Personnel

CREW



 LT RICHARD M. MILLER               P CPT  26 SEP 44 BREMEN, TANK WORKS

 LT IVAN E. FERGUSON              CP CPT  27 SEP 44 MAINZ

 LT OSCAR LEDER                   BOM CPT  27 SEP 44 MAINZ

 M/SGT JAMES A. BIGGS          NAV CPT  26 SEP 44 BREMEN

 T/SGT JAMES W. BRASHEARS ROG CPT  27 SEP 44 MAINZ

 T/SGT MELVIN K. BROOKS      TTE CPT  27 SEP 44 MAINZ

 S/SGT LOYAL E. SLOAN         BTG CPT  27 SEP 44 MAINZ

 S/SGT JAMES R. MILLER          WG CPT  27 SEP 44 MAINZ

 S/SGT ALFRED MILONE            TG CPT  27 SEP 44 MAINZ



418TH Sqdn.  Date crew joined 100th is unknown. Crew, as above is shown on Combat Crew Roster of 4 AUG 44. It is thought that they flew 36 or 37 combat missions. See list below .  This Crew flew "Our Babe" (Hutchie)



 06/18/44 BRUNSBUTTELKOOG

 06/21/44 BASDORF & RUHLAND

 06/22/44 PARIS (RIVER DOCKS)

 06/24/44 GRAND COURONNE (SEC T)  see memo below

 07/04/44 GEIN (RECALLED)

 07/06/44 FLEURY/CREPEUIL

 07/07/44 BOHLEN/MERSEBURG

 07/08/44 CLAMECY-JOLGYN

 07/11/44 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)

 07/12/44 MUNICH (IND. AREA)

 07/18/44 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT

 07/14/44 SOUTH OF FRANCE 

 07/19/44 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN

 07/20/44 MERSEBURG

 07/21/44 REGENSBURG

 07/28/44 MERSEBURG

 07/29/44 MERSEBURG

 07/31/44 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)

 08/04/44 HAMBURG (OIL)

 08/05/44 MAGDEBURG

 08/06/44 BERLIN

 08/07/44 BEAUTOR (BRIDGES)

 08/13/44 NANTES - GASSICOURT

 08/14/44 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)

 08/15/44 VENLO

 08/24/44 RUHLAND (OIL)

 08/26/44 BREST

 09/05/44 STUTTGART (AERO ENGS)

 09/08/44 MAINZ

 09/09/44 DUSSELDORF

 09/10/44 NURNBURG

 09/11/44 RUHLAND (OIL)

 09/12/44 MAGDEBERG (OIL)

 09/13/44 SINDELFINGEN

 09/26/44 BREMEN

 09/27/44 MAINZ (PILOT MILLER AND NAVIGATOR BIGGS DID NOT FLY THIS MISSION)



MEMO



ON THE 24 JUN 1944 MISSION TO GRAND COURONNE (SECONDARY TARGET) LT R.L. MILLER LANDED AT KINGS NORTH.  THREE CREWMEN, THE COPILOT LT I.E. FERGUSON, S/SGT J.A. BIGGS (TOG) AND LT O. LEDER BAILED OUT OVER THE CHANNEL AND WERE PICKED UP BY A BRITISH DESTROYER.  ALL PERSONELL OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE ACCOUNTED FOR.



AB0Ve, FROM THE OPERATIONAL NARRATIVE FOR MISSION OF 24 JUN 1944



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SUBMITTER: Lee Sloan

EMAIL: lsloan@willisisd.org

PURPOSE: Ask a question

INTEREST: I am the veteran's child



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VETERAN: Sloan Loyal E

DATE OF DEATH: 03/01/2006

FAMILY CONTACT: Lee Sloan

505 E. Main 

Brenham Texas. 77833

936-662-2575



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I am trying to locate more information on my father Ie metals earned so on..  He flew with Lt. Richard Miller 418th, would like to know if any of the crew are still alive , I also have his flight jacket with bomb missions on it and the pic of their plane (Miss Chief). I found that a Karl Treanor has a pic etc. in his collection, was wondering how to contact him.  Thnaks

L Sloan



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