Mission 190 - 1

“Alone No More” by William S. PhillipsSweet Rose O'Grady B-17G #42-39885 (427BS) GN-R returning to Molesworth. She is joined by two

Mark IX Spitfires of the RAF 241st Squadron who will escort her home. Rosie and her crew are "Alone No More."

303rd BG (H) Combat Mission No. 19024 June 1944

Target: Deutsche Vacumol A.G. Works at Bremen, GermanyCrews Dispatched: 35

Crews Lost: F/O Farthing

Length of Mission: 6 hours, 25 minutes

Bomb Load: 12 x 500 lb G.P. bombs

Bombing Altitudes: Group A - 25,000 ft; Group B - 24,000 ft

Ammo Fired: 150 rounds

Thirty-three 303rd BG(H) aircraft plus two 305G PFF B-17s flew as lead and lowGroups in the 41st CBW-A mission to Bremen. The target was covered by 9/10clouds necessitating a PFF bomb run. The PFF equipment on the 384BG high Group

lead B-17 malfunctioned and they bombed on the 303rd lead PFF ship. A variety of bombswere dropped from 25,000 and 24,000 feet: 108 500-lb. M43, 84 500-lb. RDX and 288 250-lb. M27 bombs.

No enemy fighters were spotted. Friendly fighters furnished good escort and areasupport. At the target, intense inaccurate flak was encountered. Most bursts were belowthe formation with some about 10,000 feet above. Five aircraft sustained minor flakdamage.

One aircraft was missing. #43-37654 (No Name), 360BS, piloted by F/O Harold C.Farthing, was flying in the No. 2 position, low Squadron, low Group, 41st CBW-Aformation. It had been straggling most of the way, left the formation, and went down in theclouds just before reaching the IP. It seemed under control and one feathered engine wasreported, however, the aircraft crashed at Hamburg, Germany. Sgt. Ernest A. Viles laterreported that they had been hit over Bremen, Germany, but the entire crew madesuccessful parachute jumps. F/O Farthing, F/O Frank N. Page, 2Lt. James P. George,F/O John D. Carson, S/Sgt. William M. Sweetie, S/Sgt. Francis W. Postles, Sgt. Viles,Sgt. Leonard C. Greig, Jr., Sgt. Joseph Melnyk were all taken captured and becamePrisoners of War.

Mission 190 - 2

MISSION NUMBER 22, June 24, 1944from the book “25 Milk Runs" by Richard R. "Dick" Johnson

Diary: "Bremen, Germany. Oil refinery. PFF (Radar) Target nine tenthscloudy. Flak moderate to intense. Few flak holes. Hate to go there on a clear day.Another 'Flak City'."

We carried 18 bombs per plane. They were 250 pound general purposetype. Our target was Oslebshausen, a suburb of Bremen if radar was the requiredmethod of aiming. This was all in the industrial part of Bremen. We each carried2100 gallons of gas for this trip.

Beiser and I had the newly repaired "Buzz Blonde" again for this mission,and were assigned the number four position in the high squadron of the low group.On this raid, Capt. Bob Sheets, our operations officer was flying the lead, andagain, Wardowski and Roy were flying side by side, behind him in positionsnumber 2 and 3.

Bob Sheets took off in a PFF plane and led 17 aircraft to fly low group of the41st "A" Combat Wing. We assembled over base at 4000 ft. and got into positionwith the lead group. We flew in Wing formation until the IP was reached. Weoverran the IP a small amount in order to take interval for bombing by groups. Wecame to the target behind the lead group and made a straight and level bomb runof seven minutes. Bombs were away at 1:00 PM from twenty-four thousand feeton a magnetic heading of 211 degrees. During the bomb run we encounteredintense flak that didn't seem to be aimed at anyone in particular. After bombs awaywe immediately made a turn to avoid flak, at which time we rejoined the Wing untilreaching the North Sea, where we fell into trail for the descent. After reachingfriendly territory, the lead plane peeled off and returned to Chelveston where it wasbased.

Our use of "Chaff" probably helped in the flak avoidance, since the Germangunners had to aim by radar, it being almost solid overcast at the target.

We lost one B-17 from our group on this mission. Lt. Harold C. Farthingflying A/C number 43-37654 (No Name) was straggling for quite a while, and justbefore reaching the IP he had to leave the Number 2 position of the low squadron.He was almost directly to our left in the formation, about a hundred feet lower andgradually fell back, losing altitude until Charlie Latta, our ball turret operator, saidthat he had gone into the clouds. He never returned to base and we later learnedthat they all had to bail out. They all landed safely.

Mission 190 - 3

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Group A

Stevens-Moreau592 - PFF

Lee Bailie 949 739

Latshaw086

Vermeer Davis 622 085

Moser Benham 781 298Walker Carney Stein McConnell 177 284 006 154 Carpenter Baker 206 680Langford Reed Crozier 405 960 496

Aircraft Formation at Assembly Point - Group B

Sheets638 - PFF

Roy Wardowski 051 885

Mitchell411

Savage Gallagher 099 027

Brown Jones 340 432Wilson Farthing Flick Lehmann 853 654 391 569 Bartholomew Beiser 187 875Arnold Vitale Ligino Moreman 483 861 595 537

Mission 190 - 4

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-97622 Paper Dollie

P Vermeer, Bernard E., 2LtCP Markos, Costa, F/ONAV Connor, John P., 2LtBOM Barteau, Edward L., S/SgtENG Varvil, Willis E., S/SgtBT Schley, John G., S/SgtRO Moon, Charles E., S/SgtTG Kennedy, Robert F., S/SgtRWG Ferris, James H., Sgt

B-17G #42-97085 (No Name)

P Davis, William C., 1LtCP Graham, Edward, Jr., 2LtNAV Alderson, Raleigh L., 2LtTOG Roseland, Ralph A., SgtENG Johnson, Walker K., S/SgtRO Sandler, David L., S/SgtBT Clarke, Kenneth, SgtTG Hiland, Robert L., SgtWG Rogers, Joseph S., Sgt

B-17G #42-97949 (No Name)

P Lee, Gareth G., 2LtCP Bowman, William E., F/ONAV Sweig, Morris, 2LtBOM Townsend, Charles D., 2LtENG Leimgruebler, Victor H., S/SgtWG Olive, Martin, SgtRO Adkinson, James E., S/SgtTG Newman, Gerald D., SgtBT Grundon, Joseph D., Sgt

B-17G #42-97298 The Floose

P Benham, Philip O., 1LtCP Thomas, Charles E., 2LtNAV Coe, Charles F., 2LtBOM Barkin, Herbert L., 2LtENG Van Drunen, Cornellius, S/SgtRO Downs, Reginald, S/SgtBT Vanderhoff, Grant W., SgtWG Dellinger, Lenoir E., SgtTG Gamon, Edward J., S/Sgt

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

CREW POSITIONS

CMP - Command PilotP - PilotCP - Co-PilotNAV - NavigatorANV - Ass't. NavigatorMNV - Mickey NavigatorENG - EngineerBOM - BombardierRO - Radio Operator

TOG - TogglierBT - Ball Turret OperatorTT - Top Turret OperatorTG - Tail GunnerNG - Nose GunnerRG - Radio GunnerWG - Waist GunnerLWG - Left Waist GunnerRWG - Right Waist GunnerGUN - Gunner

VI - Voice InterpreterOBS - ObserverPAS - PassengerPHO - Photographer

RESULTS OF MISSION

KIA - Killed in actionWIA - Wounded in actionMIA - Missing in actionPOW - Prisoner of war

DOW - Died of woundsEVD - Evaded the enemyINT - Interned in neu cntryREP - RepatriatedRES - RescuedESC - EscapedBO - Bailed outDCH - DitchedCR-L - Crashed on landCR-S - Crashed at sea

Mission 190 - 5

358th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-31739 Pugnacious Peter

P Bailie, Homer P., 2LtCP Riseden, Jack W., 2LtNAV Hamm, Willard A., 2LtBOM Moody, Stanley E., S/SgtENG Ham, William J., S/SgtTT Martinez, Gregorio, SgtRO Sawyer, Robert B., S/SgtBT Oss, Frank E., SgtTG Naylor, Richard G., Sgt

B-17G #42-97592 PFF (305BG)

P Stevens, Kermit D., ColCP Moreau, Joseph A., 1LtNAV Krouskup, Wayne E., 2LtNAV Prince, Alan M., 2LtBOM Prussman, Henry G., 2LtENG Rossman, Carl H., SgtWG Tate, Royce G., S/SgtRO Lowe, Gareth W., T/SgtTG Fox, Howard E., S/SgtPAS Desmond, MacChesney, 2Lt

B-17G #42-102680 (No Name)

P Baker, John M., 2LtCP Byrnes, James H., 2LtNAV Waterland, Edward L., 2LtTOG Wright, Gene D., S/SgtENG Kishbaugh, Warren L., S/SgtWG Reichmann, Fred P., SgtRO Cottrell, Thomas B., SgtBT Bertasso, Joseph S., SgtTG Peters, Archie D., Sgt

B-17G #44-6086 My Blonde Baby

P Latshaw, William E., 2LtCP Kirkland, Robert A., F/ONAV Ivy, Wallis S., 2LtBOM Doan, Curtis E., 2LtENG Pickens, Donald E., S/SgtRO Tidwell, Andrew W., S/SgtTG Hedrick, Warren L., SgtBT Ginn, William E., SgtLWG Miller, Horace J., Sgt

B-17G #42-38154 (No Name)

P McConnell, John, 2LtCP Lojewski, Telsphor, 2LtNAV Atwood, Thomas M., 2LtBOM Bennett, Robert W., 2LtENG Johnson, Jack M., S/SgtWG Schneider, Lawrence J., SgtRO Rego, Charles J., S/SgtBT Messerich, Jerome R., SgtWG Krebs, Henry R., Sgt

B-17G #44-6006 (No Name)

P Stein, Lawrence J., 2LtCP Whittall, Ernest A., 2LtNAV Larkworthy, Bernard J., 2LtBOM Carloss, Earl W., 2LtENG Card, Harry R, S/SgtWG Grissom, Manley E., SgtRO Meyer, Fred R., S/SgtBT Truesdell, William P., SgtTG Williams, Clarence J., Sgt

Mission 190 - 6

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #43-37537 Queen of Hearts

P Moreman, Robert, 2LtCP Quiggle, Robert D., 2LtNAV Nielsen, Carl V., 2LtBOM Destito, Frank S., 2LtENG Genovese, Elic V., S/SgtRO Barnts, Warren E., S/SgtWG Alexander, Ray, SgtTG Smith, Richard L., SgtBT Lloyd, Stanely W., Sgt

B-17G #42-102496 Special Delivery

P Crozier, Harry J., 2LtCP Mowrey, Paul M., 2LtNAV Kennedy, Clyde R., 2LtBOM McCoy, Charles W., 2LtENG Passenant, Robert J., S/SgtRO Hoyt, Robert B., S/SgtBT Jara, Felix M., SgtTG Stumpff, George W., SgtRWG Butcher, Robert C., Sgt

B-17G #42-97781 The '8' Ball MK III

P Moser, Clinton A., 1LtCP Paton, Wallace L., 2LtNAV Andreason, Rolf W., 2LtBOM Campbell, Frank P., 2LtENG Duffey, Willis A., SgtRO Zionkoski, John T., S/SgtBT Parrish, Vernon, SgtTG Seelock, Joseph J., SgtWG Mays, Pearl E., T/Sgt

B-17G #42-102960 (No Name)

P Reed, John W., 2LtCP Altman, Maurice C, 2LtNAV O'Neill, Owen H., 2LtTOG Meier, Wayne E., S/SgtENG Colley, Smith K., S/SgtWG Hinson, Archie H., SgtRO Rose, William A., CplBT Wernet, Charles, PvtTG Butler, Ashley A., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-31483 Bonnie B

P Arnold, William J., 2LtCP Parker, John W., 2LtNAV Claster, Stanley M., 2LtBOM Callahan, Ellsworth D., 2LtENG Williams, Robert M., S/SgtRO Moreira, Joseph A., S/SgtBT McClure, James D., SgtTG Surrell, John M., SgtWG Lichtenwalter, Ralph W., Sgt

B-17G #42-31177 Lonesome Polecat

P Walker, Lewis M., 1LtCP Doyle, Joseph J., 2LtNAV Smith, Gordon F., 2LtBOM Beers, Donald B., 2LtENG Sublett, James W., SgtRO Lunday, Albert J., S/SgtBT Hundley, Walter L., SgtTG Reckert, Arthur C., SgtWG Mathis, Henry C., Sgt

Mission 190 - 7

359th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-97284 Ain't Misbehavin

P Carney, Walter J., 2Lt CP Hickey, James A., 2LtNAV Taylor, Albert R., 2LtTOG Perkins, Homer F., PvtENG Turner, Harold L., S/SgtRO Foster, Albert A., S/SgtWG Henderson, Jackson L., SgtTG Howe, Clarence E., SgtBT Encinas, William, Sgt

B-17G #42-107206 Old Black Magic

P Carpenter, Arthur G., 2LtCP Whitaker, Joseph C., 2LtNAV Reid, George E., F/OBOM Day, Dean K., 2LtENG Pordham, Jack F., S/SgtRO Bortolotti, Barney J., S/SgtBT Welch, John R., S/SgtTG Nichols, Dalbee, SgtWG Vanlandingham, John C., Sgt

B-17G #42-31405 Wallaroo MK II

P Langford, Allen W., 2LtCP Zimmerman, Paul E., F/ONAV Heatherly, Phillip P., 2LtTOG Arendt, John L., S/SgtENG O'Leary, Daniel R., SgtWG Munn, Edwin C., S/SgtRO Whisman, Chester C., S/SgtBT Gray, William W., SgtTG Mulstein, John E., Jr., Sgt

Mission 190 - 8

360th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-97861 Iza Vailable III

P Vitale, Hector F., 2LtCP Boyle, Leo J., F/ONAV Hardwick, Jack C., 2LtBOM Cassidy, Charles F., 2LtENG Reale, Joseph C., SgtRO Miller, Hilary C., S/SgtBT Thomas, Hal B., SgtTG Younger, Andrew H., SgtWG Nordberg, Francis E., Sgt

B-17G #42-97853 Lucky Linda

P Wilson, William M., 2LtCP Howard, Victor L., 2LtNAV Blumenthal, Robert, 2LtBOM Benford, Jack H., 2LtENG Asplund, Carl L., S/SgtRO Means, Robert D., S/SgtBT Case, Donald G., SgtTG Sauer, George N., SgtWG Sabuda, Emil S., Sgt

B-17G #42-97187 Miss Umbriago

P Bartholomew, Dale E., 1LtCP Ross, James A., 2LtNAV Blume, William H., III, 2LtBOM Andreason, Joseph G., 2LtENG Litwiller, Harold D., S/SgtRO Allard, Charles G., S/SgtBT Smith, Victor H., S/SgtTG Blackwell, Haywood E., Jr., SgtWG DeBartolo, Albert L., Sgt

B-17G #42-31340 Miss Liberty

P Brown, Leonard M., 2LtCP Caldwell, Frederick J., 2LtNAV Fazio, Joseph J., 1LtBOM Blythe, Robert W., Jr., 2LtENG Jamison, Charles A., S/SgtRO Libert, Irving, S/SgtBT LaFranchi, Alfred D., SgtTG Johnson, Francis D., SgtWG Enget, Obert L., Sgt

B-17G #43-37654 (No Name) CR-L

P Farthing, Harold C., F/O POWCP Page, Frank N., F/O POW/DNAV George, James P., 2Lt POWBOM Carson, John D., F/O POW ENG Sweetie, William M., S/Sgt POWRO Postles, Francis W., S/Sgt POWBT Viles, Ernest A., Sgt POWTG Melnyk, Joseph, Sgt POWWG Greig, Leonard C., Jr., Sgt POW

B-17G #42-97638 PFF (305BG)

P Sheets, Robert W., CaptCP McCall, Robert S., LtNAV Coffey, John B., 1LtBOM Rickey, Lowell L., 2LtENG Neuner, Francis X., T/SgtRO Benevento, Andrew G., T/SgtTG Keating, Donald W., 2LtWG Sullens, Tom C., S/SgtPAS Clark, James G., 2Lt

Mission 190 - 9

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists

B-17G #42-97391 (No Name)

P Flick, Chester E., 2LtCP Newton, John A., 2LtNAV Parker, Joseph B., 2LtBOM Harper, Kenneth L., 2LtBT Forry, Harvey W., S/SgtRO Abeyta, J. Charles, S/SgtTT Eberly, Charles P., S/SgtTG Brock, Charley F., SgtWG Wilson, Robert J., Sgt

B-17G #42-102569 Miss Lace

P Lehmann, Elroy C., 2LtCP Heil, Lee C., 2LtNAV Gast, William J., 2LtBOM Miller, Charles F., 2LtTT Sydor, Joseph, S/SgtBT Koon, Bennie, SgtRO Kelley, James D., S/SgtTG Ruhge, Wayne L., SgtWG Garlick, Darrell L., Sgt

B-17G #42-102595 Little Tush

P Ligino, Steve, 1LtCP Tyler, Frederick B., 2LtNAV Smith, Arthur M., 2LtBOM Dugger, William A., 2LtTT Rau, Harvey L., S/SgtBT Howard, George R., SgtRO Dahms, Edward R., S/SgtTG Dudley, Howard E., SgtWG Gainer, Philip B., Sgt

B-17G #42-39875 Buzz Blonde

P Beiser, Theodore R., 2LtCP Johnson, Richard R., 2LtNAV Gepner, Isadore, 2LtBOM Cooper, Edward G., 2LtTT Buchanan, Lonnie J., T/Sgt BT Latta, Charles W., SgtRO Gorchesky, Benny J., S/SgtTG Brackey, Carroll H., SgtLWG Haines, James W., Sgt

B-17G #42-32027 Betty Jane

P Gallagher, John W., Jr., 2LtCP Bitel, Peter, 2LtNAV Hibbard, Troy W., 2LtBOM Tow, Weyman J., 2LtTT Lynn, William V., SgtBT Kail, Nicholas F., SgtRO Dubray, Ernest D., S/SgtTG Jacques, Warren, S/SgtWG Joyce, Jess, S/Sgt

B-17G #42-102432 Tiny Angel

P Jones, Wilbur H., 1LtCP Mowatt, Frank G., 2LtNAV Curley, Walter A., 2LtBOM Kennedy, William J., 1LtTT Duerr, William P., SgtBT Calnon, Frederick N., S/SgtRO Kosher, Albert J., SgtTG Thompson, Frederick A., S/SgtWG Dimowitz, Morris, S/Sgt

Mission 190 - 10

427th Bombardment Squadron Crew Lists - Cont'd.

B-17G #42-107099 Old 99

P Savage, Gilbert T., 1LtCP Schwolow, John C., 2LtNAV Coughlin, George A., 2LtBOM Johnson, Otto D., SgtTT Jefferson, Arthur G., S/SgtBT Holt, Richard R., S/SgtRO Glass, David, S/SgtTG Stover, Edward J., S/SgtWG Layton, Wilber A., S/Sgt

B-17G #42-102411 Miss Lace

P Mitchell, Fred E., 1LtCP Ferguson, Gilbert L., 2LtNAV Rafferty, Henry E., Jr., 2LtBOM Isaac, Kenneth W., 2LtTT Cavagnol, Joseph J., S/SgtBT Landa, Hyman J., SgtRO Parr, Joe A., S/SgtWG Byers, William R., S/SgtTG Carpenter, Robert R., Sgt

B-17G #42-39885 Sweet Rose O'Grady

P Wardowski, Stanley, 2LtCP Hainlin, Neal E., Jr., 2LtNAV Birnbaum, Warren G., Jr., 2LtBOM Eisel, Charles F., 2LtENG Kowatch, Raymond J., SgtBT Paterson, Richard E., SgtRO Willard, Albert, S/SgtTG Wagner, Donald G., SgtWG Snede, John I., Sgt

B-17G #42-38051 My Yorkshire Dream

P Roy, Arnold K., 2LtCP Quint, Ralph E., 2LtNAV Whitman, John H., 2LtBOM Weiss, Leonard E., 2LtTT Cook, Leonard C., SgtBT Black, Leslie K., SgtRO Johnson, George N., SgtTG Kahnert, Olaf F., Jr., SgtWG On, Chan K., Sgt

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