Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Winans C.Shaddix P EVADEE      27/4/44 TARGET WAS THIONVILLE, AF & LeCULOT., AF

2nd Lt George T.Sullivan  CP POW 27/4/44   TAPS: 1947    MACR #4268,Microfiche#1517

2nd Lt Harry Tennenbaum N CT  14/1/45 DERBEN

2nd Lt Cole M.Dailey  B POW  27/4/44

S/Sgt James H.Lee  E POW  27/4/44   TAPS: 8 APR 1963

 S/Sgt Frederick H.Erb    R POW  27/4/44  

 Sgt John A.Pontzious  BT LWA   7/5/44  BERLIN  (With crew of.R.W.Wright)

 Sgt William F.Cornelius   RW POW  27/4/44  TAPS 18 MAY 1980

Sgt Hugh Hamilton    TG POW  27/4/44,.



349th Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 9/3/44.



On 27/4/44 T/Sgt Raymond C.Lestico uas aboard as NG;S/Sgt John B.Cortelletty replaced John Pontzious as BT 

and S/Sgt Kenneth Y.Hale flew as ~ WG. All three became POWs.



Lt Tennerbaum was flying with J.T.Dyatt on 7/11/44 when Dyatt crashed at Felixstowe but survived.



Most unusual is the fact that Winans Shaddix Evaded capture,returned to England and was sent back to the 

U.S.A. HOWEVER, he returned to Thorpe Abbotts in April 1945 with a NEW CREW and was assigned to the 351st 

Sqdn.  SEE below



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

Major  Winans C.Shaddix   P   

2nd Lt Ralph H.Geer CP NC

2nd Lt Edward O.Watts N NC

T/S~t Paul L.Spears E NC

  Sgt John b.Donovan NG NC

  Sgt William E.Bain BT NC

  Sgt John R.Carr BT NC

  Cpl Edward J.D'Arcy TG NC



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