Personnel

CREW



1ST LT NORMAN H. SCOTT          P XFR   BOVINGDON (indoctrinate new Combat Crews)

2ND LT TEDDY DUDZIAK              CP XFR TO 392nd BOMB GROUP, (see memo below) 

2ND LT KENNETH O. BLAIR         CP CPT  TRANSFERRED TO 482 BOMB GROUP (Pathfinders)

1ST LT DONALD L. STROUT     NAV XFR   BOVINGDON (indoctrinate new Combat Crews)

1ST LT NORRIS G. NORMAN     BOM CPT   18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG

T/SGT JAMES E. PARKS            TTE CPT  18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG

T/SGT NORMAN M. SMITH        ROG KIA   17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG

S/SGT LEWIS D. MILLER           BTG CPT  TRANSFERRED TO 482 BOMB GROUP (Pathfinders)

S/SGT BLAZIER PADDY              TG CPT  18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG

PVT BRITTON I. SMITH             WG CPT  18 MAR 44 LANDSBURG

CPL JEROME E. FERROGGIARO     WG POW 8 OCT 43 BREMEN



350TH SQDN.. THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL 100TH CREW. CREW FLEW A/C "Phartzac" 42-30358.  

Original Co-Pilot was a 2nd Lt Teddy Dudziak O-793067 Army Air Corps Pilot 11-1-42.  HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO B-24 GROUP AND HAD HIS OWN CREW.  ORGANIZATION: 8th AIR FORCE VIII COMMAND 14th WING 392nd Bombardment (H) GROUP 578th Bomb Sq (H) SQUADRON 118 STATION MISSING IN ACTION *November 19, 1943* 



2nd Lt Teddy Dudziak-Co-Pilot (transferred to 392nd BG (H) B-24 where he had his own crew and was MIA November 19, 1943), 1st Lt Donald Strout-Nav. Detailed Information Photo courtesy of nephew, Ted Dudziak



MISSING AIRCREW REPORT: #01503 AIRCRAFT: #42-7486 "THE SHARK" "V-Bar" 10th Mission



AIRCREW: DUDZIAK    *    SQUADRON: 578th



CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:



P   2/LT Dudziak, Teddy (NMI)    KIA

CP  2/LT Miller, John A. Jr.     KIA

N   2/LT Berlin, William (NMI-G) KIA

B   2/LT Cattano, Joseph V.      KIA

R/O T/S  Watson, HarryQ.         KIA

EnG T/S  Bauer, Herbert P.       KIA

NG  S/S  Patterson, Earl A. Jr   KIA

WG  S/S  Naters, Edmond R.       KIA

WG  S/S  Bartholomew, Daniel(NMI)KIA

TG  S/S  Mehtala, Arvid (NMI)    KIA



MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: There is no specific account in the MACR on this aircrew’s loss except the notation of this aircraft having been attacked by enemy fighters and suspected of having to ditch in the North Sea. There are no indications as to whether this event took place before or after the target was attacked by the Group.



INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS OF CREWMEN FATES: None available.



BURIAL RECORDS: No German reports exist on this aircrew’s loss. U.S. National Cemetery listings reflect all members of the crew on the WALL OF THE MISSING at the CAMBRIDGE, England, site. All were recorded as having received the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

From B24.net



18 November 1943 

Mission #10 

Target: Kjeller, Norway



For the second consecutive mission, the Group was given a long mission into Norway the only ones to be flown against this country during World War II. Twenty-two (22) aircraft were launched, led by the 579th, and (21) bombed the target from 12,000 ft. with very good results. Seventy-three (73) percent of all weapons fell within 2000 ft. of the briefed aiming point. Once again, enemy fighters were engaged consisting of 20-25 single and twin-engine types with Group gunners claiming (3) kills. The unit suffered (2) aircraft losses, causes unknown, and (20) aircrew casualties all MIA. This was to be the longest mission ever flown by the 392nd as it logged 10:30 hours flight duration.