Personnel

CREW



LT WILLIAM F. URBAN             P CPT 21 JAN 45 MANNHEIM, RAIL BRIDGE (S.T.)

LT FREDERICK G. SMITH        CP CPT 21 JAN 45 MANNHEIM, RAIL BRIDGE (S.T.) SN# 0771142

LT EDWARD K. WILCOX JR.   NAV CPT 21 JAN 45 MANNHEIM, RAIL BRIDGE (S.T.) 

F/O JAMES W. PETERS       BOM CPT 21 JAN 45 MANNHEIM, RAIL BRIDGE (S.T.)

SGT JOHN ALEO              ROG FEH

SGT JAMES C.COX            TTE FEH

SGT JOHN R. CARR           BTG FEH

SGT JUNIOR A. LAMBERSON   WG FEH

SGT CHARLES T. HUBACH    WG NOC

SGT DONALD L. ALLEN         TG FEH



351st Sqdn. Assigned to 100th BG July 14, 1944

Crew flew in following A/C "047, 708, 530, 915, 233, 295, 066, 815, 124, 936, 812, 520, 175, 284, 852"  (mpf)

This Crew becomes a LEAD CREW.



ABOVE APPEAR ON COMBAT CREW ROSTER OF 11AUG 1944, 13 SEP 1944 AS CREW NO# 54; NO OTHER INFORMATION...jb



  Mission Summary of 1st Lt Frederick G. Smith: (mpf nov 2000)



1.  11/8/44 PARIS- A/C# 047, 38-100LB BOMBS, VERY LITTLE FLAK, 

2.  14/8/44 LUDWIGSHAVEN- OIL DEPOT, A/C# 708, 20-250LB BOMBS, HEAVY FLAK, SHIP HIT 7 TIMES

3.  25/8/44 POLITZ-OIL DEPOT, A/C# 530 12-500LB BOMBS, VERY HEAVY FLAK, SHIP HIT 13 TIMES

4   27/8/44 BERLIN -TANK SUPPLY DEPOT, A/C# 915, 12-500LB BOMBS, NO MISSON, FOG OVER NORTH SEA ,RECALL

5.  30/8/44 BREMEN-FW190 PLANT, AC# 047, 6-1000LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, 

6.   3/9/44 BREST-TROOP BARRACKS, A/C# 233, 12-500LB BOMBS, NO FLAK

      6/9/44 BERLIN-SPANDAU TANK DEPOT-A/C# 295 12-500LB BOMBS, MISSION SCRUBBED DUE TO BAD WEATHER

7.   8/9/44 MAINZ-ORDNANCE DEPOT, A/C# 295, 12-500LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, TEMP -42 DEGREES

8.   9/9/44 DUSSELDORFF-MUNITIONS PLANT, A/C# 295, 5-1000LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, DID NOT DROP BOMBS

9.  13/9/44 SINDELFINGEN-MOTOR FACTORY, A/C# 066, 10-500LB BOMBS, NO FLAK, SOME ROCKETS TARGET AREA

10. 18/9/44 WARSAW-DROP SUPPLIES AND ARMS, A/C#815, 10 SUPPLY CONTAINERS, HEAVY FLAK, 

                   START OF SECOND RUSSIAN SHUTTLE MISSION, LANDED IN MIRGOROD, RUSSIA

11. 19/9/44 SZOLNOK-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 815, 10-500LB RUSSIAN BOMBS, LIGHT FLAK, LOST #2 ENGINE, 

                     LANDED IN FOGGIA, ITALY, REPAIRED SHIP

12. 6/10/44 BERLIN-AIRCRAFT PLANT, A/C# 295, 5-1000LB BOMBS, HEAVY FLAK, LEAD 4 SHIP FLIGHT

13. 7/10/44 LEIPZIG-SYNTHETIC OIL PLANT, A/C# 295, 10-500LB BOMBS, HEAVY FLAK, SAW JET FIGHER, 

14. 9/10/44 WEISBADEN-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 124, 2-1000LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, INSTRUMENT FLIGHT

15. 12/10/44 BREMEN-FW190 PLANT, A/C# 936, 5-1000LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, SHIP VERY OLD (ALL AMERICAN GIRL

16. 15/10/44 COLOGNE-RAIL YARDS, A/C#124, 16-250LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, SHIP HIT 10 TIMES

17. 17/10/44 COLOGNE-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 812, 2-M17 INCENDIARY 34-100LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK

18. 19/10/44 MANNHEIM-TANK DEPOT, A/C# 520, 16-250LB BOMBS 3-M17 INCENDIARY, LITTLE FLAK

19. 26/10/44 HANOVER-OIL STORAGE TANKS, A/C#124, 20-250LB GP BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK

20.  2/11/44 MERSEBURG-SYNTH OIL DEPOT, A/C# 520, 20-250LB GP BOMBS,  HEAVY TRACKING FLAK, TOUGH TARGET

21.  6/11/44 NEUMUSTER-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 812, 20-250LB GP BOMBS, LIGHT FLAK

                            FLAK LEAVE

22. 26/11/44 HAMM-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 124, 6-1000LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, BACK FROM FLAK LEAVE

23.  4/12/44 FRIEDBERG-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 124, 12-500LB GP BOMBS, FLAK OVER RHINE, DIRECT HITS ON TARGET

24. 11/12/44 KOBLENZ-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 124, 12-500LB GP, LIGHT FLAK, 

25. 12/12/44 DARMATADT-RAIL YARDS, A/C#936, 12-500LB BOMBS, 2-M17 INCENDIARY, MODERATE FLAK, 

                      BACK ON WING AFTER 13 LEADS

26. 24/12/44 BIBLUS-AIR FIELD, A/C#175, 38-100LB BOMBS, HEAVY FLAK OVER FRONT LINE, LOST # 3 ENGINE,

                    BATTLE OF THE BULGE, MAXIMUM EFFORT,

27. 28/12/44 KOBLENZ-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 284, 20-250LB GP BOMBS, LIGHT FLAK, FLEW WITH 95TH BOMB GROUP

28. 30/12/44 KASSEL-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 124, 10-500LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK

29.    2/1/45 BAD KREUZNACH-RAIL YARDS, A/C# 815, 10-500LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK

30.    3/1/45 FULDA-MARSHALLING YARDS, A/C# 815,  20-250LB BOMBS 2-M17 INCENDIARY, NO FLAK

31.    6/1/45 STUTTGART-MARSHALLING YARDS, A/C# 852 12-500LB BOMBS, INTENSE FLAK, LOST #2 ENGINE,MISSED TARGET

32.   10/1/45 COLOGNE-BRIDGES OVER RHINE RIVER, A/C#852, 6-1000LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK OVER FRONT LINES POOR BOMB RESULTS

33.   17/1/45 HAMBURG-OIL PLANT, A/C# 852, 12-500LB BOMBS, HEAVY TRACKING FLAK, PLANE HIT 4 TIMES

34.   20/1/45 HEIBRON-MARSHALLING YARDS, A/C# 852, 6-1000LB BOMBS, NO FLAK

35.   21/1/45 *MANNHEIM-RAIL BRIDGE, A/C# 852, 6-1000LB BOMBS, MODERATE FLAK, LAST MISSION, 

                        COMPLETED TOUR OF 35 MISSIONS

 

* ON HIS LIST OF MISSION, THIS IS LISTED AS LUDWIGSHAVEN BUT THE GROUP HIT MANNHEIM THIS DAY





My Dad, (1st Lt.) Frederick G. Smith was a co-pilot on the William F. Urban crew in the 351st Sqd.

 

He died Friday, June 24th in Bloomfield Hills, Mi.  

 

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