Personnel

CREW



1st Lt Andrew J.Gorski            P    NOC   21 JUN 44 BASDORF-BERLIN (LWA by flak in leg) 

2nd Lt Kenneth L.Houghton   CP   POW  25 JUN 44 MAQUIS SUPPLY DROP ( as pilot of S.T.Major Crew)  

2nd Lt Ray E.Miller               NAV CPT    19 SEPT 44  SZOLNOK, HUNGARY  (with AUSTIN  DUNLOP PFF CREW)

2nd Lt Burton S.Fox            BOM CPT    19 SEPT 44  SZOLNOK, HUNGARY  (with AUSTIN  DUNLOP PFF CREW)

S/Sgt George Jones            TTE  NOC

Sgt Albert M.Caldwell           ROG CPT    3 JAN 45  FULDA

Sgt Joseph J.Parrilla             BTG NOC     Flew 14 missions with Lt Evans Crew

S/Sgt Oscar A.Compton        WG NOC 

Sgt John Rybak                    WG NOC

Sgt Daniel M.Cargile              TG  NOC  (flew with Lt Rice Crew, and went down with Lt Kincannon Crew, flew as WG)



418th Sqdn. This crew,as above,Joined the 100th Group on 9/3/44.  Crew flew Andy's Dandy's named after Capt. Andrew Gorski

Capt. Gorski went on to become 418th Assistant Operations Officer.  Lt Fox received two Purple Hearts, one due to enemy fighters.  Both Lt Fox and Lt Miller were transferred to 350th BS and  Lt Austin Dunlop's Crew.  



Letter from Ray Miller (April 1984)  We had not been a part of the group very long until Andy Gorski was 

moved into squadron ops.  Burt Fox had been a bombardier lnstructor and had gone through phase training 

twice.  He was a natural for lead crew and insisted that I be his navigator as we were a "team". Gorski did 

not go to Pathfinders but did get some Command pilot time (he got a flak wound in the leg while doing so). 

Burt & I teamed up with Austin Dunlap and completed our tour as , PFF crew. Kenneth Houghton got a crew of 

his own and was shot down but walked out.  It was in June 1944 and he has a good story about Gen.Patton and 

his staff. I do not know the fate of the enlisted men of our original crew.





Date Mission Nbr Crew Nbr Target Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr



3/26/1944 136 29 SCHKEUDITZ/JU-88 PLANT COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

3/27/1944 137 29 BORDEAUX/ MERIGNAC COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

3/28/1944 138 29 CHATEAUDUN/ EVREUX COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

3/31/1944 139 29 LUDWIGSHAFEN/RECALLED COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

4/7/1944 141 29 QUAKENBRUCK (SCRUBBED) COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

4/8/1944 142 29 QUACKENBRUCH COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

4/9/1944 143 29 KRZESINKI (POSEN) COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

4/10/1944 144 29 RHEIMS/ CHAMPAGNE COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

4/12/1944 146 29 SCHEUDITZ (RECALL) COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

4/13/1944 147 29 AUGSBURG COMPTON O A S/SGT LWG 97071

5/1/1944 110 29 SAASRGUEMINES/WIZERNES COMPTON O.A. S/SGT LWG 106986

5/27/1944 -123 76 STRASBOURG COMPTON O.A. S/SGT BTG 31404

5/29/1944 -125 76 LEIPZIG COMPTON O.A. S/SGT BTG 97230

6/7/1944 -135 79 NANTES (BRIDGES) COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

6/11/1944 -137 79 BERCK SUR MER (S.DEF) COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

6/14/1944 -139 79 LE CULOT (AIR FIELD) COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

6/18/1944 -141 79 BRUNSBUTTELKOOG COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

6/20/1944 -143 79 FALLERSLEBEN COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

7/6/1944 154 79 FLEURY/CREPEUIL COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

7/7/1944 155 79 BOHLEN/MERSEBURG COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

7/8/1944 156 79 CLAMECY-JOLGYN COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

7/11/1944 157 79 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES) COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

7/12/1944 158 79 MUNICH (IND. AREA) COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

7/14/1944 160 79 SOUTH OF FRANCE COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

7/17/1944 161 79 AUXERRE & MONTGOURNOY COMPTON O.A. S/SGT RWG 97071

8/25/1944 184 80 POLITZ (OIL) COMPTON O.A. S/SGT LWG 102649