Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Philip B.Kirsch                  P  FEH

2nd Lt Charles J.Brown              CP FEH

F/O William M.Read                NAV  FEH

2nd Lt Thomas E.Yancey       BOM  FEH (replaced by Tog)

Sgt Robert Steinmetz       TOG/NG FEH (replaced Lt Yancey. Was from Lt Kirsling Crew) SEE BELOW

Sgt. Russell J.Bair                  BTG  FEH

Sgt Robert F.Rose                 ROG  FEH  SN# 13133784

Sgt Richard C.Odgers             TTE  FEH

Sgt Frank R.Jackson               WG  FEH

Sgt Thomas E.Phillips              TG   FEH



349th Sqdn. Joined the 100th Group on 11/4/45.



Crew arrived too late to fly combat missions  but performed humanitarian food drop missions over Holland, commonly know as "Chowhound Food Missions" in May



Mike…..Here's what I have for the 2nd Lt. Phillip B. KIRSCH crew…..



PRACTICE MISSION, 19 APRIL,1945   KIRSCH    681  V  24, C-SQDN    (AIRCRAFT # 43-3861  XR-V  "GRUMBLIN GREMLIN III")  

                             Hardstand # 24,   additional note:  5/14/45 Crash landed  SALVAGED………..

CHOWHOUND MISSION 2 MAY, 1945  KIRSCH    841  H  16, B-SQDN,   (AIRCRAFT # 44-6841 XR-H  "WOODY WOODPECKER") 

CHOWHOUND MISSION, 6 MAY,1945   KIRSCH   841  H  16, D-SQDN   (AIRCRAFT # 44-6841 XR-H  "WOODY WOODPECKER") 

                             Hardstand # 16,  RFC,12/20/45 Kingman,AZ……….

CHOWHOUND MISSION, 7  MAY,1945  KIRSCH   841  H  16, B-SQDN  (AIRCRAFT # 44-6841  XR-H  " WOODY WOODPECKER")  

                             Hardstand # 16, RFC,12/20/45 Kingman,AZ……..



DP FERRY MISSION,AUSTRIA TO PARIS,3 JUNE,1945   KIRSCH   716  R  23, D-SQDN   (EDITORS NOTE;AIRCRAFT DETAILS CAN'T BE CONFIRMED AT PRESENT TIME,HOWEVER…POSSIBLY 482nd BG H2X 42-97716    ???  …SAL 7/6/45…REASON BEING ,THE 482nd BG TRANSFERRED A NUMBER OF PATHFINDER AIRCRAFT IN THIS SERIES OF SERIAL NUMBERS (42-97700 SERIES) TO THE 100TH BOMB GROUP IN MAY,1945…NO RECORD OF THIS AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY IN 100TH BG DATABASES WHICH WOULD MAKE IT…  349TH BS MARKINGS, XR-R  42-97716   ???  )……..



FERRY MISSION TO CASABLANCA, 4 JUNE,1945   KIRSCH  716  R   23, C-SQDN ( aircraft details ditto as previous note) Hardstand # 23…Jack O'Leary



CREW



2nd Lt Albert Kirsling                     P     FEH

   F/O George P. Lavoie                 CP   FEH

2nd Lt John F. Accinelli                 NAV   FEH  sn# 0-2074618

2nd Lt Norbert L. Rabaskiewicz    BOM   FEH  sn# 0-2068123

 Cpl Ralph S. Dew                    ROG   FEH

 Cpl John L. Riggle                   TTE    FEH

 Cpl Leland E. Denning              WG    FEH

 Cpl Robert W. Steinmetz           TG    FEH  (became Togg on Lt Kirsch Crew)

 Cpl Leonard J. Czarnowski        BTG    FEH