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S/SGT  Orville V. HARDY

UNIT: 350th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: WG
SERIAL #: STATUS: NOC
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Comments1: MALVERN, IA

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MEMO 1:

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2ND LT HAROLD TIAHRT                   P CPT 14 AUG 44 LUDWIGSHAVEN, OIL PLANT
2ND LT GEORGE W. CLARK              CP CPT NOC
2ND LT JOSEPH J. GRASSILLI        NAV POW 24 MAY 44  BERLIN (WITH D.S. PEARSON CREW)
2ND LT ROBERT E. BRAITHWAITE BOM NOC
T/SGT WILBUR H. WEWELER        ROG CPT 26 NOV 44 HAMM
T/SGT DARL L. BORCHERDT          TTE NOC   TAPS: 26 NOV 1977
S/SGT ROBERT G. MILLER             BTG NOC
S/SGT ORVILLE V. HARDY             WG NOC
S/SGT EARL L. INGLESTON            WG NOC
S/SGT JAMES M. DALEY                 TG NOC   TAPS:

350TH SQDN...CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 17 MAY 44

According to Lt "Butch" Goodwin's log, 2nd Lt Harold Tiahrt flew the missions listed below with this crew.  Also,  2nd Lt Robert Braithwaite (Bomb) is also listed as flying missions with this crew (per Lt M. Barasch 7/7/00) exact dates are listed below with missions he and Lt Tiahrt flew.

Lt Austin Dunlap was transferred to Lead Crew (pathfinders) at 95th BG (Horham) after the June 24, 1944 mission.  He was replaced on the crew by Lt Tiahrt.   Lt Cummings was transferred home after ditching in channel with another crew.
Lt Cummings was replaced with Lt Braithwaite (July 7, 1944) who came from the Lt Tiahrt Crew.  Lt Braithwaite and Lt. Tiahrt flew with this crew from July 7, 1944 until August 14, 1944.  After that, Lt Goodwin became Pilot.  No information on who became new Bomb. (as related to mpf by Butch Goodwin and Max Barasch) 


1ST LT AUSTIN F. DUNLAP  P CPT
2ND LT ELMER B. GOODWIN CP CPT------100TH ASSOC OFFICER(TREASURER):
2ND LT MAXIM BARASCH  NAV CPT  
2ND LT WALTER B. CUMMINGS BOM NOC  
S/SGT RAYMOND J. JUNION  TTE CPT  
S/SGT JOHN  E. SMITH  ROG CPT
    SGT SALVATORE J. BRACCO BTG CPT
    SGT NORMAN R. BUCHANAN RWG CPT
    SGT MELVIN H. PATTON  LWG CPT
    SGT JACK BOURNE   TG CPT

350th Sqdn..Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 26 May 44

Operational Missions

Date  Formation Pos. and Pilot   A/C #  Target

7 Jul 44  2 Elem - Low Sqdn.  Tiahrt  903 Leipzig, Ger. (2 eng.)
12 Jul 44 Low Sqdn. - Lead Group  Tiahrt  621 Munich, Ger.
13 Jul 44 Low Sqdn. - Lead Group  Tiahrt  621 Munich, Ger.
14 Jul 44 High Sqdn. - High Group  Tiahrt  621 Brieve, Fr. (Secret)
20 Jul 44 Low Sqdn.   Tiahrt   Near Leipzig, Ger.
24 Jul 44 Low Sqdn. - High Group  Tiahrt  621 Military Target, Fr.
25 Jul 44 Low Sqdn. - High Group  Tiahrt  621 Military Target, Fr.
31 Jul 44 2nd Elem - High Sqdn.  Tiahrt  657 Munich, Ger.
2 Aug 44 High Sqdn.- Lead Group  Tiahrt  089 France-Bel. Bridge
3 Aug 44 Low Sqdn.   Tiahrt  657 France, Oil Refinery
4 Aug 44 2nd Elem Lead   Tiahrt  657 Hamburg (3 eng.)
8 Aug 44 High Sqdn. - High Group  Tiahrt  089 German Troops/ 10,000 ft.
13 Aug 44 2nd Elem - Lead Group  Tiahrt  043 Paris (Retreating Germans)
14 Aug 44 Low Sqdn. - High Group  Tiahrt  089 Ludwigshaven, Ger.

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