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Subj:Re: 100thBG Feedback Form 

Date:2/4/2002 12:56:42 PM Pacific Standard Time

From:MURQUAG

To:MPFaley





My Father was John J. Murphy, 32435330, Tech. Sergeant, 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group(H), this I have from a Restricted Extract By Command of Lt. General Doolittle signed John A. Samford, Brigadier General U.S.A. Chief of Staff, awarding my Dad  the Distinguished Flying Cross dated 26, March 1944., issued by Edward E. Toro, Colonel; AGD Adjutant General. My Dad verbally told me he was in the 100th but I don't have much to go on , if you could direct me to sources I would most appreciate, since I am most proud of Dad, who died May, 1976. A quiet man, I had to extract most things from him except for when we vacationed in Atlantic City N.j. where he did drill, he opened up at times. Thanks again for your help. Hugh J. Murphy. 





CREW

2ND LT GEORGE W. FORD             P POW 26 NOV 43 BREMEN (with Lt Earl Williams Crew, see note below)

2ND LT AMERICUS V. COMBS         CP XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

2ND LT GLENN M. LASHBROOK    NAV XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

2ND LT NATHAN COOPER         BOM XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

T/SGT JOHN J. MURPHY             ROG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

   SGT KENNTH C. STROUGH      BTG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (moved to WG)

   SGT JACK KOSSIN                 WG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

   SGT JOHN P. WILLIAMS            TG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

S/SGT   RICHARD M. PRICE              BTG    XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (original Victor Reed Crew)

T/SGT  GLENN N. ALBRIGHT            TTE    XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (original Victor Reed Crew)



349th Sqdn.



Crew, as above, arrived 349th sqdn. 12 Sep 1943 according to Glenn Lashbrook. He also states that a day or two after arriving, Lt George Ford was demoted to a copilot and replaced as first pilot on the Crew by Lt Charles A. Brooks from the Crew of Lt Victor Reed. Lt Ford was shot down with the Crew of Lt Earl Williams (see note below)



1ST LT  VICTOR REED                           P:     TRANSFERRED FROM 100TH

F/O CHARLES A. BROOKS                    CP:  CPT, 16/12/43  BREMEN

2ND LT  HOWARD D. BASSETT          NAV:  CPT,  14 JAN 44 FORET D' HESDIN

2ND LT  JOSEPH P. ARMANINI          BOM:  CPT,   DATE & MISSION UNKNOWN

T/SGT   GLENN N. ALBRIGHT            TTE:  X-FER TO 482ND GROUP (PFF) ON 26 NOV 43 (with Lt Flesh & Ford Crew)

S/SGT   RICHARD O. DETWEILER        WG:  CPT, 13 FEB 44 LIVOSSART

T/SGT   JAMES S. DOUGHERTY         ROG:  CPT,  DATE & MISSION UNKNOWN

S/SGT   RICHARD M. PRICE                BTG:  X-FER TO 482ND GROUP (PFF) ON 26 NOV 43 (with Lt Flesh & Ford Crew)

S/SGT   THOMAS D. BAER                 WG:  KIA,  6 MAR 44 BERLIN WITH LT ALBERT AMIERO CREW

S/SGT   CLIFFORD T. MINER                TG:  NOC



349th Sqdn.  This is an "Original" crew that flew over with the group. 

Charlie Brooks became 1st pilot on the Lt George W. Ford Crew and 

completed the tour.



MISSIONS OF 1ST LT. CHARLES A. BROOKS WITH CREW #37 (Copilot Lt Combs)





 DATE  MISSION  A/C # & NAME





12. 23/09/43 VANNES  25861 LADEN MAIDEN

13. 26/09/43 PARIS   25861 LADEN MAIDEN

14. 27/09/43 EMDEN  25861 LADEN MAIDEN

15. 02/10/43 EMDEN  230088 SQUAWKIN HAWK

16. 04/10/43 SAARLUIS, HANAU 230088 SQUAWKIN HAWK

17. 20/10/43 DUREN

18. 03/11/43 WILHELMSHAVEN 

19. 05/11/43 GELSENKIRCHEN

20. 07/11/43 DUREN

21. 13/11/43 BREMEN

22. 16/11/43 RJUKAN, NORWAY 



Note



CREW



2ND LT GEORGE W. FORD        P POW 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

2ND LT JEAN B. PITNER         CP EVA 26 NOV 43 BREMEN (see lettter below)

2ND LT ARNO E. PILISCHKE    NAV EVA 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

2ND LT ARTHUR G. BODEI   BOM POW 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

T/SGT MAX S. NEWMAN      ROG KIA 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

T/SGT ANDREW F. HATHAWAY TTE EVA 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

S/SGT GEORGE E. JONES     BTG KIA 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

S/SGT LEO J. BIANCHI          WG POW 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

S/SGT CARL G. GLASMEIER   WG POW 26 NOV 43 BREMEN

S/SGT DENTON L., KING       TG POW 26 NOV 43 BREMEN



349th Sqdn. Crew, as above, apparently joined the 100th Group in Nov 1943 as this is believed to be their first mission. Crews Original pilot was Lt Earl Williams.   MACR # 1394, Microfiche # 464, A/C # 42-31215



EYEWITNESS: A/C # 215 was hit in # 2 engine when two FW 190s attacked the low squadron at 1045 hrs. Fell out of formation and dived for cloud cover.  E/A followed but P-47s came to the rescue.  A/C was seen from time to time flying below the formation.  At 1048 hrs one chute was seen and at 1103 hrs nine more chutes were seen. At 1105 hrs it hit the ground and exploded, near 49 32N and 02 00E.  During the last few minutes of flight fire spread over the entire left wing.



That Pitner % Plischke were successful evadees is evidenced by signing a report to the Adjutent General's office dated 5 Feb 44.  This same report indicates Andrew Hathaway also returned to duty also evading. The record for Denton King is not clear; he may have been an evadee rather than a POW.



This is remains some difficulty in determining G.W Ford's role with this crew.  (Letter to Jim Brown from Jean Pitner regarding this matter follows..



                                           

Dear Jim: ( 26 November 1990)



Forty seven years ago today, I was shot down.  Twenty seven days before that I signed in at the 100th. First, let me answer your specific question regarding Earl Williams and George Ford.  Earl was first pilot on my crew. I met him, as well as my navigator and bombardiar, at Walla Walla, Washington.  Earl was an "old timer".  He had been an enlisted radio operator in Hawaii before the peacetime draft and during the attack of December 7, 1941.  When I met him he was a 1st Lt., married and no children.  The rest of us had just graduated from flying schools; in my case "travel time" from Blackland AAB, Waco, Texas, to Moses Lake, Washington, then on to Walla Walla.



Earl and I flew a couple of local flights after we arrived at the 100th.  He, as well as all of the crew (except me), flew combat missions shortly after we arrived at the 100th. each of them flew with different crews at different times as substitutes on various crews



Our crew was scheduled to fly together for the first time on 26 November 1943.  I was not included.  An experienced multi missioned pilot would "check out the crew and sign off Earl as combat ready.  I do not know what happened during the night to change the plans, but I was awakened early in the morning and told that I would fly and Earl would not.  Earl was as surprised as I.



I met George Ford at briefing.  He was a captain, said very little, mentioned that he had flown fourteen (I think) missions. He also told me that this was a good starting mission for me (my first) and that it would be a "piece of cake" and a "milk run". The last time I saw George was as we were bailing out. I never believed, nor was I told, that George was a "new crew member" who would continue to fly with us.  I thought he was sort of a "check ride" for a new crew.  So much for George now back to Earl. The last time I saw Earl was when he came to London to make a personal identification of me for Army Intelligence. I recall that Earl had changed.  I thought he was "flak happy", and for a little while I thought he either did not know me, or would not make the identification.  He did, but the intelligence officers weren't satisfied.  Intelligence demanded two other officers from the 100th to come and make the identification. To shorten this phase, Intelligence had to accept Earl's ID because there were no officers in the 100th who knew me!



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Lt Flesh was xfer to the 482nd Bomb Group at Alconbury on November 26, 1943 with the Crew members  of Lt Ford/Lt Brooks/Lt Reed see below: 



CREW

2ND LT GEORGE W. FORD            P POW 26 NOV 43 BREMEN (with Lt Earl Williams Crew)

2ND LT AMERICUS V. COMBS        CP XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

2ND LT GLENN M. LASHBROOK   NAV XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

2ND LT NATHAN COOPER        BOM XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

T/SGT JOHN J. MURPHY          ROG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

   SGT KENNTH C. STROUGH     BTG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (moved to WG)

   SGT JACK KOSSIN               WG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

   SGT JOHN P. WILLIAMS          TG XFER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43

S/SGT   RICHARD M. PRICE             BTG  X-FER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (original cadre on Victor Reed Crew)

T/SGT  GLENN N. ALBRIGHT           TTE X-FER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (original cadre on Victor Reed Crew) 



349th Sqdn.



Crew, as above, arrived 349th sqdn. 12 Sep 1943 according to Glenn Lashbrook. He also states that a day or two after arriving, Lt George Ford was replaced as first pilot on the Crew by Lt Charles A. Brooks from the Crew of Lt Victor Reed. Lt Ford was shot down with the Crew of Lt Earl Williams (see note below)



1ST LT  VICTOR REED                           P:             TRANSFERRED FROM 100TH

F/O CHARLES A. BROOKS                    CP:  CPT,  16/12/43  BREMEN (took over Lt Ford Crew)

2ND LT  HOWARD D. BASSETT          NAV:  CPT,  14 JAN 44 FORET D' HESDIN

2ND LT  JOSEPH P. ARMANINI           BOM:  CPT,  DATE & MISSION UNKNOWN

T/SGT   GLENN N. ALBRIGHT             TTE:  X-FER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (original cadre on Victor Reed Crew)

S/SGT   RICHARD O. DETWEILER        WG:  CPT, 13 FEB 44 LIVOSSART

T/SGT   JAMES S. DOUGHERTY         ROG:  CPT,  DATE & MISSION UNKNOWN

S/SGT   RICHARD M. PRICE                BTG:  X-FER 482ND (PFF) 26 NOV 43 (original cadre on Victor Reed Crew)

S/SGT   THOMAS D. BAER                 WG:  KIA,  6 MAR 44 BERLIN WITH LT ALBERT AMIERO CREW

S/SGT   CLIFFORD T. MINER               TG:  NOC



349th Sqdn.  This is an "Original" crew that flew over with the group. 

Charlie Brooks became 1st pilot on the Lt George W. Ford Crew and 

completed the tour.



MISSIONS OF 1ST LT. CHARLES A. BROOKS WITH CREW #37 (Copilot Lt Combs)





 DATE  MISSION  A/C # & NAME



12. 23/09/43 VANNES  25861 LADEN MAIDEN

13. 26/09/43 PARIS   25861 LADEN MAIDEN

14. 27/09/43 EMDEN  25861 LADEN MAIDEN

15. 02/10/43 EMDEN  230088 SQUAWKIN HAWK

16. 04/10/43 SAARLUIS, HANAU 230088 SQUAWKIN HAWK

17. 20/10/43 DUREN

18. 03/11/43 WILHELMSHAVEN 

19. 05/11/43 GELSENKIRCHEN

20. 07/11/43 DUREN

21. 13/11/43 BREMEN

22. 16/11/43 RJUKAN, NORWAY 



WARTIME DIARY OF GLENN  M. LASHBROOK (NAV. ON LT FORD CREW)



June 19, 1943

 Graduated Mather Field, Calif. -- Class of 43-9 and given 10 day delay and 3 days travel time before reporting to first duty station.



July 2, 1943

 Reported to 330th Bombardment Group, Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas - - Group did not need any navigators.



July 4, 1943 

 Re-assigned and reported to 333rd Bomb Gp, Dalhart Air Force Base, Dalhart, Texas.



July 5, 1943

 Assigned to 466th Bomb Gp Squadron, Savoie Provisional Group as Navigator on Lt George Ford's crew, flying B-17s. Crew was then near end of second phase of it's training.



August 17, 1943

 Left Dalhart for Scott Field, Illinois after having 8 day leave, which was spent in Santa Ana, Calif. with Barbara. (Wife of Glenn Lashbrook)



August 22, 1943

 Left Scott Field for Dow Field, Bangor, Maine after completion of staging. Day before leaving, Mom, Dad, Irene, Richard, Isabel and Allan came down and we drove to St. Louis..Flying time to Dow Field: 6½ hours.



August 25, 1943

 Left Dow Field for Goose Bay, Laborador. Uneventful flight of 4½ hours. Pilot did let-down on Goose Bay radio because of heavy undercast and the country looked very green and beautiful when we broke through. Goose Bay is a combination American - Canadian field, many different uniforms were in evidence. The BOQ was very good.



August 26, 1943

 Left Goose Bay for Bluie West One on Greenland. Shot one sun line, the only celestial work on the whole trip, the rest DR from a flight plan with use of radio beams for course corrections. Arrived at Bluie West One, a small field at the end  of a fjord, and all the enlisted men crowded into the nose for a good look. We received orders to proceed to Meeks Field, Iceland. Arrived Meeks Field after 10 hours in the air and it was dark so the lights were a welcome sight.



August 27, 1943

 Flew from Meeks Field to Prestwick, Scotland by way of Stonoway, an uneventful 4 hour flight. Used Air Transport Command's book on the trip across and it provided great circle courses, distances, and variation so that it was only necessary to apply metro data to figure a flight plan.



August 28, 1943

 Reported to Combat Crew Replacement Center No. #11 Bovingdon, near London after an all night trip from Scotland on the train.



September 12, 1943

 Reported to the 100th Bombardment Group at Thorpe Abbotts near Diss. Norfolk. Assigned to the 349th Bombardment Squadron. Commanding Officer, Major Veal. Crew given a new first pilot, F/O Charles Brooks.



September 23, 1943

 Flew as spare on raid to Vannes, France. Couldn't find group and returned to base from Portland Bill. Given credit for a combat mission through a clerical error.



September 24, 1943

 On blind -- bombing practice mission over the North Sea. Were led too close to the Frisian Islands and ME-109s and FW-190s attacked the formation catching it completely off guard. 100th lost one ship (Gossage) and half the crew drowned when jumping into water. British E-Boat happened to be passing to raid the Dutch Coast and took five survivors with them.



September 26, 1943

 Mission to Paris. Unable to bomb due to heavy undercast and jettisoned bombs in English Channel. Saw first flak from Amiens and Abbeville.



September 27, 1943

 Mission to Emden. Flew on left wing of Col. Harding who was in a Pathfinder ship -- we were second ship over target. P-47 support very effective and saw no enemy fighters, although some ships in succeeding combat wings were lost. Bombing results were not too good, but mission was a great success for first long range support of fighters.



October 2, 1943

 Emden again. Not in such good position and encountered fighter opposition. Didn't get to bombing altitude until reaching I.P.



October 4, 1943

 Started to Frankfurt but never found it and bombed Saarlautern by mistake. Lead Navigator brought us back by way of Paris but weren't fired at. Reached England in a very lost condition.



October 9, 1943

 Mission to Marienberg in East Prussia. Flew with Magee Fuller as first pilot and were in the air 11 hours, but never over 13,000 feet. Focke-Wolf assembly plant almost completely destroyed - considered a most outstanding job of precision bombing. When the 100th reached the target huge columns of smoke were rising, but groups incendiaries missed target anyhow.



October 20, 1943

 Mission to Duren, Germany. Flew as high as 30,000 feet to rise above 10/10 cloud cumulo-Nimbus clouds above the Continent. Was very miserable from bends. Flak holes in ship.



November 3, 1943

 Pathfinder mission to Wilhelmshaven. Good results.



November 5, 1943

 Pathfinder mission to Gelsenkirchen in Ruhr Valley. Missed target completely. Encountered heavy flak and got small holes in wings.  



November 7, 1943

 Pathfinder mission to Duren



November 13, 1943

 Pathfinder mission to Bremen. Equipment in lead ship went out and finally crossed unto Denmark near Island of Sylt. Turned back and encountered considerable fighter opposition. Jettisoned bombs in North Sea. Came back single ship with new crew on our right wing. Terrific headwinds so did considerable sweating before English Coast was sighted. Did a lousy job of navigating and was glad to get a QDM from the base.



November 16, 1943

 Raid on power station at Rjukan, Norway, a ten hour mission. Led second element in lead squadron. Capt Barr led group (The 100th was led by Owen "Cowboy" Roane on this mission)    Capt Payne "Bubbles" and Capt Peel were lead Navigator and Bombardier and both did excellent jobs and the mission was a success. Forced to climb to 18,000 feet just off English Coast to go above a front upon returning.



November 26, 1943

 Day after Thanksgiving. Moved from the 100th to the 482nd Bomb Gp at Alconbury, Huntingdonshire. Assigned to the 812th Squadron to learn "Mickey" system (H2X)  of Pathfinder navigation. Lt Flesh became first pilot of the old 100th crew.

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This Crew was assinged to the 482nd Bomb Group on Nov 26, 1943. This Crew was at 482nd Bomb Group for Two months training, flew no misisons and were transferred to the 303rd Bomb Group, 427th Bomb Squadron on Jan 25, 1944.  Lt Combs (Bom) stayed at Alconbury when the crew was transferred  Lt Lashbrook (Nav) also stayed at Alconbury to become a Radar operator and the Bombardier.   Lt Flesh bailed out a crew over Gelsenkirken Nov 5, 1943 and then brought the plane back to base empty.  That was the last straw for Flesh with the 100th BG.  First the Regensburg Mission (crew shot down, and he was hung over) and then this mission where he bales out Omar "The Tent Maker" Gonzalas and all the enlisted men of Sumner Reeders Crew from a damaged aircraft only to regain control of it and bring it back to Thorpe Abbotts (with Lt Gossarge as CP).  Flesh was making up for past errors while in the 303rd. Where he completes his mission and signs up for a second tour.  



WILLIAM R. FLESH CREW - 427th BS 

(Assigned 427BS: 25 January 1944)



1Lt William R. Flesh (P), 

2Lt Americus V. Combs III (CP),

1Lt Robert V. Doyle (NAV), 

1Lt John J. Reeder (BOM) 

T/Sgt Glenn N. Albright (TTE), 

T/Sgt John J. Murphy (ROG),

S/Sgt Richard M. Price (BTG), 

S/Sgt Kenneth C. Strough (LWG),

S/Sgt Jack Kossin (RWG), 

S/Sgt John P. Williams, Jr. (TG) 





Thirty-Four Dispatched (32 credited) missions flown by 1Lt William R. Flesh: As Combat Crew Pilot: with 303rd Bomb Group

#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

114,       Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

122,       Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany 

123,       Mar 19, 1944 Wizernes, France 

126,       Mar 23, 1944 Hamm/Ahlen, Germany 

127,       Mar 24, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

129,       Mar 27, 1944 Chartres, France 

130,       Mar 28, 1944 Dijon/Longvic, France 

132,       Apr 09, 1944 Marienburg, Germany 

133,       Apr 10, 1944 Brussels/Evere, Belgium 

134(A),   Apr 11, 1944 Sorau, Germany 

135        Apr 13, 1944 Schweinfurt, Germany , 

257,       Oct 15, 1944 Cologne (Köln), Germany 

261,       Oct 22, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

262,       Oct 25, 1944 Hamm, Germany 

263,       Oct 26, 1944 Munster, Germany 

264        Oct 30, 1944 Hamm, Germany 



As Lead Crew CoPilot and Pilot:

206       Jul 18, 1944 Peenemunde, Germany  

210,      Jul 23, 1944 Creil, France 

211(AS),Jul 24, 1944 St. Lo, France  

218,      Aug 04, 1944 Peenemunde, Germany 

222,      Aug 07, 1944 Chartres/St. Ouen, France 

223,      Aug 08, 1944 Caen, France 

225,      Aug 11, 1944 Brest, France 

227,      Aug 13, 1944 Eureux-Bernay, France 

233,      Aug 27, 1944 Esbjerg, Denmark 

240       Sep 11, 1944 Lutzkendorf, Germany 

Note: Additional missions, of which we have no record, were flown as a 305th BG(H) Lead Crew Pilot

(A) Mission aborted - no credit --- (AS) Credited abortive sortie - no bombs dropped

For mission dates and targets see the missions list. 



Crew Notes - Missions flown as a combat crew:

Pilot, CoPilot and Enlisted Crewmen flew combat missions, on detached service, with the 305th BG(H), who was providing Lead Crews to 1st Division Bomb Groups - We have no record of these missions. 1Lt William R. Flesh (P) - All missions as a combat crew pilot. Completed combat tour on 13 April 1944. Volunteered for a second combat tour as a Lead Crew Pilot. 



2Lt Americus V. Combs, III (CP) - Missions flown: As Flesh Crew CoPilot - 



#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

122,       Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany 

123,       Mar 19, 1944 Wizernes, France 

As 1st Pilot - 

135,       Apr 13, 1944 Schweinfurt, Germany 

136,       Apr 18, 1944 Oranienburg, Germany 

138.       Apr 20, 1944 Sottevast, France        Completed 30 mission combat tour 

 

1Lt Robert V. Doyle (N) - Missions Flown: William R. Flesh crew - Seven missions  (assigned when crew was transferred to 303rd BG)

#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany  

With George W. Shope, Jr Crew - Six missions 53, 54, 55, 56, 57(A), 59); Howard C. Ness Crew - 5 missions (72, 73, 74, 77, 78); Seven Other Pilots - Nine missions (51, 60, 63, 64, 65, 69, 114, 117, 118). First mission (51) 17 July 43. Completed 25 mission combat tour - mission 118 - 6 March 1944.

 

1Lt John J. Reeder (B) - Missions Flown: William R. Flesh Crew - Five missions (assigned when crew was transferred to 303rd BG)

#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

George W. Shope, Jr. Crew - six missions (53, 54, 55, 56, 57(A), 59); Howard C. Ness Crew - five missions (72, 73, 74, 77, 78); Four other Pilots - five missions (51, 63, 64, 114, 117). First mission (51) 17 July 1943. Completed 25 mission combat tour - mission 117 - 4 March 1944. 



T/Sgt Glenn N. Albright (E) - Missions flown: William R. Flesh crew - Ten missions 



#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

114,       Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany  

122        Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany      Completed 25 mission combat tour on 18 March 1944. 



T/Sgt John J. Murphy (R) - Missions flown: William R. Flesh crew - Fourteen missions 



#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

114,       Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany  

122        Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany  

123,       Mar 19, 1944 Wizernes, France 

126,       Mar 23, 1944 Hamm/Ahlen, Germany 

127,       Mar 24, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

129        Mar 27, 1944 Chartres, France         Completed 25 mission combat tour 



S/Sgt Richard M. Price (BTG) - Mission flown: William R. Flesh crew - Nine missions 



#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

114,       Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany      Completed 25 mission combat tour  



S/Sgt Kenneth C. Strough (LWG) - Missions flown: William R. Flesh crew - Eleven missions 



#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

114,       Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany  

122        Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany  

123,       Mar 19, 1944 Wizernes, France 

126,       Mar 23, 1944 Hamm/Ahlen, Germany 

 Other Pilots 

125, 

126 Completed combat tour on 23 March 1944. 



S/Sgt Jack Kossin (RWG) - Missions flown: William R. Flesh crew - Fourteen missions 



#               DATE         TARGET

114,       Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France  

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

122,       Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany 

123,       Mar 19, 1944 Wizernes, France 

126,       Mar 23, 1944 Hamm/Ahlen, Germany 

127,       Mar 24, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

129,       Mar 27, 1944 Chartres, France 

130,       Mar 28, 1944 Dijon/Longvic, France 

132,       Apr 09, 1944 Marienburg, Germany 

133,       Apr 10, 1944 Brussels/Evere, Belgium 

134(A),   Apr 11, 1944 Sorau, Germany 

135        Apr 13, 1944 Schweinfurt, Germany , 

Other Pilot - one mission 

137        Apr 19, 1944 Kassel, Germany Completed combat tour

 

S/Sgt John P. Williams (TG) - Missions flown: William R. Flesh crew - 12 missions 



#                DATE          TARGET

102        Jan 30, 1944 Brunswick, Germany 

103,       Feb 03, 1944 Wilhelmshaven, Germany 

104(A),   Feb 04, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

107(AS), Feb 08, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

114,       Feb 28, 1944 Bois Coquerol, France 

115,       Mar 02, 1944 Frankfurt, Germany 

116,       Mar 03, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

118,       Mar 06, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany 

119,       Mar 08, 1944 Berlin (Erkner), Germany  

122        Mar 18, 1944 Lechfeld, Germany  

123,       Mar 19, 1944 Wizernes, France 

126,       Mar 23, 1944 Hamm/Ahlen, Germany   Completed combat tour 

Other pilots - two missions 123, 126