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Key to Sortie Abbreviations

ABT - Aborted After Takeoff
CC - Combat Credit Earned
CC - Combat Credit Not Earned
CM - Completed Mission
CR - Crashed
DIT - Failed To Return, Ditched
FTR - Failed To Return
KIA - Killed In Action
LAT - Landed in Allied Territory
MIA - Missing In Action
NTO - Aircraft Did Not Take Off
RETE - Returned To Base, Attacked
RTB - Returned To Base, Did Not Attack
SCR - Aircraft Scrubbed Before Takeoff
SP-CM - Flying Spare, Completed Mission
SP-RET - Flying Spare, Returned To Base
SP-UN - Ground Spare, Unused

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384TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H) ARMY AIR FORCES STATION NO. 106

LOADING LISTS FOR MISSION #197 ON 21 September 1944

B-17G 42-31484 JD*F Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Martin, Donald Francis ⇗
CP	Weisenberg, Leonard ⇗
N	Machiz, Irving (NMI) ⇗
B	Hogan, David Hiram ⇗
RO	Flatt, James Edward ⇗
TT	Bianca, Buddy Armand ⇗
BT	Claxon, Ernest Haydon ⇗
TG	Coburn, Ellsworth Gorden ⇗
WG	Winiarski, Eugene Alphonse ⇗

B-17G 42-32106 JD*R Sortie Report SP-RET CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Gross, Kenneth Eugene ⇗
CP	Storey, Wallace Arnold ⇗
N	Nelson, Kenneth John ⇗
TOG	Adams, Benjamin Harold ⇗
RO	Hepner, Dean Raymond ⇗
TT	Brickner, Wilbert George ⇗
BT	Tod, Kniland Everett ⇗
TG	Carson, Allen Glenn ⇗
WG	Stone, Edward B ⇗

B-17G 42-37822 SU*C Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Gabel, Raymond John ⇗
CP	Robilotta, Robert Frank ⇗
N	Lovegren, Richard Leroy ⇗
B	Bass, Sam (NMI) ⇗
RO	Snow, James Kenneth ⇗
TT	Airhart, L G ⇗
BT	Miller, Fonda Coy ⇗
TG	Kolinek, Henry Joseph ⇗
WG	Daniel, Paul Fitzgerald ⇗

B-17G 42-38208 SO*A Sortie Report SP-RET CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Sienkiewicz, Edward Alfred ⇗
CP	Frederick, Edwin Bernard ⇗
N	Stockman, William Alexander ⇗
TOG	Orth, Alvin Wilson ⇗
RO	Crowell, Hollis Henry ⇗
TT	Ballenger, John Sidney ⇗
BT	Storm, Delbert (NMI) ⇗
TG	McCullough, Robert Eugene ⇗
WG	Foster, Garnet Eugene ⇗

B-17G 42-97263 SO*D Sortie Report SP-RET CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Owens, Robert Clare ⇗
CP	Buswell, Richard Grant ⇗
N	Barry, William Rudisill ⇗
B	Muller-Thym, Lambert (NMI) ⇗
RO	Munro, William David ⇗
TT	Squier, Vanny DeForest ⇗
BT	Horan, Albert Sherwood ⇗
TG	King, Carleton William ⇗
WG	Berry, Ivan Carl ⇗
WG	Gardner, Vernon Percy ⇗

B-17G 42-97271 JD*A Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Hunt, John Hardy ⇗
CP	Touton, William Frank ⇗
N	Perry, Edward Clarke ⇗
B	Hofmann, Ernest H ⇗
RO	Fuerstenau, Paul William ⇗
TT	Ramos, Jesus Guadalupe Trevino ⇗
BT	Schultz, Blaine Shelvy ⇗
TG	Vargas, Juan Pacheco ⇗
WG	Linn, Clifford LeRoy ⇗

B-17G 42-97282 SU*H Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Groff, Richard Hubert ⇗
CP	Smith, James Milton ⇗
N	Green, Hugh Joseph ⇗
B	Gilliam, Charles Lamb ⇗
RO	Ludvik, Antone Francis ⇗
TT	Noble, Raymon Lewis ⇗
BT	Laursen, Harold James ⇗
TG	Yelinich, John (NMI) ⇗
WG	Leschak, Nickolas ⇗

B-17G 42-97309 JD*C Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Brodie, James Joseph ⇗
CP	Vevle, Lloyd Oliver ⇗
N	Hawkins, George Marshall ⇗
TOG	Atkins, Byron Leverne ⇗
RO	Taylor, William Edson ⇗
TT	Crumpton, Robert Doyle ⇗
BT	Hetu, Gordon Eugene ⇗
TG	Miller, Wilfred Frank ⇗
WG	Liniger, Harry Allen ⇗

B-17G 42-97510 BK*A Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Salley, Thomas Raysor ⇗
CP	Barnett, William Alexander ⇗
N	Twomey, Jeremiah (NMI) ⇗
TOG	Hosmer, Richard Clyde ⇗
RO	Garley, Richard Albert ⇗
TT	Brown, Oakley Wayne ⇗
BT	Rogerson, Harold William ⇗
TG	McCloskey, Arthur Edward ⇗
WG	Anderson, Emmitt Eugene ⇗

B-17G 42-97592 SO*Y Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
CDR	Allred, Frank Lavon ⇗
P	Durdin, Larkin Clayton ⇗
N	Norwitz, Gerson (NMI) ⇗
N	Kampel, Edward Joseph ⇗
B	Ward, Donald Leroy ⇗
RO	Ellis, Clayton John ⇗
TT	Randall, Frank Abbott ⇗
TG	La Chine, Lloyd Earl ⇗
WG	Thulin, Theodore Clemence ⇗

B-17G 42-97960 SO*M Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Bean, Donald W ⇗
CP	Peterson, Harlan Dale ⇗
N	Jones, Albert Eugene ⇗
B	Frazier, William Edward ⇗
RO	Korabiak, Henry (NMI) ⇗
TT	Nastick, Henry Pete ⇗
BT	Casper, Delmar Rulon ⇗
TG	Menchaca, Jose Ricardo ⇗
WG	Steinberg, William Herman ⇗
WG	Gordon, Omar Leslie ⇗

B-17G 42-97986 JD*A Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Kass, Robert Hiler ⇗
CP	Backman, Glenn Elmer ⇗
N	Schwob, Carl Warren ⇗
N	Sharp, Paul Howard ⇗
B	Cox, Frank LeRoy ⇗
RO	Bombino, Joseph (NMI) ⇗
TT	Poulton, Robert Harry ⇗
TG	Wilde, Albert George ⇗
WG	Payne, Omar Eston ⇗

B-17G 42-102430 JD*O Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Wismer, Richard Glen ⇗
CP	Fletcher, Graydon James ⇗
N	Potter, Richard Selstrom ⇗
B	Abrusci, Lorenzo V (IO) ⇗
RO	Bussey, Harold Lewis ⇗
TT	Schoebel, John Edward ⇗
BT	Lewis, David Bradford ⇗
TG	Cogan, Joseph Dean ⇗
WG	Leibel, William Joseph ⇗

B-17G 42-102500 BK*L Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Cline, Walter William ⇗
CP	Johnson, Donald Ernest ⇗
N	McCaffrey, William Henry ⇗
B	Chadwick, Ronald H ⇗
RO	Lee, Van (NMI) ⇗
TT	Fisher, Darwin Edward ⇗
BT	Hawkins, Otis Dwight ⇗
TG	McCreery, Robert Glenn ⇗
WG	Sterr, Robert E ⇗

B-17G 42-102501 BK*H Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Clements, Ben Hill ⇗
CP	Skelton, Leslie Parker ⇗
N	Barion, Chester Vincent ⇗
B	Fitzpatrick, James Leo ⇗
RO	Kramer, Marvin Arthur ⇗
TT	Susan, John (NMI) ⇗
BT	Gillespie, Keith Wendell ⇗
TG	Fullerton, Charles Frederick ⇗
WG	Pattillo, William James ⇗

B-17G 42-102620 BK*P, SU*F,K Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Duesler, Donald Barton ⇗
CP	Cook, Chandler Boyd ⇗
N	Siewers, Richard Joseph ⇗
B	Fainberg, Seymour Allen ⇗
RO	Stewart, John Spencer ⇗
TT	Weckerly, Neuland Edwin ⇗
BT	Carriere, Joseph Herley ⇗
TG	Buis, Robert Eugene ⇗
WG	Downing, Everett Joseph ⇗

B-17G 42-102661 SU*L Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Reed, William Marcus ⇗
CP	Hutchinson, Thomas Dale ⇗
N	Jacobs, Edward Gregory ⇗
B	Tierney, Francis Samuel ⇗
RO	Meyer, Melvin Joseph ⇗
TT	Murphy, William C ⇗
BT	Watson, Paul Leland ⇗
TG	Macuch, Albert Richard ⇗
WG	McDonald, Donald Thomas ⇗

B-17G 42-102933 BK*Q Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Brookshire, James D ⇗
CP	Daniel, Thomas Cogswell ⇗
N	Mechanick, Harold (NMI) ⇗
TOG	Rancatore, Frank James ⇗
RO	Alexander, Arthur Walton ⇗
TT	Rivers, Arthur Raymond ⇗
BT	Hess, Frank (NMI) ⇗
TG	Hiner, William Max ⇗
WG	Buersmeyer, Sylvanus Reginald ⇗

B-17G 42-107057 BK*T Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Cepits, Francis Frederick ⇗
CP	McGahey, Thomas Levert ⇗
N	Hance, Horace (NMI) ⇗
B	Henderson, Frank William ⇗
RO	Cafiero, Lee Herman ⇗
TT	Shannon, James Brent ⇗
BT	Campbell, Donald Rudolph ⇗
TG	Haden, Levi Baldwin ⇗
WG	Kish, Steve (NMI) ⇗

B-17G 42-107083 BK*B Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Causa, Raymond (NMI) ⇗
CP	Kimberlin, Grover Jasper ⇗
N	Dowling, James John ⇗
B	Roberts, Jack Deighton ⇗
RO	Cortez, Jonathan Hernandez ⇗
TT	Siegenthaler, Robert Joseph ⇗
BT	Bertsch, Robert Lawrence ⇗
TG	Kreuscher, Robert Edward ⇗
WG	Molea, Joseph (NMI) ⇗

B-17G 42-107121 BK*J Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Ellis, Harold Richard ⇗
CP	Worthen, Kirk Winthrop ⇗
N	Jelneck, William Edward ⇗
B	Stickling, John Henry ⇗
RO	Hayes, David Newcombe ⇗
TT	Rosenfield, Arthur (NMI) ⇗
BT	Marlatt, Guy Clair ⇗
TG	Timmons, David Wesley ⇗
WG	Liem, Jack Henry ⇗

B-17G 42-107125 JD*G Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
CDR	Bishop, Charles W ⇗
P	Dudock, Edward Peter ⇗
N	Cohn, Herbert Jay ⇗
N	Monaco, Armand Michael ⇗
B	Cresto, John Anthony ⇗
RO	Kaessner, Howard Lee ⇗
TT	Mettler, Jesse Wayne ⇗
BT	Carr, Edward Joseph ⇗
TG	Furiga, Frank Dominic ⇗
WG	Armentrout, Elvin Jahune ⇗
WG	Thompson, Bruce Roy ⇗

B-17G 42-107148 JD*P Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Pranger, Nicholas Vincent ⇗
CP	Vaden, Kenneth Underwood ⇗
N	Toler, Charles Frederick ⇗
B	Wolf, Charles Elmer ⇗
RO	Neyer, Ralph Richard ⇗
TT	Brooker, Cameron Hutchison ⇗
BT	Browne, Erle Royden ⇗
TG	Price, William Robert ⇗
WG	Thornburg, Joseph Austin ⇗

B-17G 43-37717 JD*S Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
CDR	Green, Loren Lester ⇗
CP	Abbott, Edward William ⇗
N	Seydel, Philip (NMI) ⇗
TOG	Rothschild, Theodore (NMI) ⇗
RO	Myers, Robert Holland ⇗
TT	Bordelon, Nolan Joseph ⇗
BT	Vaniglia, Frank (NMI) ⇗
TG	Zager, Donald Arthur ⇗
WG	McAnally, Edmon Molene ⇗

B-17G 43-37822 SU*N Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Toler, Harold Morton ⇗
CP	Wehrheim, Francis Walter ⇗
N	Mathers, John Bowers ⇗
B	McClure, Oscar Milton ⇗
RO	Cornelius, Harold Marvin ⇗
TT	Lioy, Gene Angelo ⇗
BT	Blaker, Bernard (NMI) ⇗
TG	Moran, Richard David ⇗
WG	Colasuonno, Rocco (NMI) ⇗

B-17G 43-37990 SO*G Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Rowe, George B ⇗
CP	Bakkom, Clifford Norris ⇗
N	Gullekson, Leslie C ⇗
B	McDaniel, Oscar Kenneth ⇗
RO	Chernitsky, Thomas William ⇗
TT	Hill, John R ⇗
BT	Hammack, William Glenn ⇗
TG	Boyd, Lester Ross ⇗
WG	Matthews, Franklin Waller ⇗

B-17G 43-38062 SU*A Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Combs, William Felix ⇗
CP	MacKenzie, Hugh Douglas ⇗
N	Seals, Patton Briscoe ⇗
TOG	Benson, Olin Ray ⇗
RO	Gordon, Clifford McDaniel ⇗
TT	Owen, Lorenzo Holland ⇗
BT	Ciaccio, Raymond (NMI) ⇗
TG	Fadda, John Stanley ⇗
WG	Flower, Merlin Lee ⇗

B-17G 44-6080 SO*L Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Gilbert, Stanley Milton ⇗
CP	Culhane, Emmett Patrick ⇗
N	McCarthy, Robert George ⇗
B	Rinkovsky, Charles (NMI) ⇗
RO	Hickman, Noah Clarence ⇗
TT	Chase, Marion Butler ⇗
BT	McMann, George Francis ⇗
TG	Carella, Jack Vito ⇗
WG	McKnight, Lyle Orin ⇗

B-17G 44-6105 SO*P Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Carlson, Walter Elmer ⇗
CP	Baker, Dale Richard ⇗
N	Gary, Joseph Shirley ⇗
TOG	Curtin, Paul Robert ⇗
RO	Nieters, George Henry ⇗
TT	Thompson, Arthur Edward ⇗
BT	Fox, Fred Calvin ⇗
TG	Northrup, Robert Louis ⇗
WG	Luciano, Fred Joseph ⇗

B-17G 44-6109 JD*Q Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Hulcher, Donald Lawrence ⇗
CP	McCord, Robert Bruce ⇗
N	Ouellette, George Albert ⇗
B	Philleo, Richard Norman ⇗
RO	Howe, Vernon Bullock ⇗
TT	Baer, Robert (NMI) ⇗
BT	Stuart, Ralph Harding ⇗
TG	Guy, Roderick Melbourne ⇗
WG	Van Britson, Raymond Jules ⇗

B-17G 44-6141 SU*F Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Norton, Paul E ⇗
CP	Barnes, Robert Clark ⇗
N	Richter, Morris Herman ⇗
TOG	Bigley, Clarence Charles ⇗
RO	Vallo, Lawrence Jonathan ⇗
TT	Guinn, Carl Bennett ⇗
BT	Noble, Lester Lee ⇗
TG	Bregant, John James ⇗
WG	Everitt, Thomas Bruce ⇗

B-17G 44-6294 JD*N Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	McDaniel, Clifford Franklin ⇗
CP	Rex, Kenneth Monroe ⇗
N	Sturgess, James Alfred ⇗
B	Wehe, Robert Louis ⇗
RO	Cassidy, Joseph Patrick ⇗
TT	Taylor, Raymond Leondis ⇗
BT	Carr, Donald Ralph ⇗
TG	Frederickson, Ralph Louis ⇗
WG	Stoner, Harper Sylvester ⇗

B-17G 44-8007 JD*Z Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
CDR	Thacker, Robert Eli ⇗
P	Laboda, Joseph Stanley ⇗
N	Uriwal, Alfons Francis ⇗
N	Lucyshyn, John (NMI) ⇗
N	Harrison, Arthur Seymour ⇗
B	Marks, Sanford (NMI) ⇗
RO	Palecek, George Frank ⇗
TT	Zook, Lloyd E ⇗
TG	Gallenkamp, Thomas Edward ⇗
WG	Wagner, Robert Wiliam ⇗
WG	Sutphin, Richard Eugene ⇗

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