Lt
Gerald A. PLANK
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 350th Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Pilot
Beginning Date of 100th Service: Unknown
Time of Service at Thorpe Abbotts: Unknown - Unknown
Additional 100th Service Notes
Status: FEH
Comments: NEW HOLLAND, PA
Media Articles
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| Media Item | Type | Page | Volume/Issue | Broadcast Source | Time | Description | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Wallish, Plank, Smith, Geibe, Kelly air medals | Harrisburg Telegraph June 5 1945 | 12:00 am |
Comments and Notes
Memo 1:
CREW
2ND LT GERALD A. PLANK P FEH
2ND LT EDWIN C. CLOUGH CP FEH
2ND LT ROBERT E. GAST NAV FEH
2ND LT HERMANN L. CALVERT, JR. BOM FEH
CPL FRED N. KUPPERSMITH ROG FEH
CPL KENNETH NEWMAN TTE FEH
CPL HANS F. BOSCH BTG FEH
CPL JOHN M, BUNN WG FEH
CPL CHARLES H. LEAVENS TG FEH
350TH SQDN…CREW, AS ABOVE JOINED THE 100TH ON 18 FEB 1945
My Father Charles H. Leavens was on Gerald A. Plank's crew. I have had
his mission diary on line for a few years now and I thought you may want
to use it.
I know they were not supposed to write down all he did in case of
capture but the reading of this kid's thrust into reality makes the war
more human for us who have a hard time imagining.
Http://www.leavens.org/family/missiondiary/open.html
downloaded in Photos 4 under Lt Plank Crew
just click on the book
--
Thanks,
Chuck
Chuck Leavens
chuck@wduq.org
Director of Engineering and IT Management
WDUQ-FM Duquesne University Pittsburgh PA
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Donald J. Wallish
Newspaper clipping of Lt Donald Wallish, Lt Gerald Plank, Lt Robert W. Smith, Sgt Lloyd Geibe, Sgt James R. Kelly being awarded the Air Medal. (Courtesy of Matt Mabe)
Crew List
1st Crew List
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| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt | PLANK, Gerald A. | P | FEH |
| LT | CLOUGH, Edwin C. | CP | FEH |
| LT | GAST, Robert E. | NAV | FEH |
| LT | CALVERT, Hermann L. | BOM | FEH |
| T/SGT | NEWMAN, Kenneth | TTE | FEH |
| T/SGT | KUPPERSMITH, Fred N. | ROG | FEH |
| S/SGT | BOSCH, Hans F. | BTG | FEH |
| SGT | BUNN, John M. | WG | FEH |
| S/SGT | LEAVENS, Charles H. | TG | FEH |
2nd Crew List
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| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt | PLANK, Gerald A. | P | FEH |
| S/SGT | LEONARD, William G. | TOG/NG | FEH |
