Crew 14 was an original crew in the 752nd Squadron.  They trained at Tonopah and flew B-24H 41-29329 "Fritzi" to England in January 1944. This is a complicated crew, rather difficult to research (but interesting, nonetheless) as there were a number of personnel changes made during training and prior to flying combat.

2Lt Millard P. Schaaf, co-pilot, was pulled from this crew in early December 1943 to be the first pilot on Crew 17 after 2Lt Lawrence F. Menz was relieved from that crew. Schaaf went on to complete a tour in June 1944.  Taking his place as co-pilot was 2Lt Calvin G. Cragun whose name appears on Special Orders 298 sending 30 crews (about half the group) from Tonopah, NV to Hamilton Field, CA for final processing before heading overseas.  Cragun did not remain co-pilot long.  He became first pilot of Crew 8 and flew the diversionary missions at the end of February 1944.  He too completed his combat tour on June 6, 1944.  The third, and final co-pilot assigned to Crew 14 was F/O Robert E. Boyle.  Records give no indication of where F/O Boyle was previously assigned, but it appears that he was a replacement in England.  He was apparently assigned prior to March 1944, as he appears on the crew's first mission loading list on the March 6th Berlin raid.

2Lt Robert E. Clark, bombardier, was replaced at some point prior to the transfer of April 18, 1944.  His name was confused with one of the enlisted men in the squadron, Sgt Richard B. Clark, making him very difficult to trace.  Robert Clark completed his combat missions in the 752nd at some point in July 1944, having been awarded the DFC that month.  He was replaced by 2Lt Richard R. Biegel, the bombardier from Crew 2.  Biegel, along with Lt Bush and the majority of the enlisted men was transferred to the 329th Bombardment Squadron 93rd Bombardment Group (H) at Hardwick on April 18, 1944.

2Lt John D. Sweeny, navigator, was transferred to the 389th Bombardment Group (H) at Hethel on April 16, 1944.  His replacement (if any) is not mentioned in the squadron records.

Tail turret gunner Sgt Chester Sinicki's name appears only on the December 1943, SO298 movement orders.  It is not known if he flew missions with the group or was reassigned.  S/Sgt Carlton L. Hakanson took his place and was transferred with the crew on April 18th.

Crew 14 did manage to fly nine missions with the 458th between March 6th and April 11th 1944.  Their first mission to Berlin must have made quite an impression on the crew.  Their debriefing form was filled out very meticulously by the debriefing officer upon their return (see below).  On these nine missions, Lt. Bush flew twice as deputy lead and three times as lead.  The April 9, 1944 mission to Tutow, in which the 458th lost four B-24's to fighter attacks was one of these lead missions.  His crew did come back to the 458th on June 10, 1944 to lead the group to an airfield in France near Château dun.

                                                            Missions compiled from group records

42-109812 D 7V (name unknown)

42-100311 A 7V "Yokum Boy"

42-100365 B 7V "Wolfgang"