Personnel

CREW



 LT JOHN H. WILLIAMS  P CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

 LT ARTHUR G. LARSEN, JR. CP KIA 31 MAR 45 ZEITZ, OIL REFINERY

 LT JACK E. WILD   NAV CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

 LT  JOSEPH J. ORENDORF  BOM CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

SGT DON O.R. SELLWOOD  TTE CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

SGT STEPHEN J. MAJCHRZAK ROG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

SGT WILLARD P. BOSTROM BTG KIA 31 MAR 45 ZEITZ, OIL REFINERY

SGT AUGUST J. KOCIOLEK  WG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

SGT JOHN J. "SWISH" OBUCHOWSKI  WG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

SGT GEORGE E. SLAWIK  TG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG



349th Sqdn.  This crew, as above joined the 100th Group on 23 Aug 44. Flew nine missions as a "regular" crew and 20 missions as a Pathfinder Crew.  When named a PFF crew (4 Dec 44), Art Larsen & Will Bostrom were removed from the crew, Larsen to take over his own crew and since the BTG was not carried on the PFF aircraft Bostrom went with Larsen. Both were KIA the last day of March 1945 at Zeitz.



Lt Jack E. Wild was called "the navigators navigator" whose logwork was flawless and redezvous percise. 



Crew left the U.S. from Camp Kilmer, N.J. aboard the S.S. Brazil & ten days later docked in Liverpool, Eng. Returing to states, left South Hampton, Eng on V.E. Day, aboard the USS Kingfisher bound for Boston.



MISSION LOG FOLLOWS

03 OCT 44 NURNBURG

09 OCT 44 MAINZ

12 OCT 44 BREMEN

15 OCT 44 COLOGNE

17 OCT 44 COLOGNE

18 OCT 44 KASSEL

19 OCT 44 MANNHEIM

30 OCT 44 MEPPEN

09 NOV 44 SAARBRUCKEN

04 DEC 44 GIESSEN  HIGH SQDN LEAD

29 DEC 44 FRANKFURT  CHAFF

30 DEC 44 KASSEL  LOW SQDN LEAD

05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT  LOW SQDN LEAD

14 JAN 45 DERBEN  LOW SQDN LEAD

20 JAN 45 HEILBRONN  LOW SQDN LEAD

03 FEB 45 BERLIN   B GROUP    LEAD COMMAND PILOT-MAJ. LYSTER  

06 FEB 45 CHEMNITZ  HIGH SQDN LEAD

09 FEB 45 WEIMAR  HIGH SQDN LEAD

14 FEB 45 CHEMNITZ  HIGH SQDN LEAD COMMAND PILOT-MAJ. CRUVER

19 FEB 45  MUNSTER  HIGH SQDN LEAD

20 FEB 45 NURNBURG  GROUP LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-ROBINSON

22 FEB 45 DONAUESCHINGEN GROUP LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-MAJ. CRUVER

23 FEB 45 TRENCHTLINGEN HIGH SQDN LEAD COMMAND PILOT-ROBINSON

28 FEB 45 KASSEL  WING LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-COL. SUTTERLIN

15 MAR 45 WITTENBURG  WING LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-MAJ. LYSTER

21 MAR 45 PLAUEN  WING LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-MAJ. LYSTER

30 MAR 45 HAMBURG  WING LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-LT. COL. PRICE

03 APR 45 KIEL   GROUP LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-COL SUTTERLIN

05 APR 45 NURNBURG  WING LEAD  COMMAND PILOT-COL SUTTERLIN