Personnel

CREW



2ND LT WILLIAM J. WILSON, JR.             P CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN  TAPS: 1962

F/O GEORGE KOBZAR                           CP CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN 

2ND LT LOUIS C. CHAPPELL                NAV KIA 03 FEB 45 BERLIN  (WITH J.P. ERNST CREW)

F/O ROBERT E. FITZGERALD               BOM CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN 

CPL ALPHONSO J. CEKUTIS                 ROG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN  TAPS: 27 NOV 1963

CPL ROBERT A. KING                          TTE CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN 

CPL ROBERT N. BECK, JR.                   BTG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN 

CPL MERLE P. HEMBREE                      WG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN 

CPL SAMUEL W. ALLEN, JR                  WG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN 

CPL JOHN R. SAARI                            TG NOC     TAPS: 11 MAY 1986



418TH SQDN... CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 20 OCT 1944.. After a few days on base, this crew was assigned to the 350th BS.(per Robert King email)

Look in Airman for compete narrative of missions from Lt Robert Fitzgerald.  



After 6 Missions with this crew, Lt Chappell became a Lead Navigator and transferred from Crew.  Lt Robert Fitzgerald flew as Navigator for 5 Missions until the new Navigator Sgt George Holser is assigned.  Sgt Holser was washed out of Navigation school and came overseas to the 100th as a gunner.  His first Mission with the Crew was Frankfurt Dec 12, 1944.

 

Crew flew the following B-17G's: (mpf 2001)

#337517 "Heaven Can Wait"-one time

#46805   "Flamin Mame"-6 times

#338840 "The Little Rebel" 6 times

#337994 "My Blue Heaven" 2 times

#48834  "PooBah" 1 time

#338414 "Heaven Sent" 1 time 



ACCORDING TO R.E. FITZGERALD, WILLIAM WILSON WAS KILLED IN A AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN FRANCE  ON 03 JUN 1962..jb



Missions of Lt Robert E. Fitzgerald (mpf 2001)



1.     9/11/44 Saarbrucken

2.   10/11/44 Weisbaden

3.   16/11/44 Aachen/Duren

4.   26/11/44 Hamm

5.   30/11/44 Merseburg

6.     5/12/44 BERLIN

7.   11/12/44 Koblenz-1st Mission as Nav. (Lou Chappell became Lead Nav) until new Navigator is assigned

8.   18/12/44 Mainz

9.   24/12/44 Bilblis

10. 25/12/44 Kaiserslauten

11. 27/12/44 Fulda

12. 29/12/44 Frankfurt-New Navigator is assigned-Sgt George Holser.

13. 30/12/44 Kassel         #337517 "Heaven Can Wait

14.   5/01/45 Frankfurt     #46805   "Flamin Mame"

15.   6/01/45 Annweiler    #46805   "Flamin Mame"

16. 13/01/45 Mainz           #46805   "Flamin Mame"

17. 14/01/45 Derben        #46805   "Flamin Mame"

18. 20/01/45 Heilbron       #46805   "Flamin Mame"

19. 21/01/45 Mannheim    #46805   "Flamin Mame"

20. 28/01/45 Duisburg     #338840 "The Little Rebel"

21.   3/02/45 BERLIN       #338840 "The Little Rebel"

22.   6/02/45 Chemnitz    #338414 "Heaven Sent

23. 14/02/45 Chemnitz

24. 15/02/45 Cottbus      #337994 "My Blue Heaven"

25. 28/02/45 Kassel

26.   3/03/45 Brunswick     #338840 "The Little Rebel"

27.   7/03/45 Siegen

28. 10/03/45 Dortmund    #48834  "PooBah"

29. 11/03/45 Hamburg      #338840 "The Little Rebel"

30. 14/03/45 Hannover

31. 15/03/45 Oranienburg  #338840 "The Little Rebel"

32. 17/03/45 Plauen          #338840 "The Little Rebel"





UNAME = Robert A. King

CONNECTION = I am a 100th veteran

COMMENTS = You have me listed as being in the 418th squadron. I was with them my first two days and then assigned to the 350th with Capt. W.J. Wilson Jr.'s crew. All of missions were flown with the 350th. Please correct your database.Thank You