458th Bombardment Group (H)

Honoring those who served with the 458th BG during World War II

Scalf Crew - Assigned 752nd Squadron - April 20, 1945

Standing (L-R): Jack Wilkins - TG, Boyd Lowry - TTG, Howard Hines - WG, Wallace Cassiano - RO, Alford Paine - E, John Ellis - NTG
Kneeling (L-R): Arthur Bagby - B, Robert Heideman - CP, Harvey Scalf - P, John Traeger - N

(Photo: Pete Traeger/ IDs 2AD Memorial Library)

Transferred from 453BG

ScaifCrew

Rank	Name	Serial #	Pos	Date	Status	Comments
1Lt	Harvey E Scalf	0714191	Pilot	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
2Lt	Robert G Heideman	0831179	Co-pilot	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
2Lt	John E Traeger	02062716	Navigator	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
T/Sgt	Jack D Roehr	39282758	Radio Operator	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
T/Sgt	Alfred D Paine	11027842	Flight Engineer	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
S/Sgt	Boyd N Lowry	38342406	Armorer-Gunner	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
S/Sgt	Howard C Hinds	13158069	Armorer-Gunner	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
S/Sgt	John H Ellis	39471788	Armorer-Gunner	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG
S/Sgt	Jack R Wilkins	33641904	Armorer-Gunner	20-Apr-45	FEH	Assigned from 453BG

1Lt Harvey E. Scalf and crew were assigned to the 458th on the day of the group's 239th mission. Five days later, the group flew number 240, the last Eighth Air Force combat mission of World War II in Europe. Scalf's crew (along with several others) were assigned from the 453rd Bomb Group, stationed at Old Buckingham. Why the transfer was made at this late stage in the war is unknown. According to the pilots sortie record from the 2ADA Memorial Library, Scalf flew 28 combat missions with the 733BS between November 26, 1944 and April 10, 1945. They arrived too late to fly any combat missions with the 458th, but according to one crew member they flew on one or more Trolley Missions in May 1945.

The crew photo above was taken on December 2, 1944 at Old Buckingham. At some point during their tour with the 453BG, radio operator S/Sgt Wallace Cassiano was seriously wounded and replaced by T/Sgt Jack D. Roehr.

In June 1945, Scalf was assigned to ferry a Liberator back to the States along with his crew and several ground men from the group.

Harvey Scalf Missions with 453BG

ScalfMissions453

Date	Target	453rd Msn	Pilot Msn	Serial	Last 3	RCL	Sqdn	A/C Name	Comments
26-Nov-44	BIELEFELD	182	1	42-51114	114	J+	735	WHISKEY JINGLES
30-Nov-44	HOMBURG	184	2	42-51114	114	J+	735	WHISKEY JINGLES
06-Dec-44	MINDEN	186	3	42-109896	896	N+	733	GYPSY QUEEN
11-Dec-44	HANAU	188	4	42-51149	149	U+	733	BLOOD AND GUTS
24-Dec-44	MAYEN	192	5	42-94783	783	Y+	733	JO
28-Dec-44	NEUNKIRCHEN	193	6		522
05-Jan-45	SOBERHEIM	200	7	42-51087	087	R+	733	HOT STUFF/THE DUCHESS
13-Jan-45	RUDESHEIM	203	8	42-28949	949	S+	733	OLD DEACON/DOGPATCH CLIPPER
14-Jan-45	REUTLINGEN	205	9	42-28949	949	S+	733	OLD DEACON/DOGPATCH CLIPPER
06-Feb-45	MAGDEBURG	212	10	42-109896	896	N+	733	GYPSY QUEEN
09-Feb-45	MAGDEBURG	213	11	42-109896	896	N+	733	GYPSY QUEEN
11-Feb-45	DULMEN	214	12		522
25-Feb-45	GIEBELSTADT	223	13	42-51087	087	R+	733	HOT STUFF/THE DUCHESS
26-Feb-45	BERLIN	224	14	42-28949	949	S+	733	OLD DEACON/DOGPATCH CLIPPER
28-Feb-45	ARNSBERG	226	15	42-28949	949	S+	733	OLD DEACON/DOGPATCH CLIPPER
02-Mar-45	MAGDEBURG	228	16	42-28949	949	S+	733	OLD DEACON/DOGPATCH CLIPPER
05-Mar-45	HARBURG	231	17	42-28949	949	S+	733	OLD DEACON/DOGPATCH CLIPPER
09-Mar-45	MUENSTER	234	18	42-52154	154	G+	734	MALE CALL
11-Mar-45	KIEL	236	X	42-51149	149	U+	733	BLOOD AND GUTS	NO SORTIE CREDIT
19-Mar-45	NEUBURG	241	19	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
21-Mar-45	ACHMER	243	20	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
22-Mar-45	GIEBELSTADT	245	21	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
23-Mar-45	MUENSTER	246	22	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
25-Mar-45	EHMER	249	23	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
30-Mar-45	WILHELMSHAVEN	250	24	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
31-Mar-45	BRUNSWICK	251	25	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
07-Apr-45	DUNEBERG	255	26	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
08-Apr-45	FURTH	256	27	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS
10-Apr-45	RECHLIN	258	28	42-95276	276	L+	733	MY BABS