Ralph K. LITAKER
Additional 100th Service Notes
Comments and Notes
CREW
2nd Lt Ralph K.Litaker P FEH CREW FLYING AT END OF HOSTILITIES
2nd Lt Howard R.Hill CP FEH
2nd Lt John A.Fogle NAV FEH
2nd Lt Kenneth W.Carpenter BOM FEH
Cpl Carl R.Boots WG FEH
Cpl John H.Bruner ROG FEH
Cpl James B.George TTE FEH sn# 1808-3903
Cpl Kenneth N.Hess TG FEH
Cpl Lorenzo V.Luna BTG FEH
349th Sqdn. Crew joined the 100th Group on 18/2/45
S/Sgt Celeste Rossi flew as Togglier from the Lt Joe Carl Martin Crew
Crew flew following A/C; 43-38514 XR-J "EZ GOIN", 42-37972 XR-F "GOLD BRICK", 44-8632 EP-H, 44-8512 LN-E,
44-6841 XR-H, 44-6608 XR-A, 44-8514 XR-R "LASSIE COME HOME", 43-38681 XR-V, 44-6811 XR-X
According to Questionaire from S/Sgt James B. George, the crew flew Chaff A/C on first mission
Missions of S/Sgt James B. George and Crew of 2nd Lt Ralph K. Litaker
1. 3/3/45 Brunswick Lead ship went down from flak, 6 jet planes
2. 8/3/45 Langendreer Light flak
3. 9/3/45 Frankfurt Heavy flak
4. 14/3/45 Hanover Heavy flak, Garland Miller TTG in our Hut KIA
5. 15/3/45 Oranienburg
6. 19/3/45 Fulda
7. 21/3/45 Plauen
8. 24/3/45 Ziegenhain
9. 28/3/45 Hanover
10. 30/3/45 Hamburg Very Heavy Flak
11. 3/4/45 Keil Feathered #3 flew back from target alone, very bad idea!
12. 4/4/45 Keil
13. 5/4/45 Nurnburg Very Heavy Flak
14. 6/4/45 Leipzig
15. 7/4/45 Buchen Group lost 4 Planes, TTE got 1 ME 109
16. 9/4/45 Munich
17. 14/4/45 Royan
18. 15/4/45 Royan
19. 16/4/45 Point DeGrave
20. 17/4/45 Aussig
21. 18/4/45 Straubing
22. 20/4/45 Oranienburg Final Combat Mission
6/5/45 Holland Chow Hound Mission-43-38602 XR-P "Grumblin Gremlin II"
1/6/45 Casablanca Green support Mission (support troops) 44-8564-B
Station 124, Casablanca, Fr. Morocco
2/6/45 44-8564-B Return Trip of Green Support Mission
12/6/45 44-8564-B Green Support Mission
13/6/45 44-8564-B Return to Station #139
25/6/45 44-8564-B Banjo Mission
3/7/45 44-8564-B Last flight in the E.T.O.
Photos
Ralph Litaker Crew
Ralph K. Litaker Crew L to R: Unk, Howard Hill-CP, John Fogle-Nav, Ralph Litaker-P, Jim George-TTE Photo courtesy of James George Family
Ralph K. Litaker
Memorial to Ralph K. Litaker Crew at Mighty Eighth Museum in Savanna GA (courtesy of Robert Trombi)
Officers of WAAF Site Quonset
349th Squadron aircrew officers who lived in the WAAF Site Quonset hut: "Oogatz on The Stroonze" in June or July 1945. Back Row (L to R) Steve Scott, Walter Lewis, Earl Kluender, Oliver Hildebrandt, Howard Hill, Ralph Litaker, Ken Carpenter, Joe King, Don Halverson; Kneeling, John Fogle, George Mayberry, William Fagan, Robert Akers, Dan McGrath, Lyman Fillingame, and Robert Culp. (100th Photo Archives)
Crew List
1st Crew List
Use your thumb to scroll through the results box below.
| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | LITAKER, Ralph K. | P | FEH |
| LT | HILL, Howard R. | CP | FEH |
| LT | CARPENTER, Kenneth W. | NAV | FEH |
| LT | FOGLE, John A. | NAV | FEH |
| T/Sgt | GEORGE, James B. | TTE | FEH |
| T/Sgt | BRUNER, John H. | ROG | FEH |
| S/SGT | LUNA, Lorenzo V. | BTG | FEH |
| S/Sgt | BOOTS, Carl R. | WG | FEH |
| S/SGT | HESS, Kenneth N. | TG | FEH |
