Mission No 194

MISSION NO. 194
HARBURG, GERMANY

24 FEBRUARY, 1945

The Group comprised the 94th B Combat Wing with Major Havey as Air Commander. The synthetic oil refineries at Harburg were the targets. The route over England was flown approximately as briefed. The Group assembled in Wing formation without difficulty and followed in trail. The Group was in proper position in Division column and flew the Division assembly line as briefed.

The Division Leader overshot the next Control Point, the Group following in trail in orderto remain in Division column. The 457th was slightly left of course from that point until the IP. The IF was crossed on course. Cloud coverage was ten tenths and it was necessary to bomb by means of PFF equipment. Bombing was done in Group formation, with the lead squadron performing the instrument sighting. Bombs were dropped from 26,500 feet.

Bomb results were unobserved due to ten-tenths cloud coverage.

Flak was moderate but inaccurate and no craft sustained damage.

CREW LOADING LIST

February 24th, 1945
Mission No 194 Target: Harburg, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 024		A/C # 594		A/C # 255		A/C # 885
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Capt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Lon A. McCauley, Jr. Franklin D. Rollins Donald E. Sherman Harry J. Campbell John C. McCullough Henry L. Bartnowski Bernard J. Carroll Wilmer G. Boykin Frederick F. Parlin G. B. Gaster	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Everett Park Thomas J. Heter Bernard Liss Donald G. Ward Kenneth M. Garrison Raymond J. Madgett Joy. J. Capelle Steve Sobieski Ralf V. Mitchell	Capt Maj Capt Lt Lt Capt Sgt Sgt Lt Sgt	Harold A. Schuler James A. Havey Thomas A. Goff Robin W. Forbes James L. Quarry Ralph D. Stutzman Albert P.Bomer Lester L. Epps John Medwin Arthur V. Grise	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Stephen L. Dewald Lorenz M. Koch Byron E. Francisco Richard E. Hansen Frank J. Spurchise Wayne R. Bell Frank Nowakowski Anthony S. Lanza Paul H. Suer

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	A/C # 072		A/C # 831		A/C # 368		A/C # 113
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt F/o Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Frederick G. Smithson Nathaniel J. Beam, Jr Arnold L. Rosenblatt Harry G. Vaal Jay W. Grider Albert P. Cristofaro Walter H. Kleinfelter John V. Lawton Gilbert J. Fleming	F/O F/O F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles Scarpaci Francis J. Patry Paul R. Kelly Thomas H. Reed Everett R. Watson Alrfed R. Jones. Floyd R. Lashmit Francis X. Demarzio Jerome Shapiro	Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Max K. Rahn Paul H. Duckert Edwin H. Simon Otis N. Bennett Otis N. Bennett John L. Davis George W. King John J. Tuzi Charles F. Greenlund	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George W. Bobbitt Howard T. Hampton Eugene L. Walker Charles M. Carrier John Sing Leland M. Ford Paul M. Zalusky Young W. Rainer Frank M. Prado

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	A/C # 902		A/C # 904		A/C # 219		A/C # 854
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George J. Gilbert David S. Kahne John I. Butterly Richard C. Clements Daniel Cadena, Jr. Albert F. Jenkins Charles F. Brown Arthur J. Christensen George W. Jackson	Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth D. Woods Joseph B. Watkins Paul L. Hertenstein Rex A. Stevens Harry E. Graham Horace W.? Setster? Robert Bonazza Benjamin F. Parris Dennis L. Phelps	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward ?. Skyrms Charles Lower Delmar G. Spatz John A. Dahler Alfred Hansen Bernard R. Besse Henry J. Schmidt Raymond C. Blackson Simon C. Wareck	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Worth G. Kirkman William R. Faunt Le Roy John M. Nally Gordon L. Witt Roy F. Christensen John P. Cervero Herbert N. Hook Walter F. Willig Jack N. Gregory

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	A/C # 785		A/C # 087		A/C # 195		A/C # 698
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George H. Greer Thomas J. Cronin Edward J. Strzyzewski Walter H. Carter Archie F. Cole Byrne J. Ranney John W. Rockefellow Gerald T. Uzdavinis Edward W. Blyeker	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Delmar A. Stanley Parks E. Rea Carl E. Schieffer Leonard Y. Wendrow Leroy R. Ford Roger J. Howell Ronald A. Weber Dale W. Mason John A. Schuck Robert B. Otterphol	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald C. Meyers Wilbur S. Pursell Hollis D. Hudleston Edward F. Ambrose William R. Watson Robert D. Malloy Joseph A. Jakacki Kenneth R. Vann Stephen F. Esterholdt	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward F. Clark Harry R. Horn Charles F. Gavin Jr Harley E. Barrett Glenn S. Gruver George E. Dainty Gene R. Foss Frederick C. Rex George N. Pollock

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	A/C # 506		A/C # 574		A/C # 863		A/C # 518
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John C. Lindholm Donald G. Sellon Albert D. Barr Ted D Panneatos Abraham Choc Daniel Friedman Robert V. Grunhurd Baron E. Miller Edwin Levine	Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph J. Neff Claude H. Hubbard Cecil Loun? Berton Rosenberg William J. Gassen? Joseph F. Garney? George R. Coughlin? Virgil L. Kestrand? Fred C. Cole?	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John R. Godwin Kenneth R. Morrow Robert F. Kellow Frank J. Clark Andrew J. McCormick George Kakeh Vincent C. Liguori Paul J. Bernstel James A. Conklin	Capt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Rodger L. Fisher James F. Stoner George N. Blair Pete A. Antonella Dominick R. Delise Elias M. Ramirez Allen F. Schiebel Daniel R. Roth Guy P. Wharton

Elias M. Ramirez
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	A/C # 537		A/C # 838?		A/C # 934		A/C # 540
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Elmer E. Witten John K. Wales George R. Nichols Ben Demattia John D. Williams Francis G. Mauro John T. Sullivant William A. Gearhart Floyd A. Monroe Robert R. Tangney	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert E. Gemmill John C. Moore Merton D. Pittman Frank J. Mairo Bernard V. Roczko Harry Miller Walter R. Sprankle Charles G. MacChesney Eldon L. Sutherland	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph B. Maguire, Jr Robert D. McMorrow Robert D. McMorrow Jarry M. Hughes Houston H. Lacombe Oliver J. Swisher Rudolph W. Schroer, Jr Horace K. Richardsen Richard J. Kamanski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert W. Gronberg Paul C. Mason Herman D. Welmer Robert M. McMakin Albert K. Richards Milo G. Hastings Ashmun J. Ripley James L. McGill Kenneth L. Bostick

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	A/C # 394		A/C # 161		A/C # 855		A/C # 301
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt F/O Lt Cpl Cpl Cpl Cpl Cpl Sgt	Lester G. Radcliff Andrew G. Anderson William W. Siler Anthony J. Bradisse Werner L. Bernau Theodore R. Rose Lawrence M. Charlesworth William F. Rykert Ralph D. Ice	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Craig P. Greason William G. Litogot Rudolph Haumann Thomas E. Madigan Blair Arsenault, Jr William N. Wagner Ralph S. Ingraham Garland L. Frost Kenneth L. Haseltine	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John P. Starnes Lawrence D. Wilde Erwin Salnick Robert F. Altmaier Victor C. Johanson Frank D. Russo Louis A. Qualls John Simmen James Valenti	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Eugene C. Ricker Earl R. Downey Anthony D. Paruta Frank F. Miles Murray L. Cooper William C, Lundy Abe Venick John K. McKinney Howard H. Jacobson

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	A/C # 190		A/C # 534		A/C # 551		A/C # 154
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Duane F. Southwood Lyle E. Keran Wallace Reed Warren H. Parmeter Raymond D. VanWagner Orville D. Clark George N. Radakovich R. B. Kelly Santos V. Maira	Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jesse J. Costanias Myron P. Barry Jack Lorber Stephen T. Cowell Martin Norsic, Jr Stanley F. Bendzynski William F. Waters Cietus B. Newman Michael Denitti	Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James L. Hall Robert L. Fortner Gordon W. Dykes Joseph A. Skiera John R. Middlebrooks Alan Morton Anthony Colin Harry A. Sempf Robert L. Fischer	Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Sherrill R. Williams William C. Girard Benjamin J. Bushey Fred A. Barshop Ralph W. Smith Harold T. Rahbe Eugene P. Bussard Harold d. Crosby Burhard A. Klimoski

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	A/C #		A/C # 200		A/C # 211		A/C # 240
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Cpl Cpl Cpl Cpl Cpl	Edward G. Palm David L. Omelich Donald D. Beck Orin C. Cedergren John M. Tabak Robert M. Foster Robert L. Foley Carl F. Hanneken Benjamin F. Ivey	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Frank R. Guca Clifton R. Smith Melvin K. Stoner Robert F. Olwick Emil T. Pavlus Albert J. Yost Elton A. Clodfelter Karl L. McAdams Charles T. Root	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ronald P. Straus Everett R. Renfro Floyd A. Crispin John B. Rogers Richard E. Anderson Robert L. Olsen John P. Lapicca J. W. Bridges John F. Dunn

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	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 080		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 F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ralph W. Coons Kenneth Blakebrough Jennings B. Beran Stephen Cokorogianis Joseph D. DeCrescio George F. Peschen Conrad E. Craig Robert D. Whiteaker Woodrow W. Tatman	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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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