Mission 761 · Wahlen · Hardwick Skies

The cost.

§ Outcome

Ships Lost

Men Lost

The formation.

§ 29 Aircraft Dispatched

Each ship that lifted off, and the men aboard her.▸ 1 ship carrying your selection

44-10555

44-10555 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

PUnknownClarence W. BartonRTN

CP2LtHenry W. BludworthRTN

NUnknownRobert F. PalestriRTN

B2LtJames HoganRTN

E-TTT/SgtLouis MessanaRTN

ROT/SgtRoman J. ZimmermanRTN

WGUnknownJoseph F. BissonRTN

NGS/SgtDonald V. CodlingRTN

42-51968

42-51968 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

P1LtCharles BrownRTN

CPUnknownFrederick A. StrombomRTN

N2LtJohn D. PiqueRTN

NUnknownMahlon C. ShipleyRTN

B1LtVernon D. SadowskiRTN

E-TTS/SgtMarshall J. CookRTN

ROS/SgtJohn D. HasslerRTN

WGS/SgtElmer BenschRTN

WGUnknownCharles H. MckeeRTN

TGS/SgtEdward N. MazeRTN

“Misschief”

42-94880 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtLeon F. CwiklaRTN

CPF/OHarry OlsonRTN

N2LtMark R. MontsRTN

BF/OGilbert MelendezRTN

E-TTSgtMarion F. WillcuttRTN

ROS/SgtAbe ShepherdRTN

WGSgtBillie L. ChambersRTN

WGS/SgtMax D. CrawfordRTN

TGS/SgtSamuel ParrRTN

42-91191

42-91191 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtRaymond A. ThonRTN

CP2LtRobert RankerRTN

NF/OAndrew F. LavenderRTN

B2LtLuther R. PaulsonRTN

E-TTT/SgtEdward ParkerRTN

ROT/SgtWilfield L. PolissierRTN

WGS/SgtThomas J. CallahanRTN

WGS/SgtWayne StoneRTN

TGS/SgtRoger A. RyanRTN

“Eephus”

42-95254 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

PUnknownDonovan F. KingRTN

CP2LtPaul F. WagnerRTN

NF/ODavid RutledgeRTN

B2LtDavid J. QuinnRTN

E-TTT/SgtJack W. EarnshawRTN

ROT/SgtJoseph T. CalveneziRTN

WGS/SgtGlenn HolderRTN

WGUnknownLee H. ShinnRTN

TGS/SgtJohn W. SchulteRTN

“Solid Comfort”

42-50501 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtJames W. ReidRTN

CP2LtLee J. SlusherRTN

B2LtCharles H. BrunettRTN

E-TTT/SgtEdward CrabbRTN

ROUnknownBob B. TredwayRTN

WGS/SgtClyde HallRTN

WGS/SgtEarl JacksonRTN

NG1LtGeorge BalchunasRTN

TGUnknownHerbert W. GlickRTN

“Maulin Mallard”

42-109867 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtWilliam P. MacFarlandRTN

CP2LtElmer J. MantzRTN

NLt ColHoward R. ClevelandRTN

B2LtWilliam DeckRTN

E-TTSgtLoyes C. HarrisRTN

ROS/SgtJohn CahillRTN

WGSgtDwight W. DuChesneRTN

WGSgtJoe HernandezRTN

TGSgtHarry A. MoeRTN

44-48480

44-48480 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P1LtEverrett E. JohnsonRTN

CP2LtStanislaus L. MikolajczykRTN

B1LtHerbert HenricksRTN

E-TTT/SgtAlveh W. WillinghamRTN

ROT/SgtIra KingRTN

ROSgtMichael KouryRTN

WGS/SgtEarl J. PierceRTN

TGS/SgtKenneth E. HoltRTN

NGSgtRoland RobertsRTN

“Little Lee”

42-51229 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P2LtWilliam J. CalfeeRTN

CPF/OWilliam DonaldsRTN

BUnknownArthur J. CorbinRTN

E-TTS/SgtWilliam E. GelandRTN

ROSgtMarcel E. D'HoogeRTN

ROS/SgtCharles M. FlynnRTN

WGS/SgtPeter F. TrainorRTN

NGUnknownMarion E. CookRTN

TGUnknownCharles RussellRTN

“Ma's Worry”

41-29437 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtLouis LongRTN

CPSgtJames L. WilsonRTN

NF/OLeon H. GlickRTN

E-TTUnknownPhilip J. YessianRTN

ROT/SgtWilliam F. CollRTN

WGSgtArthur KinseyRTN

WGSgtJohn C. MelleyRTN

TGSgtGail HartmanRTN

NGS/SgtNicholas D. RomanchikRTN

“My Achin' Back!”

42-110017 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

PUnknownJohn T. KerlerRTN

CP2LtHarold R. KingRTN

BUnknownJack G. ParrishRTN

E-TTT/SgtMorris MuscatelRTN

ROUnknownRichard R. TrousdaleRTN

WGUnknownStanley J. BerrimanRTN

WGUnknownPaul E. MeyersRTN

TGSgtHarry J. KarberRTN

NGUnknownGeorge F. McnultyRTN

“Unexpected Visitor, The”

42-51248 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P2LtRobert P. BarthelmessRTN

CP1LtAnthony J. PiesnikowskiRTN

NUnknownStanley GurneyRTN

E-TTUnknownMario J. ErrigoRTN

ROT/SgtGene C. DobbeRTN

WGS/SgtJohn J. O'KeefeRTN

WGS/SgtRichard K. ReaRTN

TGSgtElbert F. HandleyRTN

NGS/SgtWalter J. WolakRTN

42-51465

42-51465 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownLee SteppRTN

CP2LtJack P. WaldropRTN

NUnknownGeorge LoutschRTN

N1LtEli SchanesRTN

B1LtBrice L. HammackRTN

E-TTS/SgtWilliam S. KerrRTN

ROS/SgtRobert C. JusticeRTN

WGSgtRichard E. BischoffRTN

WG1LtDonald C. FarwellRTN

WGS/SgtGratton J. GearonRTN

TGSgtJack KirkRTN

Lead 2nd Sq

42-51241

42-51241 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownBruno BigolinRTN

CP2LtMaurice A. RogersRTN

N2LtJohn HarrisonRTN

B1LtNorman R. WattenRTN

E-TTT/SgtWalter F. ZdabossRTN

ROT/SgtNoah WilliamsRTN

WGS/SgtRoger V. WalshRTN

WGS/SgtTed ZyblutRTN

TGUnknownJames G. CooleyRTN

NGS/SgtRobert H. ThomasRTN

1-2

42-94814

42-94814 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownFrank J. EibenRTN

CP2LtDonald A. HastreiterRTN

BUnknownJames C. KennonRTN

E-TTS/SgtArthur B. StutzmanRTN

ROS/SgtJames GriffinRTN

ROS/SgtKurt W. HarrisRTN

WGS/SgtWilliam EspositoRTN

WGSgtNorman MallookRTN

NGSgtBernard J. MulvaneyRTN

TGSgtJohn SurrattRTN

1-3

“Jitters From Bitters”

42-95204 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtJoseph E. DignamRTN

CP1LtForrest HolbrookRTN

B1LtWilliam P. HomeleskiRTN

E-TTUnknownFrank L. WathenRTN

ROT/SgtMalcolm E. MooreRTN

WGSgtLester S. StevesRTN

WGS/SgtClinton R. ThornhillRTN

NGSgtJoseph S. CollierRTN

TGS/SgtLawrence R. WilcoxonRTN

2-1

“Silver Eagle”

42-50362 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownGeorge A. BridgemanRTN

CPF/OVernon HarrimanRTN

B1LtRobert BergRTN

E-TTUnknownHerman M. WittRTN

ROS/SgtLaVerne W. CalvinRTN

ROUnknownDaniel C. LevernierRTN

WGS/SgtFrank ListonRTN

WGUnknownHenry NykampRTN

NGS/SgtRodney D. BortisRTN

TGS/SgtKyle T. DockeryRTN

2-2

“The Flying Moose”

44-10578 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P2LtStanley AndrinoRTN

CPUnknownRichard S. BrantleyRTN

N2LtNathan SchomsonRTN

B2LtRichard T. CamensindRTN

E-TTT/SgtGrady C. RedmonRTN

ROS/SgtRay QuedenfeldRTN

WGSgtWilliam P. HoganRTN

WGS/SgtMax L. HuffmanRTN

NGS/SgtJohn J. HoljencinRTN

TGS/SgtRoy J. KittingerRTN

3-1

“Calais Clipper / Luftwaffe's Lament”

42-7634 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

P1LtDavid S. SearlesRTN

CP2LtClaudius B. HodgesRTN

BUnknownPaul R. SteichenRTN

E-TTCplFrancis SangerRTN

ROS/SgtJoseph O. DraiskerRTN

WGS/SgtJohn H. CowdenRTN

WGSgtMax L. WilsonRTN

NGSgtKenneth BaileyRTN

TGS/SgtLloyd E. NoffsingerRTN

3-2

“Willie's Worry”

42-100428 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

PUnknownAmos B. DolliverRTN

CP1LtRichard L. ForneyRTN

N1LtRoland C. HughesRTN

N2LtCharles R. MendelsonRTN

B2LtJoseph A. DonderoRTN

E-TTT/SgtMarion D. WestRTN

ROT/SgtJohn R. HoldrenRTN

WGS/SgtReuben KoustrupRTN

WGUnknownWilliam WaldronRTN

TGUnknownGeorge E. McleanRTN

NGS/SgtRamiro J. PompaRTN

330th Squadron; 2nd Div Deputy Lead

42-51046

42-51046 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtWilliam E. GriffinRTN

CP2LtTerrence R. BennettRTN

N2LtGlenn E. AdenRTN

NUnknownDavid E. LundyRTN

B1LtJoe W. ReddenRTN

E-TTT/SgtMilton L. ElseaRTN

ROT/SgtFrank J. MartensRTN

WGS/SgtJohn A. FarringtonRTN

WGS/SgtEdward T. FazziRTN

NGS/SgtCharles W. FarberRTN

TGS/SgtLeonard J. McCounRTN

42-50529

42-50529 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

PCaptWillard F. MesterRTN

CP1LtRobert E. FuhlbergRTN

N1LtPaul V. JamesRTN

N2LtThomas P. MaroneyRTN

BCaptWilliam M. HartnessRTN

E-TTT/SgtFrancis M. SchutteRTN

ROT/SgtCarl J. LamonicaRTN

WGS/SgtLewis J. BrewsterRTN

NGS/SgtLevell L. ColemanRTN

NGS/SgtJohn L. CommetterRTN

TGS/SgtCurvin J. TroneRTN

Lt. Col. CISCO listed as CA (Command Pilot)

42-51940

42-51940 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

PUnknownJerry M. TurrentineRTN

CP2LtFrancis J. GolubskyRTN

CP1LtTheodore J. GourleyRTN

NF/OArthur CitrynellRTN

E-TTSgtJames V. PrimroseRTN

ROSgtJoe MussackRTN

WGUnknownGene B. GladwellRTN

WGSgtHenry P. ScanlonRTN

TGUnknownCarl D. ChinbergRTN

NGSgtMelvin E. KilburnRTN

42-50376

42-50376 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtChester W. MillerRTN

CP1LtJames H. CookRTN

NF/OEdwin ManowitzRTN

B2LtArthur D. HansenRTN

E-TTT/SgtMaurice A. BishoffRTN

ROT/SgtNorman R. CoxRTN

WGS/SgtValmore L. GirardinRTN

WGS/SgtJoseph ManganRTN

TGUnknownEdward P. BiichleRTN

NGS/SgtDonald R. CoulstonRTN

“Duchess, The / Evelyn”

41-24147 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtBoyd A. SmithRTN

CP2LtRoy E. FarisRTN

N2LtEdmund M. RemondinoRTN

E-TTT/SgtClarence L. DeWaeleRTN

ROT/SgtJack S. DavisRTN

WGS/SgtWilbert W. EarnhardtRTN

WGS/SgtAlfred M. FoxRTN

TGSgtJoseph GurskiRTN

NGS/SgtRoger J. NorlieRTN

“Night Knight”

44-40119 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

P2LtWilliam A. JohnsonRTN

CP2LtVirgil W. BriggsRTN

N2LtRobert F. HanslikRTN

E-TTT/SgtRobert L. SchleggRTN

ROT/SgtRay C. PricerRTN

WGS/SgtMarvin D. FaithRTN

TGUnknownMarvin A. JonasRTN

NGS/SgtOrville MyersRTN

TGS/SgtRobert W. ParmerRTN

42-51359

42-51359 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

PMajDillonRTN

P1LtLeroy A. DunstonRTN

CP2LtHarry W. SnyderRTN

N2LtMilton Q. AlperRTN

NUnknownJames A. EnnisRTN

B2LtWalter WoodardRTN

E-TTT/SgtEmil A. GlosRTN

ROUnknownJoseph F. BradleyRTN

WGS/SgtJoseph P. HadzimaRTN

WGS/SgtJohn F. WislonRTN

NGT/SgtFrank J. McGradyRTN

TGS/SgtMiles E. SeamansRTN

Command Pilot: Maj. Dillon

“Sleepy Time Gal”

42-95095 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P1LtEmmett P. MonroeRTN

CP2LtFrank M. LoosRTN

N2LtWalter BrittRTN

E-TTUnknownEdward M. SmithRTN

ROT/SgtLeo F. BatesRTN

ROUnknownAlbert H. KarelsRTN

ROT/SgtGuy WoodardRTN

WGS/SgtBryon B. McComasRTN

TGS/SgtGeorge HutchinsonRTN

NGUnknownSeymour WeismanRTN

“Fart Sack Time / Little Orphan Annie II”

42-94971 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

P1LtFrank CeplRTN

CPF/OArthur J. La MontagneRTN

B1LtPhilip P. PhillipsRTN

E-TTT/SgtPaul HarwoodRTN

ROT/SgtWilliam L. OrientRTN

ROUnknownSadloskeRTN

WGS/SgtLawrence G. MillerRTN

WGT/SgtJames L. SegerRTN

TGS/SgtHenry J. BratyanskiRTN

NGS/SgtLester S. GodfreyRTN

Sources.

§ Provenance

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 761.Wahlen.

The cost.

The formation.

Sources.