Personnel

CREW



1ST LT NELSON W. KIMMEY           P FEH

2ND LT MICHAEL POTOMA          CP FEH

2ND LT ROBERT C. VEHAR        BOM FEH

2ND LT CAROL W. SOMMERS      NAV FEH

SGT EDGAR E. AUGUSTINE, JR    ROG FEH

SGT ISHAM O. WARDLOW          TTE FEH

SGT  MARCO S. HUNIU               BTG FEH

SGT CHARLES B, JOHANSEN        WG FEH

SGT RAYMOND L. FULRATH        TG FEH



418TH SQDN.. THIS CREW JOINED THE 100TH ON 06 APR 1945



Hi Mike...per your request ... Here's what I have on the  1st Lt. Nelson P. KIMMEY crew...  Jack O'Leary



PRACTICE MISSIONS--13  APRIL 1945, KIMMEY   616  Z, HARDSTAND #47, B-SQDN,  44-8616  LD-Z, RZI  7/3/45, RFC 12/29/45 KINGMAN---COMBAT MISSIONS -- 18  APRIL 1945  TABOR,(M.YARDS)  KIMMEY  166  H  HARDSTAND  # 45,C-SQDN, 43-39166 LD-H "YO YO BUDDY"



CHOWHOUND MISSIONS:  

6 MAY,1945  CHOWHOUND MISSION,  KIMMEY  166  H  HARDSTAND# 45, B-SQDN   43-39166    LD-H  "YO YO  BUDDY". 

7 MAY 1945  CHOWHOUND MISSION   KIMMEY  649  T  HARDSTAND# 38, A-SQDN , 42-102649  LD-T  "LADY GERALDINE"    RZI  5/30/45,RFC 12/18/45 KINGMAN.…



FERRY MISSIONS--3 JUNE 1945  DP FERRY AUSTRIA TO PARIS   KIMMEY  794  B, HARDSTAND# 40, C-SQDN, 44-8794  LD-B   RFC  WALNUT RIDGE, 1/4/46



 Finally a copy of the KIMMEY CREW ORDERS...… Jack O'Leary

                                         HEADQUARTERS 

                                ARMY AIR FORCE STATION NO. 139  

                                 Special Orders,Number 92, EXTRACT 7  

6 April, 1945 



The following O & EM have been asgd this Sta per par 1,SO 93,Hq 70th Repl Depot (AAF),APO 652,US Army,31 Mar 45, are further asgd to orgns indicated............Cr 42 (APO) 19182 EJ 42) FD 155 EJ ASGD 



TO: 418TH BOMB SQUADRON   April 6,1945 Crew 42 

  

1ST LT            1091  NELSON W KIMMEY    0-815500

2D  LT             1091 MICHAEL POTOMA      0-787540

2D  LT   MOS   1035  ROBERT C VEHAR       0-2073441   

2D  LT   MOS   1034  CAROL  W SOMMERS  0-2077465

SGT                 757  EDGAR E AUGUSTINE JR 33765348

SGT                 612 CHARLES B JOHANSEN 19124748

SGT                 748  ISHAM  O WARDLOW  19053342

CPL                  611  RAYMOND L FULRATH 36362936

CPL                  611  MARCO S HUNIU         39580981





612  is an Armourer,Gunner  and most crew had one that were trained in cannon and machine guns,as well as bomb loading,arming,problem solving(kicking out with well placed foot hung up bomb well in open bombbay walkway),etc (as my dad was one)   jack o'leary