Personnel

CREW



1st Lt Henry W. Woodall       P CPT 27/8/44 BERLIN

2nd Lt Donald C. Maier        CP CPT 28/9/44 MERSEBURG (became CP on Lt L.G.Bennett Crew)

1st Lt Joe T. Anderson     NAV CPT 28/2/45 KASSEL

2nd Lt Everett H. Davis    BOM CPT 25/12/44 KAISERLAUTERN, MY

 T/Sgt Charles P. Jones       TTE CPT 25/12/44 KAISERLAUTERN, MY

 T/Sgt Robert E. McKee   ROG CPT 16/11/44 AACHEN AREA, GROUND SUPPORT

 Sgt Donald E. Benson     RWG CPT 12/12/44 DARMSTADT, MY

 Sgt Robert E. Mitchell     LWG NOC

 Cpl Byron R. Greene           TG XFR  (TOG on Lt Trapnell Crew for 2 missions then XFR to 301st BG/15th Air Force 419th BS)



349th Sqdn.  Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 26/5/44.  See S.O.C. p. 75/76.

-S/Sgt John A.Pontzious-BTG on Lt Shaddix Crew was LWA (lightly wounded in action)  on 7/5/44 BERLIN while flying with crew of.R.W.Wright. He flew with Lt Woodall Crew for 6 missions. 

-S/Sgt Carl K.Platkin replaced S/Sgt John.A.Pontzious at BTG after six missions.   Platkin came to the 100th BG as a replacement gunner.  

-S/Sgt Byron Greene was original TG, flew seven missions with above crew and was made TOG and bailed out over UK with the Trapnell crew  (17 Jul 44 see below)…XFERED to 301st Gp/ 15th Air Force at Foggia, Itlay. Completed 36 missions..finished Apr 15th, 1945 with Northern  Itlay…By Mr. Greene/ 22 Oct 1993..pw

-Lt Maier became CP on Lt Luther G. Bennett's Crew on July 17, 1944 and Completed his tour with that Crew. 

-Lt Charles Baker from Lt L.G. Bennett's crew became the CP on Lt H.W. Woodall Crew 

-Byron Greene was replaced on the Crew by Sgt Gordon D. Herderson, from spare gunners pool.



Sgt Byron Greene Missions with 100th



Date.                   Pilot.                    Target



02/06/1944   Woodall, Henry   Paris RR Junction

05/06/1944    Fory, George.     Boulogne, Shore Defenses

06/06/1944.   Fory, George.    Falsise, RR Bridge

07/06/1944.   Lischer/ Raymond   Nantes, RR  Bridge

08/06/1944.   Fory, George      Tours, RR Bridge

19/06/1944.    Terminello, Wm.  Corme Ecluse,  Airfield

14/07/1944.     Trapnell, Joe         Bastille Day Cadillac, Maquis Supply Drop

*17/07/1944       Trapnell, Joe.     Auxerre, RR Bridge  (Bailed out Over England) 



*No credit for Mission



Transferred to 15th Air Force, 301st BG

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S/Sgt Byron Greene was original TG, flew two missions with above crew and made TOG and bailed out over UK with the Trapnell crew (17 Jul 44)...XFERED to 301st Gp/ 15th Air Force at Foggia, Itlay. Completed 36 missions..finished Apr 15th, 1945 with Northern Italy...By Mr. Greene - 22 Oct 1993..pw



Letter confirming crew bailout of a portion of this crew:

(Letter courtesy of James Heyneman – May, 2003)



349TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H) ARMY AIR FORCES

Office of the Operations Officer

APO 569



4 August 1944



TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:



On 17 July 1944 at 0925 hours the following Combat Crew, assigned to this organization, parachuted from an abandoned B-17G somewhere over England. Aircraft was abandoned account of fire.



1st Lt. Harold L. Heyneman 0-681539 Bombardier 

2nd Lt. Joseph Trapnell IV 0-818761 Pilot 

2nd Lt. Melvin L. Kodas 0-503283 Copilot 

T/Sgt Murry W. Holditch  18178502 Top Turret Gunner 

T/Sgt. John P. Cooper 32931713 Radio Operator Gunner 

Sgt Adam C. Stoppel 17088192 Left Waist Gunner 

S/Sgt. Robert Patrick 14065993 Right Waist Gunner 

S/Sgt. William A. Geigle 33188079 Ball Turret Gunner 

S/Sgt. Clare R. Harnden 16084649 Tail Gunner 

S/Sgt. Byron R. Greene 31289048 Toggelier 



FRED W. CRAFT JR 

1st Lt.. Air Corps.

Asst Ops Officer.





                              349TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (H) ARMY AIR FORCES

                                            Office of the Operations Officer

                                                        APO 569



4 August 1944



TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:



On 17 July 1944 at 0925 hours the following Combat Crew, assigned to this organization, parachuted from an abandoned B-17G somewhere over England. Aircraft was abandoned account of fire.



1st Lt. Harold L. Heyneman    0-681539        (Navigator/Bombardier)

2nd Lt. Joseph Trapnell IV     0-818761        (Pilot)

2nd Lt. Melvin L. Kodas         0-503283        (Copilot)

T/Sgt Murry W. Holditch      18178502         (Top Turret Gunner)

T/Sgt. John P. Cooper         32931713        (Radio Operator Gunner)

Sgt  Adam C. Stoppel          17088192        (Left Waist Gunner)

S/Sgt. Robert Patrick          14065993        (Right Waist Gunner)

S/Sgt. William A. Geigle       33188079        (Ball Turret Gunner)

S/Sgt. Clare R. Harnden       16084649        (Tail Gunner)

S/Sgt. Byron R. Greene       31289048        (Toggelier)





FRED W. CRAFT JR.                                                                                              

1st Lt.. Air Corps.

Asst Ops Officer.





The aircraft on July 17, 1944 was A/C# 42-102977 was called "TRAPS".



Subj: Re: Crew list July 14, 1944  

Date: 5/29/2003 10:37:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time 

From: Heine48 

To: MPFaley 

 

My father was bombardier/navigator qualified (two ratings) When Lt. Fred Robertson the regular navigator was assigned to lead crews my father was assigned on the missions as navigator.



Jim Heyneman