Personnel

CREW



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

F/O LOUIS C. CIRIEGIO             CP POW 31 DEC 44  HAMBURG  TAPS: 1972 (with the crew of Lt Morin)

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 LaRome SWIM      BTG CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) TAPS: 23 NOV 1979

CPL OTTO E. LEIGHTON          WG CPT 8 MAR 45   GIESSIN,  MY (S.T.) 

CPL GAIL H. DAUGHERTY         WG NOC taken off crew to reduce to nine men

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



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

In December 1944 Lt Louis Ciriegio and Lt McGuire had a personality conflict and Lt Ciriegio was 

replaced on the Crew by Lt John Alden Clark from Lt  Charles Blanding Crew.

Sgt Napoleon H. Owen served as toggelier on this crew.  

Navigator on this Crew was a 1st Lt nicknamed "Hiny"



Subj: 100thBG Feedback Form  

Date: 2/1/2004 10:39:25 AM Pacific Standard Time 

From: cketterling@lodi.gov    Chris Ketterling





List of Missions Flown by Lt McGuire Crew w/Lt Ciriegio 

1   Bremen         9/26/44

2   Mainz            9/27/44

3   Kassel          10/02/44

4   Cologne       10/17/44

5   Mannheim    10/19/44

6   Munster       10/22/44

7   Merseberg    11/02/44

8   Ludwigshaven 11/05/44

9   Neumunster 11/06/44

10  Coblenz       Recall

11  Merseberg   11/30/44

12  Coblenz       12/11/44

13  Darmstadt    12/12/44

14  Zellhausen    12/24/44

Their next mission was when John Clark joined the crew.  



MISSIONS OF LT JOHN ALDEN CLARK WITH LT MCGUIRE CREW:



13.  27/12/44    FULDA

14.  28/12.44    KOBLENZ

15.  02/01/45   BAD KREUZNACH

16.  03/01/45   FULDA

17.  05/01/45   FRANKFURT

18.  14/01/45   DERBEN-STENDAL

       FLAK LEAVE

19.  28/01/45   DUISBERG

20.  29/01/45   KASSEL

       31/01/45   BERLIN (ABORTED) LISTED AS BREMEN IN 100TH BG MISSION LIST…mpf

21.   09/02/45  WEIMAR (S.T.)

       13/02/45   HANOVER/DRESDEN (S.T.)

22.  14/02/45   PLAUEN (S.T.)

23.  17/02/45   FRANKFURT

24.  19/02/45   MUNSTER

25.  20/02/45   NURNBURG 

26.  22/02/45   HEUINGEN (100TH "B")

27.  23/02/45   TREUCHTINGEN

28.  28/02/45   KASSEL

29.  02/03/45   DRESDEN

30.  03/03/45   BRUNSWICK

31.  07/03/45   SIEGEN (S.T.)

32.  08/03/45   GIESSEN (S.T.)      





CREW



1st LtCharles B.Blanding       P    CPT   16/4/45  ROYAN

2nd Lt John A.Clark          CP   CPT    8/3/45  GIESSEN (became CP on Lt W.V. McGuire Crew)

2nd Lt David L.Bittman    NAV    FEH        

2nd Lt Alvin H.Belimow   BOM    CPT   16/4/45  ROYAN

   Cpl 'Robin J.Whybrow  TTE     CPT   16/4/45 ROYAN

   Cpl Peter Glanz          ROG    CPT   16/4/45 ROYAN

   Cpl Wade .Doares.       BTG   CPT   28/2/45 KASSEL

   Cpl Irvin J.Delaney         WG  FEH

   Cpl William E.Cox          WG   FEH

   Cpl Rex D. Thomas      TG     FEH



418th Sqdn.  Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 23/9/44.  See p.103 S.O.C

This became a lead crew in November 1944 and Lt John Clark elected not to become a formation officer and continue flying. He was with  Lt Morin's Crew for one mission (Dec 24, 1944) but was permenately transferred to Lt W.V. Mcguire Crew on Dec 26 1944 and completed his missions with that Crew. 





CREW

            A/C #43-38459   MACR #11358,  MICRO - FICHE #4179



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

2ND LT ANTHONY B.DiSILVO         CP NOC (taken off Crew, refused to fly a Berlin Mission…J.A.Clark book)

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

DeSilvo and became a POW. Lt John Clark flew one misison with this Crew December 24, 1944.