Personnel

CREW

            A/C #43-38459 CARGO FOR MARGO LD-V   MACR #11358,  MICRO - FICHE #4179



2ND LTJOHN F. MORIN                      P POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG

2ND LT ANTHONY B.DESILVIO           CP NOC (taken off Crew when he RFS on a Berlin Mission)

2ND LT ALFRED L. LETOURNEAU      NAV POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG

2ND LT EMIL M. NAWOJ                BOM POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG

CPL WILLIAM S. HANLEY              ROG POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG TAPS: 1 JAN 1975

CPL GEORGE J. KOULOUTPANIS       TTE POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG TAPS:  16 NOV 1990

CPL BILLIE F. WRIGHT                  BTG POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG

CPL JACKIE R. AUDRAIN                 WG NOC     TAPS:  09 SEP 1986

CPL WILLIAM B. BERRY                  WG POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG TAPS:  1986

CPL DALE S. BROWN                      TG KIA 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG



418th Sqdn.  Crew Joined the 100th Group on 5/10/44. See SOC p.88.



"Morin's A/C #459 "CARGO FOR MARGO"  dropped back and lost altitude after first fighter 

attack. Pilot was heard on VHF at 1250 hours saying he had two wounded men aboard 

but might be forced to ditch. Said he would try to reach Holland,and had 

gasoline for one hours flying."   Lt Morin had to Crash land in a field near Emden, 

4km North of Westerhusen. Crew was on its 15th Mission. 



Lt. Louis C. Ciriegio from the 'W.V. McGuire crew was flying in place of Tony 

DeSilvo and became a POW.  Lt John Clark from Lt Blanding Crew flew one 

mission with this crew on December 24, 1944.



LT WILLIAM V. McGUIRE               P CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.)

F/O LOUIS C. CIRIEGIO                CP POW 31 DEC 44  HAMBURG  TAPS: 1972

CPL CHARLES F. LANG               ROG CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.)

CPL WILLIAM L. MaGEE              TTE CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) TAPS: 20 MAY 1982

CPL ELVIN L. SWIN                 BTG CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) TAPS: 23 NOV 1979

CPL OTTO E. LEIGHTON             WG CPT 8 FEB 45 DOES NOT MATCH A MISSION DATE

CPL GAIL H. DAUGHERTY           WG NOC

CPL HAROLD L. PARKINSON        TG CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) TAPS: 24 JUL 1966



418thTH SQDN...CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 09 JUL 1944