Mission No 148

MISSION NO. 148
ESCHWELLER, GERMANY

16 NOVEMBER, 1944

In order to provide direct support of ground troops near Aachen, German troop concentrations and gun emplacements at Eschweiler were selected as the target of this mission. Major Snow led the Group, the 94th Combat Wing, and the 1St Division A Wing.

The route to the target was flown on course. The IP was crossed on course. Cloud cover was ten tenths over the target. The line of friendly flak was observed. No enemy flak was encountered. The bombs were released from 22,000 feet. Clouds obscured the results of the attack.

Later, the Commanding General of the 104th Infantry Division, General Terry Allen, forwarded the following TWX through channels:
"Doughboys thank you for a fine job. Certainly appreciated it. Please inform all participants."

CREW LOADING LIST

November 16th, 1944
Mission No 148 Target: Eschweiler, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 157		A/C # 152		A/C # 219		A/C # 026
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard E. Fitzhugh Kenneth E. Rohde Norman K. Nail Gerald Zelirofsky Enoch T. Naversen Howard Larsen Wesley R. McDonald Ivory S. Phillips Ben W. McChesney	Capt Maj Lt Capt Capt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Raymond A. Fulton Wilbur Snow John C. Fonda Frank Pearman Roy I. Vaughn Herbert A. Dolph Richard H. Gardner Frank H. Cuetara Calvin R. Taylor Frederick Ernest	Lt Capt Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Arnold G. Brunner Kenneth R. Johnston Ralph W. Eichenberger John B. Pawloski Theodore R. Bortel William T. Wilborn Thomas W. Smith Charles D. Zhe Ralph Compton Joseph E. Elbers William M. Bell	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ambrose W. Reese James F. Stoner Paul A. Brook Joel Lester Edward F. Peters Charles E. Kenney James E. McCloskey Percy C. Mack Alfred C. Hetrick

	A/C # 606		A/C #831		A/C # 535		A/C # 854
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Raymond F. Rossner Josey Nelson Milton Braverman Stanley Zocks Robert B. Black Thomas C. Elliott Lyle W. Astry Henry W. Bennett John R. Westhoff	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William R. McCall, Jr Thomas L. Gregory Arthur M. Livingstone George A. Cooke George W. Perry Robert J. Hayes Linville Wills Larido A. Battisti Walter S. Slate	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ralph I. Evans Donald C. Lengman Einar L. Nelson Elroy J. Peters Leslie R. Peterson Franklin H. Kark Maurice E. Patterson Elmer R. Sonday Charles B. Pilling	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Worth G. Kirkman Arnold E. Broughton George N. Blair John M. Nally John P. Cervero Roy F. Christensen Herbert N. Hook Walter F. Willig

	A/C # 662		A/C # 534		A/C # 855		A/C # 587
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kelly P. Jacobs Josey H. Nelson James P. Guyot Albert F. Czarnowski Robert E. Gee James T. Means Willard W. Largent. Charles F. Brown George H. Haby, Jr	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Everett Park Edward G. Palm Bernard Liss Donald G. Ward Kenneth M. Garrison Raymond L. Madgett Joy J. Gappelle Clifton J. Rabideaux Steve Sobiaski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Carl P. Sundbaum Galileo F. Bossio Theodore F. Scanlon Warren W. Nixon John V. Brennan Julian S. Smith Edward J. Zeitz Brooks H. Estes Donald R. Peacock	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Eugene C. Ricker Donald E. Miller William E. Seil Pete A. Antonella Murray L. Cooper William C, Lundy Abe Venick John K. McKinney Howard H. Jacobson

	A/C # 101		A/C # 523		A/C # 855		A/C # 301
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John P. Weber Douglas J. Sharkey Carl G. Swanberg Charles K. Rawls Louis L. R. Gomes Edgar W. Monell Lloyd G. Hesseltine Godfrey C. Edgarton John Mezra	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William T. Robertson Clifford Hendrickson Einer L. Mankin Charles W. Carbery Louis A. Dahle Bernard Stutman Clifford B. Digre Stanley Szydlowski John F. Brown	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James C. Evans Herbert A. Lawyer Olin G. Wellborn Sanford W. Lewin Jerome Grossman Peter Credidio Edwin B. Hartley Grant A. Hanson Ferdinand G. Rupanian	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Medford E. Hollis Jerome F. Rakel William A. Moore Richard R. Hinman Charles Calcaterra Leonard O. Vittitow Mario D. Terenzio Joseph S. Kutas William L. Kennedy

	A/C # 751		A/C # 164		A/C # 857		A/C # 021
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William B. Biracree William J. Couch James R. Ogletree George L. Branstetter Archie E. Bruce Robert F. Devaney Arthur J. Christensen Robert H. Young James A. Carey	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joe D. Coleman Edward F. Salman Thomas S. Crowley John W. Mahinske Francis E. Snow Robert L. Harrison George Martin, Jr Geroge B. Crockett Robert G. Smith	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald C. Myers Wilbur S. Pursell Maurice H. Keesling Hollis C. Huddleston Daniel A. Doherty Robert D. Malley Joseph A. Jakacki Kenneth R. Vann Stephen T. Esterholdt	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John A. Fox Herbert A. Rochlitz Jack R. Muth William H. Gollette Alfred J. Rubino Calvin Campbell Richard J. Imhoff Guy P. Wharton Dorsia C. Stutler

	A/C # 583		A/C # 594		A/C # 528		A/C # 505
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward J. Schorr George M. Bobletts Donald L. Neff Robert R. Wheeler William J. Dallas Robert J. Engle Hubert H. Akins Anthony N. Kovac, Jr Willard O. Arndt	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Lloyd B. Gray Charles G. Keiler Peter H. Katz Charles L. T. Carroll James W. Brown Hector L. Soder John R. Boudreau Clifton G. Bragden Paul T. Harlan	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ero E. Salo Milton W. Casey Adam E. Santore Doyle H. Brown Clifford C. Koneman John P. Fulgham Nicholas T. Benos Sal Bachos Casper J. Casciano	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph C. Frechette Norman t. Hanson Myron E. Francisco Wilfred G. Finke Granville F. Billingsley Walter B. Lander James F. Hedgecock Frank Nowakowski Clarence R. Shepherd

	A/C # 591		A/C # 161		A/C # 765		A/C # 795
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Lauren M. Spleth John F. Welch Theodore M. Braffman Robert L. Haynes Edward J. Grybos Norman T. Ozenberger William Moore John J. Briol Harry J. Cornell	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert B. Hooper William E. Thompson, Jr Dominic J. Giannico Robert V. Moore David G. Foltz Raymond A. Conway Roland Vevier Joseph P. Brock Charles H. Borland	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George L. Mathews Albert A. Bean Thomas S.Sajatovich Thomas A. Dunn William A. Allerdice Fernando Urzanqui James R. Boyle Hubert H. Duckett Duan E, Reich	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William B. Dudley John F. Spore Anthony D. Paruta Ralph W. Bell Marshall H. Glover Martin O. Olson Elmer E. Campbell William J. Banghart Frank P. Trox

	A/C # 506		A/C # 528		A/C # 863		A/C # 885
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Paul F. Gillman Don E. Jensen Thomas M. Karr Robert W. Crowe Samuel H. Schafstall William S. Stanton Donald F. Boyd J. C. Arnold John E. Walters	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ennis E. Brown Robert G. Reid James J. Klein Louis F. Brookman Harley J. Ellsworth Gerald C. Cook Ronald A. Weber Archie C. Straham Norman J. Thorman	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Max K. Rahn Paul H. Duckert Edwin H. Simon Joseph Minkowski John L. Davis George W. King Harold N. Saxby John J. Tuzi Charles F. Greenlund	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Stephen L. Dewald Lorenz M. Koch Richard E. Hansen Harley E. Barrett Frank J. Spurchise Elias M. Ramires Paul H. Suer Anthony S. Lanza Harmon A. Smith

	A/C # 785		A/C # 312		A/C # 934		A/C # 827
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Lon A. McCauley, Jr. Robert C. Quincy Harry J. Campbell Henry L. Bartnowski Bernard J. Carroll Wilmer G. Boykin Elmer J. Markle Ray M. Bechtel G. B. Gaster	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert W. Kelly Elmer Mittwoch Ashton D. Geren, Jr. Albert P. Banks Alfredo Raimo Frank G. Sein Bernard F. Sterk Antonio Papainni Kenneth N. McGriff	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Henry S. Blach Harold R. Hall Leslie J. Tesdall Otis N. Bennett Edward V. Maculaitis Samuel J. Williams Robert F. Seastrand William W. Wilson Charles E. Sizemore	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ronald P. Straus Everett R. Renfro Floyd A. Crispin Richard E. Anderson Robert L. Olsen John P. Lapicca J. W. Bridges John F. Dunn Hohn B. Rogers

	A/C # 394		A/C #		A/C # 881		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Wayne B. Tweten James I. Christy John A. Franck Norman M. Allegan William H. Carroll Wilbert M. Saylor Robert L. Schaaf G. S. Byoff James A. Kolofa	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John R. Godwin Edward C. Foulke Robin W. Forbe Robert F. Kellow Andrew J. McCormick George Kalek Vincent C. Liguori Paul J. Bernstel Frank J. Clark	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 905		A/C #		A/C # 567		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Csapt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt Lt	Edgar H. Humble William L. Gibbons George A. Voris Fabio F. Sulpizi Edward J. McGurren Jack J. Ham Junior D. Brooks Edmund Hubard, Jr Gilbert J. Fleming Phillip L. Baribeau	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William Clarkson Louis G. Mueller Herbert C. Pace Robert S. todd William R. Watson Albert A. Spierling Oliver F. Orris John J. Walicki Roman N. Becker	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt