Personnel

CREW



1ST LT  LESLIE E. KASSEBAUM    P CPT 28 SEP 44 MERSEBURG, OIL REFINERY

2ND LT GILBERT C. MALCOM      CP CPT 17 SEP 44 DOES NOT MATCH A MISSION DATE

2ND LT LLOYD H. LUCKOW         NAV CPT 26 SEP 44 BREMEN, TANK WORKS

2ND LT WILSON M. McCREIGHT  BOM CPT 30 SEP 44 BIELEFELD, ORDNANCE DUMP

T/SGT CHARLES F. SCHWARK ROG CPT 27 SEP 44 MIANZ, MY

T/SGT JAMES T. ROCHEFORD TTE CPT 27 SEP 44 MIANZ, MY

S/SGT GEORGE G. ZIGENIS    BTG CPT 27 SEP 44 MIANZ, MY

T/SGT HOWARD L. PARRIS     LWG CPT 27 SEP 44 MIANZ, MY

S/SGT WILLIAM J. RUSSELL  RWG CPT 18 OCT 44 KASSEL, AERO ENGINES (TAKEN OFF CREW TO REDUCE TO 9 MEN, flew with Lt Baker Crew as Tog/NG on eight missions. completed with 25 missions)

S/SGT CHARLES J. PRICE     TG CPT 27 SEP 44 MIANZ, MY

S/SGT EUGENE R. WELLS     WG CPT 12 DEC 44 DARMSTADT, MY (spare gunner on a mission (s). 



350TH SQDN.. CREW JOINED THE 100TH MAY 31, 1944.  CREW FLEW A/C 337882 "HAPPY-GO-LUCKY" LN-W



WELLS CAME TO THE GROUP AS WG ON THE E.C. JONES CREW.  IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY HE IS LISTED HERE…jb



Missions of Lt Leslie E. Kassebaum (mpf 2002).  All missions in 1944



1. June 11 Berck sur Mer-Gun installation-No flak-Easy

2. June 14 LeCulot,Airfield-Lots of flak-Ship shot up a little

3. June 18 Brunsbuttelkoog, Oil refinery-Engine shot out over target-Lots of flak

4. June 20 Fallersleben-Oil refinery-3 ME 109s-Heavy flak-Ship shot up

5. June 21 Berlin-Lots of flak-Holes in ship-Rough mission

6. June 22 Paris-God, What flak-Hit by FW 190-Ship shot up

7. June 24 Grand Couronne,France-Supposed to be easy-We lost a ship-Damned lead navigator

8. July 6 Fleury, Crepeuil-Buzz bomb target-Nice safe mission

9. July 7 Leipzig-Rough as hell-Hit third target-Ship shot up-Cut 4 engines over target

10. July 8 Bourth LeLente, Railway, we really hit it-Easy mission-2 no one(?)-We werent hit

11. July 17 Montgourney-Buzz bomb site-Flak was hell-Ship grounded

12. July 19 Schweinfurt-Went around it-Good mission-3rd no flak

13. July 20 Merseburg-Oil refinery-Elev. Trim tabs shot out-Not much flak but we got it

14. July 28 Merseburg-Nice mission-no hits-Third time over that target

15. July 29 Merseburg-Rougher than hell-We lost 8 ships-4th time over that target-Jones went down

16. July 31 Munich-Long mission-Ship grounded-Flak

17. August 2 Tergnier, LaFere, Railway-Good mission

18. August 13 Nantes, Gassicourt-Easy mission-Bombed roads to cut off enemy

19. August 18 Pacy sur Armancon, Oil dumps-Easy mission-Trim tabs shot out

20. August 24 Ruhland, Oil refinery-Good mission-Awful long

21. August 25 Politz,Oil refinery-Long mission-Just missed ME 109-Flak quite heavy

22. August 26 Brest-Guns, didn’t drop bombs-Bad weather-No flak

23. August 27 Started to Berlin-Hit front-Recall-No flak

24. Sept 1 Started for Mainz-Another front-Recall

25. Sept 5 Stuttgart-Light but accurate flak-Ship shot up

26. Sept 7 Mainz-Good mission-Bad weather-Poor bombing

27. Sept 9 Dusseldorf-Ruhr Valley-Good but there was flak-Ship was hit

28. Sept 10 Nurnberg Tank Works-Got hell shot out of us-No. 2 out, ship ggrounded

29. Sept 18 Warsaw-Supplies to Poles-On to Russia-Lots of flak, fighters

30. Sept 19 Szolnok Railway Yards-Easy mission-On to Italy

31. Sept 22 Home from Italy-No bombs-Just hell of a long ride

32. Sept 25 Ludwigshaven-Plenty of flak but we made it

33. Sept 26 Bremen-God but there was flak-Holes in ship

34. Sept 27 Mainz-Lots of flak-Ship OK

35. Sept 28 Merseburg-Rough as hell, shot out windshield in front of me-Fighter hit



DONE



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subject: 100th Bomb Group TAPS Report Form



email: n2it2@cox.net



realname: Nina J. Steward



relationship: Other - not in list



vet_name: Lloyd  H.Luckow



vet_died: unknown but within the last few days



family_contact: Penny White - 832-372-260l 

Kristi Kainer -  713-598-7898 

Mom(Mrs.Luckow)- 281-376-3661 





comments: Lloyd Luckow was my dad's(Leslie E. Kassebaum)Navigator