Personnel

CREW



2ND LT FRED O. PARRISH             P SWA  05 JAN 45  FRANKFURT, MY (seriously wounded in action, 65th Gen Hospital)

2ND LT JOHN J. LEDLEY, JR.        CP NOC                                                                                                                           TAPS: 19 FEB 1972

F/O FRED W. DACE                  NAV POW 07 OCT 44  BOHLEN & HAMLIN  (flying with Lt A. W. Grigg Crew) see note below

2ND LT DWIGHT F. KELLEY        BOM CPT 09 APR 45 MUNICH/REIM, AF  (took over as Nav on crew when Lt Dace was lost)      TAPS: 10 DEC 1969

S/SGT CARL W. TOOLE             TTE NOC                                                                                                                          TAPS  23 MAY 1987

CPL DARIES W. JESSEE            TTE CPT 05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT, MY

CPL  ROBERT A. THIBODEAU    ROG CPT 05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT, MY

CPL WILLIAM F. WHITE            BTG CPT 05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT, MY                                                                                    TAPS:  May 22, 2004

CPL  JOHN G. YUHAS                WG CPT 05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT, MY

CPL DORCELL YOUNG                TG CPT 05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT, MY



350TH SQDN.. CREW JOINED THE 100TH ON 12 SEP 1944. 

On the crews last mission, Jan 5, 1945  A/C #44-8433 ran out of gas at 10,000 to 15,000 feet. The entire crew bailed out of the aircraft and Lt. Parrish was the last man to jump. He jumped at 5,000 feet. Nine chutes were seen to open. Lt D.F. Kelley became Navigator on this crew after F/O Dace was POW with Lt Grigg Crew.  Lt Walter B. Cummings was flying as Bombardier, he was from the crew of Austin Dunlap and was SWA and returned home. 



CREW



1ST LT AUSTIN F. DUNLAP               P CPT 19 SEPT 44  SZOLNOK, (HUNGARY, FROM RUSSIA)

2ND LT ELMER B. GOODWIN           CP CPT 100TH ASSOC OFFICER(TREASURER)

2ND LT MAXIM BARASCH              NAV CPT

2ND LT WALTER B. CUMMINGS     BOM SWA 05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT (with Lt Fred O. Parrish Crew and seriously wounded in action, 65th Gen Hospital)

S/SGT RAYMOND J. JUNION          TTE CPT

S/SGT JOHN  E. SMITH                ROG CPT

    SGT SALVATORE J. BRACCO     BTG CPT

    SGT NORMAN R. BUCHANAN    RWG CPT

    SGT MELVIN H. PATTON         LWG CPT

    SGT JACK BOURNE                   TG CPT



350th Sqdn..Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 26 May 44

1st Lt Austin Dunlap was transferred to Lead Crew (Pathfinders) at 95th BG (Horham) after June 22, 1944 mission. He was replaced on the crew by Lt Tiahrt.   Lt Cummings was transferred home after ditching in channel with Lt Fred O. Parrish crew. 

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CREW

DATE: 7 Oct.1944              350th Sqdn.          A/C #43-38531 "Sad Flak"



MISSION: Bohlen,Germany                           MACR #9562,Micro-fiche#3512



1st Lt Albert W.Grigg              P      POW

2nd Lt Harry L.Moulder,Jr.      CP    POW

2nd Lt Roy M. Lynch              NAV   KIA   11 SEPT 44 RUHLAND  (with Lt H.E. Holladay Crew)

F/O Fred W.Dace                  NAV   POW (From crew of F.O.Parrish:  see below)

2nd Lt Ralph E.Westerburg    BOM    POW

 T/Sgt Victor V.Lockard         ROG    POW

 T/Sgt J.V.McDonald,Jr.        TTE     POW

 S/Sgt Lawrence M.Rogers   BTG     POW/WIA

 S/Sgt Shirley J.Broussard     WG     KIA

 Cpl     Farinella                    WG     NOC (most likely taken off crew to reduce to 9 men)

 S/Sgt Raymond H.Gunn         TG     KIA



350th Sqdn. Crew,as above, taken from Micro film of Combat Crew Rosters of 25/8/44 and 1/9/44. When this crew arrived at the 100th  late July 1944,the Navigator was 2nd Lt. Roy M.Lynch. He was KIA 11/9/44 with crew of H.E.Holladay.



MACR shows F/0 Fred W.Dace as Navigator in place of Lt Lee Raden (from Lt Hansen Crew).  Dace, from the crew of F.O.Parrish, became a POW.