100th Aircraft Lost in Action
Loss Pilot Date Sqdn. MACR A/C # A/C Name Status 01 Oren E. Petrich 23/6/43 349th 269 42-29986 — KIA 02 Paul J. Schmalenbach 23/6/43 349th 270 42-30038 — KIA 03 Alonzo P. Adams III 23/6/43 349th 271 42-3260 Angel’s Tit KIA 04 Robert C. Pearson 4/7/1943 351st 272 42-30051 — POW 05 Charles […]
Abbreviated History
History of the 100th Bomb Group by Harry Crosby, Jan Riddling and Michael Faley The “Hundredth Bombardment Group” came into being “on paper” at Orlando Army Base, Florida on June 1st, 1942. It would not be until October 27, 1942 in Boise, Idaho, by “Special Order 300”, that 230 enlisted men and 24 officers were […]