Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Herman F.Streich         P  CPT 17/2/45     FRANKFURT & GIESSEN

2nd Lt Richard W.King        CP  KIA  31/12/44   HAMBURG (With crew flown by F.E.Henderson)

2nd Lt Leon Schwartz      NAV  CPT 19/2/45     OSNABRUCK  sn# 0-723444

2nd Lt Frank Dunst,Jr.      BOM CPT  24/3/45    STEENWIJK/HAVELTE  & ZIEGENHAIN (made lead bomb after 6 missions)

   Cpl Thomas E. Pepper    ROG CPT  17/2/45    FRANKFURT & GIESSEN

   Cpl Edward R.Benice       BTG  NOC (never flew a mission with this crew) 

   Cpl George H.Holland      TTE  CPT 17/2/45    FRANKFURT & GIESSEN

   Cpl Thomas L.Whitacre     WG  CPT  17/2/45    FRANKFURT & GIESSEN

   Cpl Herman H.Buhse WG/TOG  CPT  17/2/45    FRANKFURT & GIESSEN (Toggleer after 6 missions)

   Cpl Elwood O.Mattiza        TG   CPT  17/2/45    FRANKFURT & GIESSEN



351st Sqdn.  Crew joined 100th Group on 09 Sept1944 according to the Sqdn Diary for Sept. (p.2).



Frank Streich was a TV film producer in England for many years after WWII.



This crew flew thirty five missions, many in "Fever Beaver." This venerable old 100th aircraft flew  135 missions. Her crew chief was J.D.Pearson,  sn# 39175489 who appeared on the 1985 Taps list, became almost a surrogate father to young Sam Hurry.  Hurry latter became President of the 100th Bomb Groups English Association.  Others who served on this Crew included; Copilots Lt Paul Batterman and Lt Tom Slaven (from Lt Rosenbaum Crew would become a fill in CP, he flew on Lt Streich Crew until they completed their tour in Feb 45 and then became CP on Lt Broyles Crew), Sgt Harvey J. Lehman (from Lt Clifton Williams Crew) was transferred to this Crew as BTG and completed tour on 17/2/45 mission to Frankfurt & Giessen.  According to Lt Schwartz, Lt King had been grounded and wonders why he filled in  on Lt Henderson's crew on 31 DEC 44 mission to Hamburg? Lt Schwartz also states that they flew FEVER BEAVER on her 100th MISSION (she flew 135 missions in all)



Missions of 2nd Lt Leon Schwartz (mpf 2002)



1.     25/09/44     LUDWIGSHAVEN-flew with different crew

2.     02/10/44     KASSEL

3.     06/10/44     BERLIN

4.     07/10/44     BOHLEN

5.     09/10/44     WEISBADEN

6.     12/10/44     BREMEN

7.     15/10/44     COLOGNE-Lt Dunst becomes lead bombardier and is replaced by Sgt Buhse-Toggleer

8.     05/11/44     LUDWIGSHAVEN

9.     09/11/44     SAARBRUCKEN

10.   21/11/44     OSNABRUCK

11.   26/11/44     HAMM

12.   29/11/44     HAMM

13.   30/11/44     MERSEBURG

14.   04/12/44     FRIEDBERG

15.   05/12/44     BERLIN

16.   12/12/44     DARMSTADT

17.   24/12/44     KAISERLAUTERN

18.   25/12/44     KAISERLAUTERN

19.   27/12/44     FULDA

20.   28/12/44     KOBLENZ

21.   30/12/44     KASSEL

22.   31/12/44     HAMBURG

23.   13/01/45     MAINZ

24.   14/01/45     DERBEN

25.   17/01/45     HAMBURG

26.   20/01/45     HEIBRON

27.   21/01/45     MANNHEIM

28.   28/01/45     DUISBURG

29.   29/01/45     KASSEL

30.   03/02/45     BERLIN

31.   06/02/45     CHEMNITZ

32.   09/02/45     WEIMAR

33.   15/02/45     COTTBUS

34.   17/02/45     FRANKFURT & GIESSEN

35.   19/02/45     OSNABRUCK-flew with different crew    





Lt Paul Batterman flew as Copilot with Lt Streich Crew



CREW

2nd Lt Paul B.Batterman         P   CPT    6/4/45 LEIPZIG

F/0 Raymond Stiller            CP   CPT

2nd Lt Norman Graham     NAV  CPT  TAPS: 1989

2nd Lt Arthur R.Zemske   BOM  CPT  6/4/45 LEIPZIG

   Cpl Thomas H.Fagan     ROG  CPT  TAPS: 1/24/89

   Cpl Robert B.May          TTE   CPT  TAPS: 11/14/80

   Cpl Reid G.Jonson          WG   CPT  TAPS:  1/8/80

   Cpl Leon E.Hebert,Jr.    BTG   CPT  (originally LWG)

   Cpl Elmer E.Hooper        TG   CPT

   Cpl Robert C.Mackey     WG   NOC     (originally BTG)



351st Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined 100th Group on 5/10/44.



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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 09:07:40 EDT

From: "LEON SCHWARTZ" 

To: xr_crew@yahoo.com

Subject: Streich crew

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Dear Jack,

  Thanks for the info on Elwood Mattiza.  I'll get in touch with him.  I have been in contact with two other crew members: Frank Dunst (bombardier) who is in the directory and our pilot H. Frank Streich, who is not an association member.  His address is 3405 Greenway, #201, Baltimore, MD 21218-2640, and phone is 410-467-7416.  His email is under his wife's name: corrines@juno.com.

  Thanks for giving Mattiza my correct phone number, etc.  I've been wondering whether any other members of the crew were still around.

                      Sincerely, Leon Schwartz