Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Paul A.Kramp                P CPT   4/3/45  ULM 

2nd Lt Van A.Haire,Jr.            CP CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG 

F/O John H.Rowland            NAV FEH (became lead Nav and flew 29 missions)

S/Sgt Richard W. Lennox   TOG/NG NOC

S/Sgt Robert Osuna             ROG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG

S/Sgt Oliver E.Wainio             WG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG 

S/Sgt Lindsay J.Neal            BTG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG 

T/Sgt Fred E.Blake              TTE CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG

S/Sgt William C.Martino         TG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG

Sgt Lewis E.Martin              WG NOC  taken off to reduce to 9 men         TAPS: 1986



351st Sqdn.  Crew,as above,joined 100th Group on 2/8/44. On Combat roster of 30/9/44 Lt.Donald R.Gillis replaces J.H.Rowland and Lewis 

Martin is not on the crew. A S/Sgt R.W.Lennox was on crew as a toggalier.   Looking under Lt. Kramp  R.W Lennox is Richard William Lennox……….James W Lennox  barnyboo@comcast.net  



Crew known as "KRAMP'S TRAMPS"



From 12/10/44 thru 24/12/44 (11 misslons) the navigator on this crew was Lt. DANIEL SHAFFER sn# 0-765734. (See his letter dated 16/5/85.)  Lt Shaffer flew with 5 different pilots Lt Kramp, Lt Thomas C. Hughes, Lt Stevenson, Lt Knowles, and Lt Bazin.  



Letter from J.H.Rowland (9/1/88). He was removed from crew & sent to Bovingdon for advanced training in newer radar technicque. Rejoined the 100th and flew with lead crews. Completed 29 missions by VE day and back to USA.  Flew some with Dobrokowskis crew.



INCOMPLETE LIST OF LT PAUL KRAMP CREW MISSIONS



          Date Crew Nbr Mission Nbr Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target 

1.     8/24/1944 63 183 KRAMP P.A. LT P 31708 RUHLAND (OIL) 

2.     8/25/1944 63 184 KRAMP P.A. LT P 31412 POLITZ (OIL) 

3.     8/26/1944 63 185 KRAMP P.A. LT P 31412 BREST 

4.     8/27/1944 63 186 KRAMP P.A. LT P 38047 BERLIN (RECALL) 

5.       9/3/1944 63 189 KRAMP P.A. LT P 31767 BREST 

6.       9/5/1944 63 190 KRAMP P.A. LT P 107233 STUTTGART (AERO ENGS) 

7.       9/8/1944 63 191 KRAMP P.A. LT P 37936 MAINZ 

8.       9/9/1944 65 192 KRAMP P.A. LT P 97126 DUSSELDORF 

9.      9/10/1944 65 193 KRAMP P.A. LT P 38047 NURNBURG 

10.    9/11/1944 65 194 KRAMP P.A. LT P 38047 RUHLAND (OIL) 

11.    9/12/1944 65 195 KRAMP P.A. LT P 38047 MAGDEBURG (OIL) 

12.    9/18/1944 63 197 KRAMP P.A. LT P 31708 WARSAW 

13.    9/19/1944 63 198 KRAMP P.A. LT P 31708 SZOLNOK (FROM RUSSIA) 

14.    9/25/1944 02 199 KRAMP P.A. LT P 38047 LUDWIGSHAVEN 

15.    9/30/1944 63 203 KRAMP P.A. LT P 37521 BIELEFELD 



Missions from Lt Daniel Shaffer 1-11 with Lt Paul Kramp as Pilot: (mpf 2001) 



1.   12/10/44 BREMEN 

2.   17/10/44 COLOGNE 

3.   02/11/44 MERSEBURG 

4.   05/11/44 LUDWIGSHAVEN 

5.   06/11/44 NEUMUNSTER 

6.   09/11/44 SAARBRUCKEN 

7.   16/11/44 AACHEN 

8.   29/11/44 HAMM 

9.   02/12/44 KOBLENZ         A/C 124

10. 12/12/44 DARMSTADT    A/C 124

11. 24/12/44 BIBLIS             A/C 124



     17/01/45 HAMBURG  (CREW COMPLETES EXCEPT FOR KRAMP)



35. 04/03/1945   ULM      A/C 521 (LT Paul Kramp completes)



100th BOMB GROUP TAPS REPORT

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Submitter's Name: Angel Malmberg

Submitter's Email: akmberg@aol.com

Submitter's Relationship: Grandchild

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Veteran's Name: Oliver E. Wainio

Death Date: July 10, 1991

Veteran's Unit: 351st

Veteran's Position: Waist Gunner

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Family Contact Information: Angel Malmberg

1420 S. 54th St. 

West Milwaukee, WI 53214

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Reminisence of Sgt Osuna at 8th Air Force Historical Society Reunion 2010:

Kramp- threw a brick out of window on every misson.  He wrote " take that".



S/Sgt Oliver E.Wainio always had to go to the bathroom and used my chaff box.  He wanted to throw it out the bombay but it smelled to bad!



Tail gunner ask Paul Kramp if you would know if you weere hit. We all were worried, we could not get back to him.  He saw a flak hole between his legs but could not see an exit hole.  we worried all the way home.  When we landed, we got Martino out and as he exited, he saw that just over his right shoulder was a hole where the flak burst exited the plane.  



Paul kramp was from Chicago and I thought he was a gangster, He even looked like a gangser and I thought everyone from chicago was a gangster.  He was 5'4" but was stern pilot when giving orders.  Good pilot.  



Bombardier was removed from flying status after 12 missions,  he would come back into the radio compatment after dropping bombs and bury his face in his hands, a nervous wreck, they sent him back to states.



Co pilot was a bit jittry, paul was all business.  



Hardest part was coming back to barracks and they were taking out the belongings of those who were lost.  It affected you, you wondered if you were next.  We lost 6-7 crews in our barracks.  You stopped getting close to new crews because it was tough to lose friends.  Crews always worried about Berlin but there were other targets like Mersburg that I thought were rougher.