391ST BOMB GROUP CREW LISTS
575th
Squadron
Alphabetical by Pilot’s Name
YR MO
ASSIGNED
43 P ALDRIDGE, WILLIAM S., 1LT, 0731780
CP BURGESS, MERLIN K., CAPT., 0404086
B HANTON, EMIL M.,
2LT, 0741340
N
FE LAYCOCK, JOHN F., SGT, 32143301
RG SAYLOR, STERL E., CPL, 12098426
AG KREFT, ANDRE F. SSGT, 12057415
SOURCE: Par.
Lt
Aldridge, who had flown over as Stalnaker's co-pilot, was shot down 04/27/44
(42-95845),
while flying as first pilot. Per the
hardback history, the other crew members
on this
mission were as shown above. The
softback history indicates that there were 5
survivors,
but "Return of the Marauder Men" lists SSgt Kreft with this date of death (he
is
buried in the the Normandy Cemetery) and
also shows Cpl Saylor on the Wall of the
Missing
at the Ardennes Cemetery, on 04/28/45.
44 9 P BASS, EARL J., 2LT, 0667915
CP WESTBROOK, HAROLD B., 2LT, 0676844
B KENNAIR, THOMAS J., 1LT, 0712163
N
FE LINDSAY, JOHN H., SSGT, 16028379
RG DELAPEEZI (SP?)
AG MCMAHON, WILLIAM J., TSGT, 33279757
SOURCE: SO-126, Hqs 391st Bomb Group 9/24/1944 Par. 4
The
source order assigned people as individuals.
Bass identified the names on his
crew. Kennair went over as Noland’s bombardier
(Noland was killed on the ferry mission
of
9/24/44).
44 9 P BOLTON, EDWARD H., 2LT, 0819948
CP CHRISTIANSEN, RUDOLPH G., 2LT, 0714664
B LOWE, GENE D., 2LT, 0718114
N
FE BROKER, RAYMOND W.,CPL, 37520471
RG LINDHOLM, JOHN E., CPL, 32862462
AG BOYD, STEWART J., CPL, 12175937
SOURCE: SO-248 HQS AAF STA AAF-236 9/14/1944 Par.
44 P BREESEMAN, RICHARD N. 1LT, 0701879
CP CURTIS, RICHARD D., 1LT, 0731467
B KELLY
N
FE DICKENSON, EUGENE C., SSGT, 37557876
RG GIFFORD, W. G.
AG BURNS, JOE, SSGT, 36853886
SOURCE: Par.
Breeseman
and Kelly's names come from the Ahrweiler mission taxi sheet. They
apparently
returned safely. The other names were
supplied by an anonymous
contributor
at the 1996 reunion, who also wrote that Maj. Harkins (Ops Officer) flew with
Breeseman
on this missison. Presumably, Curtis
did not go. There is an AG named
Joseph
Burns on Brooks crew in the 575th, but this must be a different J. Burns, as
Brooks's
crew did not arrive until January, 1945.
Dupuy, of Fagan's crew, was
Breeseman's
bombardier on the 22 Mar 45 mission.
Particulars come from
Dave
Garnham's database.
45 1 P BROOKS, JULIAN N., 2LT, 0713690
CP FULTON, DANIEL R., 2LT, 02063598
B MAXON, WILLIAM K., 2LT, 0766321
N
FE BIEL, ROBERT L., CPL, 35488598
RG BROUSSARD, ROLAND L., CPL, 38484851
AG BURNS, JOSEPH P., CPL, 32760769
SOURCE: SO-3 Hqs 391st Bomb Group 1/9/1945 Par. 1
45 3 P BROUGHTON, JOHN R., 1LT, 0727845
CP
B
N
FE KARA, JOHN S., SSGT, 12027583
RG
AG
SOURCE: SO-41 Hqs 391st Bomb Group 3/14/1945 Par. 1
This is
an A-26 crew.
44 9 P CAMBIER, ORVILLE
J,, 2LT, 0705312
CP HEDSTROM, RAYMOND E., 2LT, 0714079
B ANDERCHECK, EDWARD F., 2LT, 076617
N
FE DAVIS, JO-AL D., CPL, 38458274
RG HARMON, JOHN E., CPL, 20229810
AG DEATON, LESTER L., CPL, 38510218
SOURCE: SO-241 AAF STA AAF-236 9/6/1944 Par. 2
Cambier
flew one of the three planes (of six) that returned safely from the ferry
mission
to
France on 24 Sep 44.
44 9 P CHATHAM, MILTON E., 2LT, 0715990
CP FREDERICK, HERBERT L., 2LT, 0709560
B EINARSON, HAROLD W., 2LT, 0722647
N
FE HUGHES, ALBERT L., JR., SGT, 34344178
RG LEE, DORMAN W., CPL, 37055650
AG TUTHILL, HULL E., SGT, 12122859
SOURCE: SO-128 Hqs 391st Bomb Group 9/27/1944 Par. 2
44 9 P COULT, CECIL K., 2LT, 0705909
CP FORHAN, THOMAS E., 2LT, 0713730
B ROGERS, WILLIAM K., 2LT, 0723822
FE HALESEY, PAUL A., CPL, 33461265
RG MAYFIELD, WILLIAM H., CPL, 20834438
AG KATSILOMETES, JIM G., CPL, 20927358
SOURCE: SO-124, Hqs 391st Bomb Group 9/21/1944 Par. 6
Note
that in OO-2, 391st BG, 02/06/45, Lt Rogers's middle initial is given as M vice
K,
as shown
in the above-referenced order. Rogers
must have been navigator rated, as he
flew
lead later as such.
45 1 P FAGAN, WILLIAM M., 2LT, 0720392
CP LEWIS, GOMER J., 2LT, 02063650
B DUPUY, JOE L., 2LT, 02068019
N
FE MAY, ARTHUR H., CPL, 34520803
RG KENT, WENDELL E., PVT, 36687395
AG MCDONALD, MAURICE J., CPL, 11132828
SOURCE: SO-5 Hqs 391st Bomb Group 1/11/1945 Par. 2
Per Par 11,
SO-98, 9th BD, 04/08/45, Lt. Fagan's crew was sent to Pathfinder.
44 8 P GATLIN, JAMES F., JR., 2LT, 0685331
CP BIEZIS, STEPHEN V., 2LT, 0824021
B ADAIR, JOHN J., 2LT, 0746676
N
FE SANCHEZ, JOE R.,
CPL, 39290993
RG WEISSKER, WILLIAM L., SSGT, 14070304
AG COWART, MILTON E., SGT, 18190494
SOURCE: SO-106, Hqs 391st Bomb Group 8/12/1944 Par. 1
Lt
Gatlin was shot down on 12/23/44 in #42-107671 per the softback history. He is
listed
on the Wall of the Missing in the Henri-Chapelle Cemetery. From the hardback
history,
one can infer that the other crew members were Lt Biezis (Wall, Henri-Chapelle
Cemetery),
SSgt Sanchez (Wall, Luxembourg Cemetery), SSgt Weissker and SSgt
Cowart (both
buried in the the Lorraine Cemetery), and Lt. Adair. Lt. Adair was the only
survivor
of his crew; he reports in "Who Dat?" that the other members of the
crew were
killed on
the ground by SS troops; "Return of the Marauder Men" gives their
date of
death as 12/24/44. Weissker and Cowart must have died in the
shootdown, as their
date of death is given as the
23rd.
45 1 P GOBLE, WILLIAM, JR., 2LT, 0713402
CP LINDSAY, FRANCIS J., 2LT, 02062237
B JOST, LEONARD G., 2LT, 02069453
N
FE MIDDLETON ROBERT W., CPL, 32951679
RG MADELEY, GEORGE N., JR., CPL, 38538457
AG MELZOW, ERNEST J., CPL, 32983498
SOURCE: SO-5, Hqs 391st Bomb Group 1/11/1945 Par. 2
43 P GUBNER, HARRY D., JR., CAPT, 0731574
CP SMITH, RAYMOND B., 2LT, 0795846
B MCCUTCHEON, R. D., JR., 2LT, 0534471
N
FE MARTIN, E. L., SSGT, 18180847
RG BRIDGEWATER, B. B., TSGT, 14188175
AG REAGAN, W. F., SSGT, 31140015
SOURCE: HARDBACK HISTORY Par.
This
crew was shot down on 03/25/44 (42-95854).
The hardback history lists Raymond
Smith as
flying co-pilot. According to the
softback history, there were 5 survivors.
Dave
Garnham
determined from microfilm that SSgt Reagan was killed. There is another
entry
for Raymond Smith, as he flew over as first pilot.
44 P GUILBEAU, LEE J.,
MAJ, 0426830
CP WHEELER, JOSEPH H., II, F/O, T65581
B SCHWARTZ, JEROME D., 2LT, 0783231