Mission No 70

MISSION NO. 70
LANDES DE BUSSAC, FRANCE

19 JUNE, 1944

German airfields in the Bordeaux region of southeastern France were targets for the 1st Division bombers. The 94th Combat Wing was directed to dispatch three complete wings on the Landes de Bussac airfield 28 miles northeast of Bordeaux. The field had been used as a fighter training base and was being readied as a fighter operational base.

The 45 7th composed the entire 94th A Combat Wing with thirty-six planes, flying third in the Division formation. Lt. Col. Heniy B. Wilson was Air Commander of the lead A box, with Lt. Charles D. Brannan as pilot. Captain Clarence E. Schuchmann was leader of the high A box. Major William F. Smith led the low Abox with Lt. Harry Stafford as pilot.

The flight path again took the Group directly over the Normandy beachhead. Although the weather was ten-tenths during most of the route, it broke to three-tenths overcast in the target area. Bombing results were good. There was no enemy fighter opposition and antiaircraft fire was light.

CREW LOADING LIST

June 19th, 1944
Mission No 70 Target: Laandes De Bussac, France

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 101		A/C # 733		A/C # 889		A/C # 505
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas E. Lee James R. Phillips John C. Sherwin Regis J. Creehan Jasper Stewart Nolan V. Claxton John A. Robinson Irvin V. Gerlich Ralph R. Zagorski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Harry R. Stafford William F. Smith Arthur A. Flach Lionel J. Cusson Anthony G. Wodek Virgil D. Naylor Francis M. Craven Virgil R. Hook Robert H. Ridge Alvie J. Phares	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William K. Doherty Donald K. Goss C. H. Sullivan Russell L. Scott Ancil U. Shepherd William H. Trusselle John H. Derling Franklin Don Melvin R. Bernhardt	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Albert L. Sikkenga James J. Vianko Winifred N. Stortz Houston L. Levers ............Young John G. Mackie James W. Walton Joseph A. Toth James H. Lee

	A/C # 955		A/C # 113		A/C # 620		A/C # 123
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James E. Oschier Robert L. Cole William J. McKelvey George R. Walker Kenneth E. Myers Richard T. Trundy Byron E. Smull William H. Barrett Robert S. Wood	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Ennis E. Brown Max D. Peterson Myron L. Kruse Champe V. Dobler Martin Muehsam Joseph J. Darden Mack W. Fuqua William M. Fuqua Joseph W. Pitts	Lt Lt F/O Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garland M. Hutson Tracy E. Geiger Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes Anthony Collura Joseph DeLucia Herman R. Goossens LeRoy H. Thomas George A. Pfeifer	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald E. Zigler Joseph S. Norman Joseph S. Sydejko Oliver P. Kolstoe Ernest C. George Edgardo Buletti Raymond L. Rule Robert S. Theiss Alfred C. Noday

	A/C # 451		A/C # 086		A/C # 015		A/C # 656
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert H. Magill Richard J. Cotter David C. Watts William A. O'Connor Norman Hirsch Herve J. Paquin Floyd T. Stitely Charles Minter, J Arthur M. Lustig	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jonathan M. Herbold Milton E. Durham Wesley C. Akins Donald W. Barton Howard S. Drake Frank L. Nunn Richard P. Forney Ralph T. Hodson Walden M. Hearn	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert M. Krumm Leo R. Green Con F. Poynor thomas N. Norton J. H. Lambert Raymond J. Kristoff Marshal E. Young Marion H. Belt John E. Misener	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Hercules Phyllides Jack Gumm Frederick J. Stokinger Elman A. Salo Lester T. Weaver Joseph S. Schankin James L. Warren Frank N. Smith Joseph S. Reid

	A/C # 954		A/C # 973		A/C # 551		A/C # 155
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harris S. Mathis Norris H. Gerber Charles S. Tripp John A. Richardson Rex B. Crawford Mark A. Osborne Morris R. Walker Donald E. Cook Nicholas Pesko Ralph H. Garrison	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Wade E. Knudson Paul W. Gilbert Andrew Brown James V. Duffy David C. Foltz Raymand Conway Rovert V. Moore Ernest D. Pappalardo Richard D.. Wright	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edwin S. Jones Clyde S. Jolley Fred W. Roberts Howard A. Handran Harry C. Lake James A. Martin Patsy Varrassi Ernest W. Kerr, Jr Kenneth E. Davidson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Benjamin J. Deloach Martin W. Beihn Albert M. Durrett Emil F. Galliessch Harry B. Bartholomew Vernon H. Hawbaker Raymond C. Batliner Luster B. Mills James C. Parrish

	A/C # 103		A/C # 064		A/C # 118		A/C # 562
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth W. Brucker James W. Gazzale Fred M. Oglesby Ralph R. Hipsman Burton Chenkin Willard L. Becker Everett Broadie Robert F. Ehlert Robert L. Broadie	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harry E. Cameron Edward W. Lynch Selig Ratchick Carl F. Atlimus Robert E. Nichols Jacob L. Alpert Thomas d. Dalrymple James T. Pratt William H. Koester	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harry J. Huskey Robert L. Kaufman B. M. Plaut D. J. Letzia Sanford G. Cadwell Edwin M. Sinclair Rudolph S. Buczak M. J. Smuynski Warren G. Antoine	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John W. Fay Donald E. Brandvolt Bert Graham Thomas W. Lyles Frank J. Garzia Edward T. Sawyer Ernest C. George Hugh C. Arant Frederick A. Wagner William A. Spoerner

	A/C # 190		A/C # 079		A/C # 468		A/C # 556
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John M. Bristow William L. Crawford Glen S. Thornton Michael F. Baron Roy C. Schild Harold D. Harris Lowell E. Jones Milton C. Tieman Walter K. Marsh Stephen Kokayko	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Benny M. Flowers Delbert H. Lawson Theodore J. Mellow Jack W. Oescher Andrew H. Bouchard William Zamecnik William L. Finley Victor U. Meador Virgil G. Maier	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 Alvin E. Merriam Alvie M. Kirkendall Herbert P. Barte	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William L. Brackley William G. Gaudinier Norman N. Franz Anthony Kulczucki Glen A. Jackson Miles L. McQueen Daniel D. Elieff Carl N. Davis Bernard J. Geraghty

	A/C # 998		A/C # 111		A/C # 535		A/C # 021
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Robert E. Brofft George A. Beere Reynold J. Kohmetscher Robert I. Braun Lyle E. Thrall Abraham H. Feller James B. Toney William L. Black Rex W. Burke Earl S. West Frederick W. Asbell	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 William T. Alford James C. Williams Herbert L. Brownfield	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph O. Paschal Donald S. Hain Vincent L. Vaccarro Harry C. Minor Arthur J. Russell, Jr Charles R. Miller Clifford R. Wilson Lorne G. Smith Edward F. Rugg	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James F. Oldenhage James J. Parks Angelo A. Archiopoli Thomas E. Battley Joseph L. Mast Willis E. Moore Matthew J. Przybysz Julian J. Rodakowski Allen P. Moulton

	A/C # 558		A/C # 034		A/C # 615		A/C # 412
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clyde R. Weid William B. Bomar Charles Curione Robin E. Hill Henry B. Gilbert Edmond Klein William N. Kane Erwin E. Tengler Albert W. Leeming Righard A. Bohl	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Stanley E. Kieiner Bernard J. Yavorosky George D. Anderson John B. Bomba Andrew G. Voytko Leo J. Kwiatkowski Joseph Konyak Rene V. Gabriel Lloyd C. Holdridge	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Franklin H. Morrell Scott L. Williams Marsh M. Calloway, Jr Lawrence C. Ghiorse Robert C. Kogler Harold V. Barris Lloyd L. Fortna Glen M. Rogers Donald R. McCurdy	F/O Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Wendell A. Price Richard E. Long Eldon J. Foster Harry H. Whitaker Lester L. Tyndall Carroll C. Johnson Edward J. McHale George H. Davis George K. Raymond

	A/C # 470		A/C # 164		A/C # 098		A/C # 587
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Bernard V. Connor Gordon C. Esch Zavem R. Astor Frank W. Aylstock Edward J. Brazinski Hal H. Willett John P. Medica Carl W. Lewis Leo L. Lange	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald G. Karr Richard G. Palmer Albert P. Banks Joel H. Apel Kenneth M. Krise Morris J. Woodell Paul M Rogers Eugene H. Paprota Robert E. Way	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clarence E. Schuchmann John N. McDonnell John B. Blachley Joseph l. Hibbs Harold A. Dusseau Edgar D. Lanzoni Robert C. Burkholder Robert Bridges James H. Long	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Albert Gumulauskas Hershel L. Wilson Chester D. Perkins Charles S. Gelbers Wilfred G. Baumgartner Paul E. Beatty Constantine Nicholas Joy F. Stacey Enos C. Bleacher

	A/C # 087		A/C # 088		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward A. Taylor Walter F. Creigh Harold W. Walbright Edward J. Colleran Elie R. Carrier Woodrow W. Hammons Herbert L. Webster Lewis H. Shane George S. Kamas	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Morris H. Shuff John L. Fowler Alexander R. McDermott Lee C. Mohn Joseph Garbett Thomas G. Scott Wallace C. Nicholson Wallace D. Cagle Leonard A. Smith	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 899		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward J. Reppa Aaron J. Ayres George A. Stateman Stephen F. Billisits Ivan W. Browning Irving Feldman John Harmke Kenneth L. Holder Charles W. Mehring	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 # 638		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Charles D. Brannan Harry B. Wilson Patrick W. Henry James H. Kincaid James E. Fast John T. Matovina Joseph M. Colechia Edward M. Hardin Charles R. Vandeventer Gerald L. Kerr John L. Kabelac	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 rwg 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