Mission No 28

MISSION NO. 28
ESCHWEGE, GERMANY

19 APRIL, 1944

The target was the Air Park and Airdrome at Eschwege, twenty-six miles east-southeast of Kassel. This was an important center for equipping field-workshop units which went into action on the front lines. The 457th flew with the 40th Combat wing rather than the 94th. Major Rod Francis was Air Commander of the Group, which flew the low box, and Lt. Edward R. Bender was pilot.

The primary target was not bombed because of smoke and haze over the target area. Secondary targets and targets of last resort were bombed, with varied bombing results. The 457th bombed an air field at Kassel. Eleven craft sustained battle damage.

The 457th furnished four aircraft for Air-Sea Rescue. This assignment was completed without incident.

CREW LOADING LIST

April 19th, 1944
Mission No 28 Target: Eschwege, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 162		A/C # 985		A/C # 579		A/C # 520
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 Solon J. Boydston George A. Sipp Rammond Koch Andrew Kafka James C. Jones John L. Toney John Buechel John Buchel	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald E. Lady Raymond A. Syptak Judson E. Krueger Robert D. Newcomb William G. Arterburn Wade E. Knudson Bernard L. Baker Marvin H. Sloan Carl W. Ostlind Rose D. Pogue	Capt Maj Capt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward M. Bender Rod L. Francis Cavenaugh Earl E. Woodard Edwin K. Fuller James L. Free John P. Sarico Laymon M. Mahan Franklin J. Marra Thomas Leahy Michael Woyurka	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Vinton H. Mays Albert L. Sikkenga Sidney H. Johnson Daniel G. McLaughlin Albert A. Rothauer Stanley H. Krohm Jack F. Berry Cecil D. Burroughs Helner Beck James V. Ambrose

	A/C # 470		A/C # 086		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	Harris S. Mathis Norris N. Gerber Frederick W. Asbell John A. Richardson Rex B. Crawford Donald E. Cook Mark A. Osborne Robert C. Makin Nicholas Pesko Ralph H. Carrison	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Malcolm Johnson Morris H. Shuff Marsh Hovey Ralph C. Jordan Joseph Garbett Thomas G. Scott Glenn W. Barnes Wallace C. Nicholson Leonard A. Smith Wallace D. Cagle	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert D. Lane Howard E. James Robert C. Dvorak William L. Smith Winfred C. Kincaid Gervin E. McBride John E. Misener Edward A. Bleck Joe B. McCall James O. Vaughn	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard T. Bennett Charles E. Robb Charles R. Hunicutt Charles S. Gelber Deward D. Dunn Eugene M. Beamer George Ribiero Donald J. Lighthizer Glenn O. Finke Charles L. Campbell

	A/C # 055		A/C # 545		A/C # 073		A/C # 131
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward J. Reppa Aaron J. Ayres Curtis J. Overdahl George H. Stateman Ivan W. Browning Stephen F. Billisits Kenneth L. Holder Charles W. Mehring Irving Feldman John Harmke	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James V. Elduff Ennis E. Brown Reed V. Bryant Ras M. Clausen Norbert A Meeuwsen Andrew G. Voytko Patrick J. Fusci Mildredge C. Doan Walter F. Palmer Charles L. Stewart	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garlan M. Hutson Tracy E. Geiger Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes Charles J. Cofman Howard C. Layton Harold E. Reader Herman R. Goossens Jachin M. Forbes George A. Pfeifer	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 William L. Stringer Robert L. Jackson Nicholas Weber Richard Mellott

	A/C # 618		A/C # 633		A/C # 084		A/C # 451
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Paul V. Chapman James E. Oschier William J. McKelvey George H. Walker Kenneth E. Myers Tom G. Overn Alden B. Orr Robert S. Wood Anthony Marrone Howard W. Berrier	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Rudolph M. Stohl David W. Schellenger John O. Milham James E. Thomas Robert C. Kreite William F. Bemus Walter W. Waganer Sheldon J. Moore Erwin A. Welling Charles L. Stewart	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edwin S. Jones Clyde S. Jolley Irving H. Meyers Howard A. Handran Harrry C. Lake James A. Martin Patsy Varrassi Alfred Beacom Ernest W. Kerr, Jr Kenneth E. Davidson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clyde B. Knipfer John S. Norman Geroge R. Derdzinski Stanley V. Gray Stephen T. Voit Nicholas F. Bendino Percy Waltho Harvey C. Cottrell Nicholas D. Furrie Joshua Goldstein

	A/C # 236		A/C # 079		A/C # Spare		A/C # 122
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 P. Medica	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	Edward R. Stevens Charles W. Johns Claude H. Sullivan Charles J. Canty Stewart C. Moody Crad W. McCollum James H. Neelan John Chumas James H. Bryant James C. Baum	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Green B. Poore James F. Oldenhage George L. Brice Russell H. Auten Frederick A. Smith Oren E. Hobbs John F. Nechak Llyn W. Rice George T. Murphy Ralph E. Stowe

	A/C # 552		A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 587
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas E. Lee John 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		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John W. Fay James E. Carels Lionel J. Cusson Joe C. Wilmeth Edward T. Sawyer William A. Spoener George W. Staudt Richard M. Bassett Frederick C. Wagner Hugh C. Arant

	A/C # 923		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Mark R. Belcher Louis G. Mueller Clement H. Marsden Irwin Rosen Eldon D. Krug Woodrow W. Hammons William C. Bolger Byron E. Smull William H. Barrett	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 # 591		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	Cornelius R. Woolf Kinney Hellums Charles.W. Mitchell Kenneth B. Taylor Gerard J. Hyink John L. Batts Edward J. Brazinski Roman A. Zelazo Samuel I. Craft Ernest R. Campen	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 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 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 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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