Personnel

CREW



1st Lt Calvin G.Guhse             P   FEH 

2nd Lt Robert G.Ball             CP  FEH    Taps 16 June 1951

2nd Lt Maurice H.Subilia      NAV  FEH

   Sgt Luther P.Bridgeman   ROG  FEH

   Sgt William P.Burkhart     TTE   FEH

   Sgt Virgil M.Coombs  NG/TOG   FEH

   Cpl Kenneth A.Hartley    BTG   FEH

   Cpl Jack Horne               WG   FEH

   Cpl Clinton E.Greene        TG   FEH



350th Sqdn.  Crew,as above,joined 100th Group on 30/3/45.

According to Sgt William Burkhart, the crew flew 3 missions and some Chowhound Missions

Flew A/C known as "Galloping Goose" (had nose art, a goose with a bomb In its mouth).  LT. GUHSE Crew Known aircraft flown…JIMBO and HEAVEN SENT…..





PRACTICE MISSION….13 APRIL,1945               GUHSE   226   B   C-SQDN,  44-8226    LN-B  "JIMBO"  PFF  a/c  HARDSTAND  # 30 

COMBAT MISSION….. 14 APRIL,1945  ROYAN,  GUHSE   226   B   D-SQDN   44-8226   LN-B  "JIMBO" PFF  a/c   HARDSTAND  # 30

COMBAT MISSION….. 15 APRIL,1945  ROYAN   GUHSE   383   F   B-SQDN   43-38383  LN-F                            HARDSTAND  #30

PRACTICE MISSION..  19 APRIL,1945               GUHSE   414  Y   D-SQDN, 43-38414   LN-Y  " HEAVEN SENT"  HARDSTAND  # 32 

COMBAT MISSION….. 20 APRIL,1945  ORANIENBURG (FROM SGT BURKHART)

CHOWHOUND MISSION  7  MAY,1945              GUHSE   226  B   D-SQDN    44-8226   LN-B  "JIMBO"  PFF  a/c  HARDSTAND  # 30 



DP  FERRY FROM AUSTRIA TO PARIS, JUNE 3,1945     GUHSE   717   T   31   A-SQDN     …….ALL I HAVE FOR CREW…. NOTE;   717  LN-T   MIGHT BE   42-97717   a  482nd BG  PATHFINDER AIRCRAFT  (H2X)…Reason I mention it is the 100th BG received  42-97718  in MAY,1945   349th BS/100TH BG   XR-N….  Jack O'Leary.





Letter to Paul West from William W. Shilvey of the 95th BG (3175 Panocha St.  Las Vegas, NV  8912-2162) states that Robert Ball was killled in the crash of a F-84 which suffered a flame out over Augusta, Georgia and rather than ejecting over a populated area, Lt. Ball attempted a crash landing in a clear area and was KILLED. He was survived by his wife, Leona of Amarillo, Texas and his son, Glenn of Houston, Texas…