Personnel

CREW



1st Lt Andrew J.Gorski            P    NOC   21 JUN 44 BASDORF-BERLIN (LWA by flak in leg) 

2nd Lt Kenneth L.Houghton   CP   POW  25 JUN 44 MAQUIS SUPPLY DROP ( as pilot of S.T.Major Crew)  

2nd Lt Ray E.Miller               NAV CPT    19 SEPT 44  SZOLNOK, HUNGARY  (with AUSTIN  DUNLOP PFF CREW)

2nd Lt Burton S.Fox            BOM CPT    19 SEPT 44  SZOLNOK, HUNGARY  (with AUSTIN  DUNLOP PFF CREW)

S/Sgt George Jones            TTE  NOC

Sgt Albert M.Caldwell           ROG CPT    3 JAN 45  FULDA

Sgt Joseph J.Parrilla             BTG NOC     Flew 14 missions with Lt Evans Crew

S/Sgt Oscar A.Compton        WG NOC 

Sgt John Rybak                    WG NOC

Sgt Daniel M.Cargile              TG  NOC  (flew with Lt Rice Crew, and went down with Lt Kincannon Crew, flew as WG)



418th Sqdn. This crew,as above,Joined the 100th Group on 9/3/44.  Crew flew Andy's Dandy's named after Capt. Andrew Gorski

Capt. Gorski went on to become 418th Assistant Operations Officer.  Lt Fox received two Purple Hearts, one due to enemy fighters.  Both Lt Fox and Lt Miller were transferred to 350th BS and  Lt Austin Dunlop's Crew.  



ACCORDING TO LT SEES FORM 5's, CAPT. ANDREW J. GORSKI WAS OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR THE 349TH BS, IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OF 1944.  



Letter from Ray Miller (April 1984)  We had not been a part of the group very long until Andy Gorski was 

moved into squadron ops.  Burt Fox had been a bombardier lnstructor and had gone through phase training 

twice.  He was a natural for lead crew and insisted that I be his navigator as we were a "team". Gorski did 

not go to Pathfinders but did get some Command pilot time (he got a flak wound in the leg while doing so). 

Burt & I teamed up with Austin Dunlap and completed our tour as , PFF crew. Kenneth Houghton got a crew of 

his own and was shot down but walked out.  It was in June 1944 and he has a good story about Gen.Patton and 

his staff. I do not know the fate of the enlisted men of our original crew.



MISSIONS OF CAPT. GORSKI



Date Mission Nbr Crew Nbr Target Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr

3/26/1944 136 29 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT GORSKI A J LT P 97071

3/27/1944 137 29 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC GORSKI A J LT P 97071

3/28/1944 138 29 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX GORSKI A J LT P 97071

3/31/1944 139 29 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED GORSKI A J LT P 97071

4/7/1944 141 29 QUAKENBRUCK (SCRUBBED) GORSKI A J LT P 97071

4/8/1944 142 29 QUACKENBRUCH GORSKI A J LT P 97071

4/9/1944 143 29 KRZESINKI (POSEN) GORSKI A J LT P 97071

4/10/1944 144 29 RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE GORSKI A J LT P 97071

4/12/1944 146 29 SCHEUDITZ (RECALL) GORSKI A J LT P 97071

4/13/1944 147 29 AUGSBURG GORSKI A J LT P 97071

5/12/1944 116 PFF BRUX, OIL REFINERY GORSKI A.J. LT P 

5/27/1944 -123 76 STRASBOURG GORSKI A.J. LT P 31404

6/4/1944 -130 PFF BOULOGNE(CHG) GORSKI A.J. CAPT P 

6/6/1944 -132 73 FALAISE/OUISTREHAM GORSKI A.J. CAPT COM 106986

6/7/1944 -135  NANTES (BRIDGES)(CHG) GORSKI A.J CAPT COM 106986

6/18/1944 -141 73 BRUNSBUTTELKOOG GORSKI A.J CAPT COM 106986

6/21/1944 -144 73 BASDORF & RUHLAND GORSKI A.J. CAPT COM 106986

8/14/1944 180 PFF LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL) GORSKI A.J. CAPT PFF 

8/24/1944 183 88 RUHLAND (OIL) GORSKI A.J. CAPT COM 37636

8/27/1944 186 PFF BERLIN (RECALL) GORSKI A.J. CAPT PFF 

9/10/1944 193 92 NURNBURG GORSKI A.J. CAPT COM 38095

9/13/1944 196 PFF SINDELFINGEN GORSKI A.J. CAPT COM 148

9/27/1944 201 01 MAINZ GORSKI A.J. CAPT CP 98015







SUBMITTER'S NAME: Alice M. Carr

SUBMITTER'S EMAIL: amcarr7@direcway.com

SUBMITTER'S RELATIONSHIP: Child

VETERAN'S NAME: Andrew J. Gorski

DEATH DATE: July 6,1996

VETERAN'S UNIT: 418th

VETERAN'S POSITION: Pilot

FAMILY CONTACT INFORMATION: Alice M. Carr

5679 NE 61st Ave Rd

Silver Springs, Florida 34488

(352)236-2884

COMMENTS: He never said very much about his time overseas to us girls(daughters, no sons), but he felt strongly about "my country - right or wrong!"