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Crew 65 - Assigned July 29, 1943 |
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1Lt Robert H. Hannaman Crew (L-R) |
If anyone can match names to faces, please contact me.
Standing: Unknown, Bob MacGeorge - N, Unknown, Robert Hannaman - P, William Rowland - CP, Unknown
Kneeling: James Holman - E, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
(Photo: AFHRA)
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Crew 65 - Completed tour |
| Name |
Pos |
Status |
Date |
Notes |
| 1Lt Robert H. Hannaman |
P |
POW |
29 Jun 1944 |
Stalag 7A |
| 1Lt William C. Rowland |
CP |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
| 1Lt Robert D. MacGeorge |
N |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
| 1Lt William C. Lawrence |
B |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
| T/Sgt Ernest J. Hutchins |
RO |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
| T/Sgt James R. Holman |
E |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
| Sgt Austin R. Stirrat |
G |
UNK |
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Status unknown |
| S/Sgt Walter R. Newbury |
WG |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
| S/Sgt Edward J. Mickey |
WG |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
| S/Sgt Doyle D. Parker |
TG |
CT |
Aug 1944 |
DFC Awarded August |
The 755th Squadron was activated on July 28, 1943 at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho. Crew 65 was the second crew to be assigned on July 29, 1943. Squadron records show 1Lt Robert H. Hannaman as pilot, but at some point shortly after arriving at Horsham St. Faith, the crew was turned over to 2Lt Robert V. Whitlow. Whitlow is shown as pilot on some early movement orders, but when the crews flew overseas in January 1944, he is listed as an Operations Officer and flew as a passenger with another crew. Whitlow is credited with 30 combat missions flown, the first on March 2, 1944 to Frankfurt, Germany (the group's first mission) and the last on August 1, 1944 when the 755th Squadron hit targets of opportunity in France. 1Lt Hannaman had been shot down a little over a month before while flying with the Perkinson Crew on their second mission.
Nothing is known of Sgt Austin R. Stirrat. It is very probable that he was replaced shortly after the group arrived in the European Theater, as his name shows on movement orders dated January 12, 1944, but he is not mentioned further in the 458th records. Of the available loading lists, there are two different gunners listed in place of Stirrat - S/Sgt Oscar J. Crowley (from Crew 61) on the March 6, 1944 raid on Berlin; and S/Sgt Clarence Leonard on the April 22, 1944 mission to the marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany.
After his tour was complete, Captain Whitlow volunteered for a stint with the 2nd Scouting Force. He flew a P-51 Mustang ahead of the bomber formations and reported weather conditions over the planned route.
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Crew 65 Missions - Pilots: Hannaman & Whitlow |
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DATE |
TARGET |
PILOT |
458th Msn # |
Pilot Msn# |
Cmd Pilot |
LD |
Serial |
RCL |
Sqdn |
A/C Msn # |
A/C Name |
MIA |
Notes |
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15-Mar-44 |
BRUNSWICK |
HANNAMAN |
7 |
1 |
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42-52441 |
I |
J3 |
5 |
LAST CARD LOUIE |
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18-Mar-44 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
HANNAMAN |
9 |
2 |
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42-52441 |
I |
J3 |
6 |
LAST CARD LOUIE |
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23-Mar-44 |
OSNABRUCK |
HANNAMAN |
12 |
3 |
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41-29359 |
J |
J3 |
5 |
TAIL WIND |
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24-Mar-44 |
ST. DIZIER |
HANNAMAN |
13 |
4 |
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42-109812 |
D |
7V |
8 |
UNKNOWN 016 |
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25-Apr-44 |
MANNHEIM A/F |
HANNAMAN |
27 |
5 |
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41-29359 |
J |
J3 |
18 |
TAIL WIND |
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26-Apr-44 |
PADERBORN A/F |
HANNAMAN |
28 |
6 |
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42-52274 |
H |
J3 |
1 |
UNKNOWN 029 |
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28-May-44 |
ZEITZ |
HANNAMAN |
49 |
7 |
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42-51097 |
T |
J3 |
10 |
UNKNOWN 022 |
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18-Jun-44 |
WATTEN |
HANNAMAN |
70 |
ABT |
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41-28719 |
Q |
J3 |
-- |
PADDLEFOOT |
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ABORT - EXCESS FUEL CONS |
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20-Jun-44 |
OSTERMOOR |
HANNAMAN |
73 |
8 |
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42-95120 |
M |
J3 |
15 |
HOOKEM COW / BETTY |
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MISSION #1 |
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24-Jun-44 |
ST OMER |
HANNAMAN |
78 |
9 |
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42-95008 |
R |
J3 |
18 |
UNKNOWN 035 |
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MISSION #2 |
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28-Jun-44 |
SAARBRUCKEN |
PERKINSON |
79 |
10 |
HANNAMAN |
L |
42-100425 |
D |
J3 |
15 |
THE BIRD |
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29-Jun-44 |
ASCHERSLEBEN |
PERKINSON |
80 |
11 |
HANNAMAN |
L |
42-95008 |
R |
J3 |
21 |
UNKNOWN 035 |
FTR |
SHOT DOWN |
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DATE |
TARGET |
PILOT |
458th Msn # |
Pilot Msn# |
Cmd Pilot |
LD |
Serial |
RCL |
Sqdn |
A/C Msn # |
A/C Name |
MIA |
Notes |
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02-Mar-44 |
FRANKFURT |
WHITLOW |
1 |
1 |
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41-28720 |
N |
J3 |
1 |
UNKNOWN 004 |
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05-Mar-44 |
BORDEAUX/MERIGNAC |
WHITLOW |
3 |
2 |
SULLIVAN |
D2 |
42-100366 |
B |
Z5 |
3 |
MIZPAH |
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06-Mar-44 |
BERLIN/ERKNER |
WHITLOW |
4 |
3 |
OLLUM |
D2 |
42-100311 |
A |
7V |
3 |
YOKUM BOY |
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15-Mar-44 |
BRUNSWICK |
WHITLOW |
7 |
4 |
OLLUM |
D2 |
42-100425 |
D |
J3 |
2 |
THE BIRD |
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16-Mar-44 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
WHITLOW |
8 |
5 |
JAMISON |
L2 |
42-100433 |
B |
J3 |
4 |
BIG DICK HARD TO HIT |
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21-Mar-44 |
WATTEN, near ST. OMER |
WHITLOW |
10 |
6 |
WRIGHT |
D1 |
42-100425 |
D |
J3 |
3 |
THE BIRD |
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26-Mar-44 |
BONNIERES |
WHITLOW |
14 |
7 |
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42-100407 |
A |
J3 |
4 |
LITTLE LAMBSY DIVEY |
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27-Mar-44 |
BIARRITZ |
WHITLOW |
15 |
8 |
HINCKLEY |
D2 |
42-100407 |
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J3 |
5 |
LITTLE LAMBSY DIVEY |
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08-Apr-44 |
BRUNSWICK/WAGGUM |
WHITLOW |
17 |
9 |
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42-100425 |
D |
J3 |
6 |
THE BIRD |
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10-Apr-44 |
BOURGES A/F |
WHITLOW |
19 |
10 |
JAMISON |
L2 |
42-100365 |
B |
7V |
11 |
WOLFGANG |
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22-Apr-44 |
HAMM M/Y |
WHITLOW |
25 |
11 |
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42-100433 |
B |
J3 |
11 |
BIG DICK HARD TO HIT |
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26-Apr-44 |
PADERBORN A/F |
WHITLOW |
28 |
12 |
FEILING |
L1 |
42-100407 |
A |
J3 |
9 |
LITTLE LAMBSY DIVEY |
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HANDWRITTEN |
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01-May-44 |
MARQUISE/MIMOYECQUES |
WHITLOW |
32 |
13 |
HINCKLEY |
D1 |
42-110172 |
D |
Z5 |
3 |
UNKNOWN 017 |
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NIXON - LEAD NAV |
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07-May-44 |
OSNABRUCK |
WHITLOW |
36 |
14 |
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42-110059 |
E |
J3 |
11 |
PAPPY YOKUM |
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09-May-44 |
ST. TROND |
WHITLOW |
38 |
15 |
OLLUM |
L |
42-110059 |
E |
J3 |
12 |
PAPPY YOKUM |
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FARMER - LEAD NAV |
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11-May-44 |
EPINAL |
WHITLOW |
39 |
16 |
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42-110059 |
E |
J3 |
13 |
PAPPY YOKUM |
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EARLY RETURN ATTACKED TGT OPP |
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12-May-44 |
BOHLEN |
WHITLOW |
40 |
17 | | |
