Sortie2ADB-24
42-50679.Over Kaiserstuhl.
Mission 809 · 28 January 1945 · Kaiserstuhl, Germany
Serial
42-50679
B-24J
Fuselage Code
YM
Squadron
409th
Ted's Traveling Circus
Aboard
9
men
The crew.
§ 9 aboard
Name
Position
Serial
Hometown
On this flight
1LtWilliam Schmoller
“Bob”
Pilot
Station 1
O-711807
South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Killed in action
Returned
→
John A. Techet
Co-Pilot
Station 2
T-62780
—
Returned
→
2LtSamuel J. Jaffee
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
Stephen P. Kerbel
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
32926374
Cliffside, New Jersey
Returned
→
Raymond L. Trimble
Radio Operator
Station 6
35787495
Dayton, Ohio
Returned
→
S/SgtLouis R. Corvacchioli
Waist Gunner
Station 8
—
—
Returned
→
Donald L. Hoffman
Waist Gunner
Station 8
33763289
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Returned
→
S/SgtChristy V. Chimacas
Nose Gunner
—
—
Returned
→
S/SgtJoseph A. Jammaruga
Tail Gunner
Station 9
—
—
Returned
→
The flight.
§ Ship’s Record
The Record
Record confidenceValidated against a source
Formation
Flew with409th Squadron
Fuel & Equipment
H2X scope photoNo
The target.
§ As Briefed
KaiserstuhlOil Industry
LocationKaiserstuhl, Germany