Personnel

CREW



CAPT. DONALD M. MITCHELL                P CPT 29 JAN 44 FRANKFURT       sn# O-672383

2ND LT YANDELL S. WARREN              CP CPT 25 FEB 44 REGENSBURG    sn# O-802500

2ND LT CARL M. DAVIDSON               NAV CPT 29 JAN 44 FRANKFURT     sn# O-523333

2ND LT EARL G. HAFEN                     BOM CPT 29 JAN 44 FRANKFURT     sn# O-676264

T/SGT JOHN J. BOGGS                      TTE GROUNDED                            sn#34035914

T/SGT WILLIAM W. ISER                   ROG GROUNDED                           sn# 33278896

S/SGT JAMES M. WILSON. JR              BTG GROUNDED                          sn# 34037795

S/SGT THEODORE SZELEWSKI            WG GROUNDED                           sn# 12130677

S/SGT HAROLD F. HODGDON               WG CPT 29 JAN 44  FRANKFURT   sn# 31163212

S/SGT DONALD A. McALLISTER            TG CPT 29 JAN 44 FRANKFURT     sn#  6557179



350th Sqdn. Crew,as above,joined 100th Group on 25/8/43. 

In a letter of 28/11/83,Don Mitchell states:  "Of our original crew four of the original crew members four were replaced  after the first few missions by:



T/Sgt Charles N. Mabey -TTE          sn# 31184405

T/Sgt John K.Beard -ROG,              sn# 13063333 

S/Sgt Woodrow W.McCurry- BTG    sn# 38177127     

S/Sgt Fay A.Hulsey-WG                 sn# 38161566 



These four finished their combat tours,but , am not sure of the dates on 

any of them." Actually,John Beard was on the "Original" crew of C.L.Duncan. He 

had not flown when the Duncan crew went down on 10/7/43.



This crew flew its first mission on 3/9/43 (Paris) which was led by Col Veal and Capt. Barr.  in the A/C "Hard Luck". NO# 42-3413

After Munster on 10/10/43,they were assigned a new B 17G (074) "CAHEPIT" in 

which they finished their tour.



Mitchell is searching for a photo of A/C 818 taken by Carl Davidson over Paris 

on 15/9/43. Photo shows 12 bombs just below the bomb bay. A/C 42 30818 was flown 

by W.H.McDonald.



One of the 8 Crews from the 100th BG to take part in BLACK THURSDAY October 14, 1943, Schweinfurt Mission. Flew with 390th BG, led by Owen Roane. 





The following form contents were entered on 31st Jul 1Date = 31 Jul 1 02:02:07

subject = 100thBG Error Reportmessages = 165email = kande@sosinet.netuname = 

Keith A. Spraguecomments = 

Yandell S. "Pete" Warren, 350thWas a Copilot with Don Mitchell.  Pete finished his mission as my copilot on thr 25th Feb. 1944 Mission to Regensberg.



INCOMPLETE MISSIONS OF LT DONALD M. MITCHELL



1   03/09/43     PARIS          A/C#  23413  HARD LUCK

2.  15/09/43     PARIS          A/C#  23413  HARD LUCK

3.  16/09/43     LaPALLICE    A/C#  23413  HARD LUCK

4.  26/09/43     PARIS          A/C#  23413  HARD LUCK

5.  27/09/43     EMDEN        A/C#  230840 LN-0 

6.  02/10/43     EMDEN        A/C#  23413  HARD LUCK

7.  04/10/43     HANAU        A/C#  23413  HARD LUCK

8.  14/10/43     SCHWEINFURT  

25 29/01/44     FRANKFURT