90th Bomb Group

MACR 14608

MACR14608

MACR 14608

Missing Air Crew Report 14608

This is from Loyde Adams' post war crew list. WILLIAMS, HANS H. #798626, 400th Sqdn. crew # 2, McCarty, Elmo #2058842, (cp), Baldwin, Stephen D. #31381429, (e), Dolan, Gerald S. #37701966, (ro), Petrosillo, Jack M. #776018, (passenger all the rest), Lawson, John B. #783095, Tierney, Joseph E. #20658...

All that if found in addition to the squadron serial which you have is that he is listed as ground. There are two dates listed on the Univ of Memphis Library index which shows he was there at the end of the war. August 25, 1945 Volume 5, page 195 and Oct 1, 1945 Volume 18, page 46.

The 319th is the only squadron I have been able to find that did a list of the planes they were credited. If you look under the name of the pilot Arnold you will see the date and target of the missions where they shot down the planes.

Post war order for crew credits for enemy aircraft shot down by 5th air force bomb groups.

These are two entries from Loyde Adams' postwar list. Ben was a gunner on the Charles Arnold crew in the 319th Squadron. He was wounded in action on Nov 18, 1943 and returned to duty. He and his crew received credit for shooting down 3 enemy planes. ARNOLD, CHARLES W. #735016, 319th Sqdn. crew # 1, ...

Post war crew list compiled by Loyde Adams. GENTRY, WILLIAM B. #427326, 320th Sqdn. Walker, William C. #734283, (cp), Harlow, Tony #734555, (n), Snorkelberger, George #726951, (b), Rizzi, Frank #12037217, (ro), Doiron, Walter #6968489, (e), Coard, John #12085282, (g), Bixler, Gordon #19083841, (g), ...