Mission No 149

MISSION NO. 149
FRIEDBERG, GERMANY

21 NOVEMBER, 1944

Although Merseburg was the briefed target, unfavorable weather conditions caused the Group to abandon the original plan and attack a target of opportunity. Major Syptak, Air Commander of the 94th A Combat Wing, led the Group with Captain Seesenguth as pilot, flying seventh in the Division formation, as briefed. Division assembly was loose, but the Group assumed its approximate position.

At the Dutch Coast, a significant amount of flak made it necessary for the preceding groups to "S" on course. The 94th A Combat Wing continued on its briefed course and advanced in front of its briefed position, becoming fourth instead of seventh. The course over enemy territory was flown approximately as briefed. Approximately ten minutes before the IP, the Group encountered cloud conditions extending up to 30,000 feet. The Group leader decided to get below the clouds. At approximately 21,000 feet, another group of B-17s coming from about 45 degrees "shuffled the deck".

The leader believed that all aircraft were now separated. The PFF equipment was not functioning satisfactorily and the operator reported it would be difficult to make the briefed mn. It was then decided to reassemble. The low squadron was not too far distant and assembled successfully. The high squadron, being separated, continued on its course toward the target. Although the primary target area was visible, weather conditions were extremely bad. Bombs were released. Results were not observed.

In the meantime, the other two squadrons began a search for a target of opportunity and deviated considerably from the briefed course. Bombs were released on Fnedberg, making an indistinguishable pattern 2,000 feet east of the marshalling yard located there.

Although flak had been encountered at the target, it was meager and inaccurate and no aircraft were lost. Flak was encountered at Cromer on the return to England; however, it caused no damage

CREW LOADING LIST

November 21st, 1944
Mission No 149 Target: Friedberg, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 152		A/C # 540		A/C # 567		A/C # 621
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Capt Maj Lt Lt Lt Capt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Donald L. Seesenguth Raymond A. syptak William J. Meng John C. Muir Felecisimo Basuil Irwin Rosen Raymond D. Brodin George R. Langowski Robert L. Schaaf Harmeon E. Robertson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Melvin M. Fox Robert E. Southern Beverly C. Robertson Horace W. Whipple Adrian A. Belanger Lloyd J. Blood Ronland Vevier Alvin Prukop Harold A. Arndt	Lt Capt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Montell C. Higgins Kenneth L. Anderson John O. McCaughan Theodore R. bortel Harold F. Harstedt Fred E. Lawyer Francis J. Winder Philip G. Porter Bill C. Smigielski Russell A. Perry	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ambrose W. Reese Irwin C. Popham Paul A. Brook Joel Lester Edward F. Peters Charles E. Kenney James E. McCloskey Percy C. Mack Alfred C. Hetrick

	A/C # 583		A/C # 831		A/C # 649		A/C #
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 Eldon E. Smith 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	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 Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Carl P. Sundbaum Galileo F. Bossio Olin G. Wellborn Theodore F. Scanlon James L. Quarry Warren W. Nixon John V. Brennan Julian S. Smith Brooks H. Estes Donald R. Peacock	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles C. Schobert William C. Girard Jame E. Tolbert Fayette Dennison, Jr William b. wilson James P. Casey Walter l. Smith Raymond J. Helble Harry C. Thortsen

	A/C # 537		A/C # 534		A/C #		A/C # 650
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 John Byknish Karl Lambertson John J. Briol Harry J. Cornell	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	Ralph I. Evans Raymond A. Carlsen Einar L. Nelson John H. Cheatham 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	John A. Fox Richard L. Mack Jack R. Muth Wilfred G. Finke Alfred J. Rubino Calvin Campbell Richard J. Imhoff Guy P. Wharton Dorsia C. Stutler

	A/C # 606		A/C # 594		A/C # 535		A/C # 439
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Raymond F. Rossner Lorentz C. Hanson Milton Braverman Stanley Zocks Robert B. Black Thomas C. Elliott Lyle W. Astry Henry W. Bennett John R. Westhoff	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert W. Kelly Jack E. Westcott Louis Pike Albert P. Banks Alfredo J. Raimo Howard E. Munger Bernard F. Sitek Kenneth K. McGriff Antonio Papaianni	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ralph I. Evans Raymond A. Carlsen Einar L. Nelson Elroy J. Peters Leslie R. Peterson Franklin H. Kark Maurice E. Patterson Elmer R. Sonday John H. Cheatham	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John W. White Rudolph Prokop Jacob Landsman Leon J. Zimmerman Gerald E. Whitman Richard E Seely Albert C. Williams Leon C. Johnson Edward Wilcox

	A/C # 506		A/C # 113		A/C # 765		A/C # 827
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 Robert L. Harrison William C. Craig Archie C. Straham Norman J. Thorman	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 F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ronald P. Straus Everett R. Renfro Richard E. Anderson Floyd A. Crispin Robert L. Olsen John P. Lapicca J. W. Bridges John F. Dunn Hohn B. Rogers

	A/C # 785		A/C # 181		A/C # 819		A/C # 885
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Arthur G. Jellinek James I. Christy Jack A. Dressler Frank J. Conti Harry S. Jolly, Jr. Jimmy Herron Joseph W. Farrow Harley Ernst, Jr. Kenneth M. Beattie	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Oliver G. Burgess, Jr Edwin C. Brain John E. Elwood Edward L.l Gibbs Aldo Molestatore George Parsons Robert J. Burke Herbert E. Dollar Ernest Pappalardo	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ero E. Salo Roy H. Kirk Adam E. Santora Doyle H. Brown Clifford C. Koeneman Jonh P. Fulgham Nicholas T. Benos Sal Bachos Casper J. Casciano	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. Trom

	A/C # 394		A/C # 828		A/C # 881		A/C # 301
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Wayne B. Tweten Douglas J. Sharkey John A. Franck Norman M. Allegan William H. Carroll Wilbert M. Saylor James A. Kolofa G. S. Byoff Roy E. Goldman	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James V. Eldeff Fred L. Steedman Ashton B. Gehen, Jr. Robert G. Coakley George R. Schmaller Frank O. Stein Thomas J. Ambrose Johnnie Sarber Harold D. Rothbard	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John R. Godwin Ralph L.l Hay Robin W. Forbes Robert F. Kellow Andrew J. McCormick George Kakeh Vincent C. Liguori Paul J. Bernstel Frank J. Clark	Lt Lt Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Arthur M. Ford Charles E. Newmeyer William A. Moore William E. Seil Maurice S. Wilks Gene F. Skidmore Melvin G. Shields Harry D. Sallis Dancil J. Adams Mason H. Cummings

	A/C # 751		A/C # 574		A/C # 551		A/C # 795
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 Laffetti Trace	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward F. Slaman William E. Thompson Dominick J. Giannico Robert V. Moore David C. Foltz Raymond Conway John W. Mahinske Joseph P. Brock Charles E. Borland	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James C. Evans Herbert A. Lawyer Sanford W. Lewin John J. Walicki Jerome Grossman Peter Credidio Edwin B. Hartley Grant A. Hanson Ferdinand G. Rupania	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt Sgt	Ernest T. Salzer Rex E. Monson Myron E. Francisco William A. Steffen Jack F. Scarborough Vincent A. Toth Richard F. Metrenga Benjamin W. Hamrick Richard J. McDonald

	A/C # 909		A/C # 164		A/C # 075		A/C # 707
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George J. Gilbert David S. Kahne William W. Siler John I. Butterly Daniel Cadena, Jr. Albert F. Jenkins Richard C. Clements Claud M. Gideon John E. Dubina	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Wallace F. Boyes Jr Elmer Felgenhauser Kenneth J. Furst Merritt D. Turner Francis J. Horan Abraham Feldman Frank Trapasi Roy S. Duitman William J. Prettyman	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald C. Myers Wilbur S. Pursell Maurice H. Keesling Hollis C. Huddleston William R. Watson Robert D. Malley Kenneth R. Vann Stephen T. Esterholdt James G. ransdell	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph C. Frechette Norman t. Hanson William H. Gullette Harley E. Barrett Granville F. Billingsley Walter B. Lander James F. Hedgecock Frank Nowakowski Salvatore M. Mastrantonio

	A/C #		A/C # 706		A/C # 934		A/C # 587
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Lloyd S. 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 F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Henry S. Blach Harold R. Hall Leslie J. Tesdall William E. Wilson Edward V. Maculaitis Samuel J. Williams Robert F. Seastrand William E. Wilson Charles E. Sizemore	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth K. Yap Hays Bricka Gus S. Skalski Albert H. Knox William C. Adams Geroge T. Stefani Roy L. Walker Frederick B. Weyand Jessie D. Dunn

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 694		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Alvin I. Caplovitz Harold J. Franklin Peter Mihalik Alvin C. Farrar Horace H. Huey Raymond E. Field John E. Burch James D. McCorkindale Robert E. Springer	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt