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SECOND SHADDIX CREW, JOINED THE 100TH ON 6 APR 1945



Major  Winans C.Shaddix   P      FEH   

2nd Lt Ralph H.Geer       CP     FEH

2nd Lt Edward O.Watts  NAV  FEH

T/SGt Paul L.Spears       TTE   FEH

  Sgt John W. Donovan   NG    FEH

  Sgt William G. Curtis     ROG   FEH

  Sgt William E.Bain        BTG   FEH

  Sgt John R.Carr            WG  FEH

  Cpl Edward J.D'Arcy      TG   FEH



351st Sqdn.  Crew joined the 100th Group on 6/4/45. NOTE: Shaddix had flown with the 100th in 1944 as Pilot of 

his crew,was shot down and evaded capture,returned to England thence the U.S.A. and back to the 100th again

 According to William Curtis son, the crew flew in a B-17G named "Shoot Your Fadded" with 351st Sq.That flew in late 1945.



Does anyone know the where abouts of an A-2 jacket

With a silver B-17G silver in color with noise art

"Shoot Your Fadded with two "RED" dice on it. The jacket is not GI. It was bought in Newark New Jersey "Label will say Newark N.J. on it for my father buy his parents, my gradparents. The leather is quite dark.Note it had new cuffs put on it but me. IT HAS BEEN MISSING FOR ABOUT eight (8) years but I keep on looking for it.The jacket also

has on the Back lower left "100th Bomb Group (H) 351st SQ ".  BILL CURTIS ifly.jets@verizon.net





I have his ribbon bars. There is a good conduct ribbon an air medel with two small leaf looking things on it. An ETO ribben. The second bar has three other ribbens on it not sure what the are. There are his dog tags and two air gunner wings and some 8th Air force patches some with gold wire on them…….BILL curtis





Subj: RE: Bill Curtis Jr, inquiry B-17 a/c named "Shoot your fadded"   

Date: 10/31/2002 5:29:37 PM Pacific Standard Time 

From: john_oleary07@yahoo.com 

To: MPFaley@aol.com 

Sent from the Internet (Details) 

 

Hi Mike.



I read Bill Jrs, posting and your reply.



I only found 1 combat mission for Shaddix crew 

assigned "OUR GAL SAL"  and "Fever Beaver" for some

non-hostil. missions...as well as several other a/c

pathfinders brought in during and   after May 1945 ..



Like all late crews they flew any plane assigned

them...though they did fly "Fever Beaver for 3

missions after  VE  day..



I would guess their first (and maybe ONLY combat

mission would have been around the 10th of April...I

found them NOT listed on the April 7, and

8th...missions...which was SOP...since "new crews"

flew about 4 days of practice missions,getting to know

the area over East Anglia..



231767  EP-E   11 April 45  SHADDIX  A Sqdn  767 E     

"OUR GAL SAL"   Hardstand 5



238047   EP-O   19 April 45  SHADDIX  A Sqdn  047 O

"Fever Beaver"  Hardstand 12



238047  EP-O    4 May 45     SHADDIX   B Sqdn  047 0

"Fever Beaver"    Hardstand  #12



238047  EP-0    5 May 45    SHADDIX   B Sqdn  047 0

"Fever Beaver"    Hardstand # 12

                      

                     19 May 45    SHADDIX   B Sqdn  430 F   

                      Hardstand #13



44-8849 EP-J    3 June 45   SHADDIX   B Sqdn  849 J

                      Hardstand 7



44-8784 EP-M    12 June 45  SHADDIX *'TIBENHAM' 784 M

                      Hardstand 5

Note..* Casablanca Ferry Mission..No Sqdn used 



courtesy of jack o'leary



Does anyone have information on the crew members of a B-17G named "Shoot Your Fadded" 351st Sq.That flew in late 1944…



1st LT Robert W. Leslie (P)

2nd LT.Ralph Gees (Co P)

2 LT.Ed Watts(Nav)

2nd LT.George Love (BD) 

Cpl.William Bain (Ball T)

 Cpl. Jack Donavon (gunner) 

T/sgt. Paul Spears (eng) 

Cpl.Jack Carr (Right W. Gunner)

Sgt William G. Curtis (ROG)



I am looking for a photo of there ship which my father was a crew member,"William G. Curtis". This may help me shed some light on a topic that I have posted on the sight. Thank you for any help you my give me.

Bill Jr