FULL   HOUSE  II

B-17G  42-14211

Crew Chief: MSgt. Rod Rupert

 

CREW  ROSTER

Medals  
Mission Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
  Major Lt. Col/1st Lt. 1st Lt. 2nd  Lt. MSgt. Tech Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.
Miss. Flown 25 8/26 18 4 23 27 27 22 12 22
Guidonia Tanner, Dan Lamb, M  Cawley, Mike Sears, John Penny, James C. Miller, Calvin Moore, Joe Ward, Bert Fuller, John Williams, Douglas Montgomery, Gregory
Prato Tanner Cawley Sears Penny FB=recovers

Miller Moore Ward Fuller Williams Montgomery
Klagenfurt Tanner Lamb, M. Sears SW= 18 days Lowenthal, P Miller Moore Ward Fuller Williams Montgomery SW= 8 days
Florence Tanner Cawley McClure, David Penny Miller Moore Ward Fuller Williams Martinelli, Frank
Ciampino Tanner Cawley McClure Penny Miller Moore Ward Fuller Williams Matinelli
Parma Tanner Lamb, M McClure LW Penny Miller Moore LW Ward Fuller                2 LW=4 days Williams    LW=2 days Matinelli
Frascati Tanner Cawley McClure Penny Miller Moore Ward Schultz, Del Ferguson, Charlie Martinelli
Vrattsa Tanner Cawley McClure Penny Miller Moore LW Ward Schultz Williams Martinelli LW
Aviano Tanner Lamb, M McClure Penny Miller Moore Ward Fuller Williams Montgomery
Verona Tanner Cawley McClure Penny Miller Moore Ward Fuller Williams Montgomery
Villaoba Tanner Cawley McClure KIA Penny LW

Miller LW Moore LW Ward Fuller Williams DOW Montgomery
Klangenfurt Tanner Lamb, M Forrest, C LW Penny Miller Moore Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery
Milan Tanner LW Cawley LW Sears Penny Miller Moore Ward Fuller              2 LW= 6 days Ferguson LW Montgomery
Regensburg Tanner Cawley           2 LW=5 days Sears Penny  LW Miller Moore LW=1 day Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery
Wiener-Neustadt Tanner Cawley Sears Penny KIA Miller Moore Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery
Udine Tanner Cawley Sears LW Lowenthal, P SW=Home

Miller Moore Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery
Klagenfurt Tanner Lamb, M Sears Macy, Charles Simeon, J Moore Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery
Verona Tanner Cawley Sears Macy Simeon Moore Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery
Linz Cawley McPherson Sears Macy Miller Moore Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery
Sofia Cawley POW Jones, R. POW Sears POW Macy POW Miller Moore Ward Fuller Ferguson Montgomery POW

 

Crew History:

2nd Lt. Lowenthal flew on Brod, Fiume & Florence missions with McPherson crew in Caballero, on Aviano mission with O'Grady.

Sgt. Martinelli flew on Sofia mission on with Chase crew in Old Yard Dog.

2nd Lt. Forrest flew 1 mission prior to assignment w/88th BG and 4 missions w/Coleridge  crew in Rock 'em & Sock 'em. Bomb runs: 20, 30, 10, 30, 30.

Sgt. Ferguson flew 2 missions w/Coleridge crew in Rock 'em & Sock 'em.

2nd Lt. Robert. Jones flew 5 missions w/Coleridge crew in Rock'em & Sock 'em; flew on M. Cassino, Campoleone & Klagnefurt missions with Griffin crew.

 

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Klagenfurt mission: Tanner (used mission 39), Sears (used mission 41), Moore (used mission 28), Ward (used mission 27), Williams (used mission 20) & Montgomery (used mission 27).

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Ciampino mission: Cawley (used mission 39)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Parma mission: Miller (used mission 44) & Fuller (used mission 44)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Villaorba mission: Penny (used mission 28)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Milan mission: Tanner (#2), Cawley (#2 - used mission 44), Moore (#2 - used mission 33) & Ward (#2 - used mission 44).

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Milan mission: Fuller (#2), Montgomery (#2- used mission 44) & Ferguson (used mission 44)

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

 Target Type

Bomb Run

 Fw-190 Claimed/Dam Me-109 Claimed/Dam Me-110   Claimed/Dam

13

 Guidonia, Italy Airfield 0 - - - - - -

15

 Prato, Italy Marshalling Yards 50 0 0 2 0 - -

16

 Klagenfurt, Austria Aircraft Factory 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

17

 Florence, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 0 0 0 2 - -
19 Ciampino, Italy Airfield 0 - - - - - -
20 Parma, Itlay Marshalling Yards Jettison Zone-4 0 1 1 3 - -
21 Frascati, Italy Marshalling Yards 50 - - - - - -
23 Vrattsa, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 30 1 4 1 1 - -
24 Aviano, Italy Airfield 20 - - 1 1 - -
25 Verona, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 - - 1 1 - -
27 Villaoba, Italy Airfield 0 1 1 0 2 - -
28 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield 0 0 1 1 3 0 0
29 Milan, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 2 4 1 5 - -
33 Regensburg, Germany Aircraft Factory 30 2 2 1 5 0 1
37 Wiener-Neustadt, Austria Aircraft Factory 20 1 2 3 1 2 0
39 Udine, Italy Airfield 30 2 0 3 5 0 1
40 Klagenfurt, Austria Airfield 0 - - 1 1 - -
41 Verona, Italy Marshalling Yards Jettison Zone-5 - - 1 0 - -
43 Linz, Austria Aircraft Factory 0 - - 1 1 - -
44 Sofia, Bulgaria Marshalling Yards 0 0 4 - - 0 1

TOTALS

 Avg: 16.1% 10 19 18 32 2 3

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

13

 Replacement aircraft for FULL HOUSE.  Returned without damage or casualties.

15

 Returned with navigator's heating system inoperable, pilot compartment's windows and control cables damaged, and superficial damage to the starboard wing, bomb bay doors, and to bomb bay, waist and tail sections.  1 case of frostbite.  Claims: 1 ME-109 each by MSgt. Miller and TSgt. Moore.  Temporary  replacement: 2nd Lt. Lowenthal.

16

 Fell out-of-formation after Rally Point (zone 4 inbound) after oxygen fire in waist.  Returned alone with port landing gear brakes inoperable, control cables damaged, superficial damage to radio, tail & bomb bay sections.  2 casualties.  Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Montgomery.  Temporary replacements: 2nd Lt. McClure and Sgt. Martinelli.

17

 2nd Lt. Penny rejoins crew.  Returned with auto-pilot and radio compartment heating system inoperable; superficial damage to nose and bomb bay compartments. No casualties.
19 Returned without damage or casualties.
20 Reach