Personnel

CREW



Lt Luther G.Bennett               P  CPT  28/9/44 MERSEBURG, OIL REFINERY

Lt Robert Baker                    CP  NOC

 Lt Donald R.Gillis                 NAV  CPT  3/10/44 LUDWIGBURG, ILLESHEIM,NUNRBURGS

 Lt Alvin Christopher             BOM  CPT

 T/Sgt John D.Cannon          ROG  CPT  2/11/44 MERSEBURG, OIL REFINERY

 T/Sgt Harrison Roach,Jr.       TTE  CPT  2/10/44 KASSEL, AERO ENGINE

 S/Sgt Frederick A.Kirchubel     BTG  CPT

 S/Sgt Arthur W.Flowers          WG  KIA  10/4/45 (With crew of L.L.Bazin)

 S/Sgt Robert B.Crooks          WG  CPT   28/9/44 MERSEBURG, OIL REFINERY

 S/Sgt Salvatore J.Guido          TG  CPT  28/9/44 MERSEBURG, OIL REFINERY



351st Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined 100th BG on  22/5/44    See letter from H.Roach dated 20/11/87.



1st Lt A.R. Christovich (Nav) flew some missions with this Crew.



This Crew flew 42-107233 EP-N  "HUMPTY DUMPTY" 



According to Ray Bowdens book "Plane Names and Bloody Noses…100th Bomb Group this crew flew their first mission in HUMPTY DUMPTY on July 18, 1944 to Kiel.  Between then and Septmeber 28th, this crew flew 20 missions in this aircraft.  Missions included:



Kiel-July 18, 1944

Merseburg-July 29, 1944

Munich-July 31, 1944

Hamburg-Aug 4, 1944

Magdeburg-Aug 5, 1944

Berlin-Aug 6, 1944, 

Ludwigshaven-Aug 14, 1944

Warsaw Supply Drop, Sept 18, 1944 (Second Russian Shuttle Mission)

Szolnok (Hungary) Sept 19, 1944

Merseburg Sept 28, 1944



S/Sgt Arthur W. Flowers Missions with Lt Bennett Crew:  (mpf 2001)



1. 14/6/44  LeCulot,   A/C 42-31256  King Bee II EP-S

2. 20/6/44  Fallersleben  A/C 42-102667 Yankee Wahine EP-J

3. 21/6/44  Basdorf/Ruhland  A/C 42-31767 Our Gal Sal EP-E

4.  4/7/44  Gein (Recalled)  A/C 42-31412 Mason and Dixon EP-G

5.  7/7/44  Bohlen/Merseburg A/C 42-38047 Fever Beaver EP-O

6.  8/7/44  Clamecy  A/C 42-97126 The Latest Rumor EP-D

7. 13/7/44  Munich

8. 14/7/44  South of France  A/C 42-37936  All American Girl EP-M

     (recalled)

9. 17/7/44  Auxerre   A/C 42-32412 Mason and Dixon EP-G

10. 18/7/44  Kiel   A/C 42-107233  EP-N

11. 19/7/44  Schweinfurt  A/C 42-39867 EP-E 

12. 20/7/44  Merseburg  A/C 42-107233 EP-N

13. 24/7/44  St Lo (ground support) A/C 42-107233 EP-N



I believe at this point that this crew was reduced to a Nine man crew and Sgt Flowers was placed into a spare gunners pool.



14. 26/9/44  Bremen   Flew with Lt Ronald Cumming Crew



CREW



2ND LT RONALD CUMMING  P CPT 27 SEP 44 MAINZ

2ND LT JOHN J. WILLIAMSON  CP CPT 27 SEP 44 MAINZ

2ND LT DELON C. GOODWIN NAV CPT 28 SEP 44 MERSEBURG 

2ND LT CHARLES G. SHIVELY  BOM CPT 27 SEP 44 MAINZ

S/SGT LEROY DOYAL   ROG CPT 27 SEP 44 MAINZ

S/SGT CLIFFORD W. BAER  TTE CPT 03 FEB 45 BERLIN

   SGT EMILE T. GIARD   TG CPT 28 SEP 44 MERSEBURG

   SGT WILLIAM C. WHEELER  WG CPT 27 SEP 44 MAINZ

   SGT ISAAC GOLDEN  BTG CPT 27 SEP 44 MAINZ-translator on 1st Russian Shuttle

   SGT ALISTAIR A. YOUNG  WG WIA 19 SEP 44 SZOLNOK-Injured by flak, left in Foggia, Italy with 15thAF



351st Sqdn.. Crew joined the 100th on 29 May 1944 flew many missions in "OUR GAL SAL" 42-31767.  On 2nd Russian Shuttle, Lt Cummings was forced to leave "Our Gal Sal" in Russia due to battle damage (hydraulics shot out).  Flew out in "Little Joe" from another bomb group. This crew also flew the following A/C 43-37521-Skyway Chariot, 42-102598-Super Rabbit, 42-102416-Lady Luck, 42-31708-Skipper II during thier tour of duty..



S/Sgt Arthur W. Flowers Missions as NG/TOG with Lt Lawrence L. Bazin:  (mpf 2001)



15. 11/3/45  HAMBURG  

16. 12/3/45  SWINEMUNDE

17. 15/3/45  ORANIENBURG

18. 21/3/45  PLAUEN

19. 22/3/45  ALHORN

20. 23/3/45  UNNA

21. 24/3/45  STEENWIJK

22. 24/3/45  ZIEGENHAIN

23. 28/3/45  HANOVER

24. 30/3/45  HAMBURG

25. 31/3/45  BAD BURKA

26.   3/4/45  KIEL

27   4/4/45  KIEL

28   5/4/45  NURNBURG

29.   6/4/45  LEIPZIG

30. 10/4/45  BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG





CREW



2nd Lt Lawrence L. Bazin      P       KIA         10/4/45     BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF

2nd Lt Charles F.Dixon         CP     FEH

2nd Lt Kenneth C.Peiffer   NAV     FEH    

2nd Lt Harry J.Chase       BOM     FEH

S/Sgt Roens W.Shearwood TTE      Evadee   10/4/45 " " " " 

   Cpl Glenn D.Abraham,Jr. ROG      POW      10/4/45 " " " "

   Cpl Paul H.Decker         TG         KIA         10/4/45 " " " "

   Cpl Richard D.Long       WG         POW      10/4/45 " " " "

   Cpl Richard E.Smith       BTG        KIA         10/4/45 " " " "



351st Sqdn.  Joined 100th Group,as above, on 11/2/45. On 10/4/45, Lt.John D.Gross from the crew of J.J.Dodrill was the NAV  in place of Kenneth Peiffer. James R.Dotson,pilot of his own crew,was flying as CP in place of Charles Dixon. Also aboard were T/Sgt Arthur T.Flowers as NG (TOG) in place of Harry Chase,and S/Sgt Robert B.Patterson as Radar Con.



Eyewitness: (MACR # 14170 " A/C 963 was forced to peel out of the formation with #2 engine feathered. Then it tried to climb back when ME 262's began pressing attack. The A/C was hit in the right wing and a large piece flew off.Then#3 & #4 engines burst into flames and it peeled off low to the right. As it went down flames were larger and it was believed to hit the ground with a terrific explosion. 

No chutes were seen.



Statement by Sherwood:  "The plane was breaking up when I got out and I was  of the opinion that no other crew member parachuted.I saw no other chutes. When I hit the ground,I did not see any of the crew." 



Following is the crew component for the 10 Apr 1945 mission to Magdeburg



Lawrence L. Bazin           Pilot                   KIA

James R. Dotson             Co-Pilot              KIAs in red 

John D. Gross                 Navigator           POW

Arthur W. Flowers           Nose Gunner/TOG     KIA

Glenn D. Abraham, Jr.      Radio Operato    POW

Roens W. Shearwood       Flight Engineer    EVA

Richard E. Smith             Ball Turret G       KIA

Paul H. Decker               Tail Gunner        KIA

Robert B. Patterson        Radar C.            POW

Richard D. Long             Waist Gunner     POW



A/C#43 38963 MACR#14170,fiche #5162