Mission No 27

MISSION NO. 27
ORANIENBURG, GERMANY

18 APRIL, 1944

After a few days off, primarily because of the weather, the 457th was back in action. The target was the Heinkel plant at Oranienburg, manufacturer of the He-177. The Group put eighteen bombers aloft to make up the low box of the 94th Combat Wing. The Air Commander of the Group was Major Fred A. Spencer, and the pilot was Captain Jerry Godfrey.

The flight to the target was without incident. There was no heavy flak and little enemy fighter opposition in the area, in spite of the fact that the flight plan called for penetration into Germany on a direct path to Berlin.

Bombing results were reported good, although the target area was partially obscured by smoke from previous bombs. Flak over the target area was moderate and was only fairly accurate.

Upon leaving the target, crews reported they had never before seen so many B-17 and B-24s over Germany as they saw following them to the target. There were no losses.

CREW LOADING LIST

April 18th, 1944
Mission No 27 Target: Oranienburg, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 552		A/C # 663		A/C # 098		A/C # 001
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas E. Lee M. Bristow John C. Sherwin Regis J. Creehan Clayton L. Betterton Jasper Stewart John R, Barber John A. Robinson Irvin V.Gerlich Ralph H.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	Clarence E. Schuchmann William Smith Thomas A. Goff John B. Blachley Joseph l. Hibbs Robert Bridges Harold A. Dusseau Thomas H. LeRoy J. H. Lambert Edgar D. Lanzoni	Lt Maj Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Jerome E. Godfrey Fred A. Spencer John D. English Charles R. Graf David S. Wright Alfred E. Calhoon Leroy E. Heibert Donald W. Blackwell James E. Doerr Carl A. Robbie John E. Grimes, Jr

	A/C # 558		A/C # 086		A/C # 070		A/C # 122
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 T. J/ Shields Samuel B. Goff Paul Lizura Carl Tulowitski Howard W. Barrier Sidney N. Erickson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Marsden W. Mattatall John L. Fowler Judson E. Krueger Ralph C. Jordan Joseph Waszierscz Axel R. Olson Milton F. Rudd Ben H. Collinsworth John Kessock Gordon D. Hobson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William F. Rogers Stanley J. Wolczanski Wilbert J. Colard Dino H. Tonelli 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	Green B. Poore James F. Oldenhage George L. Brice Frank J. Rowe Frederick A. Smith John F. Nechak Oren E. Hobbs Llyn W. Rice George T. Murphy Ralph E. Stowe

	A/C # 162		A/C # 079		A/C # 075		A/C # 123
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Owen B. Coffman Stewart Barnes Joseph J. Paddock Lowell D. Baker Lee Roy L. Logan Donald L. Moore Lloyd E. Larson Morris R. Walker James C. Hilty John Medica	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William L. Gibbons Joseph F. Reilly William J. Brandt Patrick A. Walls Paul A. Birchen Jasper L. Smith Reginald W. Buxton John R. Graham Paul Oneal Paul Holder	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert M. Krumm Leo R. Green Roland O. Byers Con F. Poyner Lawrence J. Walsh Raymond J. Kristoff Billy E. Hightower S. Marx John D. Barrett Anthony Tozzi	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Louis G. Auld Jack Gumm Jerome Silverman Alden W. Rittman Carl D. Seibrands Lloyd G. Vanzant Percy Waltho George T. Gulywasz Nicholas Weber Richard Mellott

	A/C # 591		A/C # 545		A/C # 551		A/C # 630
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. Oschier William J. McKelvey George R. Walker Kenneth E. Myers Tom G. Overn Richard T. Trundy Robert S. Wood Anthony Marrone Michael Stasko	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James V. Elduff Wade E. Knudson Reed V. Bryant Ras M. Clausen Norbert A Meeuwsen Andrew G. Voytko Patrick J. Fusci Mildredge C. Doan Charles R. Carlisle Charles L. Stewart	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 Morgan J. Newman Edward Nabozny Billy L. Dalton Francis W. McCall Sylvester C. Kruaszkiewic	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard T. Bennett Charles E. Robb Charles R. Hunicutt Jack B. Eldridge Deward D. Dunn Eugene M. Beamer George Ribiero Glenn C. Finke Donald J. Lighthizer Charles L. Campbell

	A/C # 618		A/C #		A/C # 923		A/C #
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 Daniel A. Malcolm Francis E. Friedel Francis F. Kafka Edwin D. Waggoner Paul O. Conner Gilbert Slocum	Lt Capt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Joseph O. Paschal Donald S. Hain Robert J. Burright Vincent L. Vaccarro Arthur J. Russell, Jr Charles R. Miller Edward F. Rugg Harry C. Minor Sidney W. Brunick Clifford R. Wilson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 470		A/C #		A/C # 073		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Bernard V. Conner John W. Norton Clement H. Marsden Zaven R. Astor Frank T. Aylstock James A. McCamey Edward J. Brazinski Hal H. Willett Carl W. Lewis Leo L. Lang	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garland M. Hutson Tracy E. Geiger 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

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 063		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	Edward R. Stevens Charles W. Johns Claude H. Sullivan Charles J. Canty Stewart C. Moody Alfred Beacom Patsy Varyassi Crad W. McCollum James H. Bryant James H. Neelan	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

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