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Laine
2LT
0-661003		 James A MI 42-08 367 306 POW on 6 March 1943 to Sunday, April 29, 1945.
MACR 15568
Boeing B-17F-30-BO, #42-5130, Sweet Pea

Target was power plant, a bridge, and port facilities at Lorient, France on the south coast of the Brittany Peninsula.

“Sweet Pea” was shot down by flak over Quimper, France near Lorient. The entire crew managed to safely bail out. Most of the men were immediately taken prisoner upon landing in their parachutes. T/Sgt. Perry was taken prisoner about an hour after landing. The pilot and copilot, having jumped a minute or two after the rest of the crew landed away from them. The pilot, Capt. Ryan, managed to elude German soldiers hunting for him. The copilot, 1Lt. Simmons ignored a German Army Sergeant’s orders to halt while trying to evade capture and was shot dead. Capt. Ryan was hidden by local French civilians. He was taken into hiding by the French Resistance Underground. After several weeks in hiding, arrangements were made for his pick up. On the night of April 14/15, 1943 two British RAF, Westland Lysander, single engine liaison aircraft pick up Capt. Ryan, a British agent and three French agents from German occupied France and flew them back to England.

Crew list:
P: CAPT John L. Ryan, Evaded capture, returned to ENG
CP: 1LT Gerald L. Simmons, 0-661879, UT, KIA, shot on the ground trying to evade capture.
N: 1LT Robert Hermann, 0-660491, OH, POW, Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia, Bavaria (moved to Nuremburg-Langwasser)
B: 2LT James A. Laine, 0-661003, OH, POW, Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia, Bavaria (moved to Nuremburg-Langwasser)
TTE: T/S Charles E. Perry, 11009583, MA, POW, Stalag 3B, Furstenburg, Brandenburg, Prussia, (moved 8 times as Russian Army advanced west), Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria
RO: T/S  Glenn A. Blakemore, 17032540, Arkansas, POW, Stalag Luft 4, Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug, Pomerania, Prussia)(moved to Wobbelin bei Ludwigslust)(to Usedom bei Savemunde)
BT: S/S William H. Forrester, 15099498, GA, POW, Stalag 17B, Braunau Gneikendorf, Krems, Austria
LW: S/S John R. Chapman, 18081398, TX, POW, Stalag 17B, Braunau Gneikendorf, Krems, Austria
RW: S/S James C. Green, 18058542, TX, POW, Stalag 17B, Braunau Gneikendorf, Krems, Austria
TG: S/S Robert G. Mumaw, 15082521, IN, POW, Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=110183
 
Landry
2LT		 Walter C CL 43-08     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Lane
S/S
34362203		 Thomas C CB 42-06 440 319 KIA 3 Feb 1944.

Source: Perry Lane: planesr@bellsouth.net
Langpop
2LT
O-752818		 Louis G RS 42-12 743 455 Became a POW at Shuman, BUL camp on 18 May 1944.  MACR: 5057.

Source: Mark LaScotte: lascotte@comcast.net
Lankester Hugh H RS 42-13 447 321  
Lannin, Jr. Nicholas D MI 43-02   449 KIA, 42-64462 was lost on 22 Feb 1944.

Also KIA:
Harold P. Quisno, Navigator
Elmer G. Howell, radio operator

Lanning
1LT
O-423177		 Jack B MI 42-11 512 376 KIA 1 Aug 1943
Lanza Joseph P MI 43-03 447 321
Lambiaso Robert E SA 43-05     Killed at Great Ashfield, England.
Lamme Edward G KT 42-11 427 303 Formed crew at Geiger Field, WA Oct 42. Then on to Casper AB, Wyo Dec 42 and to Salina AB, KS where we picked up new B-17F more training and departed from Homestead AB, FL  Feb 43.

For more data click here.
Lampert
2LT		 Seymour RS 43-09 867 494
 
Lane
S/S
34362203		 Thomas C CB 42-06 440 319 He flew missions out of North Africa and Sardenia, both as a bombardier and also as a radio operator-gunner.  He was one of the few non com's  to fly as bombardiers. He was killed 3 Feb l944 on a mission over Italy. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and Purple Heart.

Source: Perry Lane: planesr@bellsouth.net
Lanigan
1LT
O-734356		 Vincent C RS 42-17 452 729 452d BG Mission #3: Frankfurt. The lead plane was flown by 1Lt Earl W. Truex as pilot and Group Commander Col Herbert O. Wangeman as co-pilot. The aircraft developed engine trouble ten minutes before the Initial Point (IP) and had to abort. The number 3 engine lost oil pressure and could not be feathered. Aircraft left formation to return to England. German fighters attached and damaged the tail section badly. During this time the propeller from the damaged #3 engine fell off. S/Sgt Arnold O. Pederson bailed out, evaded the Germans and returned to England by 5 May 1944. The remaining crew rode the aircraft in for a crash landing and were captured immediately. Bombardier Lanigan POW in Stalag Luft 1 Barth - Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 until 8 June 1945.

Training orders.

Mission and crew list.     MACR.

POW information.

Source: Howard Keller: howard.keller@us.army.mil

Lapiere
2LT		 Gilbert H VV 44-06 864 494
Larbig Robert F SA 43-05     Flew 25 missions over Germany.
Larkin
2LT
O-734933		 Richard J KT 43-01 339 96 KIA when shot down on 15 Sep 1943 on plane 42-30493.

Crew list:
P: 2LT C. V. Reed, KIA
CP: 2LT L. S. Garner
N: 1LT F. H. Klay, KIA
Enlisted men:
T/S H. L. Harty
S/S H. A. Wampler
S/S R. A. McLeod
S/S T. L. Badger, KIA
T/S Smith, POW
S/S P. M. Saireman
Larson, Jr.
2LT		 George B CL 43-08     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Lascurettes
2LT		 G A VV 42-17 513 376  
Laskey
2LT
O-681907		 Marvin D CL 43-08 350 100 From MD.
Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Latham, Jr.
2LT		 John L KT 42-03     For DSC commendation.
Laucher J W KT 43-13   97 Crew Photo.

Crew of "The Sandman," 1944
Standing, L-R: LT Bassett, LT Laucher, LT Bielss, LT Seward
Kneeling, L-R: S/S Freeman, S/S Chandler, S/S Catullo, S/S DePolo, T/S Hunt, T/S Raybourn
 

Article written by George Freeman about crew during Operation Frantic.

Source: Kate Freeman: kate@mig.cc
Lavender         94 Shot down over Rennes, FRA in May 1943.

Photo.

Lance D. Donovan: lance.d.donovan@usps.gov

Lavine
1LT
O-681908		 Sidney B CL 43-08     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Laws
2LT
O-1703136		 Kels   MI 43-09 741 455 Laws was KIA on 28 April 1944 in plane 42-64456.  He is also listed as a FO with serial # T-121952.  Photo.

Crew list:
P:1LT Jerome E. Slater, O-685266
CP: 2LT Douglas S. Rezin, O-690988
N: 2LT Emil J. Sobylak, O-811779
RO: T/S John R. Harber, 38322620
ENG: T/S Olin O. Chrisawn, 14188056
ENG: S/S Selmer L. Brathall, 16132131
GNR: S/S Louie B. Von Achen, Jr., 37203879
GNR: S/S Warren G. Heer, 33414341
GNR: S/S Grover C. Barron, Jr., 39325649

Eyewitness account:
At approximately 1519 on 28 April 1944 while in the vicinity of Porto San Stefano, Italy B-24 piloted by 1LT Jerome Slater was hit by flak, went down and to the left where it hit LT Richard Callan's plane.  Slater's plane impacted with ground.  One parachute was seen and appeared to land safely. The tail of LT Callan's plane was knocked off by the mid-air crash.  The plane then went down in a slow spiral flat spin and exploded on impact.

More details on crash and the fate of Kels Laws. 
Documents: 1  2  3  4

Source:
Dave Rezin: ddrez@hotmail.com
Lawson
1LT		 Eldon E VV 44-13 65 43 Currently, Historian, 43rd Bomb Group Association. Battle Stars in New Guinea, Phillipines, China, Formosa (Taiwan), Ryukyus and Japan. 

Source: Eldon Lawson: e.lawson@sbcglobal.net
Lear
2LT
O-743659		 Roy A Unknown 398 504 KIA on 29 May 1945 over Yokohama while flying B-29 called Thumper serial # 44-69970.

Source: Guy LeValley: B17GUY@aol.com

Lee Carl C MI 43-01
KT 43-17		   446
Completed 25 missions was returned stateside for 30 days and returned to his group for a second tour.  He flew a total of 46 missions and was sent home in Apr 45.

He was enlisted for a number of years prior to the war and was a bomb sight tech. Went to gunnery school at Las Vegas and then to bomb school.

Source: Terry Lee: chowser@sbcglobal.net
Lees
2LT
O-741196		 John R RS 43-04 347 99 Became a POW at Shuman, BUL camp on 10 Jan 1944.  MACR: 1819.

Source: Mark LaScotte: lascotte@comcast.net
Leggett, Jr.
2LT		 Elmer N VV 43-16   390 Plane B-17 42-102532 was shot down by fighters on 19 May 1944, Ostermoor, GER.  MACR 4935

Crew list:
P: 2LT Richard W. Tannehill  POW
CP: 2LT Layton P. Vermie  KIA
N: 2LT Robert G. Horst  POW
B: 2LT Elmer N. Leggett  POW
TT: Sgt Larence D. O'Connor  POW
RO: S/S Nicholas A. Mihalik  POW
BT: Sgt Edmund M. Hajduk  POW
LW: Sgt Ervin H. Joseph  POW
RW: S/S Phillip E. Sorenson  POW
TG: Sgt John D. Garner  POW
 
Lehnherr Robert E DE 43-13 512 376 Based at San Pancreazio Army Air Base, Italy from 15 Mar 44 to 24 Jun 44.  35 missions or 51 sorties (deep penetrations were given double credit).

Crew: P- 2LT Wayne G. Grooms; CP-2LT Gordon D. Jolitz (deceased); N-2LT Rudolph J. Horsak (deceased); AEG-S/S Joseph C. Morrison; ROG-S/S William O. Wetzel; AAG-Walter J. Wiewiora (deceased); AEEG-Sgt. Warren C. Anderson; AG-Sgt. Albert W. Bascom; AROG-Sgt. Robert L. Bogue.
Lehrman
1LT
O-739480		 David B KT 43-04 364 305 KIA on 24 April 1944.

Source: Yankfan55@aol.com

Leigh, Jr. Donald   RS 43-11 495 344 Flew on Rum Buggy.

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=108316

Lentz
2LT		 Joseph W CL 43-08     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Leonard
2LT
O-681862		 John D CL 43-08 332 94 From OH.

Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

CREW  MM-20 arrived 7 May 1944:
P: 2LT Edward J. Trachtenberg
CP: 2LT Robert L. Wells
N: 2LT Leroy J. Taylor
B: 2LT John D. Leonard
GNR: S/S Luther G. Moss
GNR: S/S Raymond F. Lonezak
GNR: Sgt. Thomas J. Huzbak
GNR: Sgt. Troy O. Wiley Jr.
GNR: Sgt. James R. Powers
GNR: Sgt. Joseph H. Daviet

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Leonard James M BZ 43-14 719 449 Became a POW on 12 April 1944.  The plane was a B24 named Shasta Shack, serial # 42-6348.  The plane crashed near the border between Austria and Hungary.  MACR: 4038.

Class photo.

Crew list (all POW):
P: Kenneth V. Heinbuch
CP: August J. Jamkura   O-696780
N: Richard B. Thomson
B: James M. Leonard
ENG: Fineus E. Godfrey
RO: Victor A. Lemle
GNR: Benjamin C. Harbin
GNR: Chester I. Blackwell
GNR: Stanley J. Koldon
GNR: Baron S. Garrett

Source: Sandor:  ifj.sarkady@nyme.hu

Leppart
2LT
O-682434		 George A CL 43-08     Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Leslie
1LT		 Edward V VV 43-08 728 452 KIA on 9 April 1994 when shot down by fighters.

Mission details.

Source: Howard Keller: howard.keller@us.army.mil

Letsinger Ralph W       Served in North Africa and Italy.
Levander
1LT
O-728289		 Leonard W VV 42-11 410 94 KIA 13 June 1943.

Photo from Salinas, KS

410th BS bombardiers.

Source: RltBen@aol.com 

Levich
2LT		 Harlan N VV 44-11 864 494
Levin
Cpl		 Meyer         Corporal Meyer Levin was the Bombardier on Capt. Colin Kelly Crew.  Arrived Philippines in Sept 1941.

While attacking a Japanese Heavy Cruiser , the Ashigura , Cpl. Levin dropped 3 Bombs , 1 hit the target. On return flight, they were shot down by Japanese ace Saburo Sakai.  Capt. Kelly was KIA , Cpl. Levin and others bailed out. Copilot LT Donald Robins died later as a result of wounds.

Cpl. Levin returned to Australia and served as bombardier on many missions.  Awarded the Silver Star, he survived another bail out.

He was KIA when the B-26 he was on was shot down and crashed in Rabaul Harbor.

 
Lewis Leo J VV 43-11 700 445 Crew list:
P: James A. Williams
CP: Vincent Mazza 
N: Frank W. Federici 
NT: John C. Christainson 
TTE: Herbert A. Krieg 
RO: Carl E. Bally
WG: Edward W. Goodgion 
WG: Kenneth J. Brass 
TG: Charles W. Bickett 

Click here to see a crew photo: 

"MISERY AT MISBERG"

THE MISBERG MISSION (445TH)

26 NOVEMBER 1944

By: Frank W. Federici and Lt. Col. Vincent Mazza Ret.


When this mission was publicized in the "Stars and Stripes" in February 1945, the caption read, " All In A Days Work". This caption is appropriate because we all did our respective jobs and helped each other - a normal bomber crew.

We finally decided after 52 years (with encouragement from others) that other bomber crews would like to read about our crew's teamwork and correlate it with their own, especially under such dire circumstances. We also thought that our children and grandchildren, as well as other living crewmembers would want to know. None of our crewmembers gave any thought to publicize this mission over the years because our overwhelming thought concerning Misberg was the loss of Jim Williams, our pilot. Now we feel that Jim would concur, so let us tell our story :

Our crew was assigned to the 700th bomb squad and had become a lead crew. We were leading the low left squadron or the lead squadron, we do not remember which.

In the main briefing room we soon learned that our target was near Hanover which meant that we were going to have a rough mission. We became even more apprehensive when we learned that we would be bucking a 150-mph head wind during the bomb run!

We took off, assembled into formation, and took the "American Highway" (the route over the Zuider Zee). After the "Zee" we continued on the briefed courses, which were generally in an easterly direction north of Misberg. At this time the navigator checked our ground speed which was 375 mph. We flew past Misberg, turned right (south) and then right again to head in a westerly direction on the bomb run with a ground speed of 90 mph! Some of you Misberg navigators will re-call this speed (we were hanging on "Skyhooks").

We went into our bomb run, routine with the navigator talking on the interphone to the nose turret navigator to pinpoint our location. In turn, the nose turret navigator (who could see directly in front of the aircraft) worked with the bombardier until the bombardier had the target in his bombsight. Once the bombardier had the target in his bombsight there was absolute silence (no use of the interphone) while he controlled the aircraft as he synchronized the bombsight. The bombsight controlled the automatic pilot during the bomb run.

During the early part of the bomb run (Before the bombardier had the target in his bombsight) the navigator saw many fighters high at 3:0’clock in a big dogfight and mentioned it on the interphone. They were about 30,000 feet (hundreds of them – P-51’s and ME-109’s). We saw five or six trails of smoking aircraft each time we had a chance to look in that direction. We learned after our return to base that 105 German fighters were shot down during that battle. Of course the P-51"s were our fighter cover and this day they were involved in this dog-fight. Meanwhile the enemy had assigned other of their fighters to hit our squadron by coming in 5 abreast at 11:o’clock.

On the first wave our pilot, James A. Williams, was hit with a 20mm. and killed instantly. The bullet went through his flak suit and embedded in this backpack parachute. The pilot slumped over the controls and the co-pilot, Vincent Mazza, immediately took over with one hand while trying to hold the pilot back from the control with the other to avoid a collision with other ships in our formation. The biggest problem that the co-pilot was having was the pilot’s flying boots were interfering with the rudder controls. The flight engineer heard this and got out of the upper most turret. The co-pilot pointed to the pilot’s boots. The engineer saw the problem, but the co-pilot had to apply left rudder momentarily to free the boots (even though it meant turning into a B-24 on our left, then immediately applying right rudder to avoid a collision). The engineer freed the boots from the rudder controls. Our left wing almost touched the waist gunner on the B-24 on our left! Close is only good in horseshoes and hand grenades! The engineer strapped the pilot into his seat.

Then a second wave of enemy fighters came in and a 20mm. Explosive shell knocked out the nose turret, wounded the nose turret navigator and blew out all of the Plexiglas below the turret and in front of the bombsight. In turn, the bombardier who had already synchronized the bombsight was knocked over and against the navigator, who in turn was knocked down onto the nose wheel doors. The bombardier’s helmet and oxygen mask were knocked off and he was completely dazed. The navigator, Frank Federici, shook him and with sign language sent him back to the flight deck. The navigator called the radio operator, Carl Bally, and told him to watch for Leo Lewis or have Herbie Krieg, the flight engineer, attend to him. The flight engineer and radio operator shared their oxygen masks with the bombardier until another mask could be brought to him from the waist section of the ship. The waist gunner Eddie W. Goodgion was called and asked to bring blankets and an oxygen mask for the bombardier whose ears and face were frost bitten. The tail gunner, Charles W. Bickett, had lost communication with the rest of the crew and was unaware of the situation. 

Back to the navigator – Bombardier area of the ship. Since the bombardier had already synchronized the bombsight, the navigator grabbed the salvo lever, watched the movable indice come abreast of the stationary indice on the bombsight, (Bombs away) and salvoed the bombs to insure that they were released on target. After the bombs were released the navigator helped the wounded nose turret navigator, John Christainson, out of the turret. He was able to crawl back to the waist section of the ship where the left waist gunner, Kenneth Brass, tended his wounded leg. Most of the crewmembers were "busy-beavers" on this particular bomb run – a considerable amount of additional activities that occurred in a few minutes!

The navigator tucked his trousers back into his boots (they came out when he was knocked down earlier). Frost bitten shins were not discovered until our return to base. At this time the navigator recognized the situation of a 200-mph windblast at –55 °C with a possible third wave of enemy fighters. With self-preservation in mind, he pulled out his .45 pistol and looked through the Plexiglas hole to fight the enemy’s 20mm. cannons! Quite a few profane remarks were uttered but fortunately our Lord was with us. Another wave did not come.

The navigator recognized that the co-pilot had gained complete control of the ship and since all four fans were working we were able to stay in formation for our mutual protection until we were out of enemy territory in spite of the cold air and windblast. Any straggler is easy prey for the Luftwaffe. When we were finally able to descend, we were on our own. The navigator noticed that his maps and charts were torn and tangled in the control cables. The co-Pilot was assured that this was not a problem and that compass headings would be given without maps. This was feasible because this was our 25th mission and the navigator was familiar with various landmarks on the way to base.

To avoid much of the windblast, the navigator sat on the navigator table and continued to direct the pilot. It was difficult to stand and function with this gale. Meanwhile back in the cockpit our co-pilot’s eyes felt like they were freezing and he was having difficulty seeing. To avoid some of the airblast, he looked down and saw his plastic goggles dangling from the wing flap lever. He grabbed the goggles and put them on. Vincent Mazza still believes that this 50 cent item probably saved our lives.

We hit Great Yarmouth on the coast of East Anglia and continued to base.

The crew teamwork brought us home. Our pilots tube was damaged causing the air speed meter and altimeter to be inoperative. The navigator fired distress flares out of the top hatch while the co-pilot maneuvered along side of another B-24 which was on it’s final approach. The other pilot recognized that we were in trouble and let us move into his pattern for our landing. Our co-pilot had been gauging his speed and altitude while flying with the other B-24. Our co-pilot (now pilot) "greased us in" although it was fast. The flight engineer handled the throttles for the pilot. We learned that the other B-24 was piloted by Henry Orzechowski. Again, more teamwork.

The co-pilot had a large double chin when we hopped out of the ship (frostbite) – he also had frost bitten wrists. The bombardier’s ear lobes became one inch thick from frostbite.

The crew attended the graveside services for James A. Williams and 51 others at the Cambridge, England cemetery. Five other ships from our squadron were shot down at Misberg. This was a rough one!
Lewis
O-757884		 Murray nmi RS 43-15     From NY.
Lewis
2LT
O-709936		 Thomas R SA 44-02 343 98 Became a POW at Shuman, BUL camp on 18 Aug 1944.  MACR: 15306.

Source: Mark LaScotte: lascotte@comcast.net
Lieberman Stanley nmi KT 42-13 447 321 Complete data.
Liebl, Jr.
2LT		 Ralph K KT 42-13 445 321 Complete data.
Light
1LT		 H M KT 42-10 68 44  
Lilley
2LT
O-676520		 John A BZ 43-05 401 91 Lilley was killed on 10 Oct 1943 when his plane, 42-37737, Tennessee Toddy, was shot down over Holland while on a mission to Munster, GER.  MACR 941.

One Fortress was lost, Tennessee Toddy, which was flown by Lt. Earle R. Verrill. It left the formation near the German-Dutch border with No. 4 engine feathered and No. 2 smoking.  The aircraft crashed northeast of Apeldorn, Holland after the crew had bailed out. Most of the crew were taken prisoner but one crewmember was killed when his parachute caught on the horizontal stabilizer.”    That crew member was John Lilley. …from The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn – The 91st Bombardment Group in World War II by Marion H. Havelaar.  p. 77

Crew list:
P: 2LT Earle Verril, O-796462  POW
CP: 2LT Joseph Rose, O-742019  POW
N: 2LT Arthur Horning, O-736598 EVD
WG: Sgt. Stanley Lepkowski, 32448009  POW
WG: Sgt. Paul Lorman, 31189229  POW
TT: Sgt. Roy Jackson, 14124279 POW
BT: Sgt. Gilbert Taft, 33273996  
RO: Sgt. Ross Repp, 17068389  POW
TG: Sgt. Robert DeGhetto, 12054113  POW
Lind
2nd Lt,
0-754917		 James

F

 DE 43-13 372 307

Lind and entire crew were KIA on 25 June, 1944 during a mission to Yap Island.  After dropping bombs on the Yap airfield the plane was attacked by a single Japanese fighter just after leaving the target, caught fire, and crashed into the water approximately 3 miles southeast of the southern tip of Yap Island. The plane was B-24J  #44-40598.  MACR is 10023.  For more details on the crew and photos.

Crew List:
P: 2LT Gerald D. Coleman, O-806220
CP: 2LT John E. Jurica, Jr., O-8013010
N: 2LT Martin B. Unger, O-814450
E: T/S Robert P. Wagoner, 35283528
AE: S/S James R. Lykens, Jr. , 33479095
RO: T/S James R. Hurd, 13121851
GNR: T/S John R. McCullough, 39293812
GNR: T/S Romeo Tetreault, 20113352
GNR: T/S Bill J. Williams, 17038239

Sam Britt's "The Long Long Rangers" tells the tale like this: "LT Gerald Coleman's (372nd) plane received direct hits in #2 and #3 engines from 20mm fire.  The cockpit and bombardiers compartment caught fire and flames could be seen coming out of the windows.  The plane performed a perfect loop, fell off to the right in a spin and crashed in the water.  It was strafed all the way down by enemy pilots.  No parachutes were seen.  The enemy pilots zigzagged back and forth over the wreckage and life rafts until nothing remained except a bloody, foaming spot in the water."  Page 109.

 
Lindhout
1LT
O-682435		 Richard H CL 43-08 852 491 KIA on 4 June 1944.  From IL.

Bombardier instructor at Childress, TX in 1943.

Class photo.

Source: 1943 Childress Yearbook
Lindsey
1LT
O-749649		 Bruce C RS 43-09 721 450  
Lindsey
2LT
O-440372		 Joseph H MI 42-07 345 98  
Lindstrom
O-757885		 Bert H RS 43-15     From WA.
Lingrel Paul W KT 42-13 447 321 Complete data.
Little
2LT		 Bruce D MI 43-16   489 Little became a POW on 2 Jun 1944 when his plane, 42-94858 was shot down.  MACR 8191.

From Riverside, IL.
Little
1LT
O-728290		 William K VV 42-11 409 93 Shot down over Ploesti, Romania August 1, 1943 while flying in HonkyTonk Gal.  Died on 8 Aug 1943.  From TN.

Source: Mark F. Tattenbaum: MFT@adelphia.net

Lockhart
CAPT
O-765816		 Eugene E CB 44-02 100 351 KIA on 3 Feb. 1945, his plane was shot down over Berlin.

Dennis Hermsen and his wife have adopted a soldier on the war cemetery of Margraten in the Netherlands.

From: Dennis Hermsen: dhermsen77@hotmail.com

Lockhart
2LT
O-739106		 Gerald C RS 43-03 343 98 Shot down on 19 Dec 1943 over the Trentino Region of the Italian Alps flying 42-73418.  All but pilot and engineer were KIA.  MACR 1841.

Crew list:
P: 2LT James O. Patton O-740903
CP: 2LT Andrew N. F(P)leshko O-807045
N: 2LT Earl M. Johnson O-808070
ENG: S/S Albert L. Collins, Jr. 13129245
RO: S/S Leon D. Susaman 12148356
AE: Sgt William R. Hunter 16020696
ARO: Sgt Karl R. Frants 12098542
GNR: Sgt James A. Miller, Jr. 32579859
GNR: Sgt George L. Simmons 13104671
GNR: T/S Gregory B. Crock 16070570
 
Lohmann Richard E CB 44-02 849
850		 490 Flew on L'il Trojan.
Loiacono Joseph   VV 43-15   351 44-6077 shot down by flak.

Crew list:
P: LT Anthony J. Zotollo    POW
CP: LT Robert L. Larsen    POW
N: LT John E. Rowan    POW
B: LT Joseph Loiacono     POW
?: LT Wayne W. Livesay    POW
Enlisted Men:
T/S Leonard L. Barton   EVD
T/S Edwin West   EVD
S/S Louis L. Cohen      POW
Sgt Bernard F. Calderbank    POW
S/S Henry J. Fiengo    POW
S/S Claudius E. Carter      EVD
S/S Clair L. Miller     POW

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=108065

Lonchar, Jr.
1LT		 Donald M MI 43-17 867 494
Loney Norman N MI 43-14   493 He flew in B-24's then B-17's.  He completed 35 missions.
Long
F/O
T-002599 		Grover M DE 44-02 753 458 KIA 30 Oct 1944 while flying in B-24 #42-100431 "Bomb-Ah-Dear"   Crashed near Hamburg , GER.  MACR: 10166

Plane photo.

Crew list:
P: 2LT William H. Curland   O-760589  KIA
CP: 2LT Theodore Pratt, Jr   O-67637   POW
B/N: F/O Grover M. Long   T2599   KIA
TT: S/S James C. Butler   34664373    KIA
RO: S/S Harold H. Lane   3074856    POW
BT: Sgt James F. Chism   37537596   POW
RW: Sgt Vernon L. Dunekack   17127649    POW
LW: S/S John K. McCain    15103974    POW
TG: Sgt Victor C. Drahos    35913669   KIA

This crew was assigned on August 15, 1944.  Between the time they were assigned and the time they were shot down they flew eight missions.
 
Long Robert F KT 43-09   450 Info and photo about the crew.
Long, Sr.
LT. COL		 Willard M SA 43-16 775 463  
Look, Jr. Lester S UNK 571 390 Flew on Pinky 42-30265, B-17F, lost on 10/10/43 on the return from the Munster, Germany raid. MACR #865.

Lester S. Look replaced one J. May who was the normal bombardier. May was back at sickbay. This may have been his first mission as bombardier.

Crew list: Photo
P: Frank E. Ward
CP: Lloyd B. McGrady
N: Harold J. Wolosin
TTE: Elmer W. Leonard
RO: Willis P. Roy
BT: Milton C. Schwermer
WG: Arthur W. Judd
WG: John J. Cleary
TG: Theodore G. Converse

Source: 390th Website
Lorek
1LT
O-674693		 Stanley E MI 43-04 452 729 Missions and crew lists.

Plane crash photo.

Source: Howard Keller: howard.keller@us.army.mil

Louis Howard nmi MI 43-07 49 2 Source: Mark Mountjoy <mtjoy@mac.com>
 
Lovewell, Jr.
2LT		 Charles W BZ 43-10 729 452 KIA when B-24 #42-39971 Little Chum crash Landed Horham , England on 21 April 1944.

Crash site photo.     Class photo.

Public Affairs Office record.

Crew list:
P: 1LT Dixon Wands    KIA
CP: Gattrell   KIA
N: Wroblesi   WIA
B: 2LT Charles Lovewell   KIA
TT: LeRoy George    KIA
RO: David Boyd
BT: Warren Hickey    KIA
RW: Ralph Goschey    WIA
LW: Charles Anderson  WIA
TG: Kenneth Seibert   WIA

Missions list, click on load list after it opens.

Source: Howard Keller: howard.keller@us.army.mil

Lozes L C SA 42-17 12 25 Source: Book, Wings over the Canal.
Luce
2LT		 Wendel D RS 42-17 365 305 KIA on 17 Aug 1943 while fllying B-17 41-24564.

Crew list:
N: 2LT William B. Bagwell
B: 2LT Wendel D. Luce
TT: T/S Carlton I. Boberg 
RO: T/S Whitney Simon
BT: S/S Lee F. Quinlivan, Jr.
LW: S/S Meyer Baker 
RW: S/S Anthony L. Buckley
TG: S/S Erwin W. Grundman 

German salvage report.

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=108643

 
Lucisano
2LT		 Charles A no listing 373 494
Ludolph
O-443737
2LT 		George L KT 42-04    

Member of a C-47 crew onboard a C-47 which made an emergency landing at Rinneanna Airfield (now Shannon) on July 6th 1942 in Ireland.

Source: Dennis Burke: dp_burke@yahoo.com

 
Lumpkin
2LT		 Earl W CB 44-09 711 447 Shotdown while flying in Blythe Spirit (43-38731), on 15 Mar 1945 on mission to Orienenberg, GER.  Flak hit bomb bay and exploded.  Neal, Lumpkin, Shearer, Holland, Silborshor, Burtner and Wilson were known to have survived.

Photo.

Crew list:
P: Lt. Gus G. Neal
CP: F/O Fred O. Beach 
N: F/O Leroy C. Seeds 
S/S Rex W. Shearer
Pvt. Marvin A. Silborshor
Cpl. Vernon L. Burtner
Cpl. Ivan J. Holland
Cpl. Alpha L. Rist
Cpl. Byrl G. Wilson
 
Lundmark Norman J CL 43-08 447 321
Lupica
1LT		 Benjamin nmi VV 44-07 783 465
Stationed at Pantanella Air Base in Italy from July 1944 to June 1945.  He  was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 2 clusters.  He flew 31 missions.  After the war he remained in the reserves and retired as a Lt.Col.

Source: Tony Phillips: tonyp@aspi.net
Lusk, Jr. Donald W VV 42-09 358 303 KIA on 6 Jan 1943 while flying in Leapin' Liz.  Entire crew was KIA.

Crew photo and data.


Source: Jim Richardson: jsrich123@aol.com 
Lutkus
2LT
O-661642		 Anthony E MI 42-09 416 99 Source: Special orders extract.
Lyda Robert   VV 44-04 303   Find more info about him at the 303rd BG website: http://www.303rdbg.com/

Source: phillip schulz: phillipschulz@sbcglobal.net

Lyma
1LT		 Donald J VV 43-15 452 729 KIA on 8 July 1944.

Missions list.

Lyma's plane.

Source: http://www.armyairforces.com/forum/fb.asp?m=109371

Lynch
2LT		 Henry J RS 42-17 423 306 Became a POW on 26 July 1943 while on a mission to Hannover, GER flying in plane 42-30156.  For more data see page 143 in the book, First Over Germany by Russell A. Strong.

Crew List:
P: 2LT Wesley Courson
CP: 2LT Roy B. Bronson, Jr.
N: 2LT Ted Grezlak
WG: Sgt Cedric A. White
TG: S/S Billy J. Lamb
RO: S/S William G. Dayton - KIA
BT: Sgt Dock G. Thomas, JR - KIA
WG: Sgt Robert C. Stevens - KIA
TT: S/S John G. Champion - WIA/Repatriated 
Lynn Robert J RS 43-05     Killed at Alesan, Corsica
Lyttle William B VV 43-01   351