Mission No 47

MISSION NO. 48
MEL, GERMANY

22 MAY, 1944

The 457th Bomb Group led the entire Eighth Air Force, consisting of seven combat wings, on the raid to the submarine yards at Kiel Colonel Hams E. Rogner, flying a PFF ship and later to become the Commanding Officer of the 457th, was Air Commander for the mission. Major George C. Hozier Was Deputy Lead.

The primary target was attacked; however, the bomb results were not good. There was no enemy air opposition. Flak was moderate and inaccurate with two craft sustaining damage.

CREW LOADING LIST

May22nd, 1944
Mission No 22 Target: Mel, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 591		A/C # 060		A/C # 535		A/C # 084
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert E. Brofft Alexander Kucherenko Reynold J. Koehmetcher Morris F. Swerdlove Lyle L. Thrall James B. Toney William L. Black Abraham H. Feller Rex W. Burke Earl S. West	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Benny M. Flowers Harry E. Cameron Paul L. Morris Roy A. Hoegh, Jr Andrew H. Bouchard William L. Finley William Zamecnik Reginald W. Buxton Virgil G. Maier Victor U. Meador	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Americo Procopio Robert Driscoll Bernard B. Weinberg Edward P. Palika John T. Clements E. L. Angell Russell R. Babel Thaddeus F. Dubej James R. Norman Walter W. Megin	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John W. Fay Norman A. Erbe Lionel J. Cusson James V. Walsh Edward T. Sawyer George H. Staudt William A. Spoerner Richard M. Bassett Hugh C. Arant Frederick G. Wagner

	A/C # 649		A/C # 545		A/C # 190		A/C # 594
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Col Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt Lt	Charles D. Brannan Hams E. Rogner James H. Kincaid James E. Fast Patrick W. Henry John T. Matovina Edward F. Hardin Joseph M. Colechia Charles R. Vandeventer John L. Kabelac Harry B. Polenski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James V. Elduff Wade E. Knudson Wesley C. Akins Ras M. Clausen Norbert A Meeuwsen Andrew G. Voytko Patrick J. Fusci Mildredge C. Doan Walter F. Palmer Charles R. Carlisle	Lt F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James P. LaPaze Louis N. McGranahan Keith W. Morgan Henry L. Baker Charles H. Rogers, Jr Elmer E. Valicer Chester V. Hudec Delbert A. Brokhart Oscar C. Hightower James M. Cole	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jack B. Owens Kaspar O. Lamvik Armen Topakian Francis A. Minturn Phillip M. Murillo Theodore C. Roland Earl A. Markwalder R. C. Zeagler John D. Ward Hallei L. Bennett

	A/C # 601		A/C # 706		A/C # 015		A/C # 451
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Louis J. Maginis George C. Hozier William H. dupont Norman L. Gootee Harry G. Vaal George J. Homza David R. Shrom William T. Palmar Charles W. Amos John T. Fowler E. A. Maffey	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William E. Dee Robert M. Cotterell Lawrence Oberstein Donald S. Jay William H. Jones Orval C. sterner George L. Hatcher, Jr Stephen L. Floyd Steve J. Sak thomas L. Treadwell	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles R. Blackwell Theodore R. Baskette Irving H. Meyers Verne M. Boon Thomas W. Howard Thomas W. Leahy Edward Nabozny Billy L. Dalton Francis W. McCall Sylvester C. Kuraszkiewicz	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 Paul R. Moore Joseph S. Reid Louis F. Boske Oscar A. Gascon

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 520		A/C # 201
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg 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 Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Franklin H. Morrell Andrew B. Whitten Marsh M. Calloway, Jr Lawrence C. Ghiorse Robert C. Kogler Charles L. Bradford Harold V. Barris Lloyd L. Fortna Donald R. McCurdy Dwight W. Parken	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Green B. Poore Milton M. Jaraslow George L. Brice Frank J. Rowe Frederick A. Smith Oren E. Hobbs John F. Nechak Lynn W. Rice George T. Murphy Ralph R. Stowe, Jr

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 620 Weather Ship		A/C # 587
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 Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clarence E. Schuchmann Spencer Alexis P. Umoff Robert Bridges Harold A. Dusseau	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 James D. Standifer Melvin O. Richeson Earl W. Johnston William F. White Max E. Johnston

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