Mission
Photos
September 1944
The
grocery runs
Before
the grocery runs could begin, the allies had to repair the damage done by
repeated bombings to the airfield at Orleans, France. Here, B-24's are seen
parked on the runway. Damage to the airfield is clearly visible.
British
crews unload planes at Orleans airfield
September
10: Heilbronn
The
crew of "Rough Buddy" which crashed after being hit by flak. There
was only 1 survivor
Standing: 2/Lt Scott, not on this mission; 2/Lt John Cushing, KIA; 2/Lt John Barksdale, KIA; 2/Lt Clarence Lloyd, KIA;
Kneeling: Sgt Gunter Schilling, KIA; Sgt Elwood Griffeth, not on this mission; Sgt George Mellott, KIA; Sgt Roderick Mellgren, KIA; Sgt Albert Forton, POW; Sgt Gerald Miller, KIA
Not in photo: Sgt Ray Ege, KIA; Sgt Wilson Brockman, KIA
September
18: Supply drop
The
group drops supplies to allied paratroopers in Holland.
Group
Commander Colonel Jacob Brogger was injured by a .30 armor piercing explosive
bullet during this low level mission. The injury bought him a ticket home
September
21: Koblenz
The
crew of "T.S." was killed in a crash landing at the base. It was
their first mission
Standing: Sgt Clyde Binder, Sgt Joe Ousley, Sgt John Hall, Sgt Lawson Ostrander, Sgt John Letterman, Sgt Mark Shelton
2/Lt Robert Dickerson (not on this mission), 1/Lt Francis Lutz, 2/Lt Perry Sharp, 2/Lt Robert Goletz
Not in photo: 1/Lt Kenneth Dellow
September
26: Heilbronn
The
entire crew of "Temptation" survived their crash, but spent the
rest of the war as POW's
Standing: Sgt William Booth, 1/Lt John Mullery, 1/Lt Robert Kallstrom, 1/Lt Aubrey Jones, Sgt Herbert Gold
Kneeling: Sgt Albert Charron not on this mission, Sgt Robert Cochran, 1/Lt John Watt, Sgt John Bush, Sgt James Haugen
Not in photo: 1/Lt Isaac Lengel; Sgt Richard Cotton
The
crew of "Lil Max", shot down over Holland
Standing: F/O Harold Kirchblum, POW; 2/Lt Thomas Gill, KIA; 2/Lt Warren Blower, not on this mission; 2/Lt John Dempshire, not on this mission
Kneeling: Sgt Walter Kasievich, evaded capture; Sgt Jack Culbertson, POW; Sgt Millard Kreinheder, evaded capture; Sgt Enrico Mennitto, POW; Sgt Paul Kutzar, POW; Sgt Malcolm Edwardsen, evaded capture
Not in photo: 1/Lt William Rayner, KIA; 2/Lt Marvin Charwat, evaded capture; Sgt David Smith, evaded capture
2/Lt
Thomas Gill was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed in Holland
Sgt
Malcolm Edwardsen and Sgt Walter Kasievich on the streets of The Hague 2 days
after the city's liberation
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