Mission No 9

MISSION NO 9
BERLIN, GERMANY

8 MARCH 1944

Seventeen aircraft returned to Erkner and the VK.F. ball bearing works, this time with excellent results. Ten combat wings, totaling 620 bombers of the Eighth Air Force, were dispatched, accompanied by 500 fighters, the largest number of fighter escort planes assembled to date to escort the bombers. A total of 470 bombers attacked the primary target.
The 457th comprised the low box of the 94th Combat Wing. Major Francis was Air Commander and Lt. Charles D. Brannan was pilot.

The route to the target was flown as briefed. The area surrounding the target was clear and bombing was visual. The factory was blanketed with bombs, which covered the target area with fire and smoke. Other smaller industrial buildings were hit and the railway station was destroyed.

Again the Group was attacked by enemy fighters; however, the friendly fighter support was excellent. Anti aircraft fire was moderate, with nine aircraft sustaining damage. No aircraft were lost.

The lead wing of the 3rd Air Division met fierce fighter Opposition and sustained heavy losses. A total of thirty-eight

CREW LOADING LIST

March 8th, 1944
Mission No 9 Target: Berlin, Germany

There are no Loading Lists available for this mission.

748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 110		A/C # 613		A/C # 303		A/C #058
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Leonard P. Soenke Howard B Collins Curtis J Overdahl Albert J. Thompson Walter A. Ginter Joseph J. Lukasik Lwen L. McDonough Aaron L. Barris Arthur J. Kimball Prentis A. Cooper	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Marsden W. Mattatall John L. Fowler Manford Markowitz Ralph C. Jordan Joseph Waszierscz Frank R. Machak Milton F. Rudd Gilbert C. Goode Anthony J. Nunes Gordon D. Hobson	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward B. Dozier Charles E. Newmeyer Alexiss P. Umoff Charles W. Hilton Charles J. Coffman Hyman Kalb Harold I. Reader George Q. Pfeifer Gerald E. Peston Frank L. Ridenhour	Lt Maj Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Vinton H. Mays Theodore C. Hoffman John D. English Lloyd T. Belanger Albert A. Rothbauer Stanley H. Krohn Jack F. Berry Jack D. Bush Cecil D. Burroughs Robert K. Walker

	A/C # 467		A/C # 548		A/C # 618		A/C # 568
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 Stephen F. Billisits T. J. Shields samuel B. Goff Sidney N. Erickson Edward A. Berrier Carl Tulowitski	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Malcolm Johnson Russell M Dobyns Gabriel D. Ofiesh George Cahelo Joseph Garbett Wallace C. Nicholson Glenn W. Barnes William Zamecnik 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 R. McBride John E. Misener Edward A. Bleck Joe B. McCall James J. Vaughn	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Emanuel Hauf Donald V. Swain William R. Hawley Richard E. Jaqua Willis H. Johnson James J. Kilroy Joseph S. Reid Louis F. Beske Paul R. Moore Oscar A. Gascon

	A/C # 471		A/C #		A/C # 057		A/C # 464
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 William G. Smith Nolan V. Claxton Danial A. Malcolm Drancis E. Friedel Edwin D. Waggoner Paul O. Conner Gilbert Slocum	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		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 Clifton H. Harrel	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John W. Fay James E. Carels Lionel J. Cussom Joe C. Wilmeth Edward T. Sawyer William A. Spoerner George W. Staudt Richard M. Bassett Frederick C. Wagner Hugh C. Arant

	A/C # 587		A/C #		A/C # 551		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 M. Bristow 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		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Alfred W. Fischer Harry Huskey John W. McDonnell Ralph D. Stutzman Robert M. Jensen Andrew E. Jasso James E. Pickle Leo McHatton Thomas N. Norton James H. Long	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Stuart B. James Martin W. Biehn Charles C. Canon Alden N. Rittman Ora W. Murch Angleo J. Ruscito Patrick C. Toomey Eugene C. Goslee Carl N. Davis Dale L. Vance

	A/C # 104		A/C #		A/C #n063		A/C # 481
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward J. Reppa Bernard V. Conner Warren B. Speidel Zaven R. Astor Frank W. Aylstock James A. McCamey Edward J. Brazinski Hal H. Willett Leo L. Lange Frank T. Ingersoll	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	William F. Rogers Stanley J. Wolczanski Wilbert J. Collard Dino H. Tonelli Joshua D. Lane Orion H. Shumway John Chumas Howard C. Layton David H. Quick Jachin M. Forbes	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Richard H. Luebke Robert A. Patty Sidney H Johnson Jack B. Eldridge John L. Zoutte Lloyd O. Vanzant Earl W. Johnston William F. White Harvey C. Cottrell Max E. Johnston

	A/C # 636		A/C #		A/C # 629		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg rwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Raymond A. Syptak Harry B. Wilson Patrick W. Henry James C. Madison William C. Bolger Eldon D. Krug Byron E. Smull William H. Barrett Wodrow W. Hammons Lloyd E. Icenogle	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Robert M. Krumm Lee R. Green Roland O. Byers Clifford D. Hughes Lawrence J. Walsh Robert Bridges Billy E. Hightower Herman R. goossens John D. Barrett Anthony Tozzi	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt

	A/C # 656		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 Alden B. Orr Roman a. Zelazo Samuel J. 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 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