A History of the Valesh Crew – Page 1
HANG THE EXPENSE A History of the “Big Frank” Valesh Crew – Page 1 by John R. “Dick” Johnson Next 100th BG Photo Archives I joined the crew on July 10, 1943, at Walla Walla, Washington. The crews of the Sperry Provisional Group were well into the second phase of training and were apparently complete […]
Fred Daiger – 1994 Tour
2ND LT FRANCIS H. MIKESH P CPT 23 MAR 45 MARBURG UNNA 2ND LT RALPH H. CHRISTIANSEN CP CPT 23 MAR 45 MARBURG UNNA 2ND LT HARRY CHUDY NAV CPT 23 MAR 45 MARBURG UNNA 2ND LT FREDERICK S. DAIGER III BOM CPT — — T/SGT JOSEPH M. CIAMAICHELLA TTE CPT 23 MAR 45 MARBURG […]
Donald J. Farley – Crew History
Donald J. Farley – Crew History (Letter to Paul West dated December 1995): My name is Donald J. Farley. I completed 35 missions with the 100th Bomb Group, 418th Squadron. Our crew left Grenier Field, New Hampshire on July 2, 1944. We had picked up a new B-17 from Kearney, Nebraska. We flew to Newfoundland […]
The Donald A. Jones Crew
2nd Lt Donald A. Jones Pilot CPT 4/3/45 ULM 2nd Lt Grant A. Fuller Copilot CPT 4/3/45 ULM 2nd Lt Arthur H. Juhlin Navigator CPT 4/3/45 ULM 2nd Lt Ralph P. Farrell,Jr. Bombardier SWA 17/10/44 COLOGNE Cpl Donald Stewart, Jr. Radio Operator/Gunner SWA 17/10/44 COLOGNE Cpl Alfred F. Marcello Top Turret Gunner/Engineer CPT 4/3/45 ULM […]
Bob Beatson and Harry Cruver
Bob Beatson and Harry Cruver Washington Times Article About the Dedication of the Mighty 8th Air Force Heritage Museum by Christian M. DeJohn Bob Beatson of Upper Malboro, MD attended high school as a boy in Savannah, Georgia in 1936. Over half a century later on May 13, 1996, he returned to Savannah as a man […]
Owen Roane: “Cowboy” Roane to John Justice
Memorial Letter from “Cowboy” Roane to John Justice Valley View, Texas Memorial Day, 1995 John K. Justice Dear Old Friend, Yesterday I heard the report that you were again missing from the formation. It saddened me greatly, but not so much as when I heard the report of your missing in action on the tenth […]
Crew #13 – L. C. VanSteenis – Page 2
by Earl V. Benham Previous 100th BG Photo Archives Dec 16th 1943 Briefed for Bremen, Germany..Bomb load, eight 500 lb Demos and 20 incendairies..We flew as spare..Had a runaway supercharger on take off..We landed on the second attempt in heavy fog..Changed to new airplane..No place to fill in..Returned to base landed in thick fog with […]
Crew #13 – L. C. Vansteenis – Page 1
by Earl V. Benham Next 100th BG Photo Archives CREW # 13 CAPT LOREN C. VAN STEENIS P CPT 7 MAY 44 BERLIN LT JACK OGG CP CPT 13 JUL 44 MUNICH LT HAROLD C. BECKER NAV KIA 7 MAY 44 BERLIN CAPT LESTER TORBETT BOM WIA 7 MAY 44 BERLIN SGT ARCHIE K. HOLLADAY […]
Brown’s Clowns – The History of a B17 Bomber Crew Page 5
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 by Bud Vieth Lt. William Titley Bill Titley had joined our crew on our seventh mission — to Cologne on October 15, 1944 — after Joe Dye had been hospitalized during our days of lead crew training at the 95th Bomb Group. At the time, […]
Brown’s Clowns – The History of a B17 Bomber Crew Page 4
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 by Bud Vieth Mission 20, December 30. 1944 – Kassel, Germany Bombed marshalling yards at Kassel for the third time. B-17 #209 again. Extensive cloud cover required bombing with Pathfinder. The Germans had developed sophisticated radio aiming devices for their anti-aircraft guns. We tried for […]