LONGHORN LADY

B-17F  42-11844

 

CREW  ROSTER

Medals

Mission

Pilot

Co-Pilot

Bombardier

Navigator

Flight Eng.

Radioman

Ball Gunner

Port Waist

Star. Waist

Tail Gunner

Capt.

1st Lt.

1st Lt.

1st Lt.

SSgt.

Tech Sgt.

SSgt.

Sgt.

Sgt.

Sgt.

Miss. Flown

31

23

28

31

26

24

29

2

13

2

Houston, TX

Albany, NY

Pontiac, MI

Freeport, ME

Burleson, TX

Grandforks, ND

Buffalo, NY

Flint, MI

Des Moines, IA

Casper, Wy

Turin

Landers, Jeff

Beaton, Ken

Bixler, Earl

Latham, Paul

Styles, Mike

Maley, Bill

Littleton, Gary

Asher, Dennis

Paz, Billy

Witten, Jeremy

Piraeus

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Styles

Maley

Littleton

Asher

Paz

Witten LW

Brod

Landers

Beaton

Bixler   LW=1 Day

Latham

Styles

Maley

Littleton

Asher

Paz SW=Home

Witten KIA

Sofia

Landers

Beaton                 2 LW=6 days

Davidson, Don    KIA

Latham

Styles KIA

Maley

Littleton

Asher               2 LW =5 days

Maddux,Fred FB=Home

Gumm, Danny

Fiume

Landers

Dean, Ron

Bixler

Latham

Gladson, Ted

Maley

Littleton

Durst, Cedric

Beaufort, Darren P   KIA

Gumm

Florence

Landers

Dean

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Maley

Littleton

Durst

Tebbs, Darryl C.

Gumm

Prato*

Landers

Dean

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Maley

Littleton

Durst

Tebbs

Gumm

Klagenfurt*

Landers

Dean

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Maley KIA

Littleton

Asher SW=Home

Tebbs  LW

Gumm

Florence*

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt, Allan

Littleton

Stagg, Darren P.

Tebbs

Gumm

Centocelle*

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Tebbs

Gumm

Ciampino*

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Tebbs

Gumm

Parma

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg                2 LW=6 days

Tebbs SW=Home

Gumm

Pontecorvo*

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Durst, Cedric

Judson

Gumm

Vrattsa*

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Durst

Judson

Gumm

Aviano

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Durst

Judson

Gumm

Verona

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Judson

Gumm

Pisa

Landers

Beaton

Bixler            SW= 12 days

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton LW= 2 days

Stagg

Judson KIA

Gumm

Villorba

Landers

Beaton       SW = 13 days

Smalley, Herb

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Bird, W

Stagg

Taylor, Kelly

Gumm

Klagenfurt

Landers

Dean

Smalley

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Bird

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Milan

Landers

Dean

Smalley

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Bird

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Verona

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson LW=1 day

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg       LW=2 days

Taylor

Gumm

Monte Cassino

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Townsend, Phillip

Mundt

Littleton

Durst, Cedric

Taylor

Gumm

Campoleone

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Regensburg

Landers LW

Beaton

Bixler

Latham LW

Glason

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg LW

Taylor

Gumm

Klagenfurt

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Velletri

Beaton

Long, Bill

Bixler

DeVormer, Al

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Rome

Beaton

Long

Bixler

DeVomer

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Wiener-Neu.

Landers

Beaton

Bixler LW

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Padua

Landers

Beaton

Bixler

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg

Taylor

Gumm

Udine

Landers

Beaton  LW=2 days

Smalley, Herb

Latham

Gladson

Mundt

Bird, Billy

Stagg

Taylor       LW=1 day

Carson, Will

Klagenfurt

Landers

Long

Bixler LW

Latham

Townsend

Mundt

Littleton

Stagg SW=Home

Durst, Cedric

Gumm SW=Home

Verona

Landers

Beaton SW=13 days

Bixler

Latham

Townsend

Mundt

Littleton

Bowyer, Chris

Taylor

Sikes, Matt

R. Emilia

Landers POW

Dean, Ron POW

Bixler POW

Latham POW

Townsend POW

Mundt POW

Littleton   LW & POW

Bowyer KIA

Taylor POW

Sikes POW

Special Crew Abilities:

SSgt. Gladson: Emergency landing modifier for land is -10 LD.

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Centocelle Mission: Landers, Latham & Littleton

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Ciampino Mission: Bixler

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Pontecorvo Mission: Gumm

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Vrattsa Mission: Beaton & Gladson.

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Villaorba Mission: Mundt

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Centocelle Mission: Landers (#2) & Latham (#2)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Verona Mission: Stagg

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Campoleone Mission: Bixler (#2), Littleton (#2) & Gumm (#2)

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Klagenfurt Mission: Gladson (#2).

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Rome Mission: Taylor

Personal Lucky Charms earned after Rome Mission: Beaton (#2) & Mundt (#2)

* Crew Notes: Missions 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22 & 23 - Landers crew flew on Prato, Klagenfurt, Florence, Centocelle, Ciampino, Pontecorvo & Vrattsa missions on A/C 42-11828.

Sgt. W. Bird flew on Pontecorvo mission with Di Agostino crew on Iron Lady.  Flew on Campoleone & Regensberg mission with Smith crew on Thor.

Sgt. Durst flew on Centocelle & Ciampino missions with Wilson crew on Golden Spike.

SSgt. Townsend (Tribe's Hill, NY) flew on 12 missions with Wilson crew on Golden Spike, on Regensberg mission with Smith crew on Thor.

2nd Lt. DeVomer flew Klagenfurt (#3) mission with Wilson crew on Golden Spike.

Sgt. Carson flew on Prato mission with Hilliard crew on The Ant's Hill.

2nd Lt. Long flew on 7 missions w/Anderson. Flew on Campolene & Regensburg missions w/Smith crew on Thor.  Has Lucky Charm

2nd Lt. Dean (St. Louis) flew on Velletri, Rome & Wiener Neustadt missions with Wilson crew on Golden Spike.

MISSION RECORD