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Personnel

Sgt

Herbert W. BEYER

Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 418th Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Tail Gunner

Additional 100th Service Notes

Status: NOC
Comments: AIRMAN

Comments and Notes

Memo 1:
CREW

Lt Paul G.Jones P CT 9/9/44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ, CITIES
Lt Willard Mattson CP NC
F/0 James Borovilos NAV CT 13/1/45 MIANZ, BRIDGE ,
F/0 Ludwig G.Schmidt BOM CT 12/9/44 MAGDEBURG, OIL; FULDS, MY
T/Sgt Fred E.Caufield ROG NOC
T/Sgt D.R.Fogle TTE NOC
S/Sgt H.E.Meyers BTG NOC
S/Sgt George Warner RWG NOC
S/Sgt Jack Taggart LWG CT 9 SEP 44 RIEHOLZ (Taken off Crew to reduce to 9 men, later returns to Crew as TG when Sgt Slaght completes tour.)
S/Sgt Herbert W. Beyer TG NOC Last known mission with Crew was 22/6/44 Paris, replaced by Sgt Slaght and then Sgt Taggart.

418th Sqdn. Above crew assigned 100th BG in late May early June 1944. . A Charles J.Slaght was a BTG on crew of J.B.Noble on Combat Crew roster of 8/5/44.

Othe crew members include:
S/Sgt Charles J.Slaght TG CT 11/8/44 VILLACOUBLAY, AF (original Lt Noble Crew member)
Lt Robert Maby NAV Lead Navigator (originally with 95th, later with 100th BG)
Lt G.L Reid NAV with Lt Bethea Crew
Lt B. H. Olson NAV with Lt Anderson Crew
Sgt R. W. Pion TG with Lt Rice Crew
Sgt Donald W. Harris TG with Lt Bethea Crew

Crew List

1st Crew List

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Rank Name Pos Status
Lt JONES, Paul G. P CPT
LT MATTSON, Willard G. CP NOC
LT BOROVILOS, James NAV CPT
LT MABY, Robert L. NAV NOC
LT SCHMIDT, Ludwig G. BOM CPT
T/SGT FOGLE, D.R. TTE CPT
S/Sgt CAUFIELD, Fred E. ROG CPT
S/SGT MEYERS, H.E. BTG CPT
SGT TAGGART, Jack WG CPT
SGT WARNER, George H. WG CPT
SGT BEYER, Herbert W. TG NOC