Personnel

CREW



1st Lt George S.Fowler          P    FEH 

2nd Lt Harry F.McKnight        CP   FEH 

1st Lt Billy M.Bittle,Jr.          NAV   FEH 

F/0 Arnold L.Wimer             BOM  FEH

Cpl James M.McCullough      TTE  FEH  sn#35625702

Cpl Reuben W.Erickson        ROG  FEH  sn#37563316

Cpl Robert J.Kennedy           BTG  FEH

Cpl Neil J.Norfolk                 WG   FEH

Cpl John G.Marlowe              TG  FEH 



350th Sqdn.  Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 24/12/44.

T/Sgt James M. McCullough flew with both the 350th and 349th Squadrons.



MISSION AND SCRUB  LOG  OF LT BILLY M. BITTLE



 MISSIONS

 DATE       TARGET      COMMENTS BY LT BITTLE

 10 JAN 45 COLOGNE   "VISUAL; SHOT TO HELL"

 14 JAN 45 DERBEN      "VISUAL; UNDERGROUND OIL STORAGE"

 20 JAN 45 HEIBRON, MY (S.T.)  "PFF"

 28 JAN 45 DUISBURG, BRIDGE  "VISUAL; SMALL DAMAGE OUT OXYGEN LINES"

 03 FEB 45 BERLIN, CITY   "VISUAL: SMALL FLAK DAMAGE" 

 06 FEB 45 CHEMNITZ, MY   "PFF"

 14 FEB 45 CHEMNITZ, MY   "PFF"

 20 FEB 45 NURNBURG, MY  "PFF"

 21 FEB 45 NURNBURG, MY  "PFF"

 22 FEB 45 HOFINGEN, R.R.    "VISUAL; LAST RESORT TARGET"

 03 MAR 45 BRUNSWICK, MY  "VISUAL"

 04 MAR 45 ULM. MY            "PFF; LAST RESORT TARGET"

 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN, TOWN  "PFF; LAST RESORT TARGET"

 19 MAR 45 JENA, OPTICAL COMPANY "PFF; LAST RESORT TARGET"

 21 MAR 45 PLAUEN, FORGE PLANT "VISUAL; SECONDARY TARGET"

 22 MAR 45 ALHORN, AF (JETS)     "VISUAL"

 23 MAR 45 UNNA/ MARBURG, RAIL "VISUAL"

 03 APR 45 KIEL, SUB PENS  "PFF"

 10 APR 45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF "VISUAL; JET AIRFIELD"

 11 APR 45 LANDSHUT, ORD DEPOT        "VISUAL"

 14 APR 45 ROYAN, GUN INSTALLATIONS "VISUAL"

 15 APR 45 ROYAN, GUN INSTALLATIONS "VISUAL; USED INCENDIARY BOMBS" 

 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG, MY                "VISUAL"

 01 MAY 45 HAGUE, FOOD DROPS  "DROPPED AT 400 FEET"

 02 MAY 45   AMSTERDAM FOOD DROP

 03 MAY 45   ALKMAAR FOOD DROP



HORSHING POW MISSION EITHER MAY 15 or 19, 1945 



   SCRUBS, ABORTS , RECALLS & FOOD DROPS

 DATE        INTENTED TARGET     COMMENTS BY LT BILLY BITTLE

 09 JAN 45 COLONGNE  

 15 JAN 45 KEMPTEN  "ME-109 PARTS DEPOT"

 16 JAN 45 LEIPZIG OR BERLIN "JET AIRCRAFT FACTORIES"

 21 JAN 45 HEDENBUDBURG "TROOP CONCENTRATIONS"

 02 FEB 45 BERLIN  "COMMUNICATION, STREETS AND ROADS"

 05 FEB 45 MUNICH  "RAILROAD TERMINAL"

 08 FEB 45 LUTZKENDORF "SYNTHETIC OIL REFINERY"

 10 FEB 45 MISBURG  "SYNTHETIC OIL"

 11 FEB 45 HANNOVER, MY 

 13 FEB 45 MISBURG  "SYNTHETIC OIL"

 16 MAR 45  RUHLAND  "OIL PLANT" 

 12 APR 45 NEUBURG, MY

 21 APR 45 MUNICH  "AIRFIELD"

 23 APR 45 BUCHEN  "MARSHALLING YARDS"



 ABORTS

 23 JAN 45 MANNHEIM, BRIDGES "WEATHER ABORT"



 RECALLS

 31 JAN 45 BREMEN  "SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT"



 FOOD DROPS

 25 APR 45 AMSTERDAM  "DROPED FOOD SUPPLIES"

 28 APR 45  AMSTERDAM  "DROPPED FOOD SUPPIES"

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Missions of T/Sgt James McCullough (mpf) along with comments:

1. 07/01/45 Cologne

2. 14/01/45 Derben

After the second mission with this crew, 1st Lt. Fowler was grounded and replaced by Lt Charles "Hong Kong" Wilson

3. 20/01/45 Heibron

4. 28/01/45 Duisberg

5. 03/02/45 BERLIN- A Toughie-over 9 hours in the air, no flak till target then all hell broke loose-plane on our left had its left wing blown off--Lost Rosie and Marty-blew hell out of the center of Berlin. Lots of holes in ship-plenty lucky.

6.   06/02/45 Chemnitz

7.   14/02/45 Chemnitz

8.   20/02/45 Nurnburg

9.   21/02/45 Nurnburg

10. 22/02/45 Donaueschingen

11. 24/02/45 Bremen

12. 26/02/45 BERLIN

13. 03/03/45 Brunswick

14. 04/03/45 Ulm

15. 17/03/45 Plauen

16. 19/03/45 Jena

17. 21/03/45 Plauen-Hit Dead Center-not much flak-fighters hit us twice-ME262's-came to damn close-15 ft over the ship-got our two wingmen-we didn't get them-damnit-rough mission.

T/Sgt James McCullough is transferred to 349th Sqdrn Crew of 2nd Lt  Joe King.

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Missions of T/Sgt Reuben "Eric" Erickson (mpf 2002)



1.   07/01/45 Cologne

2.   14/01/45 Derben

After the second mission with this crew, 1st Lt. Fowler was grounded and replaced by Lt Charles "Hong Kong" Wilson

3.   17/01/45   Hamburg

4.   20/01/45 Heibron

5.   28/01/45 Duisberg

6.   03/02/45 BERLIN

7.   06/02/45 Chemnitz

8.   09/02/45  Weimar

9.   14/02/45 Chemnitz

10. 20/02/45 Nurnburg

11. 21/02/45 Nurnburg

12. 22/02/45 Donaueschingen

13. 24/02/45 Bremen

14. 03/03/45 Brunswick

15. 04/03/45 Ulm

16. 09/03/45 Frankfurt

17. 17/03/45 Plauen

18. 19/03/45 Jena

19. 21/03/45 Plauen

T/Sgt James McCullough is transferred to 349th Sqdrn Crew of 2nd Lt  Joe King.  

20. 22/03/45 ALHORN, AF (JETS)

21  23/03/45 UNNA/ DORTMUND

22. 30/03/45 HAMBURG 

23. 03/04/45 KIEL, SUB PENS  "PFF"

24. 10/04/45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG,   JET AIRFIELD"

25. 11/04/45 LANDSHUT

Lt Charles Wilson leaves crew at this point and is replaced by Lt Clipperton for final Missions, Chowhounds, and POW flights

26. 14/04/45 ROYAN  

27. 15/04/45 ROYAN (USED INCENDIARY BOMBS")

28. 20/04/45 ORANIENBURG, MY



CHOWHOUND MISSIONS

   01 MAY 45 HAGUE, FOOD DROPS  "DROPPED AT 400 FEET"

   02 MAY 45 AMSTERDAM

   03 MAY 45 ALKMAAR



NOTES FROM "RICK" ERICKSON:

Original Crew Pilot Lt Fowler was removed from flying Status (RFS) after second misson and was replaced by "Hong Kong Wilson".  Flew with Him through 19 missions (Plauen 21/3/45).  Flew balance of my tour with Lt Clipperton and one or two others.  



First Mission: Cologne

The Group ahead of us was off course, 30 min on bomb run, straight & level. Nose shot out, my radio receiver was shreaded. First mission, we didn't know any better.  Plane was salvaged.  Most missions were 8 hrs or more.



Mission #7 Chemnitz

Bomb didn't release. Stood on catwalk in bomb-bay.  Held flight engineer harness as he leaned out to release the shackle.  Cold and exciting.

Saw Red Flak, long mission. 



Mission#27 Royan

New type incendiary. Jellied gasoline in fiber type gastanks.  Tanks leaked, heavy fumes in radio room. After landing was informed it was "experimental"-NOW THEY TELL US!



Six Crew members remained in touch-crew reunions through the years, Good friends-Good Times…..rick erickson 2002