Personnel

CREW



     Lt Albert H. Mikkelsen         P      CPT           2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE

     Lt Robert H. Sattler           CP     CPT           2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE

     Lt Thomas A. Hood           NAV     CPT        2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE

     Lt John W. Slevin             BOM      CPT        2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE

    Sgt Harold E. Burton          TTE     CPT         2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE 

    Sgt Harold A. Rundquist     ROG     CPT         2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE 

    Sgt George A. Bush           BTG      CPT        2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE 

    Sgt James R. Tukesbrey     RWG     CPT        2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE 

    Sgt Louis A. Greil               LWG     CPT        2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE 

    Sgt Anthony J. Grady, Jr.      TG     CPT        2 MAR 44 CHARTRES AF, FRANCE



349th Sqdn.  Crew, as above, jolned the 100th Bomb Group 31 Nov. 1943.  See correspondence with

Jim Tukesbrey 1980 etc.



                        MISSIONS FLOWN (data from Jim Tukesbrey)



   Target                   Date          A/C #              Time       A/C Name 

Bremen,Ger.           13/11/43        170                7:15      Ten Batty Boys

Rjuken,Norway        16/11/43        170                9:30      Ten Batty Boys

Rhur Valley                                  783                Abort.    Dodie

Paris                    26/11/43        783                   6:00       Dodie

Bremen                 29/11/43         715                7:00      Sugar Foot

Solingen,Ger.         30/11/43                              Abort

Bordeaux,Fr.            5/12/43         957                8:45      Horny II

Emden,Ger.           11/12/43         170                6:00      Ten Batty Boys

Kiel,Ger.                13/12/43           790                7:00    (Ain't) "Miss Behavin"

Bremen,Ger.          16/12/43         170                7:00      Ten Batty Boys

Munster,Ger.          21/12/43         170                6:00      Ten Batty Boys

St.Jozse au Bois,Fr.  24/12/43         170                4:00     Ten Batty Boys

Ludwigshaven,Ger.  30/12/43           066                9:00      Fools Rush In

Paris                      31/12/43           170                6:30     Ten Batty Boys

Neuss,Ger.                5/1/44            170                5:30     Ten Batty Boys

Pas De Calais,Fr.       14/1/44          249                4:00      Miss Carriage

Frankfurt,Ger           24/1/44          017 G             6:00      No Name

Frankfurt,Ger.           29/1/44         017                8:00      No Name

Wilhelmshaven,Ger.     3/2/44         017                6:30      No Name

Frankfurt,Ger.             4/2/44           017              7:35    No Name

Ahlhorn,Ger.             21/2/44         017                6;30      No Name

Rostock,Ger.             24/2/44         017               11:30     No Name

Regensburg,Ger.        25/2/44        731               10:00      No Name    

No Ball(SE of Abbeville) 28/2/44        059 G           4:30   No Name

Brunswick,Ger.         29/2/44         347                7:15       Billy Boy

Versaille,Fr.               2/3/44          249                5:15       Miss Carriage

Total                                                                  171:05



A/C #170 "Ten Batty Boys"  mentioned above was actually #42-30170. This ship had first been assigned to the

crew of Sam L.Barr and was named  "TORCHY 2nd" (for the red-heared wife of

Jim Brown,navigator on the Barr crew.) It is believed that the Townsend crew renamed the A/C.





                        MISSIONS FLOWN (data supplied by A.J. Grady in 1993...pw)



13 Nov 43 Bremen, Ger.

 Plane # 170

 Escort: None

 Flak: Light

 E/A; ME-109s AND JU- 88s

 Bomb Load; 40/100# incendiary

 Time; 7:15

 Remarks; Bombs jettisoned.  Ball and Tail guns froze at 25,00.  No holes in plane.



16 Nov 43 Rjuken, Norway

 Plane # 170

 Escort; None

 Flak; None

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load; 5/1000 lb. demolition

 Time: 9:30

 Remarks: All bombs hit the middle of the target. Ball turret inoperative. Two holes in right wing, outboard of #4 engine.



26 Nov 43 Paris, France

 Plane; #783

 Escort; P-47, P-38, Spitfire

 Flak; Light, medium, heavy

 E/A; FW-190s (Attack at 6 O'clock level).

 Bombs;  10/500 lb demolition

 Time; 6:00

 Remarks;  Salvoed bombs in English Channel.  Our aircraft was hit with flak and 20 mm cannon.  #3 gas and oil tanks and prop damaged.  About 75 flak holes in the right side of the nose.  Navigator hit in hip by flak. Landed with flat tire and ran off runway.



29 Nov 43 Bremen, Ger

 Plane # 715

 Escort; P-47 & P-38

 Flak; None

 E/A; FW-190s

 Bomb Load; 6/500 lb demolition and 20/100 lb. incendiary.

 Time; 7:00

 Remarks; All bombs dropped on target.  E/A made a pass from 12 O' clock and came past the tail.  tail gunner shot him down in flames but recieved no claim.  #3 engine cowl hit with 20 mm shell.  Hydraulic lines damaged by E/A fire.  Feathered #3 prop.  Landed with no flaps or brakes; ran off end of runway and just missed a big ditch. No further damage sustained.



5 Dec 43 Bourdeaux, France

 Plane #715

 Escort;  P-47 & P-38

 Flak; Nil

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load; 10/500 lb demolition

 Time; 8:45

 Remarks; About 25 - 30 burst of flak off left wing 2,00 ft.  Didn't find the target.  It was very cloudy; brought bombs back.  No aborts and no trouble



11 Dec 43 Emden, Ger

 Plane #170

 Escort; P-47 (Poor)

 Flak; Moderate

 E/A; FW-190's, ME-109's, ME-210's

 Bomb Load: 10/500 lb demolition and 12/100 lb incendiary

 Time; 6:00

 Remarks;  E/A did not attack out group. A few pot shots were taken. The sky was cloudless and the bombs were seen  to hit the target. 

Saw three B-17s go down and some chutes from each.  No damage to crew or aircraft.



13 Dec 43 Kiel, Ger.

 Plane; #170

 Escort; P-38 & P-51

 Flak;  Heavy, intense and accurate.

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load; 8/500 lb demolition and 20/100 lb incendiary.

 Time; 7:00

 Remarks;  Bombs dropped in the vicinity of the target.  10/10 cloud cover.  Flak heavy and very accurate. Barrage type flak concentrated. Holes in left wing, outboard of #1 engine. No injury to crew. No E/A seen, saw one B-24 go down in flames.



16 Dec 43 Bremen, Ger

 Plane; #170

 Escort: P-38, P-47 & P-51

 Flak: Heavy, intense, accurate.

 E/A;  FW-190s & ME-109s

 Bomb Load; 8/500 lb demolition and 20/100 lb incendiary.

 Time: 7:00

 Remarks;  We flew right thru the flak and dropped (salvoed) our bombs on the target. Our group was not attacked, but those all 

 around us were.  Saw a B-17 go down in flames.  Large columns of smoke came up thru the clouds. (Clouds were 4,000 ft high)

 A piece of flak came in out left window and hit the right ammunition box and set-off  one shell. No other damage to aircraft..



22 Dec 43 Munster, Ger

 Plane #170

 Escort; P-47 & P-51

 Flak; Moderate

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load; 40/100 lb incendiary

 Time; 6:00

 Remarks:  the bombs were salvoed on the target.  We flew right thru all the flak, using evasive action. No damage to plane or crew



24 Dec 43 St. Josse, France

 Plane: #170

 Escort; P-38, P-47 & P-51

 Flak; None

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load; 16/300 lb demolition

 Time; 4:00

 Remarks;  We bombed at 12,000 ft. and we went over the target by squadrons. I saw some bombs blow the target up. The weather was clear with sun shine. Our escorts were all over the sky. A very short and enjoyable trip.  (Pas de Calais area)



30 Dec 43 Ludwigshafen, Ger

 Plane #170

 Escort;  P-47, P-51 & Spit IX

 Flak; Heavy, accurate.

 E/A; FW-190's

 Bomb Load; 10/500 lb demolition

 Time; 9:00

 Remarks;  Dropped our bombs from 23,000 ft. thru 10/10 cloud cover.  We lost one B-17, attacked by FW-190's. Two holes

 in out tail sections.



31 Dec 43 Paris, France

 Plane #170

 Escort;  P-47 & P-51

 Flak;  Moderate

 E/A;  None

 Bomb Load;  12/500 lb demolition

 Time; 5:30

 Remarks:  The target was the ball bearing factory.  The bombs hit all over the target area. Our escort was really good; small hole in nose of lane caused by flak.



5 Jan 44 Neuss, Germany  (Dusseldorf)

 Plane #170

 Escort;  P-47

 Flak;  Moderate

 E/A;  FW-190

 Bomb Load; 12/500 lb demolition

 Time; 5:30

 Remarks; Couldn't bomb the primary or secondary target, so Neuss was the target of opportunity.  The bombs were seen to hit the target with very good results. Visibility good overt the target.  One FW-190 was seen to attack the group in back of us, but he was shot down by a

 P-47.  There was no damage to our plane.



11 Jan 44 Osnabruk, Ger.

 Plane #170

 Escort;  P-47, P-38 & P-51

 Flak;  Moderate, inaccurate

 E/A; FW-190

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb demolition

 Time;  5:30

 Remarks;  The main target was Brunswick, but we were called back and bombed this target of opportunity. Our radio operator heard

 Germans talking over out ITL. A very successful raid; bombed aircraft factory.  Bombs salvoed again; some flak, bombed thru 10/10

 cloud cover.  No damage to plane or crew.



14 Jan 44 Pas de Calais, France (Area)

 Plane #249

 Escort;  P-38, P-47 & P-51

 Flak;  None

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load;  12/500 lb demolition

 Time;  4:00

 Remarks;  We bombed in individual squadrons.  Saw the bombs hit the middle of the target.  Much smoke and fire..Saw flak but it wasn't

 shot at us.  Bombed at 12,000 feet...Visibility clear....Short mission and very nice.



24 Jan 44 Frankfurt, Ger

 Plane #017

 Escort; P-38, P-47, P-51 & Spitfire

 Flak;   Nil

 E/A;  None

 Bomb Load;  40/100 lb incendiary

 Time;  6:00 

 Remarks;  Flew to within twenty miles of Germany and received a recall. We had no target of opportunity so brought bombs back. Some

 dropped their bombs in the Channel; but not us.  The only flak seen was coming out over the French Coast.  The escort was beautiful.

 Temperature was -35C at 25,000 feet. No damage..were given a new plane and this is it's first mission.. Really a honey..



29 Jan 44 Frankfurt, Ger

 Plane #017

 Escort;  P-47, P-51 & Spitfires

 Flak;  Moderate

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load;  40/100 incendiary

 Time;  8:00

 Remarks;  We flew our new "G" and it's really swell. Dropped our bombs thru 10/10 cloud cover.  The escort was really beautiful.

 Spits are hard to find, but we did see a few.



3 Feb 44 Wilhelmshaven, Ger

 Plane #017

 Escort; P-47, P-38,-P-51 & Spitfires

 Flak;  Moderate

 E/A;  None

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb demolition

 Time: 6:30

 Remarks;  Flew at 29,000 ft. to get over the clouds.  Bombed thru light clouds over the target.  There was 10/10 cloud cover to the  

 target vicinity.  Temperature was -48C.. Escort was excellent..



4 Feb 44 Frankfurt, Ger

 Plane #017

 Escort;  P-47 & Spitfire

 Flak;  Intense, accurate

 E/A; FW-190s, ME-109s & JU-88s

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb incendiary (Each 500 lb bomb contained 100/4 lb incendiary sticks)

 Time; 7:35

 Remarks;  Really a rough trip.. The lead navigator led us thru all the flak that Germany could throw up at us.  We went right through

 "Flak Happy Valley". We landed with no holes in our plane.  Three of out A/C went down.  Enemy fighters were all over the sky; but did

 not attack out formation much. Lost Green's (Cactus) crew. We dropped our bombs thru 10/10 cloud cover..Temperature was below

 -45C...Landed with one bomb bay door open...Pin broken and it would not come up..



21 Feb 44 Ahlhorn, Ger

 Plane #017

 Escort; P-47, P-38,-P-51 & Spitfires

 Flak;  Moderate

 E/A;  None

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb demolition

 Time; 6:30

 Remarks;  We bombed an airfield near Osnabruk, Germany. (8 miles N.E.).. Really demolished the place.. No clouds over target.. Very

 little flak seen.. Empty cartridges from Moede's tail gunner (25th Mission) hit our wing and oil cooler..No other damage..Nice flying 

 weather; only -35C this trip.



24 Feb 44 Rostock, Ger.

 Plane #017

 Escort;  None

 Flak;  Moderate

 E/A; FW-190s & JU-88's

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb demolitions

 Time;  11:50

 Remarks;  We flew clear over Poland, but there were clouds over the target, so we bombed the last resort target on the way home. Four

 JU-88s attacked out squadron.  They attacked from 1 o'clock high and I didn't get any shots.  We got several 50 cal. holes in out 

 plane from the low squadron...Really cold today...There were 10/10 cloud cover over Rostock.



25 Feb 44 Regensburg, Ger

 Plane #751

 Escort; P-47, P-38,-P-51 & Spitfires

 Flak;  Heavy, Intense & accurate

 E/A;  FW-190's

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb demolition

 Time:  10:00

 Remarks;  The flak was rough as hell over the target.  Plane #088 got half the vertical stabilizer shot off, also the #4 engine caught fire;

 but they put it out...They returned OK... Lt Harrison's tail gunner  got shot in the foot, but is recovering in the hospital.. We got one hole

 in out plane.  Visual bombing..Blasted the hell out of the target...



28 Feb 44 Abbeville, France  (NO-BALL)

 Plane # 059

 Escort; P-47, P-38

 Flak;  Moderate, accurate

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb demolition

 Time; 4:30

 Remarks;  The clouds were too heavy to drop the bombs.  I almost made my last mission..A piece of flak hit my flak suit..entered 

 the tail section right in back of me on the right ...   Very cold today, about -35 C at 20,000ft



29 Feb 44 Brunswick, Ger

 Plane #347

 Escort; P-47, P-38,-P-51 

 Flak;  Heavy, accurate

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load;  10/500 lb demolition

 Time;  7:15

 Remarks;  We dropped our bombs thru 10/10 cloud cover.. Temperature -42C.  No holes in plane..Fighter escort excellent..Flak hot over

 the target..



2 Mar 44 Versailles,  France

 Plane #249

 Escort;  P-47

 Flak;  Light, accurate

 E/A; None

 Bomb Load;  38/100 lb demolition

 Time;  5:15

 Remarks;  We had a new pilot today, Lt Amerio.  Mikkelsen is waiting for Captian.. Saw the target from 20,000 ft. thru  3 - 4/10 cloud

 cover...the bombs did pretty good.. On our return the right waist gunner shot the horizontal stabilizer (accidentally).  No body was hurt and the plane is OK.. It was dark when we landed.  BOY, OH BOY WERE WE HAPPY to have competed out tour..



All of the above information is from the notes of the tail gunner, Anthony J. Grady.