Personnel

CREW

1st Lt Charles B.Blanding       P    CPT   16/4/45  ROYAN   SN# O-791324

2nd Lt John A.Clark            CP   CPT     8/3/45 GIESSEN  SN# O-774946 (became CP on Lt W.V. McGuire Crew) see below

2nd Lt David L.Bittman     NAV    FEH        

2nd Lt Alvin H.Belimow    BOM    CPT  16/4/45 ROYAN  SN# O-777419

   Cpl 'Robin J.Whybrow   TTE   CPT   16/4/45  ROYAN  SN# 19090172

   Cpl Peter Glanz            ROG   CPT   16/4/45 ROYAN  SN# 16113273

   Cpl Wade Doares          BTG   CPT    28/2/45 KASSEL SN# 14193851

   Cpl Irvin J.Delaney         WG  FEH                             SN# 39714981

   Cpl William E.Cox           TG   FEH                             SN# 39144905 (taken off Crew, replaced by Sgt Bruce Ellis)

   Cpl Rex D. Thomas        WG  FEH                             SN# 39118852



418th Sqdn.  Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 23/9/44.  See p.103 S.O.C

This became a lead crew in November 1944 and Lt John Clark elected not to become a formation officer and continue flying. He was with  Lt Morin's Crew for one mission (Dec 24, 1944) but was permenately transferred to Lt W.V. Mcguire Crew in late Dec 26 1944 and completed his missions with that Crew.   Lt Jack Jenista joined the crew as Navigator when it became a Lead Crew, he flew 18 missions with this Crew.  



Missions of Lt John Alden Clark with Lt Blanding Crew:



1.    09/10/44      MAINZ

2.    12/10/44      BREMEN

3.    14/10/44      COLOGNE

4.    17/10/44      COLOGNE

5.    18/10/44      KASSEL

6.    19/10/44      MANNHEIM

       FLAK LEAVE

7.    30/10/44      MERSEBURG (RECALLED)

8.    02/11/44      MERSEBURG

9.    09/11/44      SAARBRUCKEN

10.  16/11/44      DUREN

11.  21/11/44      OSNABRUCK

Lt Blanding Crew becomes a Lead Crew and Lt Clark is place in Spare or Standby Pilots roster.

This crew was a lead crew and appears on the 3rd Air Division Honor Roll Crew list for March 1945