Mission No 12

MISSION NO. 12
VAC-QUERIETTE, GERMANY

13 MARCH, 1944

The Group flew its first of many No Ball missions to the French Coast. The name No Ball identified the target as being the launching pad of the V-i flying bombs, which would be launched against England.

Twenty-one planes were dispatched. Captain Spencer was Air Commander and Lt. J. L. Smith, pilot. Heavy clouds prevented the bombing of the target. Some aircraft returned safely with their bomb load, while others bombed targets of opportunity. Damage was inflicted to eight aircraft by intense flak over the occupied territory of France near Abbeville. The field order for the mission was not received until 0445, and final mission data was not received until after the main briefing. Only the routes to and from the French Coast were set forth in the flight plan, leaving the course over France to the Wing and Group Commanders.

(Compilers Note: Officially the No Ball missions were Crossbow targets.)

CREW LOADING LIST

March 13th, 1944
Mission No 12 Target: Vac-Queriette, France

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 026		A/C # 051		A/C # 307		A/C # 001
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clyde R. Weid Edward L. Cavanaugh Solan J. Boydston William G. Patry Earl N. Powell James R. Pledger Edward J Brazinski Edwin Dempsey Michael Stasko Morman C. Bonney	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jesse L. Smith Fred A. Sqencer Norman A. Kriehn Lloyd T. Belanger Randall N. White Milton B. Davison Clarence A. Ray Steve Vargo Ethan E. Schaffer Ennis E. Brown	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William F. Rogers Stanley J. Wolcanski Wilbert J. Collard Edwin E. Fuller Joshua D. Lane Orion H. Shumway John Chumas Wayland R. Keafever David H. Quick Ray Jones	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Green B. Poore James F. Oldenhage George L. Brice Frank J. Rowe Frederick A. Smith Oren E. Hobbs John F. Nechak Llyn W. Rice George T. Murphy Ralph E. Stowe, Jr

	A/C # 591		A/C # 063		A/C # 301		A/C # 131
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth R. Johnston Kenneth W. Brucker Herbert N. Webb Harry B. Vaal Danial A. Malcolm Ivan W. Browning Drancis E. Friedel Edwin D. Waggoner Paul O. Conner Gilbert Slocum	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald E. Lady Robert E. Ensminger Judson E. Krueger David E. Jones Bernard L. Baker Marvin H. Sloan Carl W. Ostling Rose D. Pogue Wade E. Knudson	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 R. Dubej James H. Norman Walter W. Megin	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard H. Luebke Robert A. Patty Sidney H Johnson Jack B. Eldridge Patrick C. Toomey John L. Zoutte Earl W. Johnston Max E. Johnston Melvin O. Richarson Louis F. Beske

	A/C #		A/C # 086		A/C # 317		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Roger W. Birkman Robert L. Cole Michael N. Stanko James M. Cochran, Jr Rammond Koch errol Bailey Andrew Kafka James C. Jones Roman A. Zelazo John L. Toney	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Lewis Lennartson Everett L. Keesee, Jr Reed V. Bryant Augustine Fernandez Thomas B. Haag Clyde E. Garnhart William T. Graham Andrew G. Voytko James W. Blackwell Omer Fontaine	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garland M. Hutson Edwin S. Jones Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes Harold C. Reader Charles K. Coffman Howard C. Layton Herman R. Goossens Jachin M. Forbes George A. Pfeifer	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Louis G. Auld Martin W. Biehn Jerome Silverman Alden W. Rittman Carl D. Seibrands James W. Walton Lloyd G. Vanzant Nicholas Weber Richard Mellot Dale N. Vance

	A/C # 558		A/C # 067		A/C # 302		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Adrian W. Seabock Lloyd. E. Icenogle Warren. B. Speidel William. G. Smith Louis M. Castelucci Frank. T. Ingersoll Alden H. Orr Leslie B. Reid, Jr Prosser Jeffreys Francis E. Cornue	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert L. Wetherald Francis G. Bogle Thomas W. Burns Alex W. Fisher Cleo F. Corder John J. Orazem Reorge Stiller Secondo P. Pentacolone Onnie B. Baskette. Jr Frank R. Machak	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward B. Dozier Charles E. Newmeyer Thomas A. Goff Charles W. Hilton Charles J. Coffman Hyman Kalb Harold B. Rhodes Fredrick L. Exley Gerald E. Poston Frank L. Ridenhour	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 076		A/C # 079		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas E. Lee Harry P. Polenski John C.Sherwin Regis J.Creehan Clayton L. Betterton Jasper Stewart John Barber John A. Robinson Irvin V.Gerlich Ralph H.Zagorski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	David P. Parks Floyd E. Grove William E. Ellerbusch Edward J. Quinn Don J. Kesselmayer Ruben H. Halverson Charles M. Kerr Anthony M. Pesce George H. Grebe	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 088		A/C # 985		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Paul V. Chapman James M. Oscher William J. McKelvey George R. Walker Kenneth E. Myers Richard T. Trundy Byron E. Smull Robert S. Wood Anthony Marrone Charles W. Mehring	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

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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

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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

	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