Personnel

CREW



1st Lt  Robert T.Akers              P  FEH

 F/O    Earl G.Kluender             CP  FEH

 1st Lt  Daniel F.McGrath        NAV  FEH

T/Sgt  Thomas H. Baker         TTE  FEH 

T/Sgt  Robert C. Anderson    ROG   FEH

 S/Sgt  Ralph C.Anderson      TG     FEH

 S/Sgt Charles L.Elliott          BTG    FEH

 S/Sgt Charles L.Penn           WG    FEH

S/Sgt  Frank Rouch,Jr.         TOG   FEH



349tn Sqdn.  Crew,as above,Joined 100th Gp on 9/1/45. Letter from Robert T. Akers of 8/2/82 says, "Our crew remained intact for the remainder of the war flying 25 missions from early Jan.1945 till the end of hostilities; plus food drop missions over Holland immediately following VE day."Akers continues . ."Only two of our crew were married prior to going overseas.Earl Kluender the CP and Thomas Baker ,the Eng.  who incidently was the eldest of the crew were married at the Chapel in Alexander, La. during our crew training. Next oldest was Dan McGrath, Nav.  who was a 1st Lt. when he joined the crew,having graduated from Nav. school and been an Instructor Navigator for quite a period of time. The rest of us were youngsters of 20 or less. Probably too young and dumb to be frightened of the war event~ whizzing around our ears and eyes."





Missions of The Aker Crew

1945

Number Date  Target           Flt Time A/C#

1   1/28/45  Kassel/Bielfeld        6:35  534

2.    2/6/45  Chemnitz              6:00  

3.    2/9/45  Weimer                7:10  513S

4.   2/1545  Cottbus                9:00  638W

5.  2/23/45 Treuchtlingen        8:35  503A

6.  2/24/45  Bremen                7:00  334B

7.  2/26/45  Berlin                   8:25  681

8.    3/2/45  Dreseden            9:15  602P

9.    3/8/45  Langendreer        7:00  972F

10.  3/9/45  Frankfurt-on-Main  7:15  972F

11.  3/10/45 Dortmund           7:00  811D

12.  3/12/45 Swinemunde       8:20  514J

13.  3/14/45 Hanover              6:15  514J

14.  3/15/45 Oranienburg         7:00  514J

15.  3/18/45 Berlin                  7:30  841H

16.  3/23/45 Unna                  6;20  015N

17.  3/24/45 Steenwijk            5:00  015N

19.  3/24/45 Zuegenheim         6:10  015N

20.  3/31/45 Zietz                   8:00  015N

21.  4/6/45  Leipzig                 8:05  015N

22.  4/7/45  Buchen ***          7:15  015N

22.  4/8/45  Eger                    8:25  015N

23.  4/9/45  Munich                 8:10  

24.  4/10/45 Burg-bel-Magdeburg  7:15  015N

25.  4/11/45 Ingolstadt ****   8;15  015N



  5/1/45  Holland (Food Drop)    015N



Note;

***= Date of the accident involving 514J

****= 100th Bomb Group's 300th missionSgt. Henes, Sgt. Andreatta & Pfc. Harrison from TD Tooting to duty.





Subj: TAPS Report  

Date: 8/28/2004 4:35:44 PM Pacific Daylight Time 

From: rdakers3@astound.net 

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