Mission No 45

MISSION NO. 45
POLITZ-STETTIN, POLAND

13 MAY, 1944

Having commenced the campaign to eliminate the German synthetic oil production, the 457th followed up by going to Politz to attack the second largest synthetic oil plant in Germany. This plant produced over 600,000 tons annually. The Group provided eighteen aircraft for the low box of the 94th Combat Wing. Major Theodore C. Hoffman served as AU Commander, and Lt. Malcolm E. Johnson was pilot.

En route to the target area, the 40th and 41st Combat Wings came under vicious attack from FW-190s and Me-109s. The 94th Combat Wing was not intensively attacked. The target area was under approximately eight-tenths cloud coverage, which required PFF bombing, so the bomb run was made on Stettin.

Bombing results were fair with a wide bomb pattern. Flak was moderate to heavy, however only one craft received damage. The Eighth lost fifteen bombers.

CREW LOADING LIST

May 13th 1944
Mission No 45 Target: Politz-Stettin

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 568		A/C # 001		A/C # 571		A/C # 587
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Leonard P. Soenke Howard B Collins Herbert N. Webb Joseph J. Lukasik Arthur J. Kimball Owen L.l McDouough Walter A. Ginter Prentis A. Cooper Earl E. Veeder	Lt Maj Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Malcolm E. Johnson Theodore C. Hoffman Roy A. Hoegh, Jr Donald E. Muston William G. Patry Randall N. White Milton B. Davison Clarence A. Ray Steve Vargo Ethan A. Schaeffer John L. Fowler	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Alfred W. Fischer Harry J. Huskey John N. McDonnell Ralph D. Stutzman Robert M. Jensen Andrew E. Jasso James E. Pickle Leo McHatton Thomas N. Norton James H. Long	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 Theodore C. Roland Melvin O. Richeson Earl W. Johnston William F. White Max E. Johnston

	A/C # 615		A/C # 579		A/C # 015		A/C # 630
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Adrian W. Seabock Lloyd. E. Icenogle Glen S. Thornton William G. Smith, Jr Louis M. Castelucci Leonard C. Comstock Lloyd E. Larson Herbert W. Shaurette Earl Holton Francis E. Cornue	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald E. Lady Wade E. Knudson Marsh Hovey David B. Jones Bernard L. Baker William G. Arterburn Marvin H. Sloan Carl W. Ostlind Rose D. Pogue Morris L. Dickinson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles R. Blackwell Theodore R. Baskette Irving R. Meyers Verne M. Boon Thomas W. Howard Thomas G. Leahy Edward Nabozny Francis W. McCall Sylvester C. Kuraszkiewicz Herbert P. Barte	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Louis O. Auld Jack B. Owens William R. Hawley Alden N. Rittman Carl D. Seibrands Lyod G. Vanzant John B. Healy Nicholas P. Weber William L. Stringer Richard Mellott

	A/C # 618		A/C # 656		A/C # 468		A/C # 594
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	David K. Summerville George Metsger Nicholas V. Seidita Robert I. Braun James J. Psaradelis Joseph E. Cook Dozier T. Prothro Leo E. Flagg Clayton T. Dayhoff Barnett Feldman	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Marsden W. Mattatall Joseph F. Reilly John O. Millham Ralph C. Jordan Joseph Waszkierscz Axel R. Olson Milton P. Rudd Douglas C. Ellison Ben H. Collinsworth Gordon d. Hobson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert D. Lane Howard E. James Robert C. Dvorak William C. Smith Winfred F. Kincaid Gervin E. McBride Edward A. Bleck Harold A. Dusseau Joe B. McCall James O. Vaughn	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth L. Andersen Bailey J. Gaudinier Thomas F. Monaghan Robert J. Larsen Laurel W. Phillips Carl F. Graves Raymond J. Daly Earl A. Markwalder Dean K. Adams Donald J. Douthwright

	A/C # 558		A/C # 706		A/C # 073		A/C # 568
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas E. Lee John M. Bristow John C. Sherwin Regis J. Creehan Clayton L. Betterton Jasper Stewart John R. Barber John A. Robinson Irvin V.Gerlich Ralph R.Zagorski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert L. Wetherald Francis G. Bogle Thomas W. Burns Alex W. Fisher Cleo F. Corder John J. Orazem George Stiller Secondo P. Pentacolone Onnie B. Baskette, Jr Frank R. Machak	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garland M. Hutson Tracy E. Geiger Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes Charles J. Coffman Howard C. Layton Harold E. Reader Herman R. Goossens Jachin M. Forbes George A. Pfeifer	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 088		A/C # 667		A/C # 452		A/C # 615
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Paul V. Chapman James M. Oschier William J. McKelvey George R. Walker Kenneth E. Myers Herbert L. Webster Richard E. Trundy Anthony Marrone Tom G. Overn Meldron E. McGibbon	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	Winfred L. Pugh Arthur H. Richards Julius H. Drummond Clifford E. Page James E. Woodgate Edward M. Szumierz Marion Belt Joseph R. Wheatley John T. Poshefko Howard W. Martin	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C #		A/C # 520		A/C # 084		A/C # 618
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert E. Brofft Alexander Kucherenko Reynold J. Koehmetcher Lyle E. Thrall William L. Black Abraham H. Feller James B. Toney ex W. Burke Earl S. West Harold W. Walbright	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 Joseph W. Duvall, Jr	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William K. Doherty Donald K. Goss Russell L. Scott Melvin R. Bernhardt Ancil U. Shepherd William H. Trusselle Franklin Don John J. Serling John H. Graves Karl E. Kramer	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 558
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

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