Personnel

CREW



2ND LT ORVILLE C. EVERITT             P KIA   11 SEP 44      RUHLAND

2ND LT JOHN B. MANNIELLO           CP POW  11 SEP 44     RUHLAND

2ND LT WARRENL. SODEN            NAV POW  11 SEP 44     RUHLAND

2ND LT WILLIAM H. TITLEY          BOM CPT   29 JAN 45     KASSEL  (with Lt G. Brown Crew)

CPL JAMES V. ARMSTRONG           ROG WIA  05 AUG 44     MAGDEBURG, (in 65th Gen. Hospital)

CPL ROBERT L. WILLIAMS             TTE KIA    11 SEP 44     RUHLAND

CPL ROBERT A. HOWARD              BTG KIA    11 SEP 44    RUHLAND

CPL HOMER K. HIRSCH                   WG KIA    11 SEP 44    RUHLAND

CPL WILLIAM E. KENNEY                TG POW   11 SEP 44   RUHLAND

CPL EDWARD G. MINTON, SR.  TOG/NG KIA    11 SEP 44    RUHLAND



349TH SQDN.. Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 17 Jul 1944.  

On the 11 Sep 44 Ruhland mission Cpl Lawrence A. Radka, from the crew of W. Marmorine, flew in place of James Armstrong and was KIA.

Sgt.D.H. Crozier(togg/NG) flew with this Crew on 5 AUG 44



CREW

DATE: 11 Sept.1944  349th Sqdn                A/C #42-97834 "Mud In Yer Eye"



MISSION: RUHLAND                                   MACR #8819,Micro-fiche 3237



1st Lt Orville C.Everitt         P           KIA

2nd Lt John B.Manniello      CP         POW/WIA

2nd Lt Warren L.Soden     NAV       POW

Sgt Edward G.Minton,Sr   TOG/NG   Died of Wounds in POW hospital

Cpl Lawrence A.Radka       ROG        KIA

T/Sgt Robert L.Williams     TTE        KIA

S/Sgt Robert A.Howard      BTG      KIA

S/Sgt Homer K.Hirsch        WG         KIA

S/Sgt William E.Kenney      TG         POW/WIA





A statement made 2/8/45 by Sgt.Kenney is as follows:  "We were flying a mission

to Ruhland,Germany in Sept.1944.At about 12:10 English time we were hit by F.W.

190s.Due to oxygen system which was shot out and also serious lung wounds,I was

unconsclous and don't remember how I got out.  I have no knowledge of what happ-

ened at all except hearsay.  I heard in Germany from a fellow flyer that the ship

blew up.Then when I got to France I saw the Navigator Lt.Soden. He said he saw a

ship explode after he bailed out, but he couldn't tell if it was ours."



Lt.Manniello received injuries to the skull and had no memory of any events occur-

ring betwean 5 and 16 Sept.  However, he said as follows in August 1945:   "The

Toggalier,Minton, Edward, Sgt.,occupied the other bed in my room (in Ger. Hosp,)

and gave me the following information.

      1.The pilot, Everitt,Orville C.  was killed in the plane but everyone else

        bailed out.

      2. We were strafed while floating earthward.

      3. We were attacked by civilians at railroad station in Kemotan, Sudeten-

         land,Germany.

      4. Minton had no knowledge of fate of other members of our crew.  (Minton

         was later officially reported by the German Govt. to have died as a

         result of a fractured spine."