Personnel

CREW



1st Lt Harold H.Sherrard        P   CPT   10/3/45 DORTMUND, MY      SN# O-791975

2nd Lt William J.Cully            CP  CPT   10/3/45 DORTMUND, MY      SN# O-775816

2nd Lt Aldo C.DiMascio       NAV CPT   10/3/45 DORTMUND, MY                                 TAPS: 25 OCT 1986

2nd Lt Ralph H.Bradley      BOM  CPT   10/3/45 DORTMUND, MY       SN# O-777300

   Cpl Melvin E.Caughlin      ROG  NOC                                            SN# 13110845

   Cpl John M.Owens         TTE CPT     10/3/45 DORTMUND, MY      SN# 16153632     TAPS: 27 SEP 1989

   Cpl John A.Crouch          BTG  CPT   10/3/45 DORTMUND, MY

   Cpl Raymond C.Reddy      WG  CPT   10/3/45 DORTMUND, MY       SN# 12179112

 T/Sgt Theodore P.Cross    WG  NOC  Crew reduced to 9 men, went into spare gunner pool

   Sgt Martin F. DeLao        TG  CPT    10/3/45  DORTMUND, MY       SN# 18060615



351st Sqdn.  Crew,as above,jolned the 100th  Group on 23/9/44.  Crew assigned more than one aircraft but finished up in 

"All American Girl".  Lt Cully missed 3 of the 4 last missions with Crew. Original WG Pfc. Charles O. Mathews sn#34853958, may not have made it overseas with crew. 



Memories of Lt Sherrard: "I was assigned as truck officer for the 200th Mission Party.  We visited local communities and picked up a load of young ladies.  My truck was stolen from the guarded Motor pool that night.  Every two weeks were were given passes to leave the base and normally went to London.  My crew was fortunate to be sent for a weeks R&R over near Oxford in the Midlands.  On mornings that we were going on rough missions, we had fresh eggs for breakfast. Finally, "I had the best Crew in the Group and enjoyed flying with each of them"    (mpf 2001)





 MISSIONS OF 1ST LT HAROLD SHERRARD (later CAPT.)



 1.   7/10/44 BOHLEN Oil Refinery, heavy flak (8hrs)

 2.   9/10/44 MAINZ  Ordnance (6:30hrs)

 3. 15/10/44 COLOGNE MY, Hydraulic system shot out and directed to land at Woodbridge, Eng. (7:25hrs)

 4. 17/10/44 COLOGNE MY, Navigators oxygen froze up and he passed out until emergency oxygen provided.(7hrs)

 5. 18/01/44 KASSEL Engine Works (8:25hrs)

 6. 26/10/44 HANOVER Tank Factory (6:55hrs)

 7. 30/10/44 MERSBURG Recall (5:25hrs)

 8.   5/11/44 LUDWIGSHAVEN  Chemical Factory, accurate flak, Hopkins beacons recovery to base due to weather

 9.   9/11/44 SAARBRUCKEN, MY

10. 21/11/44 OSNABRUCK Salvo bombs over Germany.  Lost oil to number 2 engine prop and was unable to feather.

     English direction finding station properly identified itself and told us, after we had flown on 

     western heading, that we were over friendly territory and safe to let down. We were having 

     trouble maintaining altitude with the #2 prop that could not be feathered.  When we broke out

     of the clouds, we were over the Rhure Valley and every German gun must have fired on us.

     Two P-51's followed us and we landed at the American fighter base near St Trond, Belgium.

     We had lost all engine instruments, radios, and airspeed. (7hrs)

11. 11/12/44 KOBLENZ MY, Mission SNAFU (7:25hrs)

12. 12/12/44 DARMSTADT Chemical Factory, (8hrs)

13. 24/12/44 BIBLIS  Airfield, Largest heavy bomber raid up to that point.100thBG flew every aircraft on the base

     plus launched another Groups Squadron. This was the first time we had weather forecast

      that would permit the 8th AF to support the ground forces fighting the Battle of the Bulge (9hrs)

14. 25/12/44 KAISERLAUTERN  Medical Factory, At 5 degrees, 38 minutes we lost #2 engine and ordered to land at the

     briefed alternative recovery base at Lyon, France (5:30hrs)

15.  3/01/45  FULDA  Ran out of fuel on two engines on final approach

16.  5/01/45  FRANKFURT Lost #4 engine when 5 degrees 45 minute. (8:15hrs)

17.  6/01/45  ANNWEILER (7:30hrs)

      Formation broken up when Lt Colonel Price aborted.  Joined another Group as High High Squadron

18.  7/01/45  COLOGNE MY, Milk Run, (8:10hrs)

19. 10/01/45 DUISBURG Bridge, Took a beating due to lots of flak (6:55hrs)

20. 17/01/45 HAMBURG Oil Refinery, Lots of Flak, (7:55hrs)

21. 20/01/45 HEILBRON MY (7:40hrs)

22. 21/01/45 MANNHEIM MY (7:20hrs)

23. 29/01/45 KASSEL Locomotive Shops (7:20hrs)

24.  9/02/45  WEIMAR Aeronautical works (7:55hrs)

25. 15/02/45 COTTBUS MY, Expensive (9:25hrs)

26. 17/02/45 FRANKFURT MY, Lead aborted (7:50hrs) (MISSION LISTED AS GOING TO GEISSEN)

27. 19/02/45 OSNABRUCK MY,  (5:50hrs)

28. 23/02/45 TREUCHTLINGEN  MY, Bombing altitude was 14,000 feet.  We made two bomb runs (9:25hrs)

329. 25/02/45 MUNICH MY, Lots of Flak (9:15hrs)

30. 26/02/45 BERLIN  MY, Milk Run.  Bombs hung up at release point. Ralph Bradley released them one at a time.

     It was a night recovery at Thorpe Abbotts.  British night missions were airborne and someone

     called out bandits over the radio and all aircraft turned off all running and formation lights.

     I started an immediate climb to higher altitiude and waited for things to settle down before

     making approach to Thorpe Abbotts.(8:50hrs)

31. 28/02/45 KASSEL MY, Lots of Flak (7:50hrs)

32.   2/03/45 DRESDEN/RUHLAND Milk Run, My CP Lt Cully was out sick (9hrs)

33.   7/03/45 SIEGEN MY, Lt Stiller was my CP as Lt Cully still sick (8hrs)

34.   8/03/45 GIESSEN MY,  Poor Lead, Lt Cully still out sick (7:45hrs)

35. 10/03/45 DORTMUND MY, Last Mission (7:30hrs)





CULLY WILLIAM J.

Age 85, of Renfrew, passed away Saturday June 5, 2010 at his residence. He lived in Penn Twp., Butler County. Born in Pittsburgh on October 1, 1924, he was the son of the late John and Mary Cully. He was devoted to his family, his company, his community and the University of Pittsburgh. He attended West View High School, now known as North Hills, graduating in 1942. Mr. Cully enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December 1942 and received his pilot's wings and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. Assigned to the 100th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force in Thorpe Abbott, England while assigned to the 100th BG, he completed 34 missions as a pilot in the European Theatre. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945 and in the Air Corps Reserve in 1955 and 1956. He entered the University of Pittsburgh and graduated with a B.S. Degree in the School of Arts and Sciences in 1949. Mr. Cully was very active in the Butler area. He was a founder of the Penn Valley Swim Club. From 1969 to 1981, he served on the South Butler County School Board and was its President for six years. He also served on the Penn Twp. Zoning Board and the Tri-County Workforce Investment Board, Butler County Airport Authority, the Tri-County Career Track Board, Parade Chairman for the Butler County Bicentennial in 2000, and also served on the Board of the Community Development Corporation of Butler County. He was a member of the University of Pittsburgh Alumni Board, where he was awarded Director Emeritus. He also served on the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Advisory Committee. For over 35 years, he was a member of Team Pittsburgh Athletics Organization. He was also an ardent supporter of the University of Pittsburgh Band. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association and a past member of the University Club. Mr. Cully was also a member and president of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation. He is a member of Saint Paul R.C. Church. Life member of V.F.W. Post 249, and the Butler County Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Cully was President of the United Plate Glass Co in Butler County from 1981 to the present. Survived by Two Sons: Michael W. Cully and his wife, Joyce, of Renfrew, Bartley J. Cully of Renfrew. One Brother: Ronald Cully of the North Hills. Four Grandchildren: Ryan, Jennifer, Kristen and Nikki Cully. Preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Crozier Cully, who passed away June 23, 2008 and one brother, Jack Cully of the North Hills. Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave, Butler 2-4 and 7-9 Tuesday and Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial from Saint Paul R.C. Church, 128 N. McKean St, Butler, Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Everyone please meet at the Church. Burial will be in Brownsdale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests Memorial Donations to the Nancy C. Cully Foundation, c/o Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, P.O. Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240 or to the University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics or School of Nursing, 128 N. Craig St/Park Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.