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Personnel

Lt

Hermann L. CALVERT

Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 350th Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Bombardier

Additional 100th Service Notes

Status: FEH
Comments: HOUSTON, TX

Comments and Notes

Memo 1:
CREW

2ND LT GERALD A. PLANK P FEH
2ND LT EDWIN C. CLOUGH CP FEH
2ND LT ROBERT E. GAST NAV FEH
2ND LT HERMANN L. CALVERT, JR. BOM FEH (goes to Lt Robert Gilbert Lead Crew)
CPL FRED N. KUPPERSMITH ROG FEH
CPL KENNETH NEWMAN TTE FEH
CPL HANS F. BOSCH BTG FEH
CPL JOHN M, BUNN WG FEH
CPL CHARLES H. LEAVENS TG FEH

350TH SQDN...CREW, AS ABOVE JOINED THE 100TH ON 18 FEB 1945
WILLIAM GAYLE "TEX" LEONARD (FROM LT GILBERT CREW) FLEW 15 MISSIONS WITH THE ABOVE CREW AS TOGGELER. HE WAS REPLACING LT CALVERT WHO WENT TO TEX LEONARD'S OLD CREW TO BECOME A LEAD BOMBARDIER.

Lead crew

Command Pilot
Lt Robert K. Gilbert P
Lt Jack Clopeck NAV
Lt Lyle Calvert BOM (from Lt Plank Crew)
Lt Dave Hoffner (Mickey Operator)
S/Sgt Richard G. Crane ROG
S/Sgt Russell A. Madsen TTE
S/Sgt Curtis H. Satzinger BTG
S/Sgt John Marlowe WG
S/Sgt Mearl W. Johnson TG


Lead Crew Missions

08 Apr 1945 Eger, Czechoslavakia Marshalling yards
09 Apr 1945 Munich Air Field
11 Apr 1945 Landshut Ordinance Depot
14 Apr 1945 Royan, France Ground defenses
01 May 1945 Amsterdam, Holland Food Drop (operation Chow Hound)

Crew List

1st Crew List

Use your thumb to scroll through the results box below.

Rank Name Pos Status
Lt PLANK, Gerald A. P FEH
LT CLOUGH, Edwin C. CP FEH
LT GAST, Robert E. NAV FEH
LT CALVERT, Hermann L. BOM FEH
T/SGT NEWMAN, Kenneth TTE FEH
T/SGT KUPPERSMITH, Fred N. ROG FEH
S/SGT BOSCH, Hans F. BTG FEH
SGT BUNN, John M. WG FEH
S/SGT LEAVENS, Charles H. TG FEH