44-6295 White Cargo, Heavenly Days
Delivered Kearney 27/6/44; Grenier 8/7/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP- ] Thorpe Abbotts 11/7/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with Merrill Jensen, Co-pilot: Chas Kemp, Navigator: Rich Scroxton, Bombardier: C.P. Friel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: T.L. Gallagher, Radio Operator: J.T. Palmer, Ball turret gunner: H.B. Hodges, Waist gunner: A.C. Schembri, Tail gunner: M.J. Madsden (9 Returned to Duty); hit by Me 262s, KO’d #4, and wing tip, force landed Kakoneiwicz, Poland, all crew returned to base; Salvaged 26/3/45; transferred 91BG Bassingbourn 7/5/45. WHITE CARGO aka HEAVENLY DAYS.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Added connections and corrected typo in squadron from 531 to 351 BS.