Sortie2BDB-24
42-94814.Over Ahrweiller.
Mission 760 · 24 December 1944 · Ahrweiller, Germany
Serial
42-94814
B-24H
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
→
2LtDonald A. Hastreiter
Co-Pilot
Station 2
O-710933
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
2LtRichard J. Glauner
Bombardier
Station 4
—
—
Returned
→
T/SgtDave Threadgill
Engineer / Top Turret
Station 5
38432542
TX
Killed in action
Returned
→
SgtCharles W. Curran
Radio Operator
Station 6
32836006
—
Prisoner of war
Returned
→
S/SgtIra A. Glass
Waist Gunner
Station 8
35807205
KY
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtHarvey Reiquam
Waist Gunner
Station 8
17113941
—
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtJohn H. Cowden
Nose Gunner
18071001
CO
Killed in action
Returned
→
S/SgtCornelius J. Davison
Tail Gunner
Station 9
12221225
NY
Killed in action
Returned
→
The load.
§ 6,000 lb aboard
AN-M57
250-pounder
24× 250 lb
TypeGeneral Purpose · TNT/Amatol
Weight6,000 lb
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
AhrweillerUnknown
LocationAhrweiller, Germany
Notes.
§ From the Record
Formation position 4-3