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Lt Raymond F.Lischer                  P   CPT   25/7/44    ST LO  

Lt Charles O.Cook                     CP   CPT   20/7/44    MERSEBURG

Lt Milton A.Stockton               NAV   CPT   24/7/44   ST LO

Lt Horace B.Williams                BOM   SWA  29/5/44  LEIPZIG (LOST LEG FROM FLAK WOUND)

T/Sgt Joseph Martinkovich        ROG   CPT   20/7/44  MERSEBURG

T/Sgt Gunnar Williamson           TTE   CPT   20/7/44  MERSEBURG

S/Sgt Robert N.Mathiasen         BTG   CPT   20/7/44  MERSEBURG

S/Sgt William J. "smitty" Smith  RWG   CPT   20/7/44  MERSEBURG

S/Sgt Paul H.Sweitzer              LWG   CPT   21/7/44  LUDWIGSHAFEN

S/Sgt Alanson M. "Lance" Trigg   TG   CPT   20/7/44  MERSEBURG



418th Sqdn.  Crew,as above assigned 100th BG in early April 1944.  A/C "Royal Flush" 42-6087

Crew Chief was Gerald Burns, Bob Roach (armourer), Piehl (mechanics), Gronondale (mechanic)

Lt Charles Cook flew last two missions as pilot with majority of crew due to Lt Ray Lischer being grounded with an eye infection.

Check Lt Cook's file for info on those two missions. 



Lt Williams was replaced by Lt George L. Reid (Bomb) from the Crew of Lt Harry Bethea.



Mission Log of Lt Raymond F. Lischer;



 Date      Target             Hours

 4/10/44  Rheims,    flew with the crew of Lt John Evans as CP on this mission 

 4/11/44  Rostock, Germany  10:50

 4/12/44  Leipzig, Germany  05:00

 4/13/44  Augsburg, Germany  09:00

` 4/18/44  Berlin, Germany   08:30

 4/19/44  Werl, Germany   06:00

 4/20/44  Mareuennville, France  04:50-Buzz Bomb Ramps

 4/22/44  Hamm, Germany  07:00

 4/27/44  Cherbourg, France  11:30

 4/27/44  Le Culet, France  Two missions for a total ttime of 11:30

 4/29/44  Berlin, Germany   08:30

 5/7/44  Berlin, Germany   09:00

 5/8/44  Berlin, Germany   08:00

 5/9/44  Couvron, France   05:30

 5/19/44  Berlin, Germany   09:30

 5/23/44  Troyes, France   08:00

 5/24/44  Berlin, Germany   09:00

 5/25/44  Brussels, Belgium  04:40

 5/27/44  Strasbourg, France  08:00

 5/28/44  Magdeburg, Germany  08:30

 5/29/44  Leipzig, Germany  08:00-Bombadier severely wounded, lost leg.

 5/31/44  Osnabruk, Germany  06:00

 6/2/44  Cherbourg, France  05:00

 6/4/44  Boulogne, France  05:00

 6/6/44  Coast of France   07:30

 6/6/44  Coast of France   06:15 D-Day (Two missions)

 6/7/44  Nantes, France   07;30

 6/18/44  Brunsbuttelkoog   07:30

 6/21/44  Ruhland, Germany  12:00-Russian Shuttle Mission

 6/26/44  Drchobyez, Poland  10:45

 7/3/44  Arod, Romania   07:00

 7/5/44  Beziers, France   09:45-last mission of Russian Shuttle

 7/12/44  Munich, Germany  09:30

 7/17/44  Auxerne, France  07:00

 7/25/44  St Lo, France   Flew with pick up crew since regular crew finished up on 7/20/44