Mission #245 Personnel Roster

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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 #245 ON 28 December 1944

B-17G 42-32106 JD*R Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Chmura, Edward (NMI) ⇗
CP	Goodson, John Schley ⇗
N	Cahill, Martin Owen ⇗
TOG	Sterr, Robert Edward ⇗
RO	Garley, Richard Albert ⇗
TT	Murdza, Joseph (NMI) ⇗
BT	Einhouse, Raymond Dale ⇗
TG	McFalls, Johnny Winslow ⇗
WG	Line, Harold Ivan ⇗

B-17G 42-37788 SO*N Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Brown, Bert Oliver ⇗
CP	Belsinger, Harry Flair ⇗
N	Hassard, Robert Clock ⇗
TOG	Franklin, Walter Dewitt ⇗
RO	Ondrusek, Marvin John ⇗
TT	Pavlos, Nickolas Manuel ⇗
BT	Ott, Robert Edward ⇗
TG	Grubbs, Wilmer Harold ⇗
WG	Vickers, Charles Dunnington ⇗

B-17G 42-39888 SU*B Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Ultcht, John Preston ⇗
CP	Martin, Byron L ⇗
N	Spann, Lynwood Erskin ⇗
B	Edwards, Thomas M ⇗
RO	Whear, Harold Lewis ⇗
TT	Pobega, Rudolph (NMI) ⇗
BT	Alexander, Virgil Lawrence ⇗
TG	Kozup, Andrew (NMI) ⇗
WG	Payne, Albert M ⇗

B-17G 42-97150 SO*F Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Molder, Charles Richard ⇗
CP	Treadway, Hobart Wayne ⇗
N	Knowlton, Ernest Richard ⇗
TOG	Hayden, Ralph Millan ⇗
RO	Haynes, Harold Vernon ⇗
TT	Hookailo, Daniel Bernard ⇗
BT	Constantine, Damian N ⇗
TG	Rizzuti, Leonard James ⇗
WG	Jacobs, Harris Frederick ⇗

B-17G 42-97309 JD*C Sortie Report SP-CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Miley, Harold L ⇗
CP	Johnson, Milo A ⇗
N	Steinman, Sanford Jay ⇗
TOG	Krakowski, Joseph Francis ⇗
RO	Relyea, Rulon Douglas ⇗
TT	Kunnari, Howard (NMI) ⇗
BT	Mentley, Victor Charles ⇗
TG	Greer, Clarence Earl ⇗
WG	Clark, John Hiatt ⇗

B-17G 42-97320 SU*G Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Kramer, William Leo ⇗
CP	Wolfe, Jack S ⇗
N	Burk, Paul E ⇗
TOG	Morpeth, Clarence Robinson ⇗
RO	Jenkins, Ernest Norman ⇗
TT	Scrivner, Dwight Arnold ⇗
BT	Pfeiffer, Jack Edward ⇗
TG	Krauss, Keith A ⇗
WG	Lukosavich, Francis John ⇗

B-17G 42-97510 BK*A Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Cook, Raymond D ⇗
CP	Ramsay, Walter E ⇗
N	Walker, Roy J ⇗
TOG	Gustitus, Clarence Charles ⇗
RO	Cawthon, William Hilton ⇗
TT	Dossett, Huston Robert ⇗
BT	Kangas, James Kermit ⇗
TG	Green, Forest Raymond ⇗
WG	Krupsky, Howard Clarence ⇗

B-17G 42-97824 SU*U Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
N	Hightshoe, Clarence Cecil ⇗

B-17G 42-97986 JD*A Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
CDR	Johnson, William T ⇗
P	Blankenmeyer, William J ⇗
N	Green, Billy A ⇗
N	Newman, David E ⇗
B	Long, Noal Edward ⇗
RO	Fictum, Blair Eugene ⇗
TT	DeMesquita, Seymour Aron ⇗
BT	Work, Robert Elijah ⇗
TG	Moran, Richard David ⇗
WG	McDonald, Donald Thomas ⇗

B-17G 42-98000 SU*J Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Birder, Rodney Hugh ⇗
CP	Sharp, Alan E ⇗
N	Dickinson, Ezra Roger ⇗
B	Bentley, William Lincoln ⇗
RO	DeCrappeo, Salvatore Edward ⇗
TT	Biera, Manuel Antonio ⇗
BT	Blanford, Glenn Ora ⇗
TG	Cato, William H ⇗
WG	MacMillan, Chester Abram ⇗

B-17G 42-102518 JD*K Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Hollingsworth, Fredrick Clay ⇗
CP	Carney, William Robert ⇗
N	Bierman, Robert (NMI) ⇗
B	DeCelles, Charles Bender ⇗
RO	Reed, Warren Derome ⇗
TT	Gissing, Robert (NMI) ⇗
BT	Holtwick, Melvin Edward ⇗
TG	Wright, David Dobali ⇗
WG	McMorrow, Edward James ⇗

B-17G 42-102620 BK*P, SU*F,K Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Warner, Henry L ⇗
CP	Miller, John C ⇗
N	Berwald, Raymond Edward ⇗
TOG	Maguire, John H ⇗
RO	Dean, Donald Lloyd ⇗
TT	Seidel, John Clarence ⇗
BT	Poulsen, Leonard Irvin ⇗
TG	Portwood, Ray S ⇗
WG	Taliaferro, Philip Andrew ⇗

B-17G 42-102661 SU*L Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	McKone, Joseph Francis ⇗
CP	Johnson, Howard K ⇗
N	Dorsey, Albert Leonard ⇗
TOG	Butler, Ralph Willard ⇗
RO	Irwin, Frank Xavier ⇗
TT	Hall, Callie Newton ⇗
BT	Moss, Ralph Eldon ⇗
TG	Humphries, Richard Alexander ⇗
WG	Groom, William Emmett ⇗

B-17G 43-37703 SU*P Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Van Pelt, Charles A ⇗
CP	Hammerstein, Lester Eugene ⇗
N	Murphy, Edward J ⇗
B	Gay, Joseph Bates ⇗
RO	Guentzel, Otto William ⇗
TT	Secrest, Marvin Victor ⇗
BT	Slack, Raymond Carl ⇗
TG	Den Herder, Edward (NMI) ⇗
WG	Harrison, James (NMI) ⇗

B-17G 43-37717 JD*S Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Boyette, Irving H ⇗
CP	Dott, Donald Shropshire ⇗
N	Stern, Harold M ⇗
B	Frantzen, Donald John ⇗
RO	Beall, Charles H ⇗
TT	Barber, Raymond Clifford ⇗
BT	Chapman, Ralph Reese ⇗
TG	Graham, Ralph R ⇗
WG	Pohlmann, John H ⇗

B-17G 43-37917 JD*B Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Zink, Joseph Darrell ⇗
CP	Barnett, Jack (NMI) ⇗
N	Foreman, John Frederick ⇗
B	Mass, Henry Carmy ⇗
RO	Lucas, William (NMI) ⇗
TT	Cazer, Vinton Gordon ⇗
BT	Cardell, Raymond Howard ⇗
TG	Early, Francis Moale ⇗
WG	Bronzetti, Warren John ⇗

B-17G 43-38016 SU*R Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Rice, Robert Eugene ⇗
CP	Janczy, Thomas Joseph ⇗
N	Richter, Morris Herman ⇗
B	Feider, Leo John ⇗
RO	Wynn, Francis Xavier ⇗
TT	Deaton, Marshall Taylor ⇗
BT	Ciaccio, Raymond (NMI) ⇗
TG	Kelsey, Donald Edward ⇗
WG	Panici, Raymond Arnold ⇗

B-17G 43-38062 SU*A Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	DeFrancesco, John Joseph ⇗
CP	Simmons, Robert Edwin ⇗
N	Moon, William Everett ⇗
TOG	Lott, Homer Lee ⇗
RO	Richardson, William Harrison ⇗
TT	Howell, Evan Lawrence ⇗
BT	Doleshal, Charles Joseph ⇗
TG	Hastings, Harmon Charles ⇗
WG	Williams, John Allen ⇗

B-17G 43-38501 BK*C Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Tatulis, Charles Paul ⇗
CP	Richardson, George P ⇗
N	Steffen, Willis William ⇗
B	Payne, Lloyd Clarence ⇗
RO	Hanson, Charles Henry ⇗
TT	Quon, Mingwah Albert ⇗
BT	White, Donald Edward ⇗
TG	Werner, Richard H ⇗
WG	Peck, Hubert Raymond ⇗

B-17G 43-38548 BK*M Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Gilmer, Charles E ⇗
CP	Edwards, Robert A ⇗
N	Neumann, James Howard ⇗
B	Wickander, Wallace Homer ⇗
RO	Alessi, Vincent (NMI) ⇗
TT	Sainsbury, Joseph A ⇗
BT	Anderson, Carl Ellsworth ⇗
TG	Scarce, James Richard ⇗
WG	Drew, John Edward ⇗

B-17G 43-38616 BK*K Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Worthen, Kirk Winthrop ⇗
CP	Kuite, Donald Warren ⇗
N	Fox, Jacob Wesley ⇗
TOG	Rock, Frank Willis ⇗
RO	Deen, Allen Jay ⇗
TT	Walcott, Lester Allen ⇗
BT	Wisdahl, Raymond Orlando ⇗
TG	Liem, Jack Henry ⇗
WG	Timmons, David Wesley ⇗

B-17G 43-38630 SO*G Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Smisek, William Joseph ⇗
CP	Zakas, Joseph (NMI) ⇗
N	Ward, Robert C ⇗
B	Morrison, William Bedell ⇗
RO	Dawson, Edward Charles ⇗
TT	Pazjk, Frank Joseph ⇗
BT	Misko, Louis E ⇗
TG	Holz, Henry Joseph ⇗
WG	Waggoner, Harold Lewis ⇗

B-17G 43-38673 JD*L Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Wismer, Richard Glen ⇗
CP	Fletcher, Graydon James ⇗
N	Kelley, Darwin Thomas ⇗
B	Abrusci, Lorenzo V (IO) ⇗
RO	Cogan, Joseph Dean ⇗
TT	Schoebel, John Edward ⇗
BT	Lewis, David Bradford ⇗
TG	Becerra, Richard Joe ⇗
WG	Leibel, William Joseph ⇗

B-17G 43-38678 JD*F Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	MacDonald, Ranald Hugh ⇗
CP	Jones, Robert McCord ⇗
N	Carr, Robert John ⇗
B	Slachetka, Henry Joseph ⇗
RO	Cohen, Henry Hennig ⇗
TT	Cunningham, John F ⇗
BT	Holmes, Edwin Lamar ⇗
TG	Hughes, Ralph B ⇗
WG	Casagrande, Mario Joseph ⇗

B-17G 43-38721 JD*J Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Holmes, George W ⇗
CP	Baughman, John R ⇗
N	Barnes, William Douglas ⇗
TOG	Preble, James Jarvis ⇗
RO	Burke, John Joseph ⇗
TT	Harshman, William Everett ⇗
BT	Applegate, William Charles ⇗
TG	Ransom, George Bernard ⇗
WG	Hultberg, Stanley Robert ⇗

B-17G 43-38752 SO*O Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Farnsworth, Reuben Joseph ⇗
CP	Bennett, Ralph J ⇗
N	Hammond, Jerrold Eugene ⇗
TOG	Fordham, Howard Calvert ⇗
RO	Manolio, Albert Thomas ⇗
TT	Ortiz, Ralph Gregory ⇗
BT	McKinney, Roy Willard ⇗
TG	Bauer, Lawrence Martin ⇗
WG	Stevens, Sam Stanley ⇗

B-17G 43-38757 SO*L Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Hicks, Ralph Benjamin ⇗
CP	Huff, Charles Andrew ⇗
N	Monaco, Armand Michael ⇗
B	Scheanwald, Richard James ⇗
RO	Frerichs, Earl Edward ⇗
TT	Townsend, Perry Houston ⇗
BT	Heatley, Johnny Ray ⇗
TG	Manners, Dale Melvin ⇗
WG	Weeks, Melvin Francis ⇗

B-17G 43-38766 BK*R Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Gregg, William G ⇗
CP	Wade, Roger John ⇗
N	Whipple, Robert M ⇗
B	Matthews, Carl N ⇗
RO	Hester, Cecil Adolph ⇗
TT	Olson, Clifford Edward ⇗
BT	Janicki, Edward Zygmund ⇗
TG	Hyatt, Dale Lee ⇗
WG	Penn, Walter Richard ⇗

B-17G 43-38800 SO*K Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Owens, Robert Clare ⇗
CP	Buswell, Richard Grant ⇗
N	Stockman, William Alexander ⇗
TOG	Berry, Ivan Carl ⇗
RO	Munro, William David ⇗
TT	Squier, Vanny DeForest ⇗
BT	Horan, Albert Sherwood ⇗
TG	King, Carleton William ⇗
WG	Gardner, Vernon Percy ⇗

B-17G 43-38823 JD*H Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Fahr, John (NMI) ⇗
CP	Clishem, James Edward ⇗
N	Niemiec, Leonard Roy ⇗
B	Horoff, Joseph (NMI) ⇗
RO	Luburich, Michael (NMI) ⇗
TT	Hanrahan, Francis Glen ⇗
BT	Barbosa, Roy (NMI) ⇗
TG	Roach, William Earl ⇗
WG	Virtue, Earl Elery ⇗

B-17G 43-38850 SU*D Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Hoppen, Jack Stewart ⇗
CP	Stundis, Hilari Harry ⇗
N	Adams, John Howard ⇗
TOG	Durborow, Clarence James ⇗
RO	Clingler, Warren Eugene ⇗
TT	Dobrescu, Frederick John ⇗
BT	Lemon, Delbert Kenneth ⇗
TG	Moslein, Augustus Fred ⇗
WG	Cavanaugh, Bernard Francis ⇗

B-17G 44-6105 SO*P Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Jackson, Oakley Homer ⇗
CP	Calkins, John Bartlett ⇗
N	Lucas, Leonard Edmond ⇗
TOG	Haight, Keith Rodney ⇗
RO	Senchuk, Paul Sam ⇗
TT	Ziner, Allen Edward ⇗
BT	Cappiello, Gaetano Thomas ⇗
TG	Phelps, James Norman ⇗
WG	Kelly, Vincent Joseph Leo ⇗

B-17G 44-6109 JD*Q Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Kinkead, Robert Miller ⇗
CP	Saxton, John C ⇗
N	Crampton, Robert Byron ⇗
B	Towers, Leo Frank ⇗
RO	Lawrence, Robert C ⇗
TT	Fields, Arnold Esbond ⇗
BT	Calongne, Ashley Joseph ⇗
TG	Jones, Ernest Theodore ⇗
WG	Humphrey, Loren K ⇗

B-17G 44-6476 BK*G Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Rummel, Brian Dunn ⇗
CP	Koutrouba, Evan Peter ⇗
N	Mechanick, Harold (NMI) ⇗
TOG	Hawkins, Otis Dwight ⇗
RO	Wilhelm, Robert Frederick ⇗
TT	Head, Robert Laverne ⇗
BT	Romeo, Reno (NMI) ⇗
TG	Moore, Thomas Joseph ⇗
WG	Kish, Steve (NMI) ⇗

B-17G 44-6514 SO*Q Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Abbott, William H ⇗
CP	Schissel, Gregory Anthony ⇗
N	Lohn, John G ⇗
B	Herndon, William Franklin ⇗
RO	Herr, Richard Lee ⇗
TT	Laughlin, Wallace Leroy ⇗
BT	Nieman, Donald F ⇗
TG	Strycek, Joseph John ⇗
WG	Kristof, Laddie (NMI) ⇗
WG	Davidson, Charles Wayne ⇗

B-17G 44-6592 SO*S Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
P	Festersen, John Carl ⇗
CP	Miller, LaVerne Sayre ⇗
N	Zimmerman, John Hubert ⇗
B	Gatlin, Maurice Brooks ⇗
RO	McNabb, Frederick J ⇗
TT	Cobb, Roy D ⇗
BT	Titsworth, Charles Wayne ⇗
TG	Rubley, John Frederick ⇗
WG	Sobota, John Edward ⇗

B-17G 44-8007 JD*Z Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
N	Hudspeth, Edwin George ⇗

B-17G 44-8211 BK*Z Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
CDR	Bean, Arthur E ⇗
P	Walker, Jay Frank ⇗
N	Merlis, Albert L ⇗
N	Shattuck, Jack Dale ⇗
N	Van Etten, Lawrence Edward ⇗
B	Smith, George Kitchen ⇗
RO	Newman, Leslie Dallas ⇗
TT	Vogel, Daniel (NMI) ⇗
TG	Schaaf, Herbert Henry ⇗
WG	Lawrence, James Herbert ⇗

B-17G 44-8221 SO*X Sortie Report CM CC
Position	Name	Status
CDR	Shelley, John Keith ⇗
P	Bills, Edgar L ⇗
N	Hushbeck, Elgin Lewis ⇗
N	Miller, Dan Owens ⇗
B	Arnold, Vern L ⇗
RO	Potts, Raymond Louis ⇗
TT	Miller, LuVerne Frank ⇗
TG	Stamm, Hiram Walton ⇗
WG	Conlon, Jack Dempsey ⇗
WG	Iorio, William Louis ⇗

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