S/Sgt
Joseph A. LAZARO
S/Sgt Joseph A. Lazaro - BTG
S/Sgt Joseph A. Lazaro - BTG on the Lebo crew. Picture taken after his 19th or 20th mission and his age, 19 years old. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 349th Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Ball Turret Gunner
Additional 100th Service Notes
Status: CPT
Comments: 11 APR 45 Landshüt
Comments and Notes
Memo 1:
CREW
Lt. Ronald N. Lebo P CPT
Lt. Paul W. Green CP CPT
Lt. Bernard O. Bonin NAV CPT
T/Sgt Gene C. Bankston TOG CPT (Moved from WG to TOG when Pitkowsky left crew)
T/Sgt Thaddeus C. Harned ROG CPT
T/Sgt Ian S. Lochhead TTE CPT
S/Sgt Joseph A. Lazaro BTG CPT
S/Sgt Samuel Pitkowsky TOG NOC (Thought to have CPT as spare TOG)
S/Sgt Rudolph P. Zusman TG CPT
349th Squadron - This crew joined the 100th on 29 November 1944. It is interesting that they joined the group along with the Paul L. Carroll crew - a coin was flipped to determine squadron assignment--Carroll's crew went to the 418th and were shot down on their fourth mission. All became POW's, while the Lebo crew flew a complete tour.
Mission Log of the Ronald Lebo Crew
Supplied by Gene C. Bankston in Jan 1995
NO# Target Date
1. Coblenz, Germany 12/28/44
2. Frankfurt, Germany 12/29/44
3. Kassel, Germany 12/30/44
4. Frankfurt, Germany 01/05/45
5. Cologne, Germany 01/07/45
6. Cologne, Germnay 01/10/45
7. Derben, Germany 01/14/45
8. Hamburg, Germany 01/17/45
9. Heilbronn, Germany 01/20/45
10. Mannheim, Germany 01/21/45
11. Kassel, Germany 01/29/45
12. Berlin, Germany 02/03/45
13. Weimar, Germany 02/09/45
14. Chemnitz, Germany 02/14/45
15. Cottbus, Germany 02/15/45
16. Osnabrück, Germany 02/19/45
17. Brunswick, Germany 03/03/45
18. Ulm, Germany 03/04/45
19. Frankfurt. Germany 03/08/45
20. Frankfurt, Germany 03/09/45
21. Dortmünd, Germany 03/10/45
22. Oranienberg, Germany 03/15/45
23. Berlin, Germany 03/18/45
24. Jena, Germany 03/19/45
25. Plauen, Germany 03/21/45
26. Steenwijk, Holland 03/24/45
27. Kiel, Germany 04/04/45
28. Nurnberg, Germany 04/05/45
29. Leipzig, Germany 04/06/45
30. Büchen, Germany 04/07/45
31. Eger, Czechoslovakia 04/08/45
32. Munich, Germany 04/09/45
33. Landshüt, Germany 04/11/45
Crew List
1st Crew List
Use your thumb to scroll through the results box below.
| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt | LEBO, Ronald N. | P | CPT |
| Lt | GREEN, Paul W. | CP | CPT |
| F/O | BONIN, Bernard O. | NAV | CPT |
| T/Sgt | BANKSTON, Gene | TOG/NG | CPT |
| S/SGT | PITKOWSKY, Samuel | TOG/NG | CPT |
| S/SGT | LOCHHEAD, Ian S. | TTE | CPT |
| T/Sgt | HARNED, Thaddeus C. | ROG | CPT |
| S/SGT | LAZARO, Joseph A. | BTG | CPT |
| S/SGT | ZUSMAN, Rudolph P. | TG | CPT |
