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Beirne Lay Report – Regensburg 17 Aug 43 – Page 2

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compiled by Paul Andrews
Additional information provided by Mike Faley, 100th Historian/Photo Archivist

S/N Sqd Form Rank Name Position Fate Date Notes 
230042 349 L Oh Nausea! FTR 17 Aug 43 MACR 682
230042 349 L High 4 Lt Glen S. Van Noy Pilot POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 2Lt James B. Evans Copilot POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 Lt Kenneth G. Allen Navigator POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 Lt William H. Couch Bombardier POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 T/Sgt William R. Stewart Top Turret POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 S/Sgt James D. Gibson Radio Operator POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 S/Sgt Joe F. Hruskocy Ball Turret POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 Col William L. Kennedy Waist Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg, replaced George Gineikis one hour before TO
230042 349 L High 4 T/Sgt William W. Crabb Waist Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230042 349 L High 4 S/Sgt Samuel J. Cusmano Tail Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
Col William Kennedy was an armorer and gunnery expert who was soon to return to the U.S. and, before returning wanted to get some first-hand experience as to what problems gunners faced in combat.
230002 349 F The WAAC Hunter earlier Damifino FTR 17 Aug 43 MACR 680
230002 349 F High 5 Lt Henry P. Shotland Pilot POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 Lt Charles R. Thompson Copilot POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 Lt Thomas J. Doran Navigator POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 Lt William J. Harrison Jr. Bombardier POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 T/Sgt Lloyd E. Field Top Turret POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 T/Sgt Edward M. Kussmann Radio Operator POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 S/Sgt Lawrence E. Capdeville Ball Turret POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 S/Sgt Roy L. Bulter Waist Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 S/Sgt John J. Keegan Waist Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230002 349 F High 5 S/Sgt Foster Compton Tail Gunner KIA 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23229 349 A Pasadena Nena FTR 10 Oct 43 MACR 1021
23229 349 A High 6 Lt John K. Justice Pilot EVAD 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 2Lt John F. Shields Copilot KIA 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 2Lt Peter Battisti Navigator POW 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 2Lt William C. Brothers Bombardier POW 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 T/Sgt John F. McDonough Top Turret POW 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 T/Sgt Richard E. Whitlock Radio Operator POW 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 S/Sgt Stanley S. Stopa Ball Turret POW 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 S/Sgt Robert E. Bergendahl Waist Gunner POW 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 S/Sgt Harry Hafko Waist Gunner POW 10 Oct 43 Munster
23229 349 A High 6 S/Sgt Gaetano D. Sportelli Tail Gunner KIA 10 Oct 43 Munster
S/N Sqd Form Rank Name Position Fate Date Notes 
25864 351 A Piccadilly Lily FTR 8 Oct 43 MACR 948
25864 351 A High 7 Lt Col Beirne Lay Jr. Command Pilot “PINETREE” 8TH HQ Observer
25864 351 A High 7 Lt Thomas E. Murphy Pilot KIA 8 Oct 43 Bremen
25864 351 A High 7 2Lt Marshall F. Lee Copilot KIA 8 Oct 43 Bremen
25864 351 A High 7 2Lt Charles C. Sarabun Navigator POW 8 Oct 43 Bremen
25864 351 A High 7 2Lt Floyd C. Peterson Bombardier POW 8 Oct 43 Bremen
25864 351 A High 7 T/Sgt John J. Ehlen Top Turret POW 8 Oct 43 Bremen
25864 351 A High 7 Sgt Emmett H. Evans Radio Operator CPT 4 Oct 43 Hanau
25864 351 A High 7 S/Sgt Horace E. Barnum Ball Turret From Hughes Crew
25864 351 A High 7 S/Sgt Michael Rotz Waist Gunner POW 28 May 44 Madgeburg
25864 351 A High 7 S/Sgt Albert C. Davis Waist Gunner CPT 4 Oct 43 Hanau
25864 351 A High 7 S/Sgt Gerald O. Robinson Tail Gunner POW 8 Oct 43 Bremen
230086 351 B Black Jack SAL 23 Sep 43
230086 351 B High 8 Lt Victor E. Fienup Pilot POW 3 Sep 43 Paris
230086 351 B High 8 2Lt Eugene V. Mulholland Copilot EVAD 3 Sep 43 Paris
230086 351 B High 8 Lt Paul Pascal Navigator EVAD 3 Sep 43 Paris
230086 351 B High 8 2Lt Blanton G. Barnes Bombardier POW 3 Sep 43 Paris
230086 351 B High 8 T/Sgt Roy A. Evenson Top Turret POW 3 Sep 43 Paris
230086 351 B High 8 S/Sgt C. F. Wright Radio Operator Replaced Walter L. Probst
230086 351 B High 8 S/Sgt Norman D. Kreitenstein Ball Turret EVAD 3 Sep 43 Pairs
230086 351 B High 8 S/Sgt Marvin E. Miller Waist Gunner KIA 3 Sep 43 Paris
230086 351 B High 8 S/Sgt Robert H. Brown Waist Gunner POW 3 Sep 43 Paris, replaced Smith J. Young
230086 351 B High 8 S/Sgt Charles T. Daniels Tail Gunner KIA 3 Sep 43 Paris
230080 351 F High Life FTR 17 Aug 43 MACR 683
230080 351 F High 9 Lt Donald K. Oakes Pilot INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 F/O Joseph C. Harper Copilot INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 2Lt Hiram E. Harris Jr. Navigator INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 2Lt Lloyd A. Hammarlund Bombardier INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg, replaced Howard G. Ball
230080 351 F High 9 T/Sgt George W. Elder Top Turret INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 T/Sgt James P. Scott Radio Operator INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 S/Sgt Leslie D. Nadeau Ball Turret INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 S/Sgt Leonard P. Goyer Waist Gunner INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 S/Sgt Nolan D. Stevens Waist Gunner INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230080 351 F High 9 Cpl Vincent E. McGrath Tail Gunner INT 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
S/N Sqd Form Rank Name Position Fate Date Notes 
230358 350 X Phartzac FTR 8 Oct 43 MACR 947
230358 350 X Low 1 MAJ Gale “Buck” Cleven Command Pilot POW 8 OCT 43 Bremen, 350 TH CO
230358 350 X Low 1 Capt Norman H. Scott Pilot XFR OCT 43 Train replacement crews at Bovington
230358 350 X Low 1 Lt Kenneth I. Menzie Copilot CPT Maj Cleven flew as Command Pilot in left seat, Scott in right seat, and Lt. Menzie manned a cheek gun in the nose.
230358 350 X Low 1 Lt Donald L. Strout Navigator NOC
230358 350 X Low 1 Lt Norris G. Norman Bombardier CPT 18 Mar 44 Landsburg
230358 350 X Low 1 T/Sgt James E. Parks Top Turret CPT 18 Mar 44 Landsburg
230358 350 X Low 1 T/Sgt Norman M. Smith Radio Operator KIA 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
230358 350 X Low 1 S/Sgt Lewis D. Miller Ball Turret CPT
230358 350 X Low 1 Pvt Britton I. Smith Waist Gunner CPT 18 Mar 44 Landsburg
230358 350 X Low 1 Cpl Jerome E. Ferroggiaro Waist Gunner POW 8 Oct 43 Bremen
230358 350 X Low 1 S/Sgt Blazier Paddy Tail Gunner CPT 18 Mar 44 Landsburg
230335 350 Y Sans Finis FTR 6 Sep 43 MACR 687
230335 350 Y Low 2 Lt Bernard A. DeMarco Pilot POW 08 Oct 43 Bremen
230335 350 Y Low 2 F/O James P. Thayer Copilot POW 08 Oct 43 Bremen
230335 350 Y Low 2 Lt John W. Downs Navigator POW 08 Oct 43 Bremen
230335 350 Y Low 2 2Lt Francis C. Harper Bombardier POW 08 Oct 43 Bremen
230335 350 Y Low 2 T/Sgt Benjamin J. Barr Top Turret POW 08 Oct 43 Bremen
230335 350 Y Low 2 Cpl Thornton Stringfellow Radio Operator POW 08 Oct 43 Bremen
230335 350 Y Low 2 S/Sgt Albert M. Freitas Ball Turret POW 28 Apr 44 Sottevast
230335 350 Y Low 2 Cpl Leo T. Callahan Waist Gunner POW 21 Feb 44 Brunswick
230335 350 Y Low 2 S/Sgt Harry C. Calhoun Waist Gunner POW 08 Oct 43 Bremen
230335 350 Y Low 2 S/Sgt Leon A. Castro Tail Gunner Appointed Aviation Cadet.
23232 350 V Flak Happy FTR 17 Aug 43 MACR 676
23232 350 V Low 3 Lt Ronald W. Hollenbeck Pilot POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 F/O John L. Williams Copilot POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 2Lt Harold L. Weintraub Navigator POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 2Lt Zeak M. Buckner Jr. Bombardier POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 T/Sgt Rush S. Mintz Top Turret POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 T/Sgt Emile A. Reimherr Radio Operator POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 S/Sgt John Q. Paciotti Ball Turret POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 S/Sgt William A. Rouse Waist Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 S/Sgt Glen H. Keirsey Waist Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg
23232 350 V Low 3 S/Sgt Thomas E. Flounders Tail Gunner POW 17 Aug 43 Regensburg