Mission No 221

MISSION NO. 221
BREMEN, GERMANY

30 MARCH, 1945

Similar to the day before, the Group this day made its final mission to "Little B", again bombing the port area. The assigned targets were the submarine and ship building yards. The Group comprised the 94th's A Combat Wing with Lt. Col. Peresich as Air Commander.

The 457th did not assemble in Wing formation, but proceeded directly to the first Control Point in order to gain time. About five minutes prior to the Control Point, the Group came upon a thick layer of clouds and haze. Being unable to get above or around the cloud layer, the Group had no choice other than to fly through it in an attempt to assemble with the Division.

The Group continued in the cloud layer and it was decided to continue on the same heading until all aircraft broke out in the clear and were able to reassemble. Consequently, Division assembly line was not flown as briefed, because the Group did not break out of the clouds and reassemble until approximately 40 miles left of course. After reassembling, the Group turned right and joined Division formation at the tail end of the column, at the Dutch coast.

Route from the Dutch coast to the IP was flown on course. The formation was last in the Division line, for the reasons mentioned above.

Bombing was done in Group formation, by means of a combination PFF/VisuaI assist. Cloud coverage was five to seven tenths. Bombs were dropped from 24,500 feet and results were observed to be very good, with several direct hits.

Bremen maintained its reputation and provided moderate and accurate antiaircraft fire. Twelve planes sustained damage.

CREW LOADING LIST

March 30th, 1945
Mission No 221 Target: Bremen, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

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p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald L. Snow Frederick G. Smithson Harry J. Campbell Harry G. Vaal Bartello Rizzo Richard C. Grace Fate W. Jones Joseph E. Adams John A. Corbett, Jr Evert B. Heins	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt Sgt	Robert H. Reed Edward M. Monasterio William D. Bird Charles K. Major Robert J. Viles Joseph M. Hamilton Kenneth J. Kuchler Peter P. Angott John G. McCulough	Lt Col Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Harold A. Schuler Eugene A. Peresich Alesis P. Umoff Robin W. Forbes William T. Wilborn John L. Davis George W. King John Medwin Harold N. Saxby James L. Quarry	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George H. Bane Donn W. Leedham Girvan Peck Warren L. Holbrook John G. Mackie Chester C. Urbanik Gene R. Foss William H. Stern Walter H. Westels

	A/C # 509		A/C # 201		A/C # 649		A/C # 749
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ernest H. Huffington Richard T. Caulfield Anthony A. O'Brien Ralph S. Kenyon Wright K. Hyatt Ernest F. Petrilli Emile G. Buyak Francis E. McKee John R. Murphy	Lt F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Parks M. Rea Jack S. Eshe Francis G. Spillane Norman G. Kistler George A. Taylor Frank J. Pekar Ivan L. Mathews, Jr. George T. Zielinski Simon Pomerantz	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward R. Skyrms Wade E. Knudson Maurice R. Keesling Swen A. Christensen Henry J. Schmidt Daniel A. Doharty Raymond C. Blackson Simon C. Wareck William W. McIntosh	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Homer P. Mallory Charles B. Whiddon James C. Strachan Joseph Kirwan Jack M. Koester Jack M. Dainty Warren D. Rodgers Harry D. Holp George N. Pollock Dale w. Lee

	A/C # 190		A/C # 728		A/C # 863		A/C # 603
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Marion K. Burk Cecil C. Harris James D. Tauscher Clifford N. Cunningham Herbert K. Clark, Sr Joe E. Floerke Frederick A. McDuffie Harold E. Buhrow Earl R. Kenyon, Jr	F/O Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles Scarpaci Francis J. Patry Paul R. Kelly Lawrence W. Johnston Everett R. Watson Alfred R. Jones Floyd R. Lashmit Francis X. Demarzio Jerome Shapiro	Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert H. Hey William S. Owens Christopher Zissler Edward A. Bruder Robert T. Payne George C. Gately Robert W. Packingham Andrew V. Clark Edward A. Smith	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Fred M. Rohrig Jack J. Jenkins Gene B. Brown Oral I. Conyers Herman J. Gabryel Loring Lynes John F. Fox Walter L. Reddy, Jr Frederick J. Moynihan

	A/C # 961		A/C # 479		A/C # 881		A/C # 154
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	A/C # 394		A/C # 161		A/C # 606		A/C # 947
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Lester G. Radcliff Andrew G. Anderson Ben DeMattia Anthony J. Bradisse Lawrence M. Charlesworth Peter P. Kopas William F. Rykert Werner L. Bernau Theodore R. Rose	Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph J. Neff William F. Hubbard Cecil Loen John F. Brown William J. Gassen Joseph F. Carney George H. Coughlin Virgil L. Ekstrand Fred C. Cope	Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Willmore Fluman Jack E. Sanders Harry M. Kennedy John M. Gayden Lawrence J. Gallagher Willard F. Beason Billy E. DeBerry Lawrence J. Gallagher Robert J. Gantz	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ejner N. Gunderson August F. Spies John F. Owin Walter A. Divan Theodroe C. Yates Thomas O. Lowry Lenoir A. Greer Ruben L. Larson Albert L. Mikels

	A/C # 897		A/C # 087		A/C # 528		A/C # 123
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Gerard A. Sharrock Glenn R. Sewell John S. Pearson Henry J. Nohava Sterling J. Haldeman James C. Hanley James L. Madison William J. O'Hara Harold H. Young	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth D. Woods Joseph B. Watkins Arthur K. Fitch Rex A. Stevens Harry E. Graham Horace M. Seyster Robert Bonazza Benjamin F. Parris Dennis L. Phelps Nubar A. Astor	Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Hugh E. Arnold Clifton R. Smith Hubert M. Ange Freeman C. Clouse John W. Anderson Robert C. Rustin L. A. Badger Andy Kuzemchak Joseph W. Brooks Robert P. Kimmell	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Vernon L. Terrill Lawrende L. Jackson Anthony d. Paruta Richard E. Beck Charles L. Rockwell Frank Alderete III Edward F. Celani John W. Pick, Jr Edward L. Wilson

	A/C # 826		A/C # 087		A/C # 855		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Benny J. Bigley Thomas E. Brines Rudolpy G. Warner III Charles P. Keith James W. Ford Floyd N. Henderson, Jr Delbert S. Schwab Robet E. Hall Leo B. Lawler	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Albert Martin Guyon A. Smith William D. Bowles Norman J. Thorman Richard P. Barnes Martin Jacobs Paul L. Cardwell Hubert S. Johnson Harold Stege Ralph V. Mitchell	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William D. Stansbury Jack O. McMillen Vincent J. Lococo Morris Rosen Lawrence M. Gast John B. Costello Lester H. Malon Lowell Newton Warren L. Heimke	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 902		A/C # 540		A/C # 838		A/C #
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	A/C # 092		A/C # 080		A/C # 211		A/C #
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	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 195		A/C #
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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