Personnel

CREW



2ND LT JOSEPH W. KING            P CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG, MY SEE NOTE BELOW

2ND LT  GEORGE E. MAYBERRY CP NOC BECAME 349TH ENG OFFICER  TAPS: 08 SEP 1977

2ND LT ROBERT C. CULP           NAV CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG, MY

2ND LT JACK D. TOLLIVER        BOM NOC     LEFT CREW FOR LEAD CREW TRAINING  (see below)

T/SGT ROLAND A. ECKERT        ROG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG, MY

T/SGT EDWARD F.MAZANEC      TTE CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG, MY

T/SGT ANGELO A. LaSALLE       BTG CPT 5  APR 45 NURNBURG, MY TAPS: 19 MAR 1982

S/SGT LESTER E. PRELLWITZ     WG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG, MY

S/SGT JAMES R. SMITH, JR       TG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG, MY



349TH SQDN... CREW JOINED THE 100TH ON 24 DEC 1944. FLEW FIRST MISSION 17 JAN 45 (HAMBURG) AND THE 100TH'S FINAL MISSION (ORANIENBURG) 20 APR 45.  THEY FLEW FIVE (5) "CHOW HOUND" MISSION, DROPPING FOOD IN HOLLAND AFTER 20 APR 45.



JACK TOLLIVER LEFT THE CREW AFTER AROUND 12 MISSIONS FOR LEAD CREW TRAINING (REPLACED BY S/SGT SYMOUR MYERS courtesy of robert culp) AND GEORGE MAYBERRY DEPARTED AFTER 20 MISSIONS TO BECOME THE 349TH'S ENGINEERING OFFICER.



AT MAYBERRY'S DEPARTURE, LT PAUL VALENTINE JOINED THE CREW AS CP.  HE HAD CAME TO THE 100TH WITH THE R.N. WIELAND CREW ON 03 DEC 1944. WHEN T/SGT LaSALLE COMPLETED HIS SECOND TOUR, HE WAS REPLACED BY T/Sgt James McCullough FROM LT FOWLER'S CREW (see below) 



NOTE

LT J.W. KING HAD PART OF HIS STABLIZER KNOCKED OFF BY A WING FROM THE ME-109 THAT COLLIDED WITH 43-38514 ON THE 100TH 7 APR 45 MISSION TO BUCHEN.  LT KING MANAGED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT WITH ITS ENTIRE CREW SAFELY TO THORPE ABBOTTS. HE RECIEVED THE D.F.C. FOR HIS THIS FEAT OF AIRMANSHIP. 



CREW FLEW A/C 43-37972 'GOLD BRICK" FOR 18 OF THEIR MISSIONS.  

 



MISSION LIST FROM ROBERT C. CULP:



JAN 17, 1945 HAMBURG  A/C 532 "KLEEN SWEEP

JAN 21, 1945 MANNHEIM  A/C 602 "GRUMBLIN GREMLIN II"

JAN 28, 1945 KASSEL  A/C 972  "GOLD BRICK"

FEB 03, 1945 BERLIN   A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK"

FEB 09, 1945 WEIMAR  A/C 811 

FEB 14, 1945 CHEMNITZ  A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK"

FEB 15, 1945 COTTBUS  A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK

FEB 19, 1945 MUNSTER  A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK

FEB 20, 1945 NURENBURG  A/C 815

FEB 24, 1945 BREMEN  A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK"

FEB 25, 1945 MUNICH  A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK"

MAR 02, 1945 DRESDEN  A/C 972

MAR 03, 1945 BRUNSWICK  A/C 972

MAR 04, 1945 ULM   A/C 972

MAR 10, 1945 DORTMUND  A/C 972

MAR 14, 1945 HANNOVER  A/C 015 "HUNDRED PROFF"

MAR 15, 1945 ORANIENBURG  A/C 841 

MAR 18, 1945 BERLIN   A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK"

MAR 31, 1945 ZEITZ   A/C 865 

APR 03, 1945 KEIL   A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK"

APR 05, 1945 NURENBURG  A/C 972 "GOLD BRICK"

APR 06, 1945 LEIPZIG  A/C 972

APR 07, 1945 BUCHEN  A/C 972 RAMMED BY ME 109, RIGHT STABILIZER KNOCKED OFF

APR 11, 1945 INGOLSTADT  A/C 313

APR 14, 1945 ROYAN   A/C 313

APR 15, 1945 ROYAN   A/C 313

APR 16, 1945  PONT-DE-GRAVES A/C 313

APR 17, 1945 AUSSIG  A/C 972 GOLD BRICK

APR 18, 1945 STRAUBING  A/C 972 GOLD BRICK

APR 20, 1945 ORANIENBURG  A/C 865



CHOW HOUND MISSIONS:



MAY 01, 1945 WALKENBURG AF HOLLAND   A/C 972 DROPPED BURLAP BAGS OF POTATOS FROM  400 FEET

        TARGET MARKET BY BED SHEETS IN SHAPE OF CROSS

MAY 02, 1945 ARNHEM, HOLLAND (SCHIPHOL AF)  A/C 972 MESSAGE ON GROUND MADE FROM BED SHEETS READ           "THANKS BOYS" DROPPED C RATIONS

MAY 05, 1945 HILVERSUM, HOLLAND   A/C 972 

MAY 06, 1945 HILVERSUM, HOLLAND   A/C 972





CREW

              CREW  FLYING AT END OF HOSTILITES

1st Lt George S.Fowler         P  FEH TAPS 1992

2nd Lt Harry F.McKnight      CP  FEH TAPS 1973

1st Lt Billy M.Bittle,Jr.        N   FEH TAPS 1991

F/0 Arnold L.Wimer          B    FEH

Cpl Reuben W.Erickson     R    FEH  sn#37563316

Cpl Neil J.Norfolk             WG    FEH

Cpl Robert J.Kennedy       BT  FEH

Cpl John G.Marlowe           TG  FEH TAPS UNK

Cpl James M.McCullough     TTE  FEH  sn# 35625702





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. After 21/03/45 Plauen mission, T/Sgt James McCullough is transferred to 349th Sqdrn Crew of 2nd Lt  Joe King.





With some changes, this became a Lead Crew.  On April 3, 1945 this crew's makeup was as follows



Maj. J.B. Milling                      Command Pilot  (351st BS C.O.)

Lt Raymond Wieland              Pilot

Lt Paul Valentine                   Co-Pilot (formation officer)

Lt Pranger                            Navigator

Lt Jack Tolliver                       Bombardier (originally on Lt Joseph King Crew)

T/Sgt David Clowe                 Top Turret Engineer

T/Sgt Arthur Edmonston         Radio Operator Gunner

Lt Ray Decker                        Mickey Operator (originally a Bombardier on Lt Walter Charles Crew, reclassifed to Radar Operator)

S/Sgt Ciaccia                         Waist Gunner

S/Sgt Fred "Tex" Appleby Jr.  Tail Gunner