Lt
Robert W. WILKES
Army Serial Number: 0-825042
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 349th Bombardment Squadron
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Position: Pilot
Beginning Date of 100th Service: Unknown
Time of Service at Thorpe Abbotts: Unknown - Unknown
Additional 100th Service Notes
Status: CPT
Comments: 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG; 100TH LAST MISSION
Comments and Notes
Memo 1:
CREW
2ND LT ROBERT W.WILKES P CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
2ND LT GEORGE W. BAUGHER CP CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
2ND LT JAMES R. RASMUSSEN NAV CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
CPL RAYMOND HYVONEN TOG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
CPL ROY J. DUTHU ROG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
CPL ANDREW J. CLINE TTE CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
CPL JAMES R. CASHEN BTG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
CPL BERNARD M. ADAMS WG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
CPL PLEASANT H. AULDS TG CPT 20 APR 45 ORANIENBURG
Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 03 Dec 1944, assigned to the 349th Squadron and finished 20 Apr 1945. On their first mission (05 Jan 1945) to Frankfurt, they ran out of gas and landed at a fighter base at Etain, where they spent six days. Finished with 33 misisons.
XR-R "44-8514" LASSIE COME HOME"
list of missions provided by Jim Cashen:
1. 05/01/45 Frankfurt
2. 13/01/45 Mainz
3. 14/01/45 Derben
4. 17/01/45 Hamburg
5. 28/01/45 Duisburg
6. 03/02/45 BERLIN
7. 09/02/45 Bohlen
8. 14/02/45 Chemnitz
9. 19/02/45 Osnabruck
10. 20/02/45 Nurnburg
11. 21/02/45 Nurnburg
12. 23/02/45 Treuchtlingen
13. 24/02/45 Bremen
14. 25/02/45 Munich
15. 04/03/45 Baumanheim
16. 18/03/45 Berlin
17. 19/03/45 Lutzkendorf
18. 21/03/45 Ruhland
19. 23/03/45 Unna
20. 24/03/45 Ziegenhain
21. 31/03/45 Zeita
22. 03/04/45 Kiel
23. 04/04/45 Kiel
24. 05/04/45 Nurnburg
25. 06/04/45 Leipzig
26. 07/04/45 Buchen
27. 08/04/45 Eger
28. 10/04/45 Burg-bei
29. 15/04/45 Royan
30. 16/04/45 Royan
31. 17/04/45 Aussig
32. 18/04/45 Tabor
33. 20/04/45 Oranienburg
Photos
Robert Wilkes Crew
Lt Robert W. Wilkes Crew
Robert W. Wilkes crew
Robert W. Wilkes crew: Front from left; George "Bill" Baugher, James R. Cashen, Robert W. Wilkes Andrew J. Cline, Rob J. Duthu and James R. Rasmussen; Back; Pleasant H. Aulds, Bernard M. Adams and Raymond Hyvonen. Detailed Information Photo courtesy of James R. Rasmussen
Crew List
1st Crew List
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| Rank | Name | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt | WILKES, Robert W. | P | CPT |
| Lt | BAUGHER, George W. | CP | CPT |
| LT | RASMUSSEN, James R. | NAV | CPT |
| S/SGT | HYVONEN, Raymond | TOG/NG | CPT |
| T/SGT | CLINE, Andrew J. | TTE | CPT |
| T/SGT | DUTHU, Roy J. | ROG | CPT |
| S/SGT | CASHEN, James R. | BTG | CPT |
| S/Sgt | ADAMS, Bernard M. | WG | CPT |
| S/SGT | AULDS, Pleasant H. | TG | CPT |
