THOMAS I. PERRY.
 
NOTES: THIS CREW TRAINED AT McDILL FIELD.
  
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CREW NUMBER 236
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 53 (28 AS Z-49 AND 25 AS Z-57)

PILOT AC 1/LT. WILLIAM G. CHENEY

COPILOT 2/LT. JOHN F. KANGAS
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. PAUL K. BECK
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. DANIEL T. THOMPSON
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. ROWLAND K. KOEHLER
RADIO SGT. JOSEPH W. THARPE, JR.
RING GUN. CPL. DONALD L. BROWN
L. GUN. SGT. CLIFFORD L. HALLBERG
R. GUN. CPL. EDWARD L. DUFFY
RADAR Sgt. Joseph Barovian > SGT. EDWARD ENSTAD
TAIL GUN. CPL. JOHN W. OVERMAN
 
GROUND CREW: T/SGT. ANGE V. PEARSON (CREW CHIEF), SGT. WILLIAM J.
ROHLMAN, CPL. WYATTE GOLSON, JR., AND CPL. FRANK
W. SMITH.

NOTES: SGT. JOSEPH BAROVIAN WAS REPLACED BY S/SGT. EDWARD ENSTAD.

THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL Z-49 (THREE FEATHERS). SHE ENDED HER CAREER
AT WICHITA FALLS AIR MECHANIC SCHOOL.
  
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT NO #
 
CREW MISSIONS 18
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 26
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. NORMAN F. ADAMSON
COPILOT 2/LT. WANLESS M. GOODSON, JR.
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. FRANCIS J. GORE
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. JOHN J. HARNETT
FLT. ENG. M/SGT. RALPH E. BARNETT
RADIO CPL. GEORGE LYDEN
RING GUN. CPL. J. G. BARTSCHERER
L. GUN. CPL. WILLIAM J. BALDWIN
R. GUN. CPL. STANLEY CONVISSER
RADAR CPL. JESSE P. COLVIN
TAIL GUN. CPL. JOSEPH O. BISCHOF
 
GROUND CREW: S/SGT. ELMER J. JENKINS (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. A. BIANCHI,
CPL. V. H. HUFFMAN AND PFC. A. DEROCCO.

NOTES: REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT--CAPT. RAY CLINKSCALES' CREW FLEW FOR

THEIR LAST EIGHT MISSIONS. AIRCRAFT SAW SERVICE IN THE KOREA WAR
AND STAYED IN SERVICE UNTIL 1958. IT IS NOW AT FLORENCE AIR AND
MISSILE MUSEUM, SC, BEING RESTORED FOR STATIC DISPLAY.

  
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CREW NUMBER
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 26
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. JAMES E. SEALE
COPILOT 2/LT. RICHARD A. SAUL
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. JOSEPH P. MAHONEY
NAVIGATOR 1/LT. ANTHONY LORENTE
FLT. ENG. M/SGT. HOMER C. SCHOENWETTER
RADIO S/SGT. JAMES J. BROWN
RING GUN. T/SGT. MORRELL JONES
R. GUN. S/SGT. WAYNE C. LOUIS
L. GUN. S.SGT. ELLIOT R. MAXWELL
RADAR 1/LT. ROBERT J. HARAZIN
TAIL GUN. S.SGT. LAWRENCE J. WOOD
 
GROUND CREW S/SGT. ELMER E. JENKINS (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. A. BIANCHI,
CPL. V. H. HUFFMAN AND PFC. ALPHONSE DEROCCO.
 
NOTES: LT. SEALE'S CREW FLEW Z SQUARE 45 BACK TO THE STATES IN JUNE OF
1945. THEY CAME BACK TO SAIPAN AFTER THE WAR AND FLEW Z SQUARE 48
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT #
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. HAMPTON J. ETHERIDGE
COPILOT 2/LT. JOHN R. JOHNSON
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. RICHARD J. ASHBY, JR.
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ANGELO N. CASTANGA
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. 2/LT. WESLEY E. GRUNDEN
RADIO SGT. JOHN L. INGRAM
RING GUN. SGT. GILBERT E. ANDREWS, JR. (CFC)
R. GUN. SGT. RUDOLPH CROCE
L. GUN. SGT. HENRY F. RENIKER
RADAR
TAIL GUN
 
GROUND CREW:
 
NOTES: PICTURE SHOWS CREW AS 883RD SQ. OF 500TH. B.G.
  
 
 
 
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CREW NUMBER
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. MITEN
COPILOT
BOMBARDIER
FLT. ENG.
RADIO
RING GUN.
R. GUN.
L. GUN.
RADAR
TAIL GUN.
GROUND CREW
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW #344
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. THOMAS J. MILAN
COPILOT 2/LT. HAROLD B. MINKVOID
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. SAMUEL J. MIANO
NAVIGATOR F/O. MILTON W. SMITH
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. LLOYD G. WALKER
RADIO SGT. NOBEL N. MATTERVIG
RING GUN. SGT. WILLIAM N. GEE (CFC)
R. GUN. CPL. MAX E. WHITAKER
L. GUN. S/SGT. JOHN G. WILSON, JR.
RADAR 2/LT. ALPHONSE L. BONHAUS
TAIL GUN. CPL. ALFRED W. TULLY

GROUND CREW:
 
NOTES:
 
 
 
 
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW #355
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
 
PILOT AC 2/LT. ALFRED J. SELING
COPILOT 2/LT. BRYCE M. SINGLEY
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. ROBERT J. HALL
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. DAVID C. LEE, JR.
FLT. ENG. F/O. ARTHUR D. HARKE, JR.
RADIO SGT. THEODORE F. NOKELL
RING GUN. SGT. HAROLD R. LANE
R. GUN. CPL. DALE T. STEVENS
L. GUN. SGT. JOHN A. STEWART
RADAR 2/LT. JOHN R. SEVERSEN
TAIL GUN. CPL. RALPH H. BAILEY, JR.
 
GROUND CREW:
 
NOTES:
 
 
 
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CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW #359
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. CARTER QUINBY
COPILOT F/O. FARAN A. R. McCLIMANS
BOMBARDIER 1/LT. DONALD E. FOSTER
NAVIGATOR F/O. SHELDON W. DAY
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. CARLTON B. ARDERY, JR.
RADIO SGT. GLENN H. BISHOP
RING GUN. SGT. ELWYN A. LEARN
R. GUN. SGT. H. R. HORWITZ
L. GUN. PFC. HOWARD L. LAYDEN
RADAR 2/LT. WALTER A. PARRISE
TAIL GUN. CPL. JAMES W. CODY
 
GROUND CREW:
 
NOTES:
 
 
 
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CREW NUMBER
 
CREW MISSIONS
 
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
 
PILOT AC CAPT. WARING
COPILOT
BOMBARDIER
NAVIGATOR
FLT. ENG.
RADIO
RING GUN.
R. GUN.
L. GUN.
RADAR
TAIL GUN.
 
GROUND CREW:
 
NOTES: PICTURE SHOWS CAPT. WAARING AND CREW POSED BY Z SQ. 41.
 
 
 
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CREW NUMBER 240
 
CREW MISSIONS

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
 
PILOT AC 1/LT. JOSEPH S. AMOS *
COPILOT 2/LT. OTIS L. PERRIMAN *
BOMBARDIER 2/LT. DILLON G. MILLER *
NAVIGATOR 2/LT. GEORGE Y. RAINEY, JR. *
FLT. ENG. 2/LT. FREDERICK W. SHIPPEE, JR. *
RADIO CPL. NORMAN L. YOUNG *
RING GUN. CPL. JOHNR. VOLK *
R. GUN. CPL. MORRIS S. JONES *
L. GUN. CPL. JAMES E. JOHNSON *
RADAR SGT. JAMES B. CUSICK *
TAIL GUN. CPL. JOHN L. BOWEN SGT ROBERT M. SADLER *

Evidence suggests that Bowen never made it to Saipan but was scratched before departure for the
Marianas. It appears that Sgt. Robert Sadler was added to the crew and was subsequently lost
when the plane went down.

GROUND CREW:
 
NOTES: LT. AMOS IS LISTED AS BEING IN COMMAND OF Z SQ. 22 (SER. #42-24766 BW)
WHEN SHE ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 1944. THIS
AIRCRAFT WAS RAMMED OVER NAGOYA ON JAN. 3, 1945 WITH MAJ.
HURLBUTT AND CREW BEING LOST. LT. AMOS DITCHED ON THE SAME
MISSION. HE WAS IN THE 883RD. SQ. BUT AIRCRAFT NUMBER IS NOT
KNOWN. THE McCLANAHAN CREW FLEW A SEARCH MISSION ON JAN. 4, 1945
AND FOUND THEM A FEW MILES FROM JAPAN. THEY WERE UP OVER 20
HOURS AND HAD A SUB WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THEM WHEN DARKNESS
CLOSED IN. THEY DROPPED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO THEM DURING
THE DAY. THE SEA WAS CALM BUT BEGAN TO WHITE CAP LATE IN THE
DAY. SEACH PLANES WENT OUT TWO MORE DAYS BUT THEY WERE NEVER
LOCATED AGAIN. ONE OF THE SEARCH PLANES ,SETTERICH, WAS CHASED
BY A JAP PLANE. HE WASN'T FAST ENOUGH TO CATCH THEM, SO THEY
TURNEDAROUND AND SHOT HIM DOWN.

The Amos crew was on Z Square 48 when it went down.

 
 * INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION
 
 
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