PEARLY'S PRIDE
B-17F 42-11758
Ground Crew Chief: MSgt. Hanson
CREW ROSTER
PEARLY'S PRIDE
B-17F 42-11758
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. | |
| Hometown | S.F., CA | Abilene, TX | Cherry Hill, NJ | Warwick, RI | Smithsburg, MD | Shelton, CT | Bakersfield, CA | Frankfort, KY | Wading River, NY | Minot, MD |
| Prato | West, August | DeLyon, Billy LW=1 Day | Watson, Jimmy | Rushmore, Hamilton P. | Taft, Roger | Marcus, Dave | Shea, Donald | Tomlinson, Tim | Hatcher, Timothy | Tyler, John H. |
| Klagenfurt | West | Harrison, B | Watson | Rushmore | Taft | Marcus LW=2 days |
Shea 1/2 |
Tomlinson |
Hatcher 1/2 |
Tyler
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| Florence | West | DeLyon | Watson | Rushmore | Taft | Daly, Dan | Shea | Tomlinson | Hatcher | Tyler |
| Centocelle | West | DeLyon | Watson | Rushmore | Taft | Daly | Shea | Tomlinson | Hatcher | Tyler |
| Ciampino | West | DeLyon | Watson | Rushmore | Taft | Marcus | Shea | Tomlinson | Hatcher | Tyler |
| Parma | West KIA | DeLyon KIA | Watson KIA | Rushmore KIA | Taft KIA | Marcus KIA | Shea POW | Tomlinson LW & POW | Hatcher KIA | Tyler KIA |
Special Crew Abilities: 2nd Lt. Rushmore has medical skill.
Crew History:
2nd Lt. Harrison flew on 1 previous mission with Deschamps on Wang Dang Doodle.
TSgt. Daly flew on 1 previous mission with Hilliard on The Ant's Hill.
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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15 |
Prato, Italy |
Marshalling Yards | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
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16 |
Klagenfurt, Austria |
Aircraft Factory | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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17 |
Florence, Italy |
Marshalling Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
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18 |
Centocelle, Italy | Airfield | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Ciampino, Italy | Airfield | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Parma, Italy | Marshalling Yards | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
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TOTALS |
Avg: 15% | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | ||
MISSION NOTES
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Mission |
Notes |
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15 |
New replacement aircraft and crew. Returned with superficial damage to #4 engine and port wing. 1 casualty. Claims: 1 FW-190 by Sgt. Taft, and 1 ME-109 each by Sgts. Shea and Tyler. Temporary replacement: 2nd Lt. Harrison. |
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16 |
Returned with bombsight, radio, starboard elevator out; damage to the rudder, tail plane root, and pilot compartment window; superficial damage to port wing, tail, waist, pilot compartment, and bomb bay (2). 1 casualty. Claims: 1 FW-190 each by Sgt. Taft and Sgt. Tyler; 1 FW-190 shared by Sgts. Shea and Hatcher (Sgt. Tyler's and the shared kill by Sgts. Shea and Hatcher were later confirmed by S-2). Temporary replacement: TSgt. Daly. |
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17 |
2nt Lt. DeLyon rejoins crew. Returned with starboard elevator inoperable, one hit to starboard tail plane root, and superficial damage to nose, starboard wing, waist and #4 engine. No casualties. Claims: 1 FW-190 by SSgt. Taft. |
| 18 | Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 19 | TSgt. Marcus rejoins crew. Returned without damage or casualties. |
| 20 | Bombed target but was shot down by enemy fighters leaving target area. 2 chutes seen. |
