Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Paul A.Kramp          P CPT   4/3/45  ULM 

2nd Lt Van A.Haire,Jr.      CP CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG 

F/O John H.Rowland      NAV  became lead Nav and flew 29 missions

S/Sgt Robert Osuna        ROG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG

S/Sgt Oliver E.Wainio       TTE CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG 

S/Sgt Lindsay J.Neal       BTG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG 

T/Sgt Fred E.Blake         WG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG

S/Sgt William C.Martino      TG CPT 17/1/45  HAMBURG

Sgt Lewis E.Martin         WG NOC   taken off to reduce to 9 men         TAPS: 1986



351st Sqdn.  Crew,as above,joined 100th Group on 2/8/44. On Combat roster of 30/9/44 Lt.Donald R.Gillis replaces J.H.Rowland and Lewis 

Martin is not on the crew. A S/Sgt W.Lennox was on crew,probably as a toggalier.   



Crew known as "KRAMP'S TRAMPS"



From 12/10/44 thru 24/12/44 (11 misslons) the navigator on this crew was Lt. DANIEL SHAFFER sn# 0-765734. (See his letter dated 16/5/85.)  Lt Shaffer flew with 5 different pilots Lt Kramp, Lt Thomas C. Hughes, Lt Stevenson, Lt Knowles, and Lt Bazin.  



Letter from J.H.Rowland (9/1/88). He was removed from crew & sent to Bovingdon for advanced training in newer radar technicque. Rejoined the 100th and flew with lead crews. Completed 29 missions by VE day and back to USA.  Flew some with Dobrokowskis crew.



Missions from Lt Daniel Shaffer  1-11 with Lt Paul Kramp as Pilot:  (mpf 2001)



1. 12/10/44 BREMEN

2. 17/10/44 COLOGNE

3. 02/11/44 MERSEBURG

4. 05/11/44 LUDWIGSHAVEN

5. 06/11/44 NEUMUNSTER

6. 09/11/44 SAARBRUCKEN

7. 16/11/44 AACHEN

8. 29/11/44 HAMM

9. 02/12/44 KOBLENZ

10. 12/12/44 DARMSTADT

11. 24/12/44 BIBLIS



Missions 12-13 WITH LT THOMAS HUGHES AS PILOT



2ND LT THOMAS C. HUGHES  P CPT 21 MAR 45 PLAUEN

2ND LT  ROBERT W. CRITTENDEN CP CPT 10 MAR 45 DORTMUND

2NS LT JOSEPH R. CALISTRO  NAV CPT 10 MAR 45 DORTMUND

2ND LT FARRIS A. TURNER, JR  BOM NOC

CPL WILBUR R. GOCKMAN  ROG CPT 10 MAR 45 DORTMUND

CPL JOHN A. WOLOS  TTE CPT 10 MAR 45 DORTMUND

CPL WILLIAM R. LUBY  BTG CPT 10 MAR 45 DORTMUND

CPL GLENN R. DAVIS  WG CPT 10 MAR 45 DORTMUND TAPS: 24 SEP 1967

CPL JOHN G. ISARIS   WG NOC    TAPS: 21 OCT 1986

CPL RUDOLPH H. DUNKER  TG CPT 10 MAR 45 DORTMUND TAPS: 10 MAY 1987 



351ST SQDN..  CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 23 SEP 1944.



12. 30/12/44 KASSEL

13. 31/12/44 HAMBURG-100TH BG LOST 12 A/C ON THIS MISSION   FLEW IN A/C 337815 HUMPTY DUMPTY (hardstand # 13)



MISSIONS 14-23 WITH LT ROBERT STEVENSON AS PILOT.  * Remaining members of Crew were from Lt Batterman/Lt Knowles Crew



14. 03/01/45 FULDA

15. 05/01/45 FRANKFURT

16. 10/01/45 COLOGNE

17. 14/01/45 DERBEN

18. 17/01/45 HAMBURG

19. 20/01/45 HEILBRONN*

20. 28/01/45 DUISBURG*

21. 29/01/45 KASSEL*

22. 06/02/45 CHEMNITZ*

23. 09/02/45 WEIMAR*



MISSIONS 24  17/03/45 PLAUEN  WITH LT JAMES KNOWLES AS PILOT



CREW:

2nd Lt James W. Knowles       P  (from crew of Lt Jack Gay)

2nd Lt Bill Brown                 CP (pilot of own crew, combat orientation mission)

Lt Daniel Shaffer                NAV

Lt Everett E.Linn              BOM CPT   17/3/45   PLAUEN (on original crew of Lt Hedin)

T/Sgt Robert B.May          TTE CPT

S/Sgt Levine                     WG NOC

      ?                              BTG 

      ?                              ROG

S/Sgt Elmer E.Hooper         TG CPT



MISSIONS 25-35 WITH LT LAWRENCE BAZIN AS PILOT



2nd Lt Lawrence L.Bazin                  P KIA          10/4/45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF

2nd Lt Charles F.Dixon                   CP FEH

2nd Lt Kenneth C.Peiffer            NAV FEH   

2nd Lt Harry J.Chase                BOM FEH

S/Sgt Roens W.Sherwood          TTE  Evadee     10/4/45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF

   Cpl Glenn D.Abraham,Jr.          ROG POW        10/4/45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF

   Cpl Paul H.Decker                    TG  KIA           10/4/45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF

   Cpl Richard D.Long                 WG  POW         10/4/45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF

   Cpl Richard E.Smith                BTG  KIA           10/4/45 BURG-bei-MAGDEBURG, AF



351st Sqdn.  Joined 100th Group,as above, on 11/2/45.    



From 22/3/45 to 6/4/45 Daniel Shaffer flew as navigator on this crew.



25. 22/03/45 ALHORN

26. 23/03/45 UNNA

27. 24/03/45 STEENWIJK

28. 24/03/45 ZIEGENHAIN

29. 28/03/45 HANOVER

30. 30/03/45 HAMBURG

31. 31/03/45 BAD BERKA

32. 03/04/45 KIEL

33. 04/04/45 KIEL

34. 05/04/45 NURNBURG

35. 06/04/45 LEIPZIG



From 1st Lt Daniel Shaffer 0-765734, 351st Navigator, 100th Bomb Group: Joined 100th BG September 1944



"I got seperated from my origianal crew when we flew over from Langley VA.  As a result, I had no 

premanent crew and flew my 35 missions with 5 different Crews.  Pilots Kramp, Hughes, Stevenson, Knowles

Bazin.  Although I came to the 100th as a Bombardier, I was pressed into service as a navigator and did my 35

as such.  I did Hamburg 12/31/44 as a substitute for Tom Hughes Navigator.  We lost 12 our of 36.  It was my 13th

mission and the date of my Wife's birthday.  I finished my tour on April 6, 1945 to Leipzig.  Four days later-4-10-45

the Bazin Crew were blown out of the sky by a ME262.

 Thanks to Irv Waterbury, I also played in the Century Bombers Orchestra (sax).  Irv and Clara became very 

good friends after the war.  Harry Crosby was my Squadron Navigatory, Harry Cruver was 351st CO."

      (mpf 2001)

Also flew with Lt. Lawrence L. Bazin - CPT with Bazin.