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B-17F  42-11831

CREW  ROSTER

Medals
Mission Pilot Co-Pilot Bombardier Navigator Flight Eng. Radioman Ball Gunner Port Waist Star. Waist Tail Gunner
Captain 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. 2nd Lt. SSgt. Tech Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt. Sgt.
  New Johnsonville, TN Lexington, TX Johnson City, NY Meadow Vale, KY Flemingsburg, KY Sulligent, AL Center Hill, FL Glouster, OH Belton, SC Northrop, MN
Rimini Fell, Timothy L. Lawler, Ryan B Segovia, Andrew N. Parry, Kevin C. Smithson, Jose C. Gurule, Louis F. McAllister, Justin R. Penrod, Jesse, C. Butler, Douglas S. Barringer, Henry F.
Pola Fell Lawler Segovia Parry Smithson Gurule McAllister SW=Home   Butler Barringer
Ferrara Fell Lawler SW=10 days LW=2 days  Smithson Gurule McAllister Folk, Allen H. Butler Barringer
Padua Fell Lawler Savage, Clark Roberts, Dennis Smithson Gurule McAllister Folk Butler Barringer
Turin Fell        KIA Lawler   KIA Savage       KIA Parry     KIA Smithson   KIA Gurule    KIA McAllister KIA Folk     KIA Butler       KIA Barringer  KIA

Special Crew Abilities: None

2nd Lt. Savage flew on two previous mission with bomb runs of 20% & 5%.

MISSION RECORD

Mission

Target City

Target Type

Bomb Run

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

4

Rimini, Italy Marshalling Yards 30 0 0 1 1 - -

5

Pola, Italy Dock Yards 0 1 1 0 0 - -

6

Ferrara, Italy Marshalling Yards 0 0 1 2 0 - -

7

Padua, Italy Marshalling Yards 60 0 0 0 0 - -

8

Turin, Italy Ball Bearings 0 0 0 0 0 - -

TOTALS

Avg: 18% 1 2 3 1 0 0

MISSION NOTES

Mission

Notes

4

New crew. Returned with minor damage to control cables and no casualties.  Claims: 1 shared Me-109 by Sgt. McAllister and Sgt. Penrod.

5

Returned with repairable damage; elevator controls knocked out, rafts shredded, the #4 engine, the starboard wing aileron and the radio room oxygen supply system were damaged. 1 casualty.  Claims: 1 Fw-190 by SSgt. Smithson.  Replacement: Sgt. Folk.

6

Returned with repairable damage and 2 casualties.  Claims: 1 Me-109 by 2nd Lt. Parry & 1 Me-109 (shared) by SSgt. Smithson & Sgt. Barringer (Smith & Barringer's claim is later confirmed). Temporary replacements: 2nd Lts. Savage & Roberts.

7

Bombed target, 60%.  Returned with repairable damage to the wings and fuselage caused by flak and no casualties.

8

2nd Lt. Parry returns to crew.  Shot down by flak.  No chutes observed.

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