Mission 235 · Fürth · Hardwick Skies

The cost.

§ Outcome

Ships Lost

The formation.

§ 40 Aircraft Dispatched

Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 2 ships carrying your selection

“Hell Cat, The”

42-7585 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownJohn G. AbajianRTN

CP2LtRobert C. MurrayRTN

NUnknownPaul O. PeloquinRTN

B1LtDaniel R. PughRTN

E-TTS/SgtAaron YagerRTN

BTGS/SgtJack L. BellandRTN

ROUnknownGeorge PetrilyakRTN

WGS/SgtStanley A. BuckRTN

WGS/SgtHoward MilliganRTN

TGS/SgtEdward W. WagnerRTN

“Missouri Sue”

42-100370 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownJohn E. O'GradyRTN

CPUnknownRaymond E. MichelsRTN

NUnknownPaul O. PeloquinRTN

B2LtHarold MooreRTN

E-TTT/SgtHarold G. KnottsRTN

BTGS/SgtMaurice R. DietrichRTN

ROT/SgtRichard H. HackettRTN

WGS/SgtRobert O'RourkeRTN

WGS/SgtHenry E. WaggonerRTN

TGS/SgtWilliam CarmichaelRTN

“Willie's Worry”

42-100428 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P1LtWilliam W. RuppRTN

CP2LtJohn A. GaffneyRTN

N2LtLeslie J. SullivanRTN

B2LtAlvord G. ClarkRTN

E-TTT/SgtGlen M. DavisRTN

BTGS/SgtFloyd A. ElgaaenRTN

ROS/SgtFrank FretzRTN

WGS/SgtMurl E. StreetRTN

WGS/SgtFrank J. SwartsRTN

TGS/SgtMaxwell SmelserRTN

“Miss America”

42-100327 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P2LtArthur V. DoyetRTN

CP2LtKenneth R. VaughnRTN

N2LtAdolf LienRTN

B2LtMorton WoolRTN

E-TTS/SgtHerbert J. OberleRTN

BTGS/SgtJose BujanosRTN

ROS/SgtCharles PrestonRTN

WGSgtWalter O'DonnellRTN

WGSgtWillie L. ParkerRTN

TGSgtBillie J. BartonRTN

42-95511

42-95511 · Tail ??-G · Unknown Squadron Sq.

PCaptJohn A. BeganRTN

CP2LtTheodore B. BowlesRTN

N1LtJohn W. ScottRTN

B1LtJohn H. SummersRTN

E-TTT/SgtCharlie M. ForrestRTN

BTGS/SgtRobert H. CareyRTN

ROT/SgtEdward C. LindquistRTN

WGS/SgtEdwin K. BoetticherRTN

WGS/SgtEdwin D. KleinRTN

NGS/SgtNelson J. BoudreauxRTN

TGS/SgtJohn W. MunschRTN

“Nancy Lee”

42-100329 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

PCaptNorman A. RoggenkampRTN

CP2LtMurray MarkowitzRTN

N2LtEdwin AndersonRTN

B1LtKenneth W. ShillingRTN

E-TTS/SgtAndrew J. SmilnyekRTN

BTGSgtJohn D. McCullochRTN

ROS/SgtAdam J. StraczewskiRTN

WGS/SgtEugene J. MlotRTN

WGSgtWalter E. RiesRTN

TGS/SgtPeder HellerRTN

TGSgtNorman WrightRTN

“Chief Manatee”

42-63979 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PCaptLouis A. MazureRTN

CP2LtJames WatersRTN

N2LtRobert F. DunnRTN

B2LtAndrew HrickoRTN

E-TTT/SgtClement M. SimmonsRTN

BTGS/SgtNorman C. CallRTN

ROS/SgtJ D. JimisonRTN

WGS/SgtRobert A. LawsonRTN

WGS/SgtBernard RideoutRTN

TGS/SgtClare E. HallRTN

“Missouri Sue”

42-100370 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtFrederick H. FescharekRTN

CP2LtMarion CharbonneauRTN

N2LtJohn BiekerRTN

B1LtJoseph C. SouthRTN

E-TTUnknownFrank A. FragnitoRTN

BTGS/SgtFrank A. LuttrellRTN

ROT/SgtHenry R. SteinkampRTN

WGS/SgtHarry R. BelangerRTN

WGS/SgtVivian J. GutierrezRTN

TGUnknownCarl GriggRTN

42-100363

42-100363 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtAlfred C. ChamberlainRTN

CP2LtBeuford A. MckethenRTN

N2LtRaymond H. PiotrowskiRTN

B2LtEugene Z. TalleyRTN

E-TTT/SgtFrederick K. BrewerRTN

ROT/SgtKerry R. BelcherRTN

BTGS/SgtTimothy RandleRTN

WG2LtDonald R. DeckerRTN

WGS/SgtDonald F. SchwiesowRTN

TGS/SgtCharles M. O'BrienRTN

42-100345

42-100345 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownHoward H. KleinerRTN

CP2LtJohn F. FitzpatrickRTN

N2LtJames WrightRTN

B2LtJohn Y. GennawayRTN

E-TTS/SgtJames KennedyRTN

ROUnknownCalvin DavidsonRTN

BTGS/SgtJoseph JonesRTN

WGS/SgtDelman D. DavisRTN

WGS/SgtJoseph J. NottaRTN

TGS/SgtTommy Y. HernandezRTN

“Bar Fly”

42-100248 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtHoward B. NisbetRTN

CP2LtWarren S. PattersonRTN

N2LtMilo G. MickelsonRTN

B1LtWilliam R. MabeRTN

E-TTUnknownEdward E. KromerRTN

ROT/SgtHalsey H. CoombsRTN

BTGPvtJohn B. KlineRTN

WGUnknownHarry BushRTN

WGS/SgtGlenard F. CritesRTN

TGS/SgtSterling E. CarperRTN

“Zoot Snoot / Swamp Yankee”

42-99943 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtWilliam D. WoodsonRTN

CPUnknownRaymond E. MichelsRTN

NUnknownJames J. DunlayRTN

B2LtHarold MooreRTN

E-TTT/SgtVincent CassataRTN

ROT/SgtMichael EastmanRTN

BTGS/SgtFrank R. SibbyRTN

WGS/SgtVirgil E. BottiniRTN

WGS/SgtIrving PageRTN

TGS/SgtFeder[illegible] [illegible]ellerRTN

42-100116

42-100116 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtJohn J. BreenRTN

CP2LtRaymond L. WeemsRTN

N2LtStanley J. PelczarskiRTN

B2LtAllen DayRTN

E-TTT/SgtDaniel F. GlosterRTN

ROT/SgtEarl L. StoneRTN

BTGS/SgtRaymond G. ZiegenmeyerRTN

WGSgtJohn HavranRTN

WGS/SgtGeorge RiddleRTN

TGS/SgtZole S. KendeRTN

“Georgia Peach”

42-40985 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

PUnknownLester J. LitwillerRTN

CP2LtGeorge F. DoellRTN

N2LtRobert A. JacobsRTN

B2LtLeon S. CampbellRTN

E-TTS/SgtWarren HardingRTN

ROS/SgtFrederick G. BarnesRTN

BTGSgtOscar A. OttoRTN

WGS/SgtLewis E. CritchlowRTN

WGS/SgtEdward NelsonRTN

TGSgtEarl S. BrooksRTN

42-100323

42-100323 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtWalter W. McCartieRTN

CP2LtGreenwood G. GayRTN

N2LtJames V. VitaleRTN

E-TTT/SgtJerold W. BrownRTN

ROT/SgtWinsor M. BeebeRTN

BTGS/SgtDavid B. ZiffRTN

WGS/SgtThomas E. DaleyRTN

WGS/SgtEdgar A. PuryearRTN

TGS/SgtEugene T. ColeRTN

NGS/SgtHarold J. HooverRTN

42-9974

42-9974 · Tail ??-L · Unknown Squadron Sq.

P1LtJack D. HarrisRTN

CP2LtSanford W. FishRTN

N2LtHarry L. HowieRTN

B2LtSol FolinskyRTN

E-TTT/SgtCarmine C. PatulloRTN

BTGSgtErhardt G. LangeRTN

ROS/SgtVistor A. StefanoRTN

WGS/SgtEdward J. HotterRTN

WGS/SgtCecil B. SmithRTN

TGS/SgtRalph W. LindseyRTN

42-100309

42-100309 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtRobert A. JohnsonRTN

CP2LtLeigh C. OwenRTN

NCaptWilliam A. LanmanRTN

B2LtWilliam V. SchmitzRTN

E-TTT/SgtWilliam BoltonRTN

ROT/SgtStanley F. JacewiczRTN

BTGUnknownJohn L. MosierRTN

WGS/SgtJerry G. KlasRTN

WGS/SgtMichale T. MullaneyRTN

TGS/SgtManuel BarrosRTN

“Flying Wolf 25May45 salvagaed”

42-72872 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtRichard C. SundstromRTN

CP2LtJohn SpauldingRTN

N2LtThomas F. NoethigerRTN

B2LtJoseph R. KingstonRTN

E-TTT/SgtJohn W. McAnshRTN

BTGS/SgtDonald L. DawsonRTN

ROT/SgtNicholas TereszkeviczRTN

WGS/SgtHardy W. ByrdRTN

WGS/SgtRobert A. MuirheadRTN

TGS/SgtJohn M. MahoneyRTN

“Miss Star Dust”

42-100355 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtChester D. MakinsterRTN

CP2LtRobert M. TraskRTN

NUnknownRobert RotenRTN

B2LtRobert J. PoeRTN

E-TTS/SgtHerman B. LarsonRTN

BTGSgtWilliam J. FrankeRTN

ROSgtKenneth L. GurneyRTN

WGSgtSteve T. KlovisRTN

WGSgtStephen RemiasRTN

TGS/SgtThomas O. ByrdRTN

42-74437

42-74437 · Tail ??-B · Unknown Squadron Sq.

PMajBert F. AlexanderRTN

CP2LtRichard D. O'BrienRTN

NUnknownHarding RandlettRTN

E-TTT/SgtCharles JeanRTN

ROT/SgtNeil L. DrinkardRTN

BTGS/SgtRudolph SalatalmachiaRTN

WGSgtGeorge BeyerRTN

WGS/SgtGeorge J. McDonaldRTN

TGSgtJoseph A. D[illegible]triRTN

NGS/SgtLeon HarmonRTN

“Duchess, The / Evelyn”

41-24147 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

PCaptMiles R. LeagueRTN

PLt ColDavid W. ThompsonRTN

CP2LtWaldron L. SnyderRTN

N1LtJames A. IvainRTN

B1LtRobert L. WarnerRTN

E-TTT/SgtHenry A. ClauserRTN

ROT/SgtEvert A. OllieRTN

WGS/SgtJohn D. GluceRTN

WGT/SgtThomas F. McdermottRTN

TGS/SgtRoyce O. MageeRTN

Command Pilot: League, Miles (Capt, O-734111) listed as 'AC'

“Big Noise”

42-40969 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtWillard E. GarsrudRTN

CPColLeland G. SiegalRTN

N1LtRalph W. McFerrinRTN

B1LtWilliam P. HanleyRTN

E-TTT/SgtRoy A. ChandlerRTN

ROT/SgtEdward J. KennedyRTN

BTGUnknownDaniel P. KrempRTN

WG2LtAlbert A. ChatignyRTN

WGS/SgtDaniel P. DudekRTN

TGS/SgtHyman WaxlerRTN

Siegal, Leland G. listed as Col. in Copilot position — unusual rank for CP role; transcribed as written

“Old Hickory”

42-73495 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtRobert L. WagnerRTN

CP2LtRobert LattigRTN

N2LtRobert A. PalmerRTN

B2LtGeorge C. BerensRTN

E-TTS/SgtCharles T. KernsRTN

BTGSgtVern A. HerrmannRTN

ROS/SgtJames A. RobbinsRTN

WGSgtHarold F. LandspergRTN

WGSgtAnthony RavinskyRTN

TGSgtHoward BlaseyRTN

“Sweater Gal”

42-100150 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtRobert W. DepkeRTN

CPF/OEmmett B. BurtonRTN

N2LtBenson F. WalkerRTN

B2LtJohn BoydRTN

E-TTT/SgtBrooks JonesRTN

BTGS/SgtAlfred DagonRTN

ROT/SgtMax PodlishRTN

WGS/SgtHoward R. AultRTN

WGSgtIrvin O. HaggeRTN

TGT/SgtJohn A. FitzeRTN

42-100810

42-100810 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtJoseph A. BulandRTN

CP2LtJohn D. CarterRTN

N2LtWarren G. CliftonRTN

B2LtWilliam R. KramerRTN

E-TTT/SgtMorris LavearneRTN

ROS/SgtGregorio OlivaRTN

BTGS/SgtTrenton T. TuckerRTN

WGSgtJohn E. ColwellRTN

WGSgtJohn GrahamRTN

TGSgtJoseph F. McDermottRTN

42-100832

42-100832 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtLloyd W. BooneRTN

CP2LtDoyle CorleyRTN

N2LtLeslie A. JacobsonRTN

E-TTT/SgtPaul L. RivestRTN

ROT/SgtStilson J. AsheRTN

BTGS/SgtJoseph HermanowskiRTN

WGSgtLouis J. RondouRTN

WGUnknownRalph G. TissotRTN

NGSgtJohn P. KogutRTN

TGS/SgtGustaf H. NelsonRTN

“Naughty Nan”

42-99949 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P1LtJames H. McKamyRTN

CP2LtDonald J. FurlongRTN

NLt ColGene P. AlvordRTN

B1LtRobert W. BeckmanRTN

E-TTT/SgtJack DickesonRTN

ROUnknownCarmen J. FoxRTN

BTGUnknownJames MarchioneRTN

WGS/SgtEarl B. EstepRTN

WGS/SgtHoward C. HelmsRTN

TGS/SgtVincent N. YoungRTN

42-100320

42-100320 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P2LtDwight DemingRTN

CP2LtEdgar S. CrouthamelRTN

N2LtBoyd A. ThomasRTN

B2LtPaul L. StokerRTN

E-TTSgtBernard A. CoburnRTN

ROT/SgtDonald J. JohnstonRTN

BTGUnknownKenneth NeidenthalRTN

WGS/SgtMaun R. DiltsRTN

WGSgtGustav K. KarlstromRTN

TGMajWilliam N. AndersonRTN

41-28590

41-28590 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P1LtEdward A. ConederaRTN

CP2LtVictor S. DoroskiRTN

N2LtWilliam N. FordRTN

B1LtDonald A. DeArmondRTN

E-TTT/SgtChester P. IrzykRTN

BTGS/SgtRobert H. JensenRTN

ROT/SgtClayton L. SchmahlRTN

WGS/SgtElmer CarverRTN

WGS/SgtHubert L. ThompsonRTN

TGS/SgtLawrence K. DudgeonRTN

“Calais Clipper / Luftwaffe's Lament”

42-7634 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

P1LtRichard A. ParkerRTN

CP1LtDavid R. SimmonsRTN

N1LtEdward RutherfordRTN

B1LtJohn J. CoffeyRTN

E-TTT/SgtIvan G. NyhoffRTN

ROT/SgtDavid L. LieckRTN

BTGS/SgtRoy V. WhitlockRTN

WGUnknownJoseph T. CovoneRTN

WGS/SgtHarry D. WilleyRTN

TGS/SgtClaude SorrowRTN

XX-XX170

XX-XX170 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

PUnknownWilliam A. BerryRTN

CP1LtEgbert KoorndykRTN

NMajJames M. CollinsRTN

B1LtWilliam SickmanRTN

E-TTT/SgtWalter H. GibsonRTN

BTGS/SgtPhillip E. JosephRTN

ROT/SgtDaniel E. KellyRTN

WGS/SgtDwight C. GoodrichRTN

WGS/SgtOliver G. MotticeRTN

TGS/SgtDonald E. CochranRTN

“Connie”

42-7682 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

PCaptRalph H. SchneckRTN

CP1LtHoward E. Van HornRTN

N1LtWhitfield BrookeRTN

B1LtJacob FeingoldRTN

E-TTT/SgtSebastiano A. CapobiancoRTN

BTGS/SgtJoseph J. FlynnRTN

ROT/SgtAlbert J. UrbanikRTN

WGUnknownJoseph P. ObiciRTN

WGS/SgtArchie R. SlomanRTN

NGS/SgtWilbrum G. PurselRTN

TGUnknownDavid RobisonRTN

42-72860

42-72860 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PColRussell D. DemontRTN

CPUnknownRichard E. AdkinsRTN

N1LtRichard R. CatterlinRTN

BUnknownEarl LongRTN

E-TTT/SgtVincent CassataRTN

ROT/SgtRaymond FelixRTN

WGS/SgtJulius ErdelyRTN

WGS/SgtWilliam J. NelsonRTN

TGS/SgtRaymond J. RussellRTN

XX-67585

XX-67585 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtCharles ForthRTN

CP2LtWarren S. PattersonRTN

N2LtEdward T. CharlesRTN

B2LtJack C. JenkinsRTN

E-TTT/SgtJames A. LottRTN

BTGS/SgtWilliam J. GarretsonRTN

ROT/SgtPeter YoungRTN

WGS/SgtYale L. [unclear]ClemnoRTN

WGS/SgtWilliam L. HinshawRTN

TGS/SgtPeter GriecoRTN

“Marion”

42-73503 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P2LtThomas W. AtkinsonRTN

CP1LtWarren O. Van WinkleRTN

N2LtJohn A. RadosevichRTN

B1LtDavid YausRTN

E-TTT/SgtLeonard C. DrewRTN

ROT/SgtEdward LittleRTN

BTGS/SgtWilliam L. WertRTN

WGS/SgtTheodore A. CunninghamRTN

WGS/SgtJacob L. RaschRTN

TGS/SgtGeorge C. PetteyRTN

“Bar Fly”

42-100248 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtRoger H. SkjeiRTN

CP1LtFrederick W. WeissbrodRTN

N2LtNorman A. MatthessRTN

B1LtWilliam R. MabeRTN

E-TTT/SgtJoseph L. SullivanRTN

BTGS/SgtGordon KiefertRTN

ROUnknownHarry L. TowerRTN

WGS/SgtRichard R. BelvinRTN

WGS/SgtFred H. HayesRTN

TGUnknownHoward P. JonesRTN

42-100365

42-100365 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownHoward H. KleinerRTN

CP2LtJohn F. FitzpatrickRTN

N2LtJames WrightRTN

B2LtJohn Y. GennawayRTN

E-TTS/SgtJames KennedyRTN

ROUnknownCalvin DavidsonRTN

BTGS/SgtJoseph JonesRTN

WGS/SgtDelmar J. DavisRTN

WGS/SgtJoseph J. NottaRTN

TGS/SgtTommy Y. HernandezRTN

42-30043

42-30043 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P2LtDouglas ThompsonRTN

CP2LtWilliam BryanRTN

N2LtJoseph L. LeamingRTN

BT/SgtForrard J. EdelmanRTN

E-TTT/SgtClement M. SimmonsRTN

ROT/SgtRobert L. McConnellRTN

BTGS/SgtDonald H. SaltzmanRTN

WGS/SgtJohn C. HewittRTN

WGS/SgtDean W. HymasRTN

TGPvtJohn B. KlineRTN

“Birmingham Express”

42-63968 · Tail ??-V · Unknown Squadron Sq.

PCaptOran L. JeffriesRTN

CP2LtJames MarshallRTN

NUnknownEdward N. AndersonRTN

B1LtNeil HoffmanRTN

E-TTSgtJohn G. BakerRTN

ROT/SgtAnthony L. CaseyRTN

BTGS/SgtJesse L. FlaniganRTN

WGS/SgtHerbert E. BurslerRTN

WGS/SgtGuin B. EllisonRTN

TGS/SgtRudolph A. BaierRTN

“Reddy Teddy”

42-99937 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P1LtGlenn E. TedfordRTN

CP2LtKenneth E. KeeneRTN

N2LtNorman HansenRTN

B2LtWilliam M. RobertsRTN

E-TTS/SgtJohn WoodRTN

BTGSgtJohn T. HeimRTN

ROT/SgtCharles E. KeenanRTN

WGS/SgtRussell J. WilliamsRTN

WGS/SgtVail S. WolfeRTN

TGS/SgtWilliam W. DunckelRTN

Sources.

§ Provenance

Load List

2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944

Official record

Load List

2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944

Official record

Mighty Eighth War Diary

Roger A Freeman · Jane's Publishing Company Limited · 1981

Published

Mission 235.Fürth.

The cost.

The formation.

Sources.