Personnel

CREW



1st Lt Herbert Howard,Jr.             P    SEE NOTES OPERATIONS OFFICER, 350TH BS

2nd Lt Gerald A. Brewer               CP    CPT   14/7/44  SOUTH OF FRANCE SUPPLY DROP FOR MAQUIS

2nd Lt William P.Roche              NAV   RFS

2nd Lt Charles W. Howison          BOM   CPT  19/6/44  CORME ECLUSE. AF

S/SgtEdward C. Montgomery       ROG  CPT  19/6/44  CORME ECLUSE, AF   

S/Sgt Harmon W. Thomas           TTE  RFS   Sgt Mancini took over as TTE

Sgt Edward Q. Lupia                   BTG  CPT   25/7/44 ST LO GROUND SUPPORT

Sgt Robert E. "Ace" Mace          RWG  CPT   25/7/44 ST LO GROUND SUPPORT

Sgt Benjamin J. Mancini              LWG  CPT   19/6/44 CORME ECLUSE, AF (Moved to Top Turret Engineer when Thomas RFS)

Sgt Earl R. Wilbur                       TG    CPT   19/6/44 CORME ECLUSE, AF



350th Sqdn.  Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 17/3/44.

NOTES:

According to a letter from Edward Lupia (Dec.1983) Lt Howard was made Operations Officer of the 350th after 5 or 6 missions and Brewer became Pilot of the crew. "Lt. Roche & Sgt. Thomas quit after the 5th mission, if my memory serves me right ". Lupia adds that Ben Mancini "passed away some years ago".



350th Sqdn. Diary for Sept.1944 says Capt. Howard relieved as Operations Officer and sent to 55th Fighter Group flying P51s. Replaced as Operations Officer by Capt. Henry Smith. See: T.N.H.I.5.G. p.115 for Howard. Hugh R. Davidson who joined the 100th without a crew flew as navigator with this crew from 1 June 1944.



Missions of Lt Herbert Howard as Pilot of this Crew



DATE:          LAST_NAME:  FIRST_NAME: RANK:  POSITION:     TARGET:                 CREW_NBR: MISSION_NBR:    PLANE_NBR:

3/26/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT         15         136                 31074

3/27/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC             15         137                 31074

3/28/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX             15         138                 107024

3/31/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED        15         139                 31991

4/1/1944           HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         LUDWIGSHAFEN                       15         140                 31991

4/9/1944           HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         KRZESINKI (POSEN)                  15         143                 31991

4/10/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE               15         144                 31991

4/11/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         POSEN / ROSTOCK T.O.            15         145                 31991

4/12/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         SCHEUDITZ (RECALL)                15         146                  90

4/13/1944         HOWARD         H.G.         LT          P         AUGSBURG                               15         147                107024



Lt Gerald A. Brewster becomes first pilot of this crew 



DATE:        LAST_NAME:   FIRST_NAME: RANK:   POSITION:   TARGET:                CREW_NBR: MISSION_NBR: PLANE_NBR:

5/1/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         CP       SAARGUEMINES/WIZERNES         15         110         31991

5/11/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         LIEGE                                         15         115         31991

5/13/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         OSNABRUCK                               15         117         31903

5/19/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         BERLIN                                       15         118         97095

5/20/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         BRUSSELS                                  15         119         97095

5/29/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         LEIPZIG                                      15         125         102934

5/30/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         TROYES                                     15         126         102934

5/31/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         OSNABRUCK                               30         127         102934

6/2/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         BOULOGNE                                 15         128         97090

6/4/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         BOULOGNE                                 15         130         102934

6/5/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         BOULOGNE(CHG)                         15         131         102934

6/6/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         FALAISE/OUISTREHAM                15        -132         102611

6/8/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         TOURS (BRIDGES)                      15         -136         102695

6/11/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         BERCK sur MER (S.DEF)               15         -137         102934

6/15/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         MITBURG & WILSTER                  15         -140         102934

6/19/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         CORME ECLUSE, AF                    30         -142         102934

7/7/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         BOHLEN/MERSEBURG                  30         155          102934

7/8/1944           BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         CLAMECY-JOLGYN                      30          156          102934

7/12/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         MUNICH (IND. AREA)                  30         158           31991

7/13/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         MUNICH (JET ENGINES)              30         159           31991

7/14/1944         BREWER         G.A.         LT         P         SOUTH OF FRANCE                    30         160           31991





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Biographical Information on C.W. "Doc" Howison (courtesy of the Howison family)



When school was out I went to California and went to work for Lockheed Aircraft Corp, in Burbank, Never dreamed of making the money they started me at. Never really had any idea what living was about until that spring,



December 7, 1941 was a date the world remembers, I went in the Army Air Corp, on September 11, 1942, It was my 2lst birthday. I passed cadet exams in L.A. and went through bombardier training and was .commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant and was sent to England as a bombardier on a Bl7, I was in the 8th Air Force, 100th Bomb Group. I was nearly

through pilot training as a student officer when the Japs surrendered in 1945, quit and went home, I flew 35 combat missions and bombed German, France, Belgium, and Poland, went to Berlin 4 times,



I was given credit for downing German fighters, and received a Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters. I was promoted to 1st Lieutenant while in combat and later promoted to Captain in reserve, I did 3 1/2 years of active duty and stayed in reserve for about twelve more years,



Married on October 11, 1945 and stayed 25 years, raised two daughters and one son. two step sons. I have seven grandchildren, about eleven step grandchildren and several great step grandchildren. I was married a few more times, some times happy, some times not, Things smooth out when you're too old to fuss or do many other things, After my service time I worked in California and Kansas,



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Missions of T/Sgt Harmon W. Thomas TTE 



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

1.    3/26/1944 15 136 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 31074   SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT

2.    3/27/1944 15 137 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 31074   BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC

3.    3/28/1944 15 138 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 107024 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX

       3/31/1944 15 139 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 31991   LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED

4.      4/1/1944 15 140 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 31991   LUDWIGSHAFEN

5.      4/9/1944 15 143 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 31991   KRZESINKI (POSEN)

6.    4/10/1944 15 144 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 31991   RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE

7.    4/11/1944 15 145 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 991       POSEN / ROSTOCK T.O.

8.    4/12/1944 15 146 THOMAS H.W. T/SGT TTE 90        SCHEUDITZ (RECALL)



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Missions of Lt William R. Roche 



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

1.    3/26/1944 15 136 ROCHE W.R. LT NAV 31074     SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT

2.    3/27/1944 15 137 ROCHE W.R. LT NAV 31074     BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC

3.    3/28/1944 15 138 ROCHE W.R. LT NAV 107024   CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX

4.    3/31/1944 15 139 ROCHE W.R. LT NAV 31991     LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED

5.      4/1/1944 15 140 ROCHE W.R. LT NAV 31991     LUDWIGSHAFEN

6.      4/9/1944 15 143 ROCHE W.R. LT NAV 31991     KRZESINKI (POSEN)

7.    4/10/1944 15 144 ROCHE W.R. LT NAV 31991     RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE

8.    4/13/1944 15 147 ROCHE W.A. LT NAV 24          AUGSBURG

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