Personnel

CREW



2nd Lt Robert L.Chamberlain              P CPT 29/11/44 HAMM

2nd Lt Gerald A.Boule                     CP CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES

2nd Lt Kenneth O Shrewsbury      NAV CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES

2nd Lt Victor L.Karp                    BOM CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES 

 S/Sgt Harold Yatt                      ROG CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES

 S/Sgt David H. Gordon                TTE CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES   

   Sgt William L Wixom                 BTG CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES

   Sgt Sherwood G.Sharp              WG CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES

   Sgt Bruce A.Richardson               TG CPT 10/11/44 WIESBADEN & INGELHEIM, CITIES sn#35789288

   Pvt Albert H.Beauchene              WG CPT 09/03/45 MUNICH/REIM, AF (BRUCE RICHARDSON CLAIMS BEAUCHENE DID NOT FLY ON CREW)



349th Sgdn. Crew,as above,joined the 100th Group on 17/7/44.  Flew in A/C  "Reluctant Dragon"

According to Ken Shrewsbury, officers returned to States as 1st Lieutenants. According to Bruce Richardson, the Crew Flew in A/C "Varga Venus" for first 3 missions, Crashed at base on return from Merseburg.  Remaining missions in  A/C  "Reluctant Dragon"



Missions of 1st Lt Kenneth O. Shrewsbury (mpf 2002)



1. 28/7/44  Merseburg, Oil Refinery

2. 29/7/44  Merseburg, Oil Refinery

3. 31/7/44  Munich

4.   2/8/44  Tergnier, Rail Bridge

5.   3/8/44  Troyes, Rail Bridge

6.   7/8/44  Beautor, Rail Bridge

7.   8/8/44  St Sylvain

8. 11/8/44  Villacoublay, Airport

9. 13/8/44  Nantes/Gassicourt

10. 15/8/44  Venlo, Airfield

11. 25/8/44  Politz, Oil Field

12. 26/8/44  Brest

13. 30/8/44  Bremen

14.   1/9/44  Mainz

15.   8/9/44  Mainz

16.    9/9/44  Dusseldorf

17. 10/9/44  Nurnburg, Tank factory)

18. 11/9/44  Ruhland (100th lost 12 a/c on this mission) Oil Depot

19. 12/9/44  Magdeburg, Oil Plant

20. 18/9/44  Warsaw (Start of Second Russian Shuttle Mission)

21. 19/9/44  Szolnok, Hungary

22. 28/9/44  Merseburg

23. 2/10/44  Kassel

24. 5/10/44  Munster

25. 6/10/44  Berlin

26. 7/10/44  Bohlen, Oil Refinery

27. 9/10/44  Mainz, Rail Yards  

28. 22/10/44 Munster

29. 26/10/44 Hanover

30.   2/11/44 Merseburg

31.   6/11/44 Neumunster, Air Field

32.   9/11/44 Saarbrucken

33. 11/11/44 Mainz, Air field (believe Ken completed on Nov 10 at Wiesbaden with rest of crew)





 Missions of S/Sgt Bruce A. Richardson  (mpf 2001)



1. 25/7/44  St Lo

2. 28/7/44  Merseburg

3. 29/7/44  Merseburg

4. 31/7/44  Munich

5.   2/8/44  Tergnier

6.   3/8/44  Troyes

7.   7/8/44  Beautor

8.   8/8/44  St Sylvain

9. 11/8/44  Villacoublay

10. 13/8/44  Nantes/Gassicourt

11. 14/8/44  Ludwigshaven

12. 24/8/44  Ruhland

13. 25/8/44  Politz

14. 26/8/44  Brest

15. 27/8/44  BERLIN

16.   1/9/44  Mainz

17.   3/9/44  Brest

18.   8/9/44  Mainz

19. 10/9/44  Nurnburg

20. 11/9/44  Ruhland (100th lost 12 a/c on this mission)

21. 18/9/44  Warsaw (Start of Second Russian Shuttle Mission)

22. 19/9/44  Szolnok, Hungary

23. 28/9/44  Merseburg

24. 2/10/44  Kassel

25. 12/10/44 Bremen

26. 17/10/44 Cologne

27. 18/10/44 Kassel

28. 22/10/44 Munster

29. 26/10/44 Hanover

30. 30/10/44 Merseburg

31.   2/11/44 Merseburg

32.   9/11/44 Saarbrucken

33. 10/11/44 Wiesbaden



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Another sad day, Sherwood Sharp, passed March 20, 2010 He was on the Robert L. Chamberlain crew, The Reluctant Dragon (Bruce Richardson on this crew).

 The family will let us know further info, but he is being or has been creamated.

Jan