856th BS
Clark Crew
Essentially the same as the Ladd/Bowman
crew, excepting the pilot.
Dauman was lost flying as CP with the
Monahan crew on the night of 19/20 April 1945. Clark was on his second tour, having completed 35 missions in 1944. He is
pictured with the
Van Zyl crew.
Frank Miller's account
explains the winding route of most of the crew members. Most of the crew flew
one or two missions with Balchen's men out of Leuchars, the Excel link below
explains them.
Names transcribed from microfilm roll A5689.
Os:
Clifton G. Clark
- Pilot ASN 0683969
Alfred H.
Dauman - Copilot
ASN 0715729 (MIA)
Lawrence J. Christenson - Navigator ASN 0719011
Edward A. Schweitzer - Bombardier
ASN 0716970
EMs:
William C. Jungbluth
- R.O. ASN 36815856
Paul
Pepin,Jr. - Gunner
ASN
31292853
Jack A. Hammond
- Gunner ASN 33705990
John L.
Volpe - Engineer
ASN 13107788
Not pictured
(in the
link above):
Frank J. Miller
- Engineer ASN
18098139
Additional Data Sources:
Clark Crew Personnel Files
Group-Related Downloads:
801st/492nd Personnel Mission
Report Index(Jan-Sep44)
AAFRH-21 "AAF Aid to
European Resistance"
Carpetbagger C47 Missions
(Jul-Sep 44)
"They Flew by
Night" editor Robert Fish
Leuchars Ball Project MR Index
Serial Number Index of B24s
Station 179 Operations Log (handwritten
Apr44-Jul45)
Station 179 Operations Log
(transcribed Sep44-Jul45)
Available on Request:
Group Mission Reports Jan-Sep44
(On
disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)
"Secret Squadrons of
the 8th" by Carty (leaflet squadron
portion only)
"Chronology of SOE Operations with the Resistance
In France During WWII"
by Foot & Boxhall
"Spies,Supplies & Moonlit Skies Vols 1&2" by
Ensminger (On disk $12ea -
$10ea via Paypal)
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