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The
Jaske crew reported in from the
70th Replacement Depot on
18 December 1944 as a ten-man crew and appear in
Special Orders #241.
Os:
John C.
Jaske - Pilot
ASN 0829487
Clifford V. Fogerty,Jr. - Copilot
ASN 0833514
Orestas M. Bajoura -
Navigator ASN T-132831
Robert M. Cozine
- Bombardier
ASN 0785167
EMs:
James O. Brafford
- Gunner ASN 37011938
David R. Blatchford - Gunner
ASN
42091016
John S. Conroy
- Gunner ASN
42071063
William H. Cole
- Engineer ASN
34717605
Raymond G. Docter -
Gunner ASN
37633485
Walter M. McGinnis - R.O.
ASN
31310730
ASNs so-colored for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Records.
Combat Period: January-May 1945.
Status: Replacement crew for the 857th BS. They flew 18 missions - their final mission occurred on 11 May 1945.
Additional data sources:
Jaske
Crew Personnel files
Group-Related Downloads:
"Carpetbaggers" by Parnell
Carpetbagger C47 Missions
(Jul-Sep 44)
"They Flew by
Night" editor Robert Fish
Serial
Number Index of B24s
Station 179 Operations Log (handwritten
Apr44-Jul45)
Station 179
Operations Log (transcribed Sep44-Jul45)
Available on Request:
"Spies,Supplies & Moonlit
Skies Vols 1&2" by Ensminger
(On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)