ROCK 'em and SOCK 'em
B-17F 42-11803
CREW ROSTER
ROCK 'em and SOCK 'em
B-17F 42-11803
CREW ROSTER
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| Mission | Pilot | Co-Pilot | Bombardier | Navigator | Flight Eng. | Radioman | Ball Gunner | Port Waist | Star. Waist | Tail Gunner |
| 1st Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | 2nd Lt. | SSgt. | Tech Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | Sgt. | |
| Boston, MA | Madison, WI | Richmond, VA | NYC, NY | Philadelphia, PA | Newark, NJ | St. Paul, MN | Miami, FLA | Lexington, KY | ||
| R. Emilia | Joss, Thomas H. | Coleridge, Frank J. | McManners, G.B. | Smith, K.L. | Patrellia, Anthony G. | O'Shaunessy, Timothy | Kernan, Terrance R. | Espondia, Patrick | Greenstone, Jonathan T. | Campbell, Alan J. |
| Sofia | Joss FB=Home | Coleridge LW | McManners KIA | Smith KIA | Patrella | O'Shaunessy LW | Kernan | Espondia LW | Ser=11 days | Campbell LW |
| Athens | Coleridge | Jones, Bob | Walton, Mark KIA | Martinsen, Stephen KIA | Patrella | O'Shaunessy | Kernan | Espondia | Ferguson, Charles | Campbell |
| Rimini | Coleridge | Jones | Forrest, Chris | Karlsen, Gene | Patrella | O'Shaunessy | Kernan | Espondia | Ferguson | Campbell |
| Ferrara | Coleridge | Jones | Forrest | Karlsen | Patrella | O'Shaunessy | Kernan | Espondia KIA | Greenstone SW=Home | Campbell |
| Padua | Coleridge | Jones | Forrest | Karlsen | Patrella | O'Shaunessy | Kernan LW | Schultz, Del | Ferguson, C |
Campbell  |
| Turin | Coleridge | Jones | Forrest | Karlsen | Patrella | O'Shaunessy | Kernan | Schultz | Ferguson | Campbell |
| Piraeus | Coleridge | Jones | Forrest | Karlsen | Patrella | O'Shaunessy | Kernan | Schultz | Ferguson | Campbell |
| TBD | ? | TBD | TBD | TBD | Patrella | O'Shaunessy | Kernan | TBD | TBD | Campbell |
Special Crew Abilities: None
History Note: 2nd Lt. C. Forrest flew one previous mission with a different crew, 20% run
Promotion Points: 1st Lt. Coleridge (11), 2nd Lt. Jones (7), 2nd Lt. Forrest (7), 2nd Lt. Karlsen (6)
MISSION RECORD
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Mission |
Target City |
Target Type |
Bomb Run |
Fw-190 Claimed/Dam | Me-109 Claimed/Dam | Me-110 Claimed/Dam | |||
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1 |
Reggio Emilia, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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2 |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 0A | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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3 |
Athens, Greece | Airfield | 0A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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4 |
Rimini, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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6 |
Ferrara, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
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7 |
Padua, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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8 |
Turin, Italy | Ball Bearings | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
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9 |
Piraeus, Greece | Dock Yards | Abort | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg.: 26% | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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1 |
Returned with light damage & no casualties. One Me-109 claimed by SSgt. Patrellia. |
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2 |
Aborted zone-3 after losing bombardier and navigator. Returned alone with 7 casualties and excessive damage: Nose Plexiglas completely missing, tail guns destroyed, nose guns destroyed, navigation equipment destroyed, bomb sight destroyed, damaged port elevator and pilot compartment heat out. Two Me-109s each claimed by Sgts. Kernan and Campbell; one Me-109 by Tech. Sgt. O'Shaunessy. Replacement: 2nd Lts. Bob Jones, Mark Walton & Stephen Martinsen. Temporary replacement: Sgt. Ferguson. Lt. Coleridge moved to aircraft commander. |
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3 |
Aborted zone 4 after suffering a fuel tank leak and losing the bombardier and navigator. Returned alone with 3 casualties and minor damage minor damage to fuel tank port wing, bomb sight destroyed, tail plane damage and intercom out. No claims. Replacements: 2nd Lts. Forrest and Karlsen. |
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4 |
Returned with no damage or casualties. |
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5 |
Sgt. Greenstone released for mission #5. Aircraft blew port landing gear tire during taxiing; runway abort; did not participate in mission. |
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6 |
Returned with port cheek guns, tail guns, radio, port ailerons out; tail wheel shot off, major fuel leak port wing, rudder damaged, waist area shot up, many small superficial hits throughout the aircraft; flak damage in tail area. 2 casualties. Replacements: Sgts. Ferguson and Schultz. |
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7 |
Returned with superficial damage to the #2 engine casing and 1 casualty. Claims: 1 Me-110 by Sgt. Campbell (later officially confirmed by S-2). |
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8 |
Returned with wing root hits, radio room shot up with the radio out (blown to bits by three successive hits!), cannon hits to the rudder in the tail area, waist area minor damages and some small through and through damages. No casualties. Claims: 2 Me-109s & 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Campbell and 1 Fw-190 by Sgt. Patrella. |
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9 |
Runway abort. Did not fly mission. |
