TARGET: V.K.F. BALL BEARING WORKS
BERLIN, GERMANY
4 MARCH 1944
The 457th returned to Erkner and the V.K.F. ball bearing works. The Group comprised the low box of the 94th Combat Wing and six craft were provided for the high box. Major Watson was Air Commander and Lt. Bender was pilot.
The weather again proved to be a deterrent and prevented the bombing of the target. Due to heavy cumulus clouds topping 28,000 feet, the Group was unable to locate the 94th Combat Wing and later joined the 41st Combat Wing, which had only two boxes. After crossing the Rhine River between Cologne and Coblenz, the preceding wings turned back and headed toward England. No bombs were dropped, but the six aircraft assigned to the 94th Combat Wing high box did drop on an unidentified target by PFF methods. Results were not observed due to heavy cloud cover. Enemy resistance was moderate, primarily flak over the coastal area. All aircraft returned and damage was minor.
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748th Squadron |
749th Squadron |
750th Squadron |
751st Squadron |
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| Role | Crew #104 - Aircraft #627 | Crew # Unknown - Aircraft #706 | Crew # 308 - Aircraft #591 | Crew #403 - Aircraft #055 | ||||
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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 L. Thompson Joseph J. Lukasik Walter A. Ginter Harold M. Moberg Arthur J. Kimball Owen L. McDonough Aaron L. Barris |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sg |
Lewis Lennartson Everett L. Keesee Jr Reed V. Bryant Augustine Fernandez Thomas B. Haag William T. Graham Omer Fontaine Andrew G. Boytko Clyde E. Garnhart James E. Blackwell |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Edward M. Bender . . Watson Earl E. Woodard Edwin K. Fuller James L. Free Laymon M. Mahan Michael Woyurka John P. Sarico Thomas G. Leahy Tracey E. Geiger |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt |
Stuart B. James Martin W. Biehn Charles C. Canon Joe C. Wilmuth Ora W. Murch Patrick C. Toomey Dale L. Vance Eugene C. Goslee Angelo J. Ruscito Carl N. Davis |
| Crew #117 - Aircraft #618 | Crew # Unknown - Aircraft #587 | Crew #307 - Aircraft #620 | Crew #404 - Aircraft #505 | |||||
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P CP N B TT RO BT LWG RWG TG |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Roger W. Birkman Aaron J. Ayres Michael N. Stanko James M. Coxhran Jr Raymond Koch Andrew Kafka Roman A. Zelazo James C. Jones Errol Bailey John L. Toney |
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 George Stiller Frank R. Machak Secondo P. Pentacolone John J. Orazem Onnie B. Baskette Jr |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
William F. Rogers Rod L. Francis Thomas A. Goff Henry P. Loades Joshua D. Lane Harold B. Rhodes David H. Quick Francis W. McCall Orion H. Shumway Ray Jones |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Richard T. Bennett Charles E. Robb Charles R. Hunnicutt Daniel G. Mclaughlin Deward D. Dunn George Ribiero Glenn R. Finke Richard M. Bassett Eugene M. Beamer Donald J. Lighthizer |
| Crew #104 - Aircraft #104 | Crew # Unknown - Aircraft #548 | Crew #301 - Aircraft #551 | Crew #406 - Aircraft #058 | |||||
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P CP N B TT RO BT LWG RWG TG |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Thomas E. Lee Jr John M. Bristow John C. Sherwin George H. Stateman Clayton L. Betterton William C. Bolger John A. Robinson Irvin V. Gerlich Jasper Stewart Ralph R. Zagorski |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Benny M. Flowers Harry E. Cameron Roy A. Goegh Jr Frank H. Pearman Andrew H. Bouchard William Zamecnik Glenn W. Barnes Charles O. Lay Victor U. Meador Virgil G. Maier |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Americo Procopio Robert Driscoll Bernard B. Weinberg Edward P. Palika John T. Clements Russell H. Babel Thaddeus F. Dubej E. L. Angell James R. Norman Walter W. Megin |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Clyde B. Knipfer Richard A. Bruha Geroge R. Derdzinski Stanley V. Gray Stephen T. Voit James J. Kilroy Nicholas D. Furrie Harvey M. Cottrell Percy Waltho Joshua Goldstien |
| Crew #109 - Aircraft #103 | Crew # Unknown - Aircraft #635 | Crew #311 - Aircraft #629 | Crew #408 - Aircraft #471 | |||||
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P CP N B TT RO BT LWG RWG TG |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Clyde R. Weid Louis G. Mueller Solon J. Boydston James E. Fast James R. Powell Samuel Rothfarb Prentis A. Cooper Norman C. Bonney Earl N. Pledger Michael Stasko |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Richard J. Dudek Russell M. Dobyns John F. Moore James H. Coonrod John J. Connell Alfred A. Sabory Robert E. Bergeron Henri A. Boulay John Kessock Harold D. Mcfarland |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Alfred W. Fischer Harry Huskey John W. McDonnell Ralph D. Stutzman Robert M. Jensen James E. Pickle Leo McHatton James H. Long Andrew E. Jasso Thomas N. Norton |
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 John F. Nechak George T. Murphy Lynn W. Rice Oren E. Hobbs Ralph E. Stowe Jr |
| Crew #114 - Aircraft #470 | Crew # Unknown - Aircraft #531 | Crew #317 - Aircraft #057 | Crew #415 - Aircraft #481 |
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 Stephen F. Billisits Nolan V. Claxton Francis F. Friedel Paul O. Conner Gilbert Slocum Byron E. Smull |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Donald G. Karr John E. Haight Richard M. Condon Joel H. Apel Kenneth M. Krise Morris J. Woodell Paul M. Rogers Philip Finkelstein Eugene H. Paprota Charles L. Edwards |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Garland M. Hutson Edwin S. Jones Carl F. Hansen Clifford D. Hughes Charles J. Coffman Harold C. Reader George A. Pfeifer Howard C. Layton Herman R. Goossens Jachin M. Forbes |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Jerome E. Godfrey George C. Hozier Charles E. Graf Houston L. Levers Alfred E. Calhoon Donald W. Blackwell George T. Gulywasz Leroy E. Heibert James E. Doerr Jr Carl A. Robbie |
| Crew #112 - Aircraft #467 | Crew # Unknown - Aircraft #460 | Crew #303 - Aircraft #073 | Crew #416 - Aircraft #568 | |||||
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P CP N B TT RO BT LWG RWG TG |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Adrian. W. Seabock Lloyd. E. Icenogle Warren. B. Spiedel William. G. Smith Louis M. Castelucci Richard T. Trundy Frank. T. Ingersoll Leslie B. Reid, Jr Prosser Jeffreys Francis E. Cornue |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Rudolph M. Stohl David W. Schellenger John O. Millham Ras M. Clausen Robert C. Kreite Walter W. Waganer Sheldon J. Moore Erwin A. Welling William F. Bemus Clifford F. Duell |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Eugene H. Whalen James R. Cawley George S. McPeake Jr Robert J. Kuncl Robert J. Vaughan Jerone J. Hartings Virgil L. French J. W. Bartee John C. McVey Alphus J. Maddox |
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 George H. Staudt William F. White Joseph S. Reid Earl W. Johnston Max E. Johnson |
| Crew #113 - Aircraft #110 | Crew # - Aircraft # | Crew # - Aircraft # | Crew #414 - Aircraft #615 | |||||
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P CP N B TT RO BT LWG RWG TG |
Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt |
Mark R. Belcher Bernard V. Conner Charles W. Mitchell Zaven R. Astor Frank W. Aylstock Edward J.Brzinski Carl L. Lewis Hal H. Willett James A. McComey Leo L. Lange |
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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