845

24 February 1945

Mission Details

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

BIELEFELD

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

BREMEN

Description: RAIL BRIDGE

BREMEN/DESCHIMAG

Description: SUBMARINE PENS

BRINKUM

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

HAMBURG/ALBRECT

Description: OIL REFINERY

HAMBURG/HARBURG

Description: OIL REFINERY

HANNOVER

Description: BOMB TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

LEHRTE

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

LINGEN

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

MINDEN

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

MISBURG

Description: OIL REFINERY

OSNABRUCK

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

QUACKENBRUCK

Description: MARSHALLING YARDS

WESEL

Description: RAIL BRIDGE

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People

James Hodges Hardy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34115930 / T-?
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Lester Roger Hess

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-928692
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Thomas J Hickey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12032033
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Raymond Hilgenberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-813159
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron

Verbal L Holcomb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18162274
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 458th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51110) nicknamed "Top O' the Mark.' The crew are: (back row, left to right) Carl Johnson - Nose Gunner, Chuck Frazer - Gunner, Charles Gretz - Top Turret Gunner, "Bubba" Monroe - Co-Pilot, (front row, left to right) Dick Eselgroth - Navigator, Al Miller - Bombardier, Billy Duke - Pilot "Luke" Lucas - Radio Operator, Baldamore Garcia - Engineer, "Pan" Panarese - Tail Gunner . Image via RM Eselgroth. Written on slide casing: '

42-51110

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Top O The Mark
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron

42-97257

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Knock-Out Baby!
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-97322

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mister Completely, Home James
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-97376

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aunt Callie's Baby aka She Fox aka Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

42-97395

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chute The Works
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
Contributorspiritofmartinez45
Changes
Sources

Corrected linked image.

Date
Contributordwgdallas
Changes
Sources

The personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.