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CREW



2ND LT LEWIS C. WILLIAMS                P KIA 9 NOV 44 SAARBRUCKEN, MY (S.T.)

2ND LT AUBREY J. BLOCKSON            CP CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG, MY

2ND LT WILLIS R. McGUIRE             NAV KIA 3 MAR 45 BRUNSWICK (WITH J. THRASHER CREW)

2ND LT ROBERT B. SWAN                BOM NOC

CPL JOSEPH R. FEAGANS                  ROG NOC

CPL DONALD D. McMILLAN                TTE SWA 9 NOV 44 SAARBRUCKEN, MY (S.T.)

CPL VERON C. KERR                         BTG CPT 15 FEB 45 RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY TAPS: 30 JUN 1984

CPL GORDON W. HUMRICHOUS          WG SWA 9 NOV 44 SAARBRUCKEN, MY (S.T.)  TAPS: 22 DEC 1978

CPL LYMAN R. MORNINGSTAR            WG NOC

CPL ROBERT C. HEDGES                     TG NOC



349TH SQDN.. CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 5 OCT 1944. 



ON 09 NOV 44 (SAARBRUCKEN) LT WILLIAMS WAS KIA WHILE BAILING OUT FROM A/C 231986 "ONCE IN A WHILE" ALSO REFERRED TO AS "BOOMERANG" IN 100TH BG RECORDS.  HE WAS CAUGHT ON THE STABILIZER AND TAKEN TO HIS DEATH.  TWO OTHER CREW MEMBERS SUFFERD INJURIES WHILE BAILING OUT FROM THE FLAK DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.  THE A/C CRASHED NEAR THE TOWN OF PERLE IN BELGIUM.  (from Ray Bowdens book "Plane Names & Bloody Noses 100th Bomb Group)



Aircraft did not return to Thorpe Abbotts but crashed on the continent in Belgium and the remaining crew members were returned to Thrope Abbotts, the aircrarft was salvaged December 8, 1944.





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FORM SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Susan Hedges (shedges1@woh.rr.com)

FORM SUBJECT: Report a death (TAPS)

SUBMITTER RELATIONSHIP: I am the veteran's wife

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VETERAN: Robert C Hedges

VETERAN'S DATE OF DEATH: February 13, 2006

FAMILY CONTACT INFORMATION: 399 Concord Way

Xenia, OH 45385

( 937) 372-0070

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