Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision

These rosters originally came from

http://www.powmiaff.org/20thaaf/500thbg/883rdsq/squadronlists/883sq.html

However, we found many errors and corrected as many as possible based upon records available to us.

==================================================================== INDEX BY SQUADRON NUMBER AND AIRCRAFT COMMANDERS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Z SQ. 41 ASHLEY, BARRON, GUNNARSONZ SQ. 42 MORELAND, HUNTERZ SQ. 43 SETTERICHZ SQ. 43 WHITE- SMITHZ SQ. 44 HANSENZ SQ. 45 McCLANAHAN, CHARTERSZ SQ. 46 HOLMESZ SQ. 47 ADAMS, ROBERT KING, SCHULTZZ SQ. 48 BLACK, McCLANAHANZ SQ. 49 FEATHERS, Z SQ. 50 BRADENZ SQ. 51 SCHMIDT, MAHONEY, HARRY FIELDS, DEARBORNZ SQ. 52 IRBY, WHITTENZ SQ. 53 CLINKSCALES, SHUFFLER/CONNELLZ SQ. 54 STANDENZ SQ. 55 RYAN, SICHELZ SQ. 56 GREGG, MILLERZ SQ. 57 CHENEYZ SQ. 58 ADAMSON, SEALEZ SQ. 59Z SQ. 60

Replacement ETHERIDGEReplacement 344 MILANReplacement 355 SELINGReplacement 359 QUINBYReplacement 240 AMOS

  

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision  =================================================================Z SQUARE 41 "THE BARRONESS" SER. #42-24675---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 221

CREW MISSIONS 11

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 29 ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT PILOT AC CAPT. RAYMOND L. ASHLEY/Dalbert W. BarronCOPILOT 2/LT. ALFRED M. BEVERLYBOMBARDIER 1/LT. JACK BORENNAVIGATOR 1/LT. JOHN S. HUNTER >1st Lt. Edward S. KellerFLT. ENG. 2/LT. FRED SHIPPEE (*) > 1 Lt. Wallace N McClure RADIO SGT. JEROME R. PEACOCK RING GUN. CPL. DELBERT P. LOCKE CFCL. GUN. S/SGT. PAUL R. DICKSONR. GUN. SGT. JAMES M. STANFIELDRADAR SGT. HERMAN HUNTER > S/Sgt. Gordon L. ChristiansonTAIL GUN. S/SGT. HAROLD C. SUTTON GROUND CREW: M/SGT. ARNOLD L. LUTZ (CC), SGT. JOHN C. GROFF, CPL. ROBERT B.

EICHELBERGER AND CPL. FRANK L. BINIEWICZ. NOTES: CAPT. ASHLEY REPLACED BY CAPT. DALBERT W. BARRON 2/LT. FRED SCHIPPEE REPLACED BY 1/LT. WALLACE N. McCLURE 1/LT. JOHN S. HUNTER REPLACED BY 1/LT. EDWARD S. KELLER SGT. JEROME R. PEACOCK REPLACED BY SGT. GORDON L. CHRISTIANSON.  AIRCRAFT REPLACED AFTER 27 MISSIONS--REPLACED AIRCRAFT FLEW 27 MORE.

 *Shippee KIA on the Amos Crew

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision  =================================================================SQUARE 41 REPLACEMENT SER. #44.69868---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 439

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 27 PILOT AC 1/LT. KENNETH I. GUNNARSONCOPILOT 1/LT. PHILIP B. TAYLORBOMBARDIER 2/LT. JACOB C. ARMSTRONGNAVIGATOR 2/LT. CHARLES B. SCHWELLENBACHFLT. ENG. 2/LT. GEORGE E. HORNERADIO SGT. GEORGE E. HILLMANL. GUN. SGT. RUSSEL SPOONERR. GUN. CPL. AVON M. TAYLORRING GUN. SGT. GLENN E. ZIESEMERRADAR 2/LT. DAVID S. MCLELLANTAIL GUN. CPL. ALBERT J. THUNELL 

GROUND CREW: M/SGT. ARNOLD P. LUTZ (CC), CPL. GEORGE T. LORENZ CPL. ROBERT B. EICHELBERGER, AND CPL. FRANK L. BINIEWICZ  

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision  ================================================================= SQUARE 42 “SUPINE SUE" SER. #42-24653---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 222 CREW MISSIONS 35 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 52 PILOT AC CAPT. CHARLES T. MORELANDCOPILOT 1/LT. RAY K. ISHAMBOMBARDIER 1/LT. CHARLES R. KOLBNAVIGATOR 1/LT. GEORGE V. FAMIGLIOFLT. ENG. 2/LT. JOSEPH J. DELL’ARIO > ALVAH J. WILLISRADIO S/SGT. KENNETH W. AGEEL. GUN. S/SGT. DONALD C. HETRICKR. GUN. S/SGT. ROBERT O. BUDARING GUN. S/SGT. IVYL D. ENDERSRADAR S/SGT RONALD J. JONESTAIL GUN. S/SGT. LINAS E. DIETZ GROUND CREW: M/SGT. GEORGE H. DEVELBIS ,CREW CHIEF, SGT. VERNON FERRA,

CPL. JOSEPH H. FERNANDEZ, CPL. ROY WAHNERT AND SGT. ALBERT ANDERSON.

 NOTES: AIRCRAFT AND CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN NOV. 1944. THEY WERE A LEAD CREW AND ONE OF THE FIRST TO COMPLTE THEIR TOUR OF MISSIONS. RECORDS SHOW THAT M/SGT. DeVeLBIS FLEW TWO MISSIONS AS A GUNNER. LT. DELLARIO WAS REPLACED BY 2/LT. ALVAH J. WILLIS AS FLIGHT ENGINEER. 

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   =================================================================Z SQUARE 42 "SUPINE SUE" SER. #42-24653----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW MISSIONS 4 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 52 PILOT AC 1/LT. JOHN M. HUNTERCOPILOT 2/LT. ANDY G. PAVLOVSKYBOMBARDIER 2/LT. GEORGE E. KNOWLESNAVIGATOR F/O. AUDLEY CLARKFLT. ENG. 2/LT. RAYMOND J. HUNLEYRADIO T/SGT. RAYBURN H. WHITTL. GUN. SGT. WILLIAM C. LE MONDSR. GUN. CPL. ARNOLD SPITZRING GUN. SGT. ROBERT H. WETTERRADAR F/O. DAVID L. ORECKTAIL GUN. CPL. EDSEL G. PARSONS GROUND CREW: M/SGT. GEORGE H. DeVeLBIS (CREW CHIEF), SGT. VERNON GERRA,

CPL. JOSEPH H. FERNANDEZ, CPL. ROY WAHNERT, AND CPL. ALBERT ANDERSON.

 NOTE: CPL. ARNOLD SPITZ IS FATHER OF MARK SPITZ, WINNER OF FIVE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS. 

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision  =================================================================Z SQUARE 43 SER. # 43-69725---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 346 CREW MISSIONS 30 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38  AIRCRAFT COMMANDER CAPT. JACK SETTERICHCO-PILOT LT. MURRAY C. TAYLORBOMBARDIER LT. ROBERT OESTERREICHERNAVIGATOR LT. PAUL A. HERINGFLIGHT ENGINEER 2nd LT. LEE STUMPRADIO OPERATOR T/SGT. FRANK M. DALEYRING GUNNER S/SGT. EDWARD S. JOJCZYKRIGHT GUNNER T/SGT. GERALD M. RUPPLEFT GUNNER S/SGT. WILLIAM C. CONSTANTRADAR OPERATOR S/SGT. FREDERICK O. BURRELLTAIL GUNNER S/SGT. HENRY E. COOK GROUND CREW: M/SGT. FRED A. DEHABERMANN (CREW CHIEF) NOTES: LT. PAUL HERRING FLEW THREE MISSIONS WITH ADAMS CREW

IN DECEMBER 1944 BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE SETTERICH CREW. HE FLEW HIS FIRST MISSION WITH THEM ON JANUARY 6, 1945 AND COMPLETED HIS TOUR WITH THEM.

 

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision  =================================================================Z SQUARE 43 "BEN'S RAIDERS" SER. #44-69725---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW MISSIONS 30 PLUS 1 POW. AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 38 PILOT AC 1/LT. BEN B. WHITE > CAPT KENNETH B SMITHCOPILOT 1/LT. JAMES H. BENSONBOMBARDIER 1/LT. JAMES BRYAN > 1/LT CHARLES SMADERNAVIGATOR 1/LT. PATRICK F. VACCAROFLT. ENG. 1/LT. ANTHONY F. SLIVINSKYRADIO SGT. ADDISON H. MERRICKL. GUN. SGT. HOWARD C. HALSTEADR. GUN. SGT. JOSEPH J. THOMASRING GUN. SGT. EVERETT D. MARSHALLRADAR SGT. EARL F. BURNETTTAIL GUN. SGT. ALEX J. ZEMONT CREW CHIEF: M/SGT. FRED A. DEHABERMANN NOTES: THIS CREW ALTERNATED BETWEEN AIRCRAFT 42, 43, AND 47. LT. WHITE WAS TRANSFERRED TO WING AND REPLACED BY CAPT. KENNETH B. SMITH. LT. BRYAN LEFT THE CREW AND ACCORDING TO LT. VACCARO, LT. CHARLES SMADER FLEW AS THEIR BOMBARDIER FOR THEIR LAST EIGHT MISSIONS.  

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   =================================================================Z SQUARE 44 SER. #42-65218---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER CREW MISSIONS 1 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 2 PILOT AC MAJ. HAROLD M. HANSEN *COPILOT 2/LT. ROBERT T. BATTELL *BOMBARDIER 1/LT. KENNETH F. HODSON *NAVIGATOR 1/LT. CHARLES VAN AMBURG *FLT. ENG. 1/LT. EUGENE B. REYNOLDS *RADIO T/SGT. TAYLOR MARTIN V.  One record shows him as being on the original crew.L. GUN. SGT. LAWRENCE E. LINDGRAM *R. GUN. T/SGT. GEORGE W. HUNT *RING GUN. SGT. PAUL E. BUSSELL *RADAR SGT. THOMAS J. BURNS *  ORIGINAL CREW LIST SHOWS GEORGE J. BURNS BUT WE THINK IT

WAS THOMAS BURNS TAIL GUN.  GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD R. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF), SGT. FRANK SLAGLE, SGT. JOHN S. GREGSON, AND SGT. JOHN C. COUFAL. NOTES: THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOST ON 11/29/44 ON ITS SECOND MISSION WITH THE HANSEN CREW, WHO WERE ON THEIR FIRST. THEY WERE ON A

NUISANCE RAID TO TOKYO (A PLANE EVERY 15 MINUTES?). THEY DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE

* INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   =================================================================Z SQUARE 45 "MUSN'T TOUCH" SER. #42-24657----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW MISSIONS 1 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 6 PILOT AC CAPT. JOHN F. CHARTERS * COPILOT 1/LT. CARMON B. RUCKER *BOMBARDIER 1/LT. LELAND L. YOUNG *NAVIGATOR 1/LT. THOMAS G. MAHER *FLT. ENG. 1/LT. WILLIAM F. NOTHCUTT *RADIO JAMES A. MARSHALL, JR. *L. GUN. GEORGE T. COPHER *R. GUN. RAY M. BELL *RING GUN. CLARENCE COHEN *RADAR MAX J. SWANSON *TAIL GUN. BEVERLY A. HOCKER * GROUND CREW: M/SGT. ROBERT W. DOONAN (CREW CHIEF), SGT. GEORGE M. LESTER, SGT. CHARLES C. GRIFFIN AND PFC. CARROL J. DURNIS.

NOTES: CAPT, McCLANAHAN AND CREW BROUGHT THIS AIRCRAFT TO SAIPAN IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF 1944 AND WERE ASSIGNED TO IT ALONG WITH CAPT. HANSEN’S CREW. SHE WAS DITCHED BY CHARTERS CREW ON 1/9/45 ON

THEIR SECOND MISSION THEY WERE FOLLOWED DOWN BY A BUDDY PLANE BUT CONTACT WAS LOST WHEN THEY HIT THE WATER. THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS. CAPT. CHARTERS WAS ON HIS SECOND TOUR OF DUTY. HE HAD FLOWN WITH THE OLD 19TH BOMB GROUP.

 * INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION    

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   ====================================================================Z SQUARE 45 "MUSN'T TOUCH" SER. *63490 (REP)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 225 CREW MISSIONS 35

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 44 PILOT AC CAPT. ROBERT E. McCLANAHANCOPILOT 1/LT. GEORGE P. RAWSKIBOMBARDIER 1/LT. CHARLES L. SMADER > 1/LT RICHARD MORKNAVIGATOR LT. FREDRICK I. TUTTLEFLT. ENG. 1/LT. FRED H. STACKER > S/SGT JESSE LEBLANCRADIO S/SGT. ROBERT M. OLSONRING GUN. S/SGT. WILLIAM H. AGEE L. GUN. SGT. AUGUST O. RENNER KIA > S/SGT SEYMOUR GASSELR.GUN. T/SGT. ROBERT E. SCHURMANN  RADAR S/SGT. DREXEL C. CUMMINGSTAIL GUN. SGT. JACK W. BENNETT > S/SGT ROBERT CASSIDY   GROUND CREW: M/SGT ROBERT DOONAN (CREW CHIEF) NOTES: THIS CREW BEGAN FLYING Z 48 ON 3/24/1945, FLEW 19 MISSIONS IN IT AND WAS ASSIGNED TO IT TO THE END OF THEIR TOUR. SGT. DOONAN WAS CREW CHIEF OF Z 45 UNTIL IT BECAME A SUPER DUMBO. CAPT. FEATHERS

CREW FLEW IT AS A SUPER DUMBO AND M/SGT. STEWART ALEXANDER (CREW CHIEF). S/SGT. CHARLES LIGHT, SGT. ROBERT BOZ AND SGT. OFELIO BATTISTINI WERE THE GROUND CREW. SGT. JACK BENNETT SET HIMSELF AND THE PLANE ON FIRE IN THE TAIL JUST PAST LANDS END ON TOKYO MISSION OF 12/3/44. PILOT HAD TO DIVE FROM FORMATION AT 30,000 TO 10,000 FT. TO RELEASE PRESSURE. HE SPENT 70 DAYS IN HOSPITAL WITH BURNS. HE WAS REPLACED BY SGT. ROBERT CASSIDY. SGT. AUGUST RENNER WAS BLOWN OUT THE LEFT BLISTER, WHEN IT FAILED AT 33,000 FT. ON THE APPROACH TO NAGOYA ON 12/13/44. THE CREW COMPLETED THE MISSION, BUT SHIVERED. SGT. RENNER WAS REPLACED BY SGT. SEYMOUR GASSEL. LT. STACKER WAS BROUGHT STATESIDE AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND WAS REPLACED BY S/SGT. JESSE LEBLANC AS FLIGHT ENGINEER. LT. SMADER WAS TRANSFERRED TO CAPT. BLACK'S LEAD CREW AND LT. RICHARD MORK REPLACED HIM AS BOMBARDIER. SGT. RENNER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COMBAT CASUALTIES IN THE 500TH. BOMB GROUP.

  

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=================================================================Z SQUARE 46 "SU SU BABY" SER. #42-24721--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREW NUMBER 354

CREW MISSIONS 11

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 13

PILOT AC 1/LT. THEODORE B. HOLMES *COPILOT 2/LT. GILBERT G. EASTONBOMBARDIER 2/LT ROBERT C. POPENAVIGATOR 2/LT. ALVIS L. SPARKS *FLT. ENG. 2/LT. ROBERT E. SEBRING, JR.RADIO SGT. RALPH A. LIETZRING GUN. S/SGT. CHARLES L. MOHNL. GUN. SGT. ELLIS B. GRANGER *R. GUN. SGT. ROBERT FISHER *RADAR SGT. NORMAN E. ANDERSEN * TAIL GUN. SGT. PATRICK J. COLLINSOBSERVER MAJ. JOHN E. GAY * GROUND CREW: M/SGT. RAUL S. JIMENEZ (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. SAM B. MOORE,

S/SGT. ALBERT J. BIANCHI, SGT. VINTON EDWARDS AND CPL. STANLEY ZAK.

 NOTES: AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN EARLY NOV. 1944, WAS DITCHED BY LT. HOLMES ON 3/7/45 WHILE RETURNING FROM A WEATHER

MISSION. FOUR MEN WENT DOWN WITH THE PLANE, HOLMES, GRANGER, FISHER AND ANDERSON. POPE AND COLLINS SUFFEERED SHOCK BUT RETURNED TO DUTY AFTER R. AND R. EASTON, SEBRING, LIETZ AND MOHN RECEIVED SEVERE INJURIES AND WERE SENT STATESIDE. SPARKS AND GAY WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD ON THE RESCUE SHIP, USS HUDSON, AND WERE BURIED ON SAIPAN.

 * INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION

==============================================================================Z SQUARE 46 REPLACEMENT SER. 44-69878---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 5 CREW CHIEF M/SGT. ROBERT W. DOONAN NOTES: NO AIR CREW RECORDED. DOONAN CREDITED WITH 5 MISSIONS.

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision  =================================================================Z SQUARE 47 "ADAM'S EVE" SER. #42-24600----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 227

CREW MISSIONS 30

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 21 PILOT AC MAJ. CHARLES F. ADAMSCOPILOT 2/LT. JOHN L. PONDERBOMBARDIER 2/LT. PAUL A. HERING > 1/LT.WILLIAM MANELOSNAVIGATOR 2/LT. RICHARD T. MORK > 1/LT. MARVIN GILLISFLT. ENG. 2/LT. THOMAS P. SAVAGERADIO CPL. EDWIN P. BAKERRING GUN. CPL. WILBUR STEWART FERGUSONL. GUN. T/SGT. WILLIAM W. STACYR. GUN. CPL. WILLIAM D. FLAHERTYRADAR SGT. JACK EISENTHALTAIL GUN. SGT. EDMOND L. RILEY GROUND CREW: M/SGT. HORACE MARLOW (CREW CHIEF)  NOTES: LT. HERING WAS PEPLACED BY 1/LT. WILLIAM MANELOS LT. MORK WAS REPLACED BY 1/LT. MARVIN GILLIS. ADAMS CREW WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO COMPLETE THEIR TOUR OF DUTY AND RETURN TO THE STATES. THIS PLANE WAS LOST OVER TOKYO WITH 1/LT. ROBERT KING'S CREW ON 4\7\45.

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   =================================================================Z SQUARE 47 "ADAM'S EVE" SER. #42-24600----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT NO#

CREW MISSIONS

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 21 PILOT AC 1/LT. ROBERT E. KING *COPILOT 2/LT. GEORGE N. CHAFFIN *BOMBARDIER 2/LT. JEROME J. WONDRASEK *NAVIGATOR 2/LT. CHARLES E. BRITTAIN *FLT. ENG. S/SGT. WILLIAM W. BERGREN *RADIO JEROME E. NETTUM *RING GUN WILLIAM C. HEADLEY * L. GUN. ELMER R. KERSHNER *R. GUN. WALKER P. BULLER *RADAR ALBERT D. ISZA *TAIL GUN. RUSSELL A. MILLER * GROUND CREW: M/SGT. HORACE R MARLOW (CREW CHIEF) NOTES: THE ADAMS CREW WAS ON R. AND R. WHEN THIS CREW WAS LOST ON 4/7/45

TOKYO RAID.   *INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION

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=================================================================Z SQUARE 47 REPLACEMENT SER. #44-69885----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT NO # CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 39 PILOT AC 1/LT. WILLIS J. SCHULTZCOPILOT 2/LT. CHARLES P. GILSON JR.BOMBARDIERNAVIGATOR 2/LT. PAUL E. RITTMANFLT. ENG. SGT. HAROLD WOLBERSRADIO SGT. CHARLES R. O'NEALRING GUN. ROY L. LEACHL. GUN. WALTER J. BLASZAKR. GUN. JOHN S. PRESZRADAR 2/LT. HARRISON J. WITTERSTAIL GUN. CREW CHIEF: M/SGT. HORACE MARLOW 

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   =================================================================Z SQUARE 48 "MILLION DOLLAR BABY" SER. 42-65247----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 359 ORIGINAL CREW CREW MISSIONS ? AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 60 ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT PILOT AC CAPT. VANCE E. BLACKCOPILOT 2/LT. WOODROW G. MATHISONBOMBARDIER 2/LT. THOMAS P. BILLS > LT. SMADER REPLACED BILLS.NAVIGATOR 1/LT. ROBERT A. SCHAETZELFLT. ENG. 1/LT. MILES F. THOMPSONRADIO CPL. HARVEY B. BETHELRING GUN. CPL. JAMES R. EMERSONL. GUN. CPL. WALTER B. KINGR. GUN. SGT. WILLIAM H. VAN ZANDTRADAR SGT. EARL F. BURNETTTAIL GUN. S/SGT. JESSE G. LEBLANC GROUND CREW: S/SGT. GEORGE E. JUSTICE (CREW CHIEF), SGT. PHILLIP H. SPAULDING, SGT. ALVIN SCHMIDT, CPL. GLEN E. BERRY, AND CPL. M. L. LEWIS, JR. NOTES: THIS WAS THE SQUADRON LEAD CREW UNTIL THE DEATH MAJ. GAY, AT

WHICH TIME CAPT. BLACK WAS MADE OPERATIONS OFFICER. ALL THE CREW SURVIVED THE WAR BUT WERE SCATTERED AFTER CAPT. BLACK'S REASSIGNMENT. WHILE BLACK WAS AC, LT. SMADER REPLACED LT. BILLS AS BOMARDIER. THIS AIRCRAFT AND CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN MID. DECEMBER OF 1944 UNDER THE COMMAND OF LT. WARREN PARSONS. AIRCRAFT WAS ASSIGNED TO MCCLANAHAN CREW AFTER BLACK'S REASSIGNMENT.

  

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   ==================================================================Z SQUARE 49 "THREE FEATHERS" SER. #42-24671----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREW NUMBER 229 CREW MISSIONS 19 PLUS SUPER DUMBO DUTY AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 53 (25 AS Z49 & 28 AS Z57) PILOT AC CAPT. EDWARD B. FEATHERSCOPILOT 2/LT. HOMER L. BOURLANDBOMBARDIER 2/LT. JACK D. ALFORDNAVIGATOR 2/LT. RICHARD D. METCALFFLT. ENG. 2/LT. JOHN E. D. IRVINGRADIO SGT. WILLIAM C. TAYLORRING GUN. CPL. ELMER C. BURCHL. GUN. CPL. RALPH J. DARROWR. GUN. CPL. MATTHEW J. MOORERADAR SGT. EWALD SCHULZTAIL GUN. CPL. HUSTON H. POWERS GROUND CREW: T/SGT. AGNE V. PEARSON (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. F.W. SMITH.

SGT. W. GOLSON, PFC. D. D. REYNOLDS AND JAMES H. QUIGLEY, JR.

NOTES: AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT UP BADLY ON FEB. 13 OVER NAGOYA ON HER 25TH MISSION; SHE MADE IT BACK TO SAIPAN ON TWO ENGINES ON ONE SIDE,

THE FIRST 883RD PLANE TO ACCCOMPLISH THAT. AFTER REPAIRS SHE WAS RENUMBERED Z-57 AND FLEW 28 MORE MISSIONS. THE FEATHERS CREW FLEW 19 COMBAT MISSIONS GETTING BACK 13 TIMES WITH ONE, OR MORE, ENGINES OUT. THEY MADE IWO FOR A SECOND

RETURN ON TWO ENGINES ON ONE SIDE. THAT PLANE WAS JUNKED AFTER A PATCH JOB AND McCLANAHAN CREW GOT HER TO SAIPAN WITH ONE OF

THE REPAIRED ENGINES OUT. (A WING WAS TOO BADLY DAMAGED TO CONTINUE SERVICE). THE FLIGHT SURGEON SAID THE FEATHERS CREW HAD HAD ENOUGH COMBAT AND THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO SUPER DUMBO DUTY FOR THE REST OF THEIR TIME.

  

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   ===============================================" ================================Z SQUARE 49 "FLAGSHIP 500” SER. #44-61668---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 11 PILOT AC COPILOT BOMBARDIER FLT. ENG. NAVIGATOR RADIO L. GUN. R. GUN. RING GUN. RADAR TAIL GUN.  GROUND CREW: T/SGT. AGNE V. PEARSON (CREW CHIEF), SGT. ERWIN C. SMITH, SGT. FRANK W. SMITH AND SGT. WYATT GOLSON. NOTES:  --- On Fri, 8/27/10, JEB538@aol.com <JEB538@aol.com> wrote:

From: JEB538@aol.com <JEB538@aol.com>Subject: Re: [B29-Superfortress] 44-61668 vs 44-61669To: B29-Superfortress@yahoogroups.comDate: Friday, August 27, 2010, 3:19 PM

Somehow along the way these two planes got mixed up in various records. Some records in the 73rd BW archives list 61669 as belonging to the 500th BG as Z-49 (3rd), but my research in the original WW2 records on microfilm show no references at all to 61669. However, there are multiple references to 61668 as Z-49 (3rd). Her first mission flown with the 500th was 1 Jul 45. In all, she flew at least 12 combat missions and 2 PW supply missions with the 500th and survived the war.

Jim Bowman 

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   =================================================================Z SQUARE 50 "FANCY DETAIL" SER. #42-24696----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 230 CREW MISSIONS 35 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 57 PILOT AC CAPT. JAMES S. BRADENCOPILOT 2/LT. EUGENE C. PETERSBURGBONBARDIER 2/LT. DONALD G. WILSONNAVIGATOR 2/LT. OSCAR N. KORSMOFLT. ENG. 2/LT. SIGMUND J. RUSENRADIO SGT. HAAKON F. MYRWANGRING GUN. CPL. ZACHARY T. EVERETTL. GUN. CPL. ROBERT C. CUNNINGHAMR. GUN. SGT. CHARLES G. GALLAGHERRADAR SGT. GEORGE L. GLADDENTAIL GUN. CPL. SAMMIE M. STULTZ GROUND CREW: M/SGT. LUZADER PAYNE (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. DOUGLAS B. D’ ADDARIO, CPL. WINSTON H. GOODMAN, PFC. WILLIAM PARKINSON AND CPL.FRANCIS E. MULQUEEN.  NOTES: AIRCRAFT AND CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN MID-NOV. 1944  

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   =================================================================Z SQUARE 51 "TAIL WIND" SER. #42-24761---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER 238 CREW MISSIONS 35 ? AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 54 PILOT AC 1/LT. ROBERT C. SCHMIDTCOPILOT 2/LT. DICK DIXONBOMBARDIER 2/LT. ORVILLE A. POUNDSNAVIGATOR 2/LT. GEORGE A. LYDOTES > LT. ALBERT F. KEMPFFLT. ENG 2/LT. BEN LEWIS, JR. > LT. PHILLIP CRANERRADIO CPL. ARTHUR H. BORKSRING GUN. CPL. WILLIAM M. BROWNL. GUN. SGT. ALMON H. BURGESSR. GUN. CPL. HOWARD A. TROMSNESSRADAR SGT. HERBERT R. GRUNDON, JR.TAIL GUN. SGT. ROBERT G. MULLIGAN GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD R. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. JOHN

J. GREGSON, SGT. FRANK SLAGLE, SGT. JOHN COUFAL AND SGT. HARRY LEVERSON

 NOTES: LT. BEN LEWIS REPLACED BY LT. PHILLIP CRANER LT. GEORGE LYDOTES WAS REPLACED BY LT. ALBERT F. KEMPF M/SGT. PURCELL ALSO CREWED Z-44 FOR TWO MISSIONS AIRCRAFT AND CREW ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN EARLY DEC. 1944   

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 GROUND CREW: M/SGT. BERNARD R. PURCELL (CREW CHIEF) SGT. JOHN L. GREGSON, SGT. FRANK SLAGLE, SGT. JOHN COUFAL AND SGT. HARRY LEVERSON

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Crew Lists 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group, Lawson Revision   ====================================================================Z SQUARE 52 "20TH CENTURY SWEETHEART' SER. #42-65251---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER CREW MISSIONS 35 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 55 PLUS POWS (DESTROYED 9 ZEROS) PILOT AC CAPT. GEORGE I. IRBYCOPILOT 1/LT. HAROLD CHADINABOMBARDIER 1/LT. GEORGE W. MARSHALL, JR.NAVIGATOR LT. THEODORE WIDESFLT. ENG. LT. DONALD J. JONESRADIO SGT. JACK SMEDLEY > SGT. TOM PHILLIPS RING GUN. T/SGT JOSEPH BECHTEL (DECEASED 1991)L. GUN. SGT. MARVIN F. FOWLERR. GUN. SGT. ROBERT BLUMBERG > SGT. W. R. JACKSON RADAR SGT. RAYMOND R. COOPERTAIL GUN. SGT. FRANK KARKOS GROUND CREW: S/SGT. REINO LAHTI (CREW CHIEF), SGT. DANTE R. CHIMENTO, SGT. DONALD A. DEEDS AND CPL GERAINE E. CLARK. NOTES: SGT. TOM PHILLIPS REPLACED SGT. JACK SMEDLEY AND SGT. W. R. JACKSON REPLACED SGT. ROBERT BLUMBERG 

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CREW MISSIONS 17 INCLUDING POW MISSIONS

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 55 PLUS POW'S (9 ZEROS DESTROYED) PILOT AC CAPT. LOUIS G. WHITTENCOPILOT 1/LT. THEODORE J. HOVLANDBOMBARDIER 2/LT. ARA MOORADIANNAVIGATOR 1/LT. ROBERT L. PLUNKETTFLT. ENG. M/SGT. KENNETH S. SELLEGRADIO S/SGT. RAYMOND D. SENTZRING GUN. SGT. K. LYLE SPANGLEL. GUN. SGT. R. MILLIKENR. GUN. SGT. CECIL H. HILLESTADRADAR 1/LT. MELVIN JANSTAIL GUN. CPL. WARREN J. SMITH GROUND CREW: S/SGT. REINO LAHTI (CREW CHIEF), SGT. DANTE R. CHIMENTO, SGT. DONALD DEEDS AND CPL GERAINE E. CLARK. NOTES: CAPT. WHITTEN REPLACED BY LT. HOVLAND. LT. MOORAVIAN STAYED IN SERVICE AND LOST HIS LIFE DURING THE

KOREAN WAR. M/SGT. SELLEG WAS KILLED WHEN THE B-29 HE WAS FLYING CRASHED ON JULY 27, 1948 ON A AROUND THE WORLD TRAINING FLIGHT. POINT OF INTEREST; THIS CREW TOOK OFF ON SEPT. 6/45 ON A

POW MISSION TO SHANGHAI. AFTER A REFUELING STOP AT IWO, AND ON THE WAY TO OKINAWA, HAD A PROP-FEATHERING MOTOR BURN OUT. THEY HAD TO SPEND TO SPEND A DAY THERE FOR REPAIRS. ON SEPT. 7 THEY TOOK OFF FOR SHANGHAI TO COMPLETE THE POW DROP. THEY MADE TEIR DROP ON A BUILDING MARKED WITH A WHITE CROSS AND HEADED FOR HOME. AFTER THE WAR, AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN A WISCONSIN PAPER WRITTEN BY A PRIEST FROM SHANGHAI, THANKING THE CREW OF THE B-29 THAT ON SEPT. 7/45 HAD BLESSED HIS PARISH WITH ALL THAT FOOD.

 

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VINTON H. HUFFMAN. NOTES: THIS CREW FLEW 15 MISSIONS IN THIS AIRCRAFT AND WERE

TRANSFERRED TO Z-58. S/SGT. OTTO HIETALA WAS CREDITED WITH CREWING THIS AIRCRAFT FOR 17 MISSIONS. AIRCRAFT AND CREW SURVIVED THE WAR. T/SGT. GLOCKNER FLEW A TOUR OVER EUROPE, AND A SUB PATROL TOUR FROM AFRICA IN ADDITION TO THIS TOUR. HE FLEW OVER A HUNDRED LONG BOMBER MISSIONS.

   

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PILOT AC CAPT. HARRY SHUFFLER > JAMES S. CONNELLCOPILOT LT. JAMES E. STAPLETONBOMBARDIER LT. EDWARD A. WHITENAVIGATOR LT. WALTER C. EPSTEINFLT. ENG. SGT. MYRON D. LOCKERADIO ROBERT MARLINGRING GUN. GLEN E. GRAMPSL. GUN. EDWARD J. KENNEDYR. GUN. JOHN MIGLIARRIO, JR. RADAR LT. EARL D. KNECHTELTAIL GUN. BURTIS B. DRESSER GROUND CREW: S/SGT. OTTA A. HIETALA (CREW CHIEF), 17 MISSIONS NOTES: CAPT. SCHUFFLER WAS REPLACED BY CAPT. JAMES S. CONNELL   

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CPL. RICHARD A. TOWNLY, CPL. PERRY E. DAVIS, AND PFC. ROBERT E. WILKINSON.

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CREW MISSIONS 7

AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 8 PILOT AC 1/LT. PAUL A. MILLERCOPILOT F/O. THOMAS D. PERKINSBOMBARDIER 2/LT. ANTHONY J. RENALDONAVIGATOR F/O. DON L. JOHANNESFLT. ENG. SGT. LYMAN R. CHAMBERLAINRADIO SGT. TRUMAN O. COMFORT, JR.RING GUN. SGT. ARTHUR W. PITTAWAYL. GUN. CPL. GEORGE E. SCHOFIELDR. GUN. S/SGT. BENJAMIN C. LAYFIELDRADAR 2/LT. PAUL E. OYERTAIL GUN. CPL. ROBERT R. PHILLIPS GROUND CREW: M/SGT. RAUL S. JIMENEZ (CREW CHIEF), SGT. ROBERT L. SPILS, SGT. VINTON O. EDWARDS, CPL. SAMUEL B. HOCKENBERRY, AND

THOMAS I. PERRY. NOTES: THIS CREW TRAINED AT McDILL FIELD.  

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PILOT AC 1/LT. WILLIAM G. CHENEYCOPILOT 2/LT. JOHN F. KANGASBOMBARDIER 2/LT. PAUL K. BECKNAVIGATOR 2/LT. DANIEL T. THOMPSONFLT. ENG. 2/LT. ROWLAND K. KOEHLERRADIO SGT. JOSEPH W. THARPE, JR.RING GUN. CPL. DONALD L. BROWNL. GUN. SGT. CLIFFORD L. HALLBERGR. GUN. CPL. EDWARD L. DUFFYRADAR Sgt. Joseph Barovian > SGT. EDWARD ENSTADTAIL GUN. CPL. JOHN W. OVERMAN GROUND CREW: T/SGT. ANGE V. PEARSON (CREW CHIEF), SGT. WILLIAM J. ROHLMAN, CPL. WYATTE GOLSON, JR., AND CPL. FRANK W. SMITH.

NOTES: SGT. JOSEPH BAROVIAN WAS REPLACED BY S/SGT. EDWARD ENSTAD. THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL Z-49 (THREE FEATHERS). SHE ENDED HER CAREER AT WICHITA FALLS AIR MECHANIC SCHOOL.  

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==================================================================Z SQUARE 58 "THE MARILYN GAY" SER. #44-70113-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT NO # CREW MISSIONS 18 AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 26 PILOT AC 1/LT. NORMAN F. ADAMSONCOPILOT 2/LT. WANLESS M. GOODSON, JR.BOMBARDIER 2/LT. FRANCIS J. GORENAVIGATOR 2/LT. JOHN J. HARNETTFLT. ENG. M/SGT. RALPH E. BARNETTRADIO CPL. GEORGE LYDENRING GUN. CPL. J. G. BARTSCHERERL. GUN. CPL. WILLIAM J. BALDWINR. GUN. CPL. STANLEY CONVISSERRADAR CPL. JESSE P. COLVINTAIL GUN. CPL. JOSEPH O. BISCHOF GROUND CREW: S/SGT. ELMER J. JENKINS (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. A. BIANCHI, CPL. V. H. HUFFMAN AND PFC. A. DEROCCO.

NOTES: REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT--CAPT. RAY CLINKSCALES' CREW FLEW FOR THEIR LAST EIGHT MISSIONS. AIRCRAFT SAW SERVICE IN THE KOREA WAR AND STAYED IN SERVICE UNTIL 1958. IT IS NOW AT FLORENCE AIR AND MISSILE MUSEUM, SC, BEING RESTORED FOR STATIC DISPLAY.   

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=================================================================Z SQUARE 58 "MARYLYN GAY" SER. #44-70113----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS 26 PILOT AC 1/LT. JAMES E. SEALECOPILOT 2/LT. RICHARD A. SAULBOMBARDIER 2/LT. JOSEPH P. MAHONEYNAVIGATOR 1/LT. ANTHONY LORENTEFLT. ENG. M/SGT. HOMER C. SCHOENWETTERRADIO S/SGT. JAMES J. BROWNRING GUN. T/SGT. MORRELL JONESR. GUN. S/SGT. WAYNE C. LOUISL. GUN. S.SGT. ELLIOT R. MAXWELLRADAR 1/LT. ROBERT J. HARAZINTAIL GUN. S.SGT. LAWRENCE J. WOOD GROUND CREW S/SGT. ELMER E. JENKINS (CREW CHIEF), S/SGT. A. BIANCHI, CPL. V. H. HUFFMAN AND PFC. ALPHONSE DEROCCO. NOTES: LT. SEALE'S CREW FLEW Z SQUARE 45 BACK TO THE STATES IN JUNE OF

1945. THEY CAME BACK TO SAIPAN AFTER THE WAR AND FLEW Z SQUARE 48 HOME.

  

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  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT # CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS PILOT AC 1/LT. HAMPTON J. ETHERIDGECOPILOT 2/LT. JOHN R. JOHNSONBOMBARDIER 2/LT. RICHARD J. ASHBY, JR.NAVIGATOR 2/LT. ANGELO N. CASTANGAFLT. ENG. 2/LT. 2/LT. WESLEY E. GRUNDENRADIO SGT. JOHN L. INGRAMRING GUN. SGT. GILBERT E. ANDREWS, JR. (CFC)R. GUN. SGT. RUDOLPH CROCE L. GUN. SGT. HENRY F. RENIKERRADARTAIL GUN GROUND CREW: NOTES: PICTURE SHOWS CREW AS 883RD SQ. OF 500TH. B.G.   

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS PILOT AC 1/LT. MITENCOPILOTBOMBARDIERFLT. ENG.RADIORING GUN.R. GUN.L. GUN.RADARTAIL GUN.GROUND CREW

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 ================================================================  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW #344 CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS PILOT AC 1/LT. THOMAS J. MILANCOPILOT 2/LT. HAROLD B. MINKVOIDBOMBARDIER 2/LT. SAMUEL J. MIANONAVIGATOR F/O. MILTON W. SMITHFLT. ENG. 2/LT. LLOYD G. WALKERRADIO SGT. NOBEL N. MATTERVIGRING GUN. SGT. WILLIAM N. GEE (CFC)R. GUN. CPL. MAX E. WHITAKERL. GUN. S/SGT. JOHN G. WILSON, JR.RADAR 2/LT. ALPHONSE L. BONHAUSTAIL GUN. CPL. ALFRED W. TULLY

GROUND CREW: NOTES:    

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  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREW NUMBER REPLACEMENT CREW #355 CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS PILOT AC 2/LT. ALFRED J. SELINGCOPILOT 2/LT. BRYCE M. SINGLEYBOMBARDIER 2/LT. ROBERT J. HALLNAVIGATOR 2/LT. DAVID C. LEE, JR.FLT. ENG. F/O. ARTHUR D. HARKE, JR.RADIO SGT. THEODORE F. NOKELLRING GUN. SGT. HAROLD R. LANER. GUN. CPL. DALE T. STEVENSL. GUN. SGT. JOHN A. STEWARTRADAR 2/LT. JOHN R. SEVERSENTAIL GUN. CPL. RALPH H. BAILEY, JR. GROUND CREW: NOTES:   

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  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CREW NUMBER CREW MISSIONS AIRCRAFT MISSIONS PILOT AC CAPT. WARINGCOPILOTBOMBARDIERNAVIGATORFLT. ENG.RADIORING GUN.R. GUN.L. GUN.RADARTAIL GUN. GROUND CREW: NOTES: PICTURE SHOWS CAPT. WAARING AND CREW POSED BY Z SQ. 41.   

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AIRCRAFT MISSIONS PILOT AC 1/LT. JOSEPH S. AMOS * COPILOT 2/LT. OTIS L. PERRIMAN * BOMBARDIER 2/LT. DILLON G. MILLER * NAVIGATOR 2/LT. GEORGE Y. RAINEY, JR. * FLT. ENG. 2/LT. FREDERICK W. SHIPPEE, JR. * RADIO CPL. NORMAN L. YOUNG * RING GUN. CPL. JOHNR. VOLK * R. GUN. CPL. MORRIS S. JONES * L. GUN. CPL. JAMES E. JOHNSON * RADAR SGT. JAMES B. CUSICK * TAIL GUN. CPL. JOHN L. BOWEN SGT ROBERT M. SADLER *

Evidence suggests that Bowen never made it to Saipan but was scratched before departure for the Marianas. It appears that Sgt. Robert Sadler was added to the crew and was subsequently lost when the plane went down.

GROUND CREW: NOTES: LT. AMOS IS LISTED AS BEING IN COMMAND OF Z SQ. 22 (SER. #42-24766 BW) WHEN SHE ARRIVED ON SAIPAN IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 1944. THIS

AIRCRAFT WAS RAMMED OVER NAGOYA ON JAN. 3, 1945 WITH MAJ. HURLBUTT AND CREW BEING LOST. LT. AMOS DITCHED ON THE SAME MISSION. HE WAS IN THE 883RD. SQ. BUT AIRCRAFT NUMBER IS NOT KNOWN. THE McCLANAHAN CREW FLEW A SEARCH MISSION ON JAN. 4, 1945 AND FOUND THEM A FEW MILES FROM JAPAN. THEY WERE UP OVER 20 HOURS AND HAD A SUB WITHIN FIVE MILES OF THEM WHEN DARKNESS CLOSED IN. THEY DROPPED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO THEM DURING THE DAY. THE SEA WAS CALM BUT BEGAN TO WHITE CAP LATE IN THE DAY. SEACH PLANES WENT OUT TWO MORE DAYS BUT THEY WERE NEVER LOCATED AGAIN. ONE OF THE SEARCH PLANES ,SETTERICH, WAS CHASED BY A JAP PLANE. HE WASN'T FAST ENOUGH TO CATCH THEM, SO THEY TURNEDAROUND AND SHOT HIM DOWN.

The Amos crew was on Z Square 48 when it went down.  * INDICATES KILLED IN ACTION  

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