Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Charles R.Sanford         P     FEH  CREW FLYING AT END OF HOSTILITIES

2nd Lt Robert E.Morehead     CP    FEH

2nd Lt Arthur T.Blachly     NAV    FEH

2nd Lt Dale F.Watterson   BOM    KIA 31 MAR 45  ZIETZ  (WITH THE  A.G. LARSON CREW)

T/Sgt Herman G.Larson     TTE    FEH TAPS: 9 JAN 1956

Cpl Santo Emmanuele       ROG    FEH

S/Sgt  Louis A.Lehrmann,Jr.  BTG   KIA  7 APR 45 BUCHEN (With W.S.Howard crew)

S/Sgt.James D.Barger            WG    FEH  SN# 33920989

   Cpl William F.McWey           TG     FEH 



349th Sqdn. Crew,as above,jolned the 100th Group on 24/12/44.

S/Sgt. Barger flew 23 missions,  Lt Watterson and S/Sgt Lehrmann were KIA as replacements on other crews. 



Mission Log and Notes of S/Sgt James Barger



1.    28 JAN 45     DUISBURG, GER.

2.    29 JAN 45     KASSEL, GER.

     1-2  FEB 45     PASS TO LONDON

3.     3  FEB 45     BERLIN (MAJ. ROSENTHAL SHOT DOWN)

        4  FEB 45     PRACTICE MISSION-ENGINE TROUBLE

        5  FEB 45     MUNICH (MISSION SCRUBBED)

        8  FEB 45     MISSION SCRUBBED

4.     9  FEB 45     WEIMAR, GER.

       10 FEB 45     HANOVER (MISSION SCRUBBED)

       11 FEB 45     HANOVER (MISSION SCRUBBED)

       12 FEB 45     MISSION SCRUBBED

       13 FEB 45     MISSION SCRUBBED

5.     14 FEB 45     CHEMNITZ, GER.

6.     15 FEB 45     COTTBUS,  GER. 

   16-18 FEB 45     PASS, STAYED AT BASE

       19 FEB 45     OSNABRUCK, GER.  (CREW FLEW MISSION, SGT BARGER GROUNDED FOR SOAR THROAT)

7.    20 FEB 45     NURNBURG, GER.

8.    21 FEB 45     NURNBURG, GER.

9.    23 FEB 45     TREUCHTLINGEN, GER.

       24 FEB 45     BREMEN (PLANE TROUBLE)

10.  25 FEB 45     MUNICH, GER.

       26 FEB 45    GUN CAMERA MISSION OVER ENGLAND

       27 FEB 45    TWO PRACTICE MISSIONS OVER ENGLAND

       28 FEB 45    WENT TO NORWICH

        1 MAR 45    RECEIVED AIR MEDAL

     2-4 MAR 45    PASS TO LONDON

        5 MAR 45    PRACTICE MISSION OVER ENGLAND

        6 MAR 45    PRACTICE MISSION OVER ENGLAND

        7 MAR 45    GUNNERY TRAINING

11.   8 MAR 45    LANGENDREER, GER. 

12.   9 MAR 45    FRANKFORT, GER

13. 10 MAR 45    DORTMUND, GER.

14. 12 MAR 45    SWINEMUNDE, GER. 

      13 MAR 45    SANFORD GROUNDED (SINUS)

 14-16 MAR 45    SCHOOL

 17-19 MAR 45    PASS TO ROCHESTER

15. 21 MAR 45    PLAUEN, GER. (HIT BY JET FIGHTERS)

16. 23 MAR 45    MARBURG, GER.          (PILOT WAS CAPT. NAAR)

17. 24 MAR 45    STEENWIJK, HOLLAND (PILOT WAS CAPT. NAAR

18. 28 MAR 45    HANOVER, GER,          (PILOT WAS CAPT NAAR)

     30 MAR 45    MADE S/SGT.

     31 MAR-APRIL 2, 45 PASS TO ROCHESTER

    3-6 APR 45     SCHOOL AND LECTURES

       7 APR 45     LONIE L. SHOT DOWN NEAR HAMBURG





# 274  LANGENDREER        8 MARCH,1945   SANFORD    532   G   15,  B-SQDN    HIGH   FLGT.   44-8532   XR-G  "KLEEN SWEEP"

                                                              HARDSTAND  #  15 

# 275   FRANKFURT         9 MARCH,1945    SANFORD     608    A     19,   A-SQDN,   HIGH  FLGT.    44-6608    XR-A    HARDSTAND #  19  …..  

# 276   DORTMUND        10 MARCH,1945    SANFORD    841   H    16,   C-SQDN, LEAD FLGT.   44-6841  - H -  

# 278   SWINEMUNDE    12  MARCH,1945    SANFORD    532    G    15,  B-SQDN,   LOW   FLGT.    44-8532   XR-G   "KLEEN SWEEP"   

                                   13 MARCH, 1945  LT. SANFORD  GROUNDED 



CREW



2ND LT WILLIAM E. HOWARD P POW 7 APR 45 BUCHEN sn# 0-775364

2ND LT GENARO DELGADO   CP POW 7 APR 45 BUCHEN

2ND LT DOUGLAS R. JONES   NAV POW 7 APR 45 BUCHEN

    CPL MICHAEL MATY   ROG KIA 7 APR 45 BUCHEN

    CPL EDWARD E. HALL   TTE POW 7 APR 45 BUCHEN

    CPL EDWARD T. TRUITT   BTG NOC

    CPL SAMUEL C. LUNSFORD, JR.  TOG POW 7 APR 45 BUCHEN

    CPL RUSSELL E. BOLDING  WG POW 7 APR 45 BUCHEN

    CPL GEORGE F. THOMAS   TG KIA 7 APR 45 BUCHEN



349th Sqdn.  Crew, as above, joined the 100th Goup on 30 Dec 44.

On the 7 Apr 45 Buchen mission, S/Sgt Louis A. Lehrmann from the the C.R. Sanford crew flew in place of Edward Truitt and  was KIA.



EYEWITNESS:  "A/C -# 44-8334 XR-M was attacked by an ME 109.  The #3 engine caught fire and the pilot peeled out of formation to the left and feathered #3 engine.  The fire appeared to go out in the engine but the wheel well was blazing. The bombs were salvoed, the aircraft completed a 180 fegree turn and headed back alone. It was last seen diving into a cloud bank.  There were 40 to 50 enemy fighters in the area."



For most of the crew it was the 21st to 24 th missions,  many of the surviving crewmembers feel Michael Maty, Louis A. Lehrmann and George F. Thomas were murdered by German civilians when they landed.. Lt Howard was captured within 15 minutes of landing.  He ended up in Stalag Luft 1.

POW/KIA notes: Bailed out, may have been killed by civilians.