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            NAV CT     14/1/45 DERBEN

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

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

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

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

 Sgt William F.Cornelius                RWG 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      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.



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   SHADDIX   B Sqdn  849 J

                Hardstand 7



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

               Hardstand 5

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