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Personnel

S/Sgt

Thomas LaMADRID

Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 351st Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Waist Gunner

Additional 100th Service Notes

Status: NOC
Comments: AMARILLO, TX

Comments and Notes

Memo 1:
CREW

LT KENNETH J. DILLE P CPT 24 JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT
LT JOHN L. PASSERINO CP CPT 25 JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT
LT JOHN R. COOPER NAV CPT 28JUL 44 MERSEBURG
LT VINCENT J. PEREZ BOM CPT 25JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT
S/SGT LEONARD M. KIRBY ROG CPT 25JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT
S/SGT GEORGE A. BAYTOS TTE CPT 25 JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT
SGT ALBERT A. ARREOLA BTG CPT 25 JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT
PVT THOMAS LAMADRID WG NOC
SGT ANDY STANKOVICH WG CPT 25 JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT
SGT NELSON O. BERGER TG CPT 25 JUL 44 ST LO GND SUPPORT

351ST SQDN.. CREW JOINED THE 100TH ON MARCH 1944

Crew flew A/C "The Latest Rumor" SN # 297126

CREW ROSTERS OF 7 MAY 44 AND 11 MAY 44 SHOW S/SGT NICHOLAS PEROVICH IN PLACE OF LaMADRID. S/SGT PEROVICH CPT 04 MAR 45 BRUNSWICK.


Missions: (from log of Nelson O. Berger, 6/2000)

1. 4-12-44 Recall after being over Belgium
2. 4-13-44 Augsburg, Germany
3. 4-20-44 Marquenneville, France
4. 4-22-44 Hamm, Germany
5. 4-24-44 Friedrichshafen, Germany
6. 4-27-44 Flottameville, France
7. 4-29-44 Berlin
8. 5-07-44 Berlin
9. 5-08-44 Berlin
10. 5-09-44 Laon-Couvron, France
11. 5-11-44 Liege, Belgium
12. 5-13-44 Osnabruck, Germany
13. 5-19-44 Berlin
14. 5-24-44 Berlin
15. 5-25-44 Brussels, Belgium
16. 5-30-44 Troyes, France
17. 5-31-44 Osnabruck, Germany
18. 6-02-44 Boulgue, France
19. 6-04-44 Boulgue, France
20. 6-05-44 Boulgue, France
21. 6-06-44 Caen, France-D-DAY
22. 6-07-44 Nantes, France
23. 6-12-44 Dunkirk, France
24. 6-14-44 La coulot,Belgium
25. 6-18-44 Brunsbuttlekogg, Germany
26. 6-20-44 Fallersleben, Germany
27. 6-21-44 Ruhland, Germany-Start of First Russian Shuttle Mission
28. 6-26-44 Drohabycz, Poland
29. 7-03-44 Arod, Rumania
30. 7-05-44 Beziers, France
31. 7-19-44 Schweinfurt, Germany
32. 7-20-44 Mersburg, Germany
33. 7-21-44 Ludwigshaffen, Germany
34. 7-24-44 St Lo, Northern France
35. 7-25-44 St Lo, Battle Lines in France

Photos

2nd Lt Kenneth J. Dille Crew

2nd Lt Kenneth J. Dille Crew. 2nd Lt Passerino, Copilot is kneeling far right. Detailed Information (Courtesy of Joan M. Passerino, Daughter of John Passerino) Dille crew: Front L to R: Lt. Kenneth Dille-P, Lt. Vincent Perez-BOM, Lt. John Passerino-CP. Back L to R: Sgt. Andrew Stankovich-LW, Sgt.Leonard Kirby-ROG, Sgt Thomas LaMadrid-RW, Sgt. Nelson Berger-Tail, Sgt Al Arreola-BTG,, Sgt George Baytos-TTE.

Crew List

1st Crew List

Use your thumb to scroll through the results box below.

Rank Name Pos Status
Lt DILLE, Kenneth J. P CPT
Lt PASSERINO, John L. CP CPT
Lt COOPER, John R. NAV CPT
Lt PEREZ, Vincent J. BOM CPT
T/SGT BAYTOS, George A. TTE CPT
T/SGT KIRBY, Leonard M. ROG CPT
S/Sgt ARREOLA, Albert J. BTG CPT
S/SGT LaMADRID, Thomas WG NOC
S/SGT STANKOVICH, Andy WG CPT
SGT BERGER, Nelson O. TG CPT