Town, A. E.

The Archibald E. Town crew: 710th Squadron

 

2nd Lt. Archibald E. Town Pilot
2nd Lt. R.C. Lewis Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. H.T. Grusin Navigator
2nd Lt. J.J. Moran Bombardier
Sgt. John T. Harwell Engineer
Sgt. Bernard Hutmacher Radio
Sgt. John T. Sohomburger Waist Gunner
Sgt. Eugene M. Gallup Ball Tur.
Sgt. Francis H. Douglas Tail Gunner  

 

Flights with Archibald E. Town 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
#34 (16-Mar-44) Augsburg, Germany 42-37980  
#35 (18-Mar-44) Munich, Germany 42-31191  
#36 (20-Mar-44) Frankfurt, Germany 42-37868  
#37 (22-Mar-44) Berlin, Germany 42-31902  
#39 (26-Mar-44) Cherbourg, France area 42-107029  
#42 (01-Apr-44) Ludwigshafen, Germany 42-31902  
#43 (08-Apr-44) Rheine, Germany 42-107029  
#44 (09-Apr-44) Warnemunde, Germany 42-31144 ABORT Oil leak
#48 (18-Apr-44) Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany 42-97176  
#49 (19-Apr-44) Lippstadt / Werl, Germany 42-31902 Obs: Maj. Pomeroy
#50 (20-Apr-44) Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France 42-97176  
#51 (22-Apr-44) Hamm, Germany 42-97176  
#52 (24-Apr-44) Friedrichshafen, Germany 42-97176  
#54 (27-Apr-44) French coast 42-97176  
#59 (07-May-44) Berlin, Germany 42-97176 ABORT #1 Eng low oil pressure
#61 (09-May-44) Laon / Athies, France 42-107029  
#62 (11-May-44) Malines, Belgium 42-97176  
#63 (12-May-44) Zwickau, Germany 42-97176  
#64 (13-May-44) Osnabruck, Germany 42-97176  
#65 (19-May-44) Berlin, Germany 42-97176 Not disp, lost formation
#66 (20-May-44) Liege, Belgium 42-97176 DITCHED
#74 (30-May-44) St. Pol-Siracourt, France 42-102651  
#75 (31-May-44) Hamm, Germany 42-97819  
#76 (02-Jun-44) Wimereux, France 42-97819 replaced Gagon in PFF 634
#83 (06-Jun-44) Caen, France 42-102471 710th
#85 (07-Jun-44) Nantes, France 42-97819  
#87 (11-Jun-44) Le Touquet – Merlimont Plage, France 42-97819  

 

 

 


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Some information extracted from History of the 447th BG by Doyle Shields