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