Mission 835 · Meschede-Henschel

The route.

§ Takeoff to Target

Bearing Out

102° T

Bearing In

287° T

The formation.

§ 24 Aircraft Dispatched

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

“O-Bitch-U-Airy Mary”

42-50485 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtDixon W. BensterRTN

CP2LtHoward HallgarthRTN

N2LtGeorge S. ShearRTN

B2LtBernard M. HavercampRTN

E-TTS/SgtPhilip G. JonesRTN

ROCplHarry G. LundquistRTN

ROSgtNaifehRTN

WGCplJoe E. ChadwickRTN

WGCplMichael R. DolataRTN

TGCplBernard ReingoldRTN

NGCplJulius N. UlicaRTN

Formation position 2-2

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/SgtJoseph DefoeRTN

WGS/SgtTed ZyblutRTN

TGUnknownJames G. CooleyRTN

NGS/SgtRoger V. WalshRTN

Formation position 1-2

“Bodacious”

42-109837 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownFrank J. EibenRTN

CPF/OVernon HarrimanRTN

NUnknownJames C. KennonRTN

B1LtWilliam P. HomeleskiRTN

E-TTUnknownHerman M. WittRTN

ROS/SgtKurt W. HarrisRTN

WGSgtNorman E. MullockRTN

WGSgtJohn SurrattRTN

NGSgtBernard J. MulvaneyRTN

TGS/SgtNorris J. WilsonRTN

Formation position 1-3

42-51305

42-51305 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtPeter BakewellRTN

CPMajGuy B. GrayRTN

N2LtDavid GoldbergRTN

B2LtCharles W. GearyRTN

E-TTUnknownHarold J. FurlongRTN

ROS/SgtRobert F. SmithRTN

WGS/SgtChester J. BruzdzienskiRTN

WGUnknownLucien L. MathieuRTN

TGS/SgtJohn P. KeenerRTN

NGS/SgtRobert C. MetcalfRTN

Formation position 2-1

XX-XX714

XX-XX714 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtClay A. AskerRTN

CP2LtSidney BiggsRTN

NUnknownWilmer D. LandonRTN

B2LtEugene M. HellerRTN

E-TTT/SgtRobert A. OsbahrRTN

ROT/SgtHerbert RoeRTN

WGSgtRobert W. KaufmanRTN

WGS/SgtHarry RuminskyRTN

TGSgtWallace F. PearsonRTN

NGSgtJohn N. RomanoRTN

Formation position 3-1

XX-XX354

XX-XX354 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PUnknownDonald R. GastonRTN

CP2LtJohn L. LongRTN

BUnknownRichard J. GlaunerRTN

E-TTT/SgtJack T. KerrRTN

ROT/SgtJames KerrRTN

WGSgtDonald GeyerRTN

WGUnknownWilford W. NelsonRTN

NGSgtDonald R. OltmanRTN

TGSgtArthur H. WelsandRTN

Formation position 3-2

XX-XX118

XX-XX118 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

PLtWilliam RowRTN

CPLtReuben K. ChewningRTN

N1LtEli SchanesRTN

BLtJim A. WardRTN

E-TTUnknownSamuel MillmanRTN

ROT/SgtDarrell G. PeekRTN

WGSgtGeorge GibsonRTN

WGSgtDonald MastersRTN

NGSgtBoyd MertensRTN

TGSgtErnest C. SnowRTN

Formation position 3-3

“Latrine Rumor, The”

42-95199 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtDavid C. BrandfassRTN

CP1LtFrank KikaloRTN

B2LtKeith E. TormeyRTN

E-TTS/SgtArthur J. HannaRTN

ROSgtBralickRTN

ROT/SgtOrion A. ThomasonRTN

WGS/SgtSheffy MahanRTN

WGS/SgtWarren N. WetterhahnRTN

NGS/SgtPaul J. FichterRTN

TGS/SgtRoyce PowellRTN

Formation position 4-1

42-94889

42-94889 · Tail GO · 328th Sq.

PF/OHarry LeathermanRTN

CP1LtAnthony J. PiesnikowskiRTN

NF/OMario J. RotaRTN

E-TTSgtLoyes C. HarrisRTN

ROT/SgtGeorge F. SweetRTN

WGSgtKenneth CarpenterRTN

WGS/SgtMerlin FloodRTN

NGS/SgtJohn H. McdonaldRTN

TGS/SgtRoger A. RyanRTN

XX-51046

XX-51046 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtJames W. ReidRTN

CP2LtLee J. SlusherRTN

NUnknownRay RhoadesRTN

B2LtCharles H. BrunettRTN

E-TTT/SgtEdward CrabbRTN

ROUnknownElton L. ThompsonRTN

ROUnknownBob B. TredwayRTN

WGS/SgtClyde HallRTN

NG1LtGeorge BalchunasRTN

TGSgtBoyd L. JusticeRTN

“Carioca Bev”

42-51191 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtLeon F. CwiklaRTN

CPF/OHarry OlsonRTN

N2LtMark R. HontzRTN

BF/OGilbert MelendezRTN

E-TTSgtMarion F. WillcuttRTN

ROS/SgtAbe ShepherdRTN

WGS/SgtCharles W. BaechelRTN

WGS/SgtMax D. CrawfordRTN

NGSgtBillie L. ChambersRTN

TGS/SgtSamuel ParrRTN

“Maulin Mallard”

42-109867 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtHerbert RubinRTN

CP2LtAlvin F. AmblerRTN

N2LtThomas I. JonesRTN

E-TTT/SgtSpencer F. MetzRTN

ROT/SgtJohn W. CookRTN

WGS/SgtWilliam M. VanSchoikRTN

WGS/SgtWayne A. WestbrookRTN

NGSgtDonald E. SevertsonRTN

TGS/SgtBurton W. StaplesRTN

42-100309

42-100309 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P1LtChester W. MillerRTN

CP1LtJames H. CookRTN

NF/OEdwin ManowitzRTN

E-TTT/SgtMaurice A. BishoffRTN

ROT/SgtNorman R. CoxRTN

WGS/SgtValmore L. GirardinRTN

WGS/SgtJoseph ManganRTN

TGUnknownEdward P. BiichleRTN

NGS/SgtDonald R. CoulstonRTN

42-40472

42-40472 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtFrederick A. BeckettRTN

CP2LtFloyd F. ReddersonRTN

N1LtNick J. DiFrancescoRTN

BF/OGeorge F. KnedlerRTN

E-TTSgtRichard P. PetkoRTN

ROSgtJacob A. FalascaRTN

WGS/SgtThomas J. CallahanRTN

WGSgtJohn E. FristoeRTN

NG2LtWilliam ScottRTN

TGSgtSidney SteinRTN

“Big Noise II”

42-109989 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

PUnknownNeville D. LibbyRTN

CP2LtFelice ZerellaRTN

B1LtEdward R. PerrinRTN

E-TTSgtRalph T. DanielsonRTN

ROSgtBilly M. FulbrightRTN

WGSgtChandos B. DeRoucheyRTN

WGSgtDaniel DuffeyRTN

NGSgtAlbert J. BrassRTN

TGSgtRichard W. FordRTN

42-50353

42-50353 · Tail AG · 330th Sq.

P2LtJohn AlexanderRTN

CP2LtLinden BurgessRTN

N2LtDonald E. SchramskeRTN

E-TTCplPaul R. BrooksRTN

ROCplDonald A. ElofsonRTN

ROS/SgtJohn B. MontgomeryRTN

WGCplFred J. CoatesRTN

WGCplJohn R. HuetRTN

TGCplHenry AnsleyRTN

NGSgtLeland T. PetzerRTN

42-95147

42-95147 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

PUnknownEllis J. CalfeeRTN

CPF/OWilliam DonaldsRTN

NUnknownArthur J. CorbinRTN

E-TTS/SgtWilliam E. GelandRTN

ROT/SgtJohn BralickRTN

ROS/SgtCharles M. FlynnRTN

WGT/SgtEdwin LempnerRTN

WGS/SgtPeter F. TrainorRTN

NGUnknownMarion E. CookRTN

TGUnknownCharles RussellRTN

XX-XX486

XX-XX486 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

PLtEugene J. JustenRTN

CP2LtHarry ShiponRTN

NF/OHarold M. PerriRTN

BLtWilliam A. EbersvillerRTN

E-TTS/SgtLeonard SalsburyRTN

ROF/OGeorge W. MacCreadyRTN

ROT/SgtWalter R. RashakRTN

WG2LtWilliam M. RichardsonRTN

WGSgtCarl L. WhittedRTN

NGSgtJoseph I. NowakRTN

TGSgtLawrence J. ZontiniRTN

XX-XX548

XX-XX548 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

P2LtRobert P. BarthelmessRTN

CPLtDobbsRTN

CP2LtAndrew E. KennedyRTN

B1LtStanley KukRTN

ROUnknownRussell C. PhilpottRTN

WGS/SgtJoe HicksRTN

WGS/SgtRichard K. ReaRTN

TGSgtWiley KimballRTN

XX-XX465

XX-XX465 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

P1LtFloyd J. LangfordRTN

CPF/OArthur J. La MontagneRTN

N1LtEdward R. CockeyRTN

B2LtRichard RuffRTN

E-TTT/SgtJoseph E. BodekRTN

ROT/SgtHarvey M. BellRTN

RO2LtHarold C. SvienRTN

WGS/SgtRobert E. SpongaRTN

WGS/SgtAlfred A. ValageneRTN

TGUnknownHarold W. McdonaldRTN

NGS/SgtFrank V. PetersenRTN

42-50529

42-50529 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

P1LtWilbur ShiponRTN

CP2LtWilliam HerrellRTN

ROT/SgtGeorge D. JefferiesRTN

WGSgtCasper W. [illegible]RTN

WGSgtRobert BradyRTN

TGSgtFrancis [illegible]RTN

Col. Westover (4AB) listed as OA — observer/additional crew from 4th Air Division or higher HQ

XX-XX268

XX-XX268 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

P2LtJoseph ClementRTN

CP2LtDavid J. CarpenterRTN

N2LtJoseph E. KollenbergRTN

B2LtWilliam GarrisonRTN

E-TTSgtDonald J. SchwartzRTN

ROS/SgtGeorge E. MorrisRTN

RO1LtDorsey V. TwidwellRTN

WGS/SgtWilliam B. BonwickRTN

WGSgtGale LowderRTN

TGSgtJohn P. CurranRTN

NGSgtCharles LeutwilerRTN

44-49573

44-49573 · Tail RE · 329th Sq.

PCaptClark IslainRTN

PCaptLynchRTN

ROT/SgtSidney H. BozarthRTN

ROLt ColElmer W. PearsonRTN

WGS/SgtFrank L. BriggsRTN

WGS/SgtElmer HawkinsRTN

TGS/SgtDick R. BrooksRTN

Capt. Clark Islain listed as CA (Command Pilot); Capt. Lynch listed as CA (Command Pilot)

42-94814

42-94814 · Tail YM · 409th Sq.

Bombed Primary

PCaptEdward L. McGuireRTN

CP2LtWilbur J. GossRTN

CP2LtVictor H. HanfRTN

N1LtCharles F. LutschRTN

B2LtRoss E. WalkerRTN

E-TTT/SgtCornelius J. LeachRTN

ROS/SgtDonald M. SouthRTN

WGS/SgtWilliam H. GardnerRTN

WGS/SgtEdward S. PowellRTN

TGS/SgtBarney C. EllerRTN

NGS/SgtTheodore F. SzajnaRTN

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 835.Meschede-Henschel.

The route.

The formation.

Sources.