The George W. Bowling crew: 708th Squadron
Front row, from right, Pilot George Bowling and John Follen.
(Crew as assigned 13 Nov 1944)
| Lt George W Bowling |
| Lt John Follen |
| Lt Charles P Miller |
| Sgt Milton D Blumenfeld |
| Sgt John T Hanna |
| Cpl Donald A Myers |
| Cpl Charles Hodges Jr |
| Cpl Robert F Thornton |
| Cpl Robert G VanMarter |
Flights with George W. Bowling listed as Pilot
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.”
| 447th Mission (Date) |
Target |
Plane Number |
Notes |
| #182 (06-Dec-44) |
Merseburg, Germany |
43-37938 |
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| #184 (11-Dec-44) |
Koblenz, Germany |
43-37938 |
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| #185 (12-Dec-44) |
Darmstadt, Germany |
43-37938 |
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| #187 (18-Dec-44) |
Mainz, Germany |
43-37938 |
Not attack |
| #188 (24-Dec-44) |
Babenhausen, Germany |
43-37938 |
Camera |
| #190 (30-Dec-44) |
Mannheim, Germany |
43-37938 |
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| #191 (31-Dec-44) |
Wenzendorf, Germany |
43-37938 |
|
| #192 (01-Jan-45) |
Dollberg, Germany |
43-37938 |
|
| #193 (02-Jan-45) |
Nalbach, Germany |
43-37938 |
|
| #194 (03-Jan-45) |
Koblenz, Germany |
43-37938 |
|
| #195 (05-Jan-45) |
Waxweiler, Germany |
43-38905 |
|
| #197 (07-Jan-45) |
Paderborn, Germany |
43-37938 |
|
| #201 (14-Jan-45) |
Magdeburg, Germany |
43-39029 |
|
| #202 (15-Jan-45) |
Augsburg, Germany |
43-37774 |
|
| #203 (16-Jan-45) |
Dessau, Germany |
43-38940 |
Landed at Blyton |
| #204 (20-Jan-45) |
Heilbronn, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #207 (01-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #212 (15-Feb-45) |
Cottbus, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #213 (16-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #214 (19-Feb-45) |
Wesel, Germany |
42-97819 |
|
| #216 (22-Feb-45) |
Aalen, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #217 (23-Feb-45) |
Crailsheim, Germany |
43-38940 |
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| #218 (24-Feb-45) |
Bremen, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #220 (26-Feb-45) |
Berlin, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #226 (08-Mar-45) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #230 (12-Mar-45) |
Marburg, Germany |
43-38903 |
|
| #231 (14-Mar-45) |
Hannover, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #232 (15-Mar-45) |
Oranienburg, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #233 (17-Mar-45) |
Ruhland, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #235 (19-Mar-45) |
Zwickau, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
| #236 (20-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
43-38940 |
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| #238 (22-Mar-45) |
Heibert, Germany area |
44-6823 |
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| #242 (30-Mar-45) |
Hamburg, Germany |
43-38940 |
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| #244 (03-Apr-45) |
Kiel, Germany |
43-38940 |
|
Rattlesden, undated
Donald A Myers
Robert G VanMarter
John Follen, Co-Pilot
John Follen |
John Follen |
John Follen |
John Follen |
George W Bowling
Some photos/information provided by:
- Michael Hart Follen / family of John Follen
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database
