COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:
CREW
2nd Lt Gordon A.Parsons P NOC Severe sinus problem & grounded during tour)
2nd Lt George W.McLeod CP FEH
2nd Lt Wayne H.Lamb NAV FEH
2nd Lt William A.Cook BOM FEH
Cpl Francis J.Corcoran ROG FEH
S/Sgt Charles E.Bodenheimer TTE KIA 28/12/44 KOBLENZ,LUXEMBOURG, LUNEBACH
Cpl Owen B.Gaisford BTG FEH
Cpl Jack C.Combs TG SWA
Cpl Elmer L.Erickson WG FEH
Cpl Oliver D.Lee WG NOC
349th Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 5/10/44, Oliver Lee removed from crew when
reduced from 10 to 9 men. Phone conversation with Elmer Erickson 9/11/83 informed me that
Parsons developed severe sinus in latter part of tour and McLeod took over Pilot duties.
Also,that Combs was wounded in leg.
See.91 of CONTRAILS for Bodenheimer story. "Attempted to help pilot & co pilot with flak
suits. On climbing out of the turret he caught glove on switch causing turret to turn. this
pinned Bododeimer between turret and oxygen bottles crushing him. Attempts to revive him with
artificial respiration and oxygen were futile. A/C dropped to lower altitude and attempted
landing at emergency field but field was closed. Bodenheimer dead by then."
Reply from Combs 19/9/90. Says he was not a POW was wounded on a mission but crew came back to
base. he was sent back to hospital in USA. Story Of The Century mistakenly lists him as a
POW...jb
MISSIONS OF GEORGE W. McLEOD FLOWN AS CO-PILOT PRIOR TO ASSUMING COMMAND
10 NOV 44 WIESBADEN 7:30 HRS, 26000 FT
20 NOV 44 RECALL
21 NOV 44 OSNABRKUCK 6:35 HRS, -47 DEGREES
26 NOV 44 HAMM
29 NOV 44 HAMM
30 NOV 44 MERSEBURG 8 HRS, 30,000 FT
02 DEC 44 RECALL (KOBLENZ)
12 DEC 44 DARMSTADT
13 DEC 44 RECALL
24 DEC 44 BIBLIS 7:30HRS, 26,000 FT
25 DEC 44 KAISERLAUTERN, 6:45 HRS, 24,000 FT
28 DEC 44 KOBLENZ
DEC 30 44 KASSEL, 7:30HRS, 25,000 FT
MISSION OF GEORGE W. McLEOD FLOWN AS 1ST PILOT OF THE SAME CREW:
23 FEB 45 TRENCHTLINGEN
24 FEB 45 BREMEN, 7 HRS, 25,000 FT
02 MAR 45 DRESDEN
03 MAR 45 BRUNSWICK, 7 HRS, 25,000 FT
09 MAR 45 FRANKFURT, 7 HRS, 24,000 FT
10 MAR 45 DORTMUND
18 MAR 45 BERLIN, 7:30HRS, 26,000 FT
19 MAR 45 FULDA/JENA, 8:15 HRS, 26,000 FT
21 MAR 45 PLAUEN, 7:30 HRS, 26,000 FT
23 MAR 45 UNNA, 6:30 HRS, 23,000 FT
24 MAR 45 STEENWIJK, 5 HRS, 14,000 FT
24 MAR 45 ZIEGNHAIN (note double mission on 24 Mar 45)
14 APR 45 ROYAN, 7:30 HRS, 14,000 FT
15 APR 45 ROYAN, 7:30 HRS, 14,000 FT
16 APR 45 ROYAN, 7:10 HRS, 12,000 FT
17 APR 45 AUSSIG, 8:40 HRS, 22,000 FT
20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG (Last combat mission flown by the 100th in WWII)
FOLLOWING ARE "CHOW HOUND" MISSIONS
01 MAY 45 AMSTERDAM, 3:03 HRS, 400 FT
02 MAY 45 ALKMAAR, HOLLAND, 3:45 HRS, 400 FT
03 MAY 45 AMSTERDAM
MEMO 2:
> From: susan654@gmail.com
> Subject: Taps for George McLeod
> To: taps@100thbg.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 11:23 PM
> This is to advise of the passing of
> George W. McLeod, 349th Squadron on Sept. 17, 2016.
>
> George joined the 100th on5/1/1944 and took over the "E-Z
> Goin" crew of Gordon Parsons when Parsons was medically
> grounded. George, nicknamed "Mac" co-piloted 13 missions and
> piloted 17 missions out of Thorpe Abbott over Germany.
> He also piloted 3 chow hound missions, which he found
> extremely rewarding. His was the last crew to leave
> England after the war.
>
> Please publish his taps in the Splasher Six magazine. Thank
> you,
> Susan McLeod, daughter
