Mission No 59

MISSION NO. 59
PARIS, FRANCE

(MASSYIPALAISEAU MARSHALLING YARDS)

4 JUNE, 1944

The 457th put an entire Combat Wing into the air, attacking with three 12-ship boxes. The targets were two railroad choke points south of Paris. The targets were purely tactical, part of the plan to disrupt and destroy the German transportation system prior to the invasion. Take off did not occur until late afternoon. Col. Luper led the Wing as Air Commander, with Captain Jerry Godfrey as pilot. Captain Raymond A. Syptak and Major Jacob M. Dickinson lead the other two boxes with Lt. Malcolm E. Johnson and Lt. Edward B. Dozier as pilots.

The route to the target took the Group south over the English Channel, crossing the French Coast just north of the British-Canadian beach landing two days hence.

All three boxes bombed with excellent results. There was no enemy aircraft opposition and only meager flak, that being in the area of Caen.

On the return trip low clouds over the English Channel forced the formation to descend low for the remainder of the mission. The Thames Estuary was crossed andhundreds of invasion craft were observed by the crews. At Glatton, the weather was extremely poor and the aircraft were diverted to other bases. This prevented the Group from flying a mission on June.

For his leadership and extraordinary achievements while serving as Air Commander of a combat bombardment wing, Col. Luper was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The citati

"For extraordinary achievements while serving as Air Commander of a combat bombardment wing on 4 June 1944, despite the presence of extremely thick overcast, Colonel Luper assembled his Wing. Although a new type of formation was being used for the first time in this theatre, he skillfully assembled his units in their proper positions in the formation. Throughout the entire flight to the target, Colonel Luper maintained the integrity of the formation, thus minimizing vulnerability to attacks from the enemy. A perfect bomb run was made by each of the units in his formation and superior bombing results were achieved. The outstanding success achieved on this mission is directly attributable to the high degree of leadership exhibited by Colonel Luper on this occasion."

CREW LOADING LIST

June 4th, 1944
Mission No 59 Target: Massyipalaiseau, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 458		A/C # 060		A/C # 579		A/C # 630
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert E. Brofft Louis G. Mueller Reynold J. Koehmetscher Robert I. Braun Lyle E. Thrall William L. Black Abraham E. Feller James B. Toney Rex W. Burke Earl S. West	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert L. Wetherald Francis G. Bogle Albert P. Banks Reed V. Bryant 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 Lt	Edward B. Dozier Jacob M. Dickinson Robert J. Burright Alexis P. Umoff Henry P. Loades Dwight M. Anderson William C. Young Frank L. Ridenhour Fredrick L. Exley Gerald E. Poston Franklin J. Marra	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jack B. Owens Charless B. Owens Armen Topakian Francis A. Minturn Phillip M. Murillo Theodore C. Roland Hallie L. Bennett Earl A. Markwalder R. C. Zeagler

	A/C # 618		A/C # 164		A/C # 098		A/C # 383
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	A/C # 190		A/C # 656		A/C # 535		A/C # 587
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	A/C # 568		A/C # 545		A/C # 571		A/C # 131
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth W. Burkhart Noble L. Webster William B. Wescott Julius Venerofsky John G. Siroskey Samuel B. Goff Sidney N. Erickson T. J. Shields Howard W. Barrier Carl Tulowitzki	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 Ralph T. Hodson Frank L. Nunn Richard P. Forney Walden M. Hearn Gordon B. Long	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William F. Rogers Stanley J. Wolczanski Wilbert J. Collard Russell L. Scott Joshua D. Lane Orion H. Shumway John Chumas Sol Pollack David H. Quick Ray Jones	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Louis O. Auld Jack Gumm Bert Graham Alden N. Rittman Carl D. Seibrands Lyod G. Vanzant William L. Stringer Richard Mellott Nicholas P. Weber

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	A/C # 088		A/C #051		A/C # 063		A/C # 556
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	A/C # 087		A/C # 731		A/C # 923		A/C # 001
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Bernard V. Connor John W. Norton Glen S. Thornton Zaven R. Astor Frank W. Aylstock Ivan W. Browning Hal H. Willett Carl W. Lewis Leo L. Lange	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jonathan M. Herbold George J. Bennett Theodore J. Mellow Jack W. Oescher Elihue R. Mayo Robert -------? Richard R. Hazelhurst Johnny Miller William C. Cain	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles C. Canfield Clarence E. Ross Donald H. Snyder Charles L. Hilton Morgan J. Newman Julius Smith Alvie M. Kirkendall Herbert P. Barte Hilton E. Bunch Alvin E. Merriam	Lt Col Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jerome E. Godfrey James R. Luper Clifton J. Chandler Norman A. Kriehn George Cahelo Alfred E. Calhoon Leroy E. Heibert Donald W. Blackwell Carl A. Robbie James E. Doerr

	A/C # 905		A/C # 079		A/C # 468		A/C # 532
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Maj Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Kenneth R. Johnston Raymond A. Syptak Robert E. Jackson William H. Dupont Harry G. Vaal Nolan V. Claxton Daniel A. Malcolm Francis F. Friedel Gilbert Slocum Jenneth W. Brucker	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Wade K Knudson John L. Fowler Alexander P. McDermott Ralph C. Jordan Joseph Waszkierscz Axel R. Olson Milton P. Rudd Douglas Ellison Ben H. Collinsworth Gordon D. Hobson	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Norman W. Breit Donald K. Goss Bert H. Lindstrom Charles J. Hrubos Terence T. Camp Melvin R. Smalley William F. Radford John A. Roe, Jr William H. Sokolowski Rubin L. Hernandez	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James F. Oldenhage Albert L. Sikkenga Arthur N. Hoffman Lionel J. Cusson Joe C. Wilmeth John G. Mackie John F. Nechak James H. Lee James W. Walton Joseph A. Toth

	A/C # 615		A/C # 973		A/C # 998		A/C #
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	A/C # 662		A/C # 706		A/C # 633		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Leonard P. Soenke Howard B Collins Herbert N. Webb Albert L. Thompson Joseph J. Lukasik William C. Bolger Owen L. McDonough Michael Stasko Charles W. Mehring Leroy H. Thomas	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Morris H. Shuff James V. Elduff Roland Vevier Lee C. Mohn Joseph Garbett Glen W. Barnes Thomas B. Scott Wallace C. Nicholson Leonard A. Smith Wallace D. Cagle	Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph O. Paschal Donald S. Hain Vincent L. Vaccarro Harry C. Minor Clifford R. Wilson Sidney W. Brunick Lorne G. Smith Edward F. Rugg Charles R. Miller Arthur J. Russell, Jr	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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