Mission No 175

MISSION NO. 175
PADERBORN, GERMANY

17 JANUARY, 1945

The 457th comprised the 94th A Combat Wing with Lt. Cot. Francis as Air Commander for the Group and the 1st Division's A formation. The primary target was communication centers in Altenbeken.

Combat Wing assembly was accomplished without incident. The Group Leader, having noted bad weather conditions, continued to climb above briefed altitude before reaching the first Control Point.

Division assembly line was flown approximately as briefed. Over the Channel, the formation encountered increasingly difficult weather conditions, which continued from this point to the IP. Course was flown approximately as briefed except for slight deviations to the right and left.

The IP was crossed approximately on course. The G-H equipment malfunctioned on the bomb run and lead was turned over the PEF aircraft after the formation had passed over the primary target. A 360 degree turn to the left was executed and a run in Group formation was made on railway workshops at Paderborn, the secondary target, located halfway between Munster and Kassel. The formation, in the process of turning, was too close to Paderborn for the PFF equipment to pick up the city for a normal PFF run.

Bombs were released on the smoke markers of preceding groups. Cloud coverage was ten tenths and visibility was about three miles. Results were unobserved due to cloud coverage. Flak was moderate with three craft sustaining damage.

CREW LOADING LIST

January 17th, 1945
Mission No 175 Target: Paderborn, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 831		A/C #		A/C # 024		A/C # 028
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		Capt Col Capt Lt Capt Capt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edmund G. Coomes Rod L. Francis Clifton J. Chandler Robin Forbes Oscar Stauff George Cahelo Virgil Hill Charles W. Smith Lawrence D. Wilde Walter L. Laddusaw	Lt Capt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt Sgt	Charles C. Schobert Franklin D. Rollins Jame E. Tolbert Fayette Dennison, Jr William E. Wilson James F. Casey Raymond J. Helble Harry C. Thortsen Louis A. Williams

	A/C # 506		A/C #		A/C # 535		A/C # 885
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 Thomas M. Karr Robert L. Haynes Edward J. Grybos Norman T. Ozenberger Windield J. Scott John J. Briol Harry J. Cornell	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James R. Howell Eugene F. Howard Robert D. Beltz John S. King Thomas D. McCormick Lee R. Groman Donald S. Moore Frank C. Tucker Robert D. Whiteaker	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 # 479		A/C #		A/C # 765		A/C # 301
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald L. Zeiler Sidney A. Bacon William C. Oliver Samuel J. Gelvin Dominic F. Muscato Carl Lewis Donald A. Swisher Stanley R. Patterson James J. Rodel	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward R. Skyrms Clarence E. Leath William L. Tracy Bernard Weiss Robert L. Stevenson Henry Schmidt, Jr Leonard J. Lewandowski Raymond C. Blackson Simon C. Wareck	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert W. Gronberg Paul C. Mason Hermon D. Welmer Robert M. McMakin Albert K. Richards Claude W. Crisler Ashmun J. Ripley James L. McGill Albert H. Knox

	A/C # 954		A/C #		A/C # 855		A/C # 749
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George L. Hottle, Jr Emile N. Racine David W. Ellis Roger R. Holden James T. Bell, Jr William F. Norton George Zucker Francis C. Cupp William J. Dufford	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harlan Buettner George J. Grau Erwin Salnick Philip A. DuPont William W. MacIntosh Theodore R. Cowsert Anthony S. Giacobbi James R. Westbrook Leo Rendina Ray F. Hawkins, Jr	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Worth G. Kirkman Robert H. Wood George N. Blair John M. Nally John P. Cervero Roy F. Christensen Herbert N. Hook Walter F. Willig Jack N. Gregory

	A/C # 606		A/C #		A/C # 414		A/C # 707
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward Hubard Elmer E. Witten George R. Nichols Ben Demattia John D. Williams Francis G. Maure Paul F. Amann William A. Gearhart Edwin F. Reynolds	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Frank R. Guca Clifton R. Smith Melvin K. Stoner Glyn E. Aleshire Emil T. Pavlus Albert J. Yost Elton A. Clodfelter Robert F. Olwick Charles T. Root	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Calvin K. Schneller Francis E. Hronek James D. Blackmore Richard M. Beck John R. Austin Donald R. Lallky William S. Garrett Willard R. Hedge Alexander W. Bennett

	A/C # 109		A/C #		A/C # 167		A/C # 582
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 John I. Butterly Daniel Cadena, Jr. John R. Boudreau Richard C. Clements Albert D. Paulson Claud M. Gideon John E. Dubina	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Max K. Rahn Paul H. Duckert Edwin H. Simon Otis N. Bennett John L. Davis George W. King Harold H. Saxby John J. Tuzi Charles F. Greenlund	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Gerald M. Russell Carrol R. Wissmiller Julius G. Uhrlaub, Jr John F. Kelsey, Jr Bernard B. Matz Maurice J. D'Agostino Frederick L. Weyand C. A. Rogers Elton C. Conerly

	A/C # 751		A/C #		A/C # 857		A/C # 947
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald G. Sellon Murray V. Jott John Schwall Ralph S. Kenyon Daniel W. Nose James L. Bass Cleotis N. Helm Bennie W. Johnson Walter C. Nowak	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald C. Meyers Wilbur S. Pursell Maurice R. Keesling Hollis D. Hudleston Thomas A. Dunn William R. Watson Robert D. Malloy James D. Ransdell Stephen F. Esterholdt	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard L. Mack Arnold Broughton John S. Nierengarden Robert P. Reublin Raymond V. Hunter Charles Held Lloyd R. Kennedy Frank J. Eichenlaub Earl E. Whitnack

	A/C # 190		A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 123
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Duane F. Southwood Lyle E. Keran Wallace Reed Warren H. Parmeter Orville D. Clark George N. Radakovich Raymond D. VanWagner R. B. Kelly Santos V. Maira	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Not readable	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Noel K. Robinson Donald D. Nielsen Charles L. Bowers Wilfred G. Finke Preston C. Grimm James Q. Woodard Bernard P. Wrobleski Louis H. Rickert Bernard F. Swain

	A/C # 583		A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 854
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. Czarnowsky Robert E. Gee Jacob L. Finnerty George H. Haby, Jr. James T. Means John T. Sullivant	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Not readable	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward J. Clark Harry R. Horn Lionel W. O'Shea Charles F. Gavin Jr Glenn S. Gruver George E. Dainty Gene R. Foss Frederick C. Rex George N. Pollock

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 827
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	Not readable	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles E. Birdseye Patrick H. Wallace Donald F Macbride Howard W. Demotts Henry Freidrich Robert F. Nicholson Wallace T. Powell Richard J. Metrenga David Barclay

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		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		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt