EAT AT JOE'S
B-17F 42-11772
Ground Crew Chief: MSgt. Hanson
CREW ROSTER
EAT AT JOE'S
B-17F 42-11772
Ground Crew Chief: MSgt. Hanson
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. | ||||||
| Miss. Flown | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Hometown | Sharon Springs, NY | Pikeville, KY | Port St. Lucie, Fla | St. Louis, MO | St. Paul, MN | York, PA | Casper, WY | Alhambra, CA | Sioux City, IA | Twin Falls,ID | |||||
| Pontecorvo | Delany, Joseph | Pike, Verne | Straw, Jack | Barstow, Charles | Haversham, Monroe | Vandermere, Harold C. | Baldini, Anthony | Featherstone, Glenn | Webster, Roland | Burleson, Roger | |||||
| Vrattsa | Delany | Pike | Straw | Barstow | Haversham | Vandermere | Baldini | Featherstone | Webster | Burleson | |||||
| Aviano | Delany | Pike | Straw SW=Home |
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Barstow | Haversham SW=Home |
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Vandermere | Baldini | Featherstone | Webster | Burleson | |||
| Verona | Delany | Pike | Gross, John | Barstow | Linstrom, Lars | Vandermere LW = 2 days | Baldini | Featherstone | Webster | Burleson | |||||
| Pisa | Delany | Pike | Gross | Barstow | Linstrom | Johnson, E.J. | Baldini | Featherstone | Webster | Burleson | |||||
| Villaorba | Delany | Pike LW = 3 days | Gross SW=Home |
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Barstow KIA |
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Linstrom | Johnson | Baldini | Featherstone | Webster | Burleson | |||
| Klagenfurt | Delany | Harrison, Ben SW=Home |
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Cockrane, Mickey KIA |
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Evans, Frank LW | Linstrom | Vandermere | Baldini | Featherstone |
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Webster | Burleson | ||
| Milan | Delany | Pike | Ardsley, Mitchell | Evans | Linstrom | Vandermere | Baldini | Seaton, Albert, jr. | Webster | Burleson | |||||
Special Crew Abilities: None
Crew History:
2nd Lt. Gross flew on Sofia & Fiume missions w/Smith crew on Gold Dragon. Flew on Prato & Klagenfurt missions w/Wilson crew on Golden Spike. Bomb runs: 40, 20, 20 & 30%.
TSgt. Elroy Johnson flew on Centrocelle & Ciampino missions with O'Halern crew.
2nd Lt. Evans flew on Padua mission w/318. Flew on Prato, Klagenfurt & Florence missions with Wilson crew on Golden Spike.
2nd Lt. Harrison flew on Fiume mission with Deschamps crew on Wang Dang Doodle and on Klagenfurt mission with West crew on Pearly's Pride.
Sgt. Albert Seaton flew on Athens, Rimini, Pola, Ferrera, Padua, Turin & Piraeus missions with Andrews crew on Russian Lady.
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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22 |
Pontecorvo, Italy | Bridge | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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23 |
Vrattsa, Bulgaria | Marshalling Yards | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
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24 |
Aviano, Italy | Airfield | 0 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - |
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25 |
Verona, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | - |
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26 |
Pisa, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
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27 |
Villaorba, Italy | Airfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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28 |
Klagenfurt, Austia | Airfield | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
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29 |
Milan, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 9% | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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22 |
New replacement aircraft and crew. Returned without damage or casualties. |
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23 |
Returned without damage or casualties. Claims: Destroyed 1 FW-190 each by 2nd Lt. Barstow & Sgt. Burleson. |
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24 |
Returned with Navigator's equipment destroyed; superficial damage to bomb bay, to the port and starboard wings. 2 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 each by SSgt. Haversham & Sergeant Burleson; 1 ME-109 shared by SSgt. Haversham & Sgt. Featherstone. Replacements: 2nd Lt. Gross & Linstrom. |
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25 |
Returned with superficial damage to nose, port and starboard wings, and one hit to starboard wing root. 1 casualty. Claims: 2 ME-109s by Lt. Barstow & 1 ME-109 by Sgt. Baldini. Temporary replacement: TSgt. Elroy Johnson. |
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26 |
Returned without damage or casualties. |
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27 |
Returned with superficial damage to waist, port wing, tail, radio room and 3 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-110 by Sgt. Burleson. Replacements: 2nd Lts. Evans & Cockrane. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Harrison. |
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28 |
TSgt. Vandermere rejoins crew. Returned out-of-formation with the #4 Engine out and unfeathered; port wing outboard fuel tank holed (self-sealed) with some fire damage; Norden bomb sight & navigator's equipment destroyed; port elevator, starboard aileron inoperable, propeller feathering controls inoperable; navigator's heat out; partial damage (1 hit each) to control cables, pilot/copilot oxygen, rudder, port wing root; and numerous superficial hits to both wings, waist, bomb bay, and #3 engine. 4 casualties. Claims: 1 ME-109 apiece by Sgts. Linstrom & Burleson. Replacements: Lt. Ardsley & Sgt. Seaton. |
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29 |
Lt. Pike rejoins crew. Returned with starboard landing gear inoperable, superficial damage to starboard wing and waist; no casualties. |
