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S/SGT  Robert W. PION

UNIT: 418th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: TG
SERIAL #: STATUS: CPT
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Comments1: FLEW 27 MISSIONS

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2nd Lt Donald C.Rice           P    CPT 17/7/44  AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL)
2nd Lt Joseph S.Farcht      CP    CPT 25/7/44  ST. LO, GROUND SUPPORT (took over Lt Rumley's Crew, see below)
2nd Lt George E.Owens    NAV  KlA  18/3/44  GABLINGEN,LECHFELD,AUGSBURG,MUNICH (with Lt Stuke Crew)
2nd Lt William Cherry BOM/NAV  CPT 17/7/44  AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL)
   Sgt Philip H.Rowe         TTE    CPT 17/7/44  AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL)
   Sgt Leslie M.Thompson  ROG   CPT 17/7/44  AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY (NOBALL)
   Sgt Robert E.Pryor        BTG   CPT  31/7/44  MUNICH, AERO ENGINES
   Sgt Harry C.Vaughn       WG   CPT  18/7/44 KIEL, HEMMINGSTADT, OIL (100TH "B")
   Sgt William E.Stein         WG   CPT  31/7/44  MUNICH, AERO ENGINES
   Sgt Robert W.Pion          TG   CPT DATE UNKN

418th Sqdn.  Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 9/3/44.  Crew flew 42-97154 "OUR BABE"

Lt. George Owens was with the crew of D.J.Stuke on 18/3/44 when killed (see Stuke Crew below).   Lt Dort Payne flew as navigator on this crew for a while after Owens was lost. Lt Farcht flew last mission as CP on June 2, 1944, He then took over Lt Martin Rumley's Crew in June 1944.  Lt William Cherry took over Navigator duties on May 31, 1944 mission to Osnabruck and T/Sgt H.P. Lowe (from ther original crew of Lt Herb Alf) took over as Toggelier. 

Sgt Robert W. Pion flew 27 missions that we can account for, He flew as tail gunner  with the crew of Lt Rice from March 22, 1944-Oranienburg until May 28, 1944 Magdeburg. He then flew as tail gunner with the crews of Lt Jones, Capt. C.E. Harris and Lt M.W. Hall until July when he bacame the  LWG on the crew of  Lt M.J. Anderson. 

MISSION LIST OF LT RICE CREW.

Date         Target                                  Aircraft Nbr                           Co Pilot
3/22/1944 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN)         97154  OUR BABE
3/23/1944 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM          97154
3/26/1944 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT     97154
3/27/1944 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC          97154
3/28/1944 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX         97154
4/1/1944  LUDWIGSHAFEN                    97154
4/7/1944  QUAKENBRUCK (SCRUBBED)    97154
4/8/1944  QUACKENBRUCK                    97154
4/9/1944  KRZESINKI (POSEN)               97154
4/10/1944 RHEIMS                               97154
4/11/1944 POSEN/ROSTOCK, POLAND    97154
4/12/1944 SCHEUDITZ (RECALL)            97154
5/7/1944   BERLIN                                97154
5/11/1944 LIEGE                                  97154
5/13/1944 OSNABRUCK                         97154
5/23/1944 TROYES                               97154
5/24/1944 BERLIN                                 97154
5/28/1944 MAGDEBURG                         97154


Sgt Robert W. Pion flew 27 missions that we can account for, He flew as tail gunner  with the crew of Lt Rice from March 22, 1944-Oranienburg until May 28, 1944 Magdeburg. He then flew as tail gunner with the crews of Lt Jones, Capt. C.E. Harris and Lt M.W. Hall until July when he bacame the  LWG on the crew of  Lt M.J. Anderson.

Date Mission Nbr Crew Nbr Target Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr
3/22/1944 134 28 ORANIENBURG (BERLIN) PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
3/23/1944 135 28 BRUNSWICK/ WAGGUM PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
3/26/1944 136 28 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
3/27/1944 137 28 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
3/28/1944 138 28 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/1/1944 140 28 LUDWIGSHAFEN PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/7/1944 141 28 QUACKENBRUCK PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/7/1944 141 28 QUAKENBRUCK (SCRUBBED) PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/8/1944 142 28 QUACKENBRUCH PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/9/1944 143 28 KRZESINKI (POSEN) PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/10/1944 144 28 RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/11/1944 145 28 POZNAN, POLAND PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
4/12/1944 146 28 SCHEUDITZ (RECALL) PION R.W. SGT TG 97154
5/7/1944 111 28 BERLIN PION R.W. S/SGT TG 97154
5/11/1944 115 28 LIEGE PION R.W. S/SGT TG 97154
5/13/1944 117 28 OSNABRUCK PION R.W. S/SGT TG 97154
5/24/1944 121 28 BERLIN PION R.W. S/SGT TG 97154
5/28/1944 -124 28 MAGDEBURG PION R.W. S/SGT TG 97154
6/24/1944 -147 84 GRAND COURONNE (SEC T) PION R.W. SGT TG 97071
6/25/1944 148 84 SOUTH OF FRANCE PION R.W. SGT TG 97071
7/4/1944 152 73 GEIN (RECALLED) PION R.W. S/SGT TG 106986
7/7/1944 155 73 BOHLEN/MERSEBURG PION R.W. S/SGT TG 37636
7/8/1944 156 73 CLAMECY-JOLGYN PION R.W. S/SGT TG 37636
7/11/1944 157 88 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES) PION R.W. S/SGT LWG 37517
7/12/1944 158 88 MUNICH (IND. AREA) PION R.W. S/SGT LWG 37517
7/19/1944 163 88 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN PION R.W. S/SGT LWG 37517
7/20/1944 164 88 MERSEBURG PION R.W. S/SGT LWG 31049

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