Mission No 207

MISSION NO. 207
BREMEN, GERMANY

11 MARCH, 1945

The submarine and destroyer ship yards at "Little B" were the primary targets. These yards had been attacked seven times by the RAF in the past month and were the target of a PFF bombing by the Eighth Air Force on 24 February. The Group comprised the 94th A Combat Wing with Lt. Col. Francis as Air Commander.

No difficulties were encountered during formation. The route over England was flown approximately as briefed except it was necessary to deviate slightly to the left of course, because the 1st Combat Wing crossed in front of the formation.

The Group was in proper position in Division formation. Division assembly line was flown slightly to the left of course, in trail of the Division.

The route to the IP was flown approximately as briefed except for slight deviations in course in order to remain in Division formation. There was ten tenths undercast in the target area.

Bombing was done in Group formation, by means of PFF equipment. The lead craft performed the sighting operation, with all three squadrons releasing their bombs on the smoke marker of the lead craft. Bombs were dropped from 26,300 feet. Bomb results were unobserved due to cloud coverage.

Antiaircraft fire was moderate, but inaccurate, with no aircraft sustaining damage.

CREW LOADING LIST

March 11th, 1945
Mission No 207 Target: Bremen, Germany

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748th Squadron

749th Squadron

750th Squadron

751th Squadron

	A/C # 028		A/C #		A/C # 707		A/C # 220
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Capt Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John P. Weber Louis G. Mueller Carl G. Swanberg Donald E. Sherman Louis A. Williams Charles K. Rawls Louis L. R. Gomes Edgar W. Monell Lloyd G. Hesseltine Godfrey C. Edgarton	Capt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Jonathan M. Herbold Edward G. Maxey, Jr. John W. Martin Patrick A. Walls George R. Schuller Gerald E. Cook John J. Sweeney Stanley P. Szydlowski Harvey G. Ray	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Henry S. Blach Harold R. Hall Erwin Salnick William E. Wilson Edward V. Maculaitis Samuel J. Williams Anthony Colin Wendell H. Perry Charles E. Sizemore	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George H. Bane Donn W. Leedham Girvan Peck Warren L. Holbrook John G. Mackie Chester C. Urbanik LLoyd R. Kennedy William H. Stern Walter H. Westels

	A/C # 509		A/C # 574		A/C # 535		A/C # 749
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John C. Lindholm George K. Parker Albert D. Barr Ted D Panneatos Abraham Choc Daniel Friedman William H. Thatcker Baron E. Miller Edwin Levine	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas J. Heter Dale E. Harrison Bernard Liss William Cooney Philip H. Snyder Robert K. Butler Donald M. Satra Henry R. Koziol Joseph Carroll	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Carl P. Sundbaum Galileo F. Bossio Warren W. Nixon Harold H. Reynolds John V. Brennan Julian S. Smith Edward J. Zeitz Cleon R. Roy Frank R. Maxwell	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George W. Bobbitt Howard T. Hampton Eugene L. Walker Charles M. Carrier John Sing Leland M. Ford Paul M. Zalusky Young W. Rainer Frank M. Prado Raymond P. Kimmel

	A/C # 606		A/C # 161		A/C # 694		A/C # 123
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Duane F. Southwood Stephen Polivehak Wallace Reed Raymond D. VanWagner Warren H. Parmeter Orville D. Clark George N. Radakovich R. B. Kelly Santos V. Maira Joseph Branch	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	David L. Omelich Albert Martin Rudolph Haumann Thomas E. Madigan Blair Arsenault William S. Wagner Ralph S. Infraham Garland L. Frost Kenneth L. Hazeltine	Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward C. Foulke George D. McCurry Wayne W. Hanley John J. Kearney Daniel A. Doherty Anthony S. Giacobbi Harold N. Saxby James G. Ransdell Hilliard B. Maples	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Noel K. Robinson Donald D. Nielsen William A. Moore Albert H. Knox Preston C. Grimm James Q. Woodard Bernard P. Wrobleski Louis H. Rickert Warren S. Swain

	A/C # 902		A/C # 524		A/C # 765		A/C # 532
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Glenn P. Harris Lyle E. Keran Warren J. Whitman Earles J. Laur George L. Hart Abel M. Chacon Donald W. Young Robert G. Anderson John V. Papaj George W. Jackson	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Norman L. Stevens Donald R. Sweetman Everett Stainaker Frank J. Mauro Bernard V. Ruczko Harry Miller Walter R. Sprankle Charles G. McCaffery Eldon L. Sutherland Julius Kornblatt	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Harlan Buettner George J. Grau Philip A. DuPont Ray F. Hawkins, Jr Theodore R. Cowsert Thomas F. Hamilton James R. Westbrook Donald M. Olsen Stephen T. Esterholdt	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Gerald M. Russell Carrol R. Wissmiller Julius G. Uhrlaub John F. Kelsey Bernard B. Matz Maurice L. D'Agotino Abe Venick Elton C. Conerly C. A. Rogers

	A/C # 394		A/C # 231		A/C # 557		A/C # 947
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	George L. Hottle, Jr Emile N. Racine David W. Ellis Frank E. Humphries Roger R. Holden James T. Bell, Jr Laffetti Trace Francis C. Cupp William J. Dufford	F/O F/O F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Charles Scarpaci Francis J. Patry Paul R. Kelly Thomas H. Reed Everett R. Watson Alrfed R. Jones. Floyd R. Lashmit Francis X. Demarzio Jerome Shapiro	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Max K. Rahn Paul H. Duckert Edwin H. Simon Otis N. Bennett John L. Davis George W. King John J. Tuzi Charles F. Greenlund William W. McIntosh	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Sherrill R. Williams Earl R. Downey Benjamin J. Bushey Ray G. Wilcox Ralph W. Smith Eugene P. Bussard Harold T. Rahbe John K. McKinney Burhard A. Klimoski

	A/C # 072		A/C # 200		A/C # 551		A/C # 603
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Benny J. Bigley Nathaniel J. Beam Rudolph G. Warner III Charles P. Keith James W. Ford Delbert S. Schwab Floyd N. Henderson Jr. Robert E. Hall Leo B. Lawler	Lt F/O F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth D. Woods Joseph B. Watkins William H. Herron Rex A. Stevens Harry E. Graham Horace M. Seystor Robert Bonazza Benjamin F. Parris Dennis L. Phelps	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Willmore Fluman Thomas W. Prior Harry M. Kennedy John M. Gayden Lawrence J. Gallagher Willard F. Beason Billy E. DeBerry Paul J. Bernstel Robert J. Gantz	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Edward J. Clark Harry R. Horn Charles F. Gavin Jr Harley E. Barrett Glenn S. Gruver George E. Dainty Gene R. Foss Frederick C. Rex Leo A. Steele

	A/C # 101		A/C # 524		A/C # 706		A/C # 154
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Thomas P. Thompson Murry V. Jett Anthony A. O'brian M. P. Lopez Daniel W. Nose James B. Bass Donald F. Boyd Bennie W. Johnson Walter C. Nowak	Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	John W. Schwikert William S. Winter Reuben O. Everett Hugh Burton Irving S. Brod Emilio D. Bingini Douglas R. Barron Rayford L. Brooks James C. Taber	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Frank R. Guca Clifton R. Smith Melvin K. Stoner Robert F. Olwick Emil T. Pavlus Albert J. Yost Leonard J. Lewandowski Elton A. Clodfelter Charles T. Root	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Arnold E. Broughton James J. Jenkins Floyd A. Crispin John M. Nally Jack F. Scarborough Elias M. Ramirez Jack N. Gregory Anthony J. Demaro Vernon M. Whatley Dale W. Lee

	A/C #		A/C # 080		A/C # 518		A/C # 537
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	David L. Omelich Edwin I. Persons Donald D. Beck Orin C. Cedergren John M. Tabak Robert M. Foster Robert L. Foley Carl F. Hanneken Benjamin F. Ivey	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	James H. Latimer Jack O. McMillen Swen A. Christensen Norman Roe John J. Pickett Harold B. Anthony Boris W. Petcoff Harry R. Roeder Ramsey E. Hale	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Homer P. Mallory James D. Blackmore Francis E. Hronek James C. Strachan James P. Cervero Roy F. Chritensen Harvey G. Henkel Louis H. Pena Joseph Kirwan

	A/C #		A/C # 832		A/C # 863		A/C # 152
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Wendell C. Tague Myrton F. Barry Thomas L. McGovern Stephen T. Cowell Martin Norsic Stanley F. Bendzynski William F. Walters Cletus Newman Michael Denitti Nubar A. Astor	Lt Lt F/O Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kent H. Brittle Arthur E. Anderson, Jr George Crofford, Jr Richard A. Dodds Gerald W. Hungate Joseph J. Gurtis Julius O. Beltzer Charles E. Gallagher Robert T. Kincaid	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Lt	Ambrose W. Reese James F. Stoner Paul A. Brook Joel Lester Edward F. Peters Charles E. Kenny James E. McCloskey Percy C. Mack Alfred C. Hetrick Mathew F. Patulski

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C # 113		A/C # 219
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg tg	Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt		Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt Sgt	Kenneth E. Kentner Jacob Kosman Orion C. Brower Sam Radak Lewis J. Crain Charles R. Haynes Virgil W. Terral Wayne S. Richman Myron S. Spahr	Lt Col Lt Lt Lt Lt Sgt Sgt Sgt Capt	William B. Dudley Rod L. Francis Richard E. Hansen Charles L. Bowers Francis J. Pitelka Thomas Smith Marshall H. Glover Martin O. Olson Elmer E. Campbell Monroe J. Hotaling

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg 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

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg 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

	A/C #		A/C #		A/C #		A/C #
p cp n b tt ro bt lwg 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