Mission No 42

MISSION NO. 42
CITY OF LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG

9 MAY, 1944

The target was the Luxembourg marshalling yards. Eighteen aircraft composed the Group squadron flying the high box in the 94th Combat Wing. Major Leroy Watson was Air Commander with Lt. Mark R. Beicher as pilot
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The Group proceeded to the target without incident. Over the target the lead craft had started a 360 degree turn when, for some unexplained reason, the red Aidis lamp was moved. This caused a reflection which the Deputy Lead construed as the signal to take over and to drop the bombs. The Group then dropped their bombs on the Deputy Lead's bombs. Bombing results were poor.

CREW LOADING LIST

May 9th, 1944
Mission No 42 Target: Luxembourg

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 098		A/C # 060		A/C # 607		A/C # 131
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Mark R. Belcher Leroy H. Watson, Jr William H. Dupont Patrick W. Henry LLoyd C. Bellanger Eldon B. Krug Woodrow W. Hammons William C. Bolger William N. Barrett Byron E. Smull Kenneth W. Brucker	Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Malcolm Johnson Theodore C. Hoffman Marsh Hovey Richard M. Condon Frank H. Pearman Randall N. White Milton B. Davison Clarence A. Ray Steve Vargo Ethan A. Schaeffer Harry E. Cameron	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward R. Stevens Charles W. Johns Claude H. Sullivan Charles J. Canty Stewart C. Moody James C. Baum Joseph W. LaBonte Crad W. McCollum James H. Neelan James H. Bryant	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Stuart B. James John G. Hossack Russell H. Auten Charles C. Canon Angelo J. Ruscito Patrick C. Toomey Robert L. Jackson Eugene G. Goslee Dale L. Vance Carl N. Davis

	A/C # 055		A/C # 656		A/C # 084		A/C # 630
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward J. Reppa Aaron J. Ayres Curtis J. Overdahl George H. Stateman Stephen F. Billisits John Harmke Ivan W. Browning Irving Feldman Roman A. Zelaszo Charles W. Mehring	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Benny M. Flowers Roy W. Allen Roy A. Hoegh, Jr Lawrence Anderson Andrew H. Bouchard William L. Finley William Zamecnik Reginald W. Buxton Raymond L. Osborn Victor U. Meador	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles C. Canfield Clarence E. Ross Donald H. Snyder Charles L. Hilton William R. Cain Karl E. Kramer Alvin E. Merriam Alvie M. Kirkendall Hilton E. Bunch Herbert P. Barte	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Emanuel Hauf Donald V. Swain William R. Hawley Richard E. Jaqua Willis H. Johnson James J. Kilroy Joseph S. Reid Louis F. Beske Paul R. Moore Oscar A. Gascon

	A/C # 087		A/C # 568		A/C # 073		A/C # 026
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Roger W. Birkman Robert L. Cole Michael N. Stanko John A. Richardson Raymond Koch James C. Jones Andrew Kafka John L. Toney John Buechel Earl S. West	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William K. Byle Edwin K. Williams Paul L. Morris Ralph J. Smithling Vincent W. Krysiak William T. Alford Robert H. Prisk James C. Williams Herbert L. Brownfield John P. Jordan	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garland M. Hutson Tracy E. Geiger Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes James E. Woodgate Howard C. Layton Harold E. Reader Herman R. Goossens Jachin M. Forbes George A. Pfeifer	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Green B. Poore Richard H. Long George L. Brice Frank J. Rowe Frederick A. Smith Oren E. Hobbs John F. Nechak Lynn W. Rice Ralph R. Stowe George T. Murphy

	A/C # 591		A/C # 706		A/C # 571		A/C # 594
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John Akers Charles T. Scott Lloyd C. Dell Leo L. Kruszynski Edward I. White Christopher W. Milgo Robert J. Marstellar Harold T. Peterman Austin F. Moore Wallace V. Taft	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Noel A. Cunefare Milton E. Durham Wesley C. Akins Donald W. Barton Howard S. Drake Frank L. Nunn Ralph T. Hodson Richard P. Forney Walden M. Hearn Gordon B. Long	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Norman W. Breit Howard E. James Frank E. Vanderelde Bert H. Lindstrom Terence T. Camp Rubin L. Hernandez Melvin R. Smalley William F. Radford John A. Roe, Jr William H. Sokolowski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Artie J. Whitlow Kaspar O. Lamvik Bert Graham Anthony Kulczycki Paul R. Isker Paul R. Clark Robert V. Towle John B. Mulhall Roe S. Woodis Lovell O'Masters

	A/C #		A/C # 633		A/C #		A/C # 088
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	Richard J. Dudek Russell M. Dobyns John F. Moore James H. Coonrod John J. Connell John Kessock Alfred A. Sabory Henri A. Boulay Harold D. McFarland Robert E. Bergeron	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard H. Luebke Lloyd I. Miller Sidney H Johnson Jack B. Eldridge John L. Zoutte Glenn A. Jackson Melvin O. Richeson Earl W. Johnston Walter Furtta Max E. Johnston

	A/C #		A/C # 545		A/C #		A/C # 123
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	Jonathan M. Herbold Payson E. Tucker Theodore J. Mellow Jack W. Oescher Elihue R. Mayo Richard R. Hazelhurst Philip H. Shebell Charles D. Shebell Johnny Miller William C. Cain	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Capt Lt Lt Lt Maj Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Vinton H. Mays Richard E. Hoelzer Winifred E. Stortz Daniel G. McLaughlin C. P. Nelson C. R. Ross Albert A. Rothbauer Jack F. Berry Stanley H. Krohn Cecil D. Burroughs James V. Ambrose

	A/C #		A/C # 558		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	Jarry R. Stafford Bernard J. Yavorosky Arthur A. Flach Anthony G. Wodek Virgil D. Naylor Francis M. Craven Virgil R. Hook Jean P. Dubois Walter H. Osika Robert H. Ridge	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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