Mission No 31

MISSION NO. 31
ERDING, GERMANY

24 APRIL, 1944

Luftwaffe installations, airdromes, and factories in southern Germany were the targets. The 457th was assigned the airfield and the air depot at Erding, a supply base for aircraft parts and equipment used by the Luftwaffe in the Mediterranean. The Group supplied twenty-four aircraft to fly the low box in the 94th Combat Wing. The formation was led by Major Fred A. Spencer as Air Commander and Captain Jerry Godfrey as pilot.

Me-109s and FW-190s attacked the formation on the bomb run and after the bombs were dropped. After a quick rally of the formation with the Wing, the attacks ceased. No planes were lost; however, two planes received major damage, and one received minor damage.

Flak at certain points along the way was moderate but accurate.

CREW LOADING LIST

April 24th, 1944
Mission No 31 Target: Erding, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 552		A/C # 067		A/C # 098		A/C # 122
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas E. Lee John N. Bristow John C. Sherwin Regis J. Creehan Clayton L. Betterton Jasper Stewart John B, Barber John A. Robinson Irvin V.Gerlich Ralph H.Zagorski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Donald G. Karr William K. Byle Richard M. Condon Joel H. Apel Kenneth M. Krise Philip Finkelstein Morris J. Woodell Eugene H. Paprota Paul M. Rogers Charles L. Edwards	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Clarence E. Schuchmann J. M. Dickenson Thomas A. Goff John B. Blachley Harold A. Dusseau Joseph L. Hibbs J. H. Lambert Edgar D. Lanzoni Robert Bridges Lorn G. Smith	Lt Maj Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Jerome E. Godfrey Fred A. Spencer Charles E. Graf Clifton J. Chandler Charles S. Gelber Alfred E. Calhoon Leroy E. Heibert Donald W. Blackwell Carl A. Robbie George T. Gulywasz John E. Grimes

	A/C # 470		A/C # 060		A/C # 579		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 Kenneth E. Myers Tom G. Overn Kenneth E. Myers Robert S. Wood Richard T. Trundy Meldron E. McGibbon Anthony Marrone	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	Alfred W. Fischer Harry J. Huskey John N. McDonnell Ralph D. Stutzman Robert N. Jensen Andrew E. Jasso James H. Long Leo McHatton Robert M. Jensen Thomas N. Norton	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Vinton H. Mays Joseph S. Norman Lionel J. Cussons Daniel G. McLaughlin Albert A. Rothbauer Jack F. Berry Stanley H. Krohn Cecil D. Burroughs Jack D. Bush James V. Ambrose

	A/C # 591		A/C # 086		A/C # 551		A/C # 123
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 F. Friedel Floyd T. Stitely Paul O. Conner Gilbert Slocum Edwin D. Waggoner	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James V. Elduff Harry R. Stafford Reed V. Bryant Ras M. Clausen Norbert A Meeuwsen Andrew G. Voytko Patrick J. Fusci Mildredge C. Doan Clifford F. Duell Charles R. Carlisle	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Americo Procopio Robert Driscoll Bernard B. Weinberg Edward P. Palika Russell H. Babel John T. Clements James R. Norman E. L. Angell Thaddeus F. Dubaj Walter W. Megin	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 Lynn W. Rice George T. Murphy Ralph R. Stowe, Jr

	A/C # 558		A/C # 460		A/C # 630		A/C # 594
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. Sirosky T. J. Shields Samuel B. Goff Sidney N. Erickson Carl Tulowitzki Howard W. Barrier	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Marsden W. Mattatall Noel A. Cunefare Marsh Hovey Ralph C. Jordan Joseph Waszkierscz Axel R. Olson Milton P. Rudd gordon B. Long Ben H. Collinsworth Gordon D. Hobson	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 L. McBride Edward F. Rugg Edward A. Bleck Joe B. McCall James J. Vaughn	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Milton M. Jaraslow Bailey J. Gaudinier Bert Graham Charles T. Darnell Nicholas F. Bendino Robert L. Jackson William L. Stringer Joseph A. Toth Stanley V. Gray Harvey C. Cottrell

	A/C # 162		A/C #		A/C # 084		A/C #
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 Frederick W. Asbell John A. richardson Rex B. Crawford Donald E. Cook Mark A. Osborne Robert C. Makin Nicholas Pesko Ralph H. Garrison	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Garlan M. Hutson Tracy E. Geiger Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes Charles J. Coffman Harold E. Reader Howard C. Layton Herman R. Goossens George A. Pfeifer Jachin M. Forbes	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 055		A/C #		A/C # 468		A/C #
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 John Harmke Irving Feldman 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	Edwin S. Jones Clyde S. Jolley Irving H. Meyers Howard A. Handran Harry C. Lake Patsy Varrassi Kenneth E. Davidson Alfred Beacom James A. Martin Ernest W. Kerr, Jr	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 923		A/C #
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	Charles C. Canfield Clarence E. Ross Donald H. Snyder Fred W. Roberts William R. Cain Julius Smith Alvin E. Merriam Alvie M. Kirkendall Hilton E. Bunch Herbert P. Barte	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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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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