Personnel

FLEW OVER WITH ORIGINAL CADRE IN JUNE 1943



CREW #A-4

MAJ    JOHN B. KIDD                        PILOT: CPT

CAPT   OLLEN TURNER                      PILOT: CPT

1ST LT ROBERT K. PEEL                    BOMBARDIER: POW 15 MAR 44 BRUNSWICK

M/SGT  ROBERT E. SPANGLER              LINE CHIEF

M/SGT  ROBERT A. BOYLE                  RADIO

M/SGT  EMMET D. SWANK                  ARMAMENT

SGT    JACK Y. HAMLIN                     S-4 CLERK

1ST LT EDWARD B. COSGRIFF                 STATISTICAL OFFICER

M/SGT  CLAYTON KIRKPATRICK              GROUP S-2

       ATC NAVIGATOR



WAS PART OF LT OWEN "COWBOY" ROANE'S LEAD CREW: 



CAPT PEEL WITH LT ROANE LEAD CREW



        03 NOV 43       WILHEMSHAVEN

        05 NOV 43       GILSENKIRCHEN

        07 NOV 43       DUREN

        11 NOV 43       MUNSTER-RECALL (LEAD CREW WITH COL CHICK HARDING AS COMMAND PILOT) COWBOY MAKES 1ST LIEUTENANT

        16 NOV 43       RJUKAN, NORWAY (HEAVY WATER) LEAD CREW WITH COL JOHN BENNETT AS COMMAND PILOT 

        26 NOV 43       PARIS



STARTING 3 NOV 43 2ND LT OWEN D. "COWBOY" ROANE IS A LEAD PILOT. HIS CREW CONSISTS OF:



2ND LT OWEN D. (COWBOY) ROANE     P

F/0  REGINALD A. "SMITTY" SMITH       CP/FORMATION OFFICER (TRANSFERRED FROM RAF) POW 20/2/44  POSEN & SETTIN

CAPT. JOSEPH H. "BUBBLES" PAYNE    NAV  (FROM CAPT. EVE BLAKELY CREW)

CAPT. ROBERT K. PEEL                      BOM  (CAME OVER WITH ORIGINAL CADRE, LEAD BOMBARDIER)

T/SGT CLARENCE R. TOMB               ROG  (ORIGINAL COWBOY CREW MEMBER)

T/SGT ROBERT A. STUART               TTE  (ORGINAL COWBOY CREW MEMBER)

T/SGT   RICHARD DETWEILER          LWG  (CAME FROM LT VICTOR REED CREW)

           ?                                         BTG

           ?                                        RWG

S/SGT RICHARD TANGRADI               TG  (FROM LT AMIERO CREW)



CREW ON 16/11/43 RJUKAN MISSION-  GROUP LEAD: 

 

COMMAND PILOT:                  MAJ. JOHN M. BENNETT 

LEAD PILOT:                          LT OWEN "COWBOY" ROANE 

CP/FORMATION OFFICER:      F/O REGINALD A. "SMITTY" SMITH  (FLEW IN TAIL)

LEAD NAVIGATOR:                 CAPTAIN JOSEPH "BUBBLES" PAYNE

LEAD BOMBARDIER:               CAPTAIN ROBERT PEEL

TOP TURRET ENGINEER:        T/SGT ROBERT A. STUART     

RADIO OPERATOR GUNNER:   T/SGT CLARENCE R. TOMB  

BALL TURRET GUNNER:             ?      

LEFT WAIST GUNNER:            T/SGT RICHARD DETWEILER             

RIGHT WAIST GUNNER:             ?                                         

TAIL GUNNER:                       S/SGT RICHARD TANGRADI ((BUMPED FROM CREW, CP FLEW AS FORMATION OFFICER ON THIS MISSION)



CREW:



    Lt Herbert G.Devore          P          KIA   15/3/44 BRUNSWICK, WAGGUM AC FACTORY (S.T.)       

    Lt Jerry Felsenstein         CP         CPT     6/3/44

    Lt Burton M.Joseph          NAV      POW  15/3/44 BRUNSWICK, WAGGUM AC FACTORY (S.T.) (Severely burned)

    Lt Louis R.Jaebker           BOM      CPT     6/3/44

 T/Sgt Harry S.Lenk             ROG      CPT

 T/Sgt Harrison L.Longhi       TTE      POW    15/3/44 BRUNSWICK, WAGGUM AC FACTORY (S.T.)

 S/Sgt Nicholas Delcimmuto  BTG      KIA      15/3/44 BRUNSWICK, WAGGUM AC FACTORY (S.T.)

 S/Sgt John J.Barry             RWG      KIA      15/3/44 BRUNSWICK, WAGGUM AC FACTORY (S.T.)   

 S/Sgt Darrell R.Dickenson   LWG      KIA      15/3/44 BRUNSWICK, WAGGUM AC FACTORY (S.T.)                     

 S/Sgt Knute Knudson           TG       CPT

                                 A/C #42 39934  "MY ACHING BACK"



350th Sqdn. Crew.. On 15/3/44, Lt.Martin TashJian was flying in the tail as an observer for the Command Pilot and was KIA. Capt.Robert Peel,who had flown overseas with the 100th Group as a bombardier without a crew, was flying as BOM and became a POW. Capt.Roland G. Knight,a pilot who had flown over with the Group unassigned to a crew, was this day flying as Command pilot. He was KIA.  This was the 25th mission for most of the crew.

POW/KIA notes: Original 100th, Crew #A4.