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Target: RUHLAND – Page 1

September 11, 1944

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B-17G 42-97961 PFF  95th Bomb Group Returned B-17G 44-6092  “A” Lead   Lead # 5 Returned
336th Sq ET-K 418th Sq LD-F
A/C name:             “A” Lead   Lead # 1 A/C name:
COM P Maj. M F Youngs          (350th CO) . P Lt. J Fabian
P Lt. G P Fory (418th Lead Pilot) CP Lt. F A Houdyschell
CP/FO Lt. J A Ruffner (418th) NAV Lt. W A Shannon
NAV Lt. R L Maby (418th) BOM Lt. E M Campbell
ROG T/Sgt. G O Knauff (418th) ROG T/Sgt. W C Mann
MO Lt. M J Kretow (418th) TTE T/Sgt. J Hosso, Jr
WG S/Sgt. D D Wilcox (418th) BTG S/Sgt. L K Lamb
TG/WG S/Sgt. L E Nunnery (418th) WG S/Sgt. L H Morse
NAV Lt. C E Gunter (Lead Nav 350th) TG S/Sgt. A R Rau
BOM Lt. R R Searle (418th)
TTE T/Sgt J G Springer (418th)
B-17G 42-31895  “A” Lead   Lead #2 Returned B-17G 43-37811  “A” Lead   Lead # 6 Returned
418th Sq LD-Y 418th Sq LD-D
A/C name: A/C name: Baby Sweet
P Lt.  R M Miller P Lt. W C Ivosevic
CP Lt. I S Ferguson CP Lt. J R Reese
NAV M/Sgt. J A Biggs NAV Lt. D G Gray
BOM Lt.  O Leder BOM Lt. F V Hermandez
ROG T/Sgt. J R Brashears ROG S/Sgt. C W Potts
TTE T/Sgt. M K Brooks TTE S/Sgt. W L Harris
BTG S/Sgt. L Sloan BTG S/Sgt. R J King
WG S/Sgt. J R Miller WG S/Sgt. L W Beasley
TG S/Sgt. A Milone TG S/Sgt. C S Hellard
B-17G 42-97071  “A” Lead   Lead # 3 Returned B-17G 43-37823  “A” Lead   High # 1 Aborted
418th Sq LD-P 349th Sq XR-V   (replaced by Furrer from # 4)
A/C name: Andy’s Dandy’s A/C name:  (engine fire/crashed in England)
P Lt. J H McLaughlin P Lt. F J Herres
CP Lt. W Hargrave CP Lt. E H Fehrenkamp
NAV Lt. L W McGimsey NAV Lt. A F Ringhofer
BOM Lt. W E Warner BOM Lt. B E Conover
ROG S/Sgt. C A Lockfield ROG T/Sgt. R M Mulgrew
TTE S/Sgt. C G Digregorio TTE T/Sgt. J A Morrow
BTG S/Sgt. R M Grunstead BTG S/Sgt. D B Barnes
WG S/Sgt. W L Aycock WG S/Sgt. N J Nesser
TG S/Sgt. M M Wisotsky TG S/Sgt. A R Main
B-17G 42-32090  “A” Lead   Lead # 4 Returned B-17G 43-38211  “A” Lead   High # 1   Returned
418th Sq LD-R 349th Sq XR-R  (originally in # 4 position before 
A/C name: Silver Dollar A/C name:             moving  to # 1 to replace Herres)
P Lt. M D Johnson P Lt. J K Furrer
CP Lt. D H Rohlfs CP Lt. J H Young
NAV Lt. R J Lehto NAV Lt. T Coniglio
BOM Lt. L G Schmidt BOM Lt. J A McElrath
ROG T/Sgt. R J Moran ROG S/Sgt. A F Wilks
TTE T/Sgt. M H Wilch TTE S/Sgt. R W Garrison
BTG S/Sgt. C E Forrester BTG S/Sgt. H B Robb
WG S/Sgt. J J Coffelt WG S/Sgt. P K Miller
TG S/Sgt. R K Thormahlen TG S/Sgt. L D Guthrie
Photo S/Sgt. Don Bradley