Lewis Bartok
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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19 October 1944
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Crew #551 Seward M. Meinstma Crew Standing Left to Right: Jack Veach (R/O), George Wood (BTG), William Osborne (NG), John O'Donnell (FE), Howard Wade (TG), Sherell Campbell (G) Kneeling Left to Right: Seward Meinstma (P), Donald Vanderwall (CP), Eugene Gjertsen (N), Harvey Levine (B) This crew completed a 35 mission tour. Gjertsen transferred to the Welsh Crew of the 784th BS at some point during the tour. Also Daniel Chadbourne replaced O'Donnell as Flight Engineer during the tour.
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Lt. Clyde Shrum Co-PIlot - Crew #409 PIlot - Crew #557
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Mission list kept by 2nd Lt. Donald Muckerman of the 8th Airforce, 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Squadron (back)
Official description
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Description
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Mission details
1.
Description
BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
Aircraft type
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Notes
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Mission Statistics
2. BAD KREUZNACH
Description
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Aircraft type
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Notes
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3. GUSTAVSBURG
Description
DIESEL ENGINE FACTORY
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
A mix of 195 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
Mission Statistics
4. KARLSRUHE
Description
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Aircraft type
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Notes
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5. KREUZNACH
Description
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Aircraft type
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Notes
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Mission Statistics
6. MAINZ
Description
MARSHALLING YARDS
Aircraft type
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Notes
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Mission Statistics
7. MANNHEIM
Description
ARTILLERY TRACTOR PLANT
Aircraft type
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Notes
A mix of 226 P-47 and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
Mission Statistics
8. MANNHEIM
Description
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Aircraft type
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Notes
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Mission Statistics
9. MANNHEIM
Description
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Aircraft type
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Notes
A mix of 286 P-47s and P-51s provide escort. Mix not given in available data.
Mission Statistics
10. RUSESHEIM
Description
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Aircraft type
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Notes
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11. Steyr, Austria
Description
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
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Service
People
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Richard Baynes
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
35 missions. 6 gas hauling missions flying gas to Patton's army. Author of Replacement Crew in library. Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC -
John Blumenstock
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel -
Robert Boyd
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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George Brand
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 401st Bomb Group
2nd Lt George C Brand flew 34 missions with the 401st Bomb Group, from 6 July 1944, mission to 30 October 1944. Brand was French, but enlisted in the US Army Air Forces, -
David Bridgers
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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Burton Bush
Military | Captain | Pilot/Lead Pilot | 458th Bomb Group
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Anthony Carras
Military | Captain | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Co-Pilot of the Harry C. Merritt Crew - Crew 671 ... -
Heath Carriker
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Dec 23, 44 on mission to Blatchen, ger. flack disabled aileron and rudder control with resulting loss of altitude from 23,000 to 8,000 ft. With elevator controls and all engines we made it back to Base 1:30 late. This was a close call! ... -
James Carter
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Aircraft
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42-110160 Chris' Crate
B-24 Liberator
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42-110188
B-24 Liberator
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42-38013 "NEVADA AVENGER"
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; New Castle 10/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-C] Grafton Underwood 21/1/44; sal battle damaged 27/4/44. NEVADA AVENGER. ... -
42-51273
B-24 Liberator
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42-97093 I'll Get By
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 3/3/44 DOC'S FLYING CIRCUS, then GIRL OF MY DREAMS; on mission 21/7/44 with ? , Lt Sam Dubin (Killed in Action); severe icing during assembly for... -
42-97105 Paper Doll
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Selfridge Fld 3/2/44; Dorval 4/3/44; Assigned RAF [HB-768]; transferred 561BS/388BG Knettishall 13/3/44; Missing in Action Parchim 7/4/45 with Lew Hickman, Arnold Wolf, Cawthorn Perdue, Albt Vawter, Herman Meyer (5 Prisoner of War); John... -
43-38393
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/44; Hunter 8/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-V] Framlingham 2/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA)... -
44-10521 Laden Maid
B-24 Liberator
Crash landed in Si've, Sweden 02 Apr 1945. MACR# 13736 -
44-6509
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Lincoln 28/8/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [H] Glatton 30/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45. -
44-8146
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Dallas 20/6/44; Langley 6/7/44; Dow Fd 7/9/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 9/9/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 28/2/46; RetUS, 613 BU Phillips 29/4/46.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 April 2020 21:18:08 | 466thHistorian | Changes to person associations and aircraft associations |
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466th BG Formation Sheet - NARA - found by Brad Sullivan |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 February 2018 09:29:46 | marshaferraro | Changes to person associations |
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Personal list of 30 missions Lloyd C. Kenagy participated in with the 401st Bomb Group 613th Squadron between Aug 1, 1944 and April 11, 1945. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 September 2016 23:31:03 | 466thHistorian | Changes to person associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 November 2014 12:28:16 | Lucy May | Changes to event |
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Changed 'STEYER' to 'Steyr, Austria'. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:08 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'. |
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