peters Crew

Photos and details courtesy of Mr. Joe Jamison

Standing, L-R: William Cannon, ENG; Lt. Donald Peters, P; Lt. Jesse Sandlin, CP; Lt. Alfred Rosenfeld, NAV; Lt. Andrew Cusick, B; Sgt. Alexander Hardie, LWG 
Kneeling, L-R: Ground Crew (unknown); Sgt. Joe Jamison, RWG; Sgt. Harry Ivans, BTG; Ground Crew (unknown); Sgt. Joe LaMendola, ROG; Sgt. Ralph Johnson, TG; Ground Crew (unknown) Photo from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group

 

Lt. Donald K. Peters is listed as 1st Pilot on the following missions in Shields' History: 447th Bomb Group. This list may not reflect all missions flown by all members of the Peters crew.  Additional details were provided from Mr. Joe Jamison's personal combat diary.
Our identification of Miss Carriage as 42-102561 is based on information provided by Mr. Jamison.

  NO. DATE TARGET AIRCRAFT COMMENTS (Jamison Diary)
1 67 05/22/44 KIEL 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
2 68 05/23/44 TROYES 42-31095 Ground Pounder  
3 71 05/27/44 KARLSRUHE 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
4 72 05/28/44 KONISBURG 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
5 73 05/29/44 LEIPZIG 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
6 74 05/30/44 ST. POL SIRACOURT 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
7 77 06/02/44 WIMEREAUX (π) 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
8 77 06/02/44 CONCHES A/F (π) 42-102652 Miss Carriage two Missions on 6/2/1944
9 80 06/04/44 VERSAILLES M/V (π) 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
10 81 06/05/44 LE TOUQUET (π) 42-102652 Miss Carriage Military Targets
11 84 06/06/44 D-DAY NORTH FRANCE 42-102652 Miss Carriage D-Day
12 85 06/07/44 NANTES (π) 42-102652 Miss Carriage  
13 88 06/12/44 CONCHES A/F (π) 43-37531 Quien Sabe Railroad Targets, Fr.
14 90 06/15/44 MISBURG 43-37531 Quien Sabe  
15 91 06/18/44 MISBURG 43-37531 Quien Sabe  
16 95 06/22/44 NUCOURT 42-32080 Virginia Helen  
17 98 06/24/44 WESERMUNDE 43-37531 Quien Sabe  
18 99 06/25/44 AREA #1 "ZEBRA" 43-37531 Quien Sabe Containers of small arms and ammunition to support the French underground. Drop altitude 700 Feet.
19 101 06/29/44 BOHLEN 43-37531 Quien Sabe  
20 104 07/07/44 MERSEBURG 42-32080 Virginia Helen  
21 109 07/14/44 AREA 10, CADILLAC 42-32081 Yellow Cab Containers - Drop altitude 1500 Ft.
22 110 07/16/44 STUTTGART 42-32080 Virginia Helen  
23 115 07/24/44 ST. LO AREA 42-32080 Virginia Helen  
24 118 08/01/44 AREAS 10 & 14 42-32080 Virginia Helen Containers - Drop altitude 2000 ft.

Joe Jamison flew the following missions with pilot(s) other than Donald Peters

25 126 08/13/44 SEINE R. AREA(π)   Tactical Targets in a battlefield area 
26 127 08/14/44 MANNHEIM    
27 128 08/15/44 HANDORF A/F