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Back row, left to right...
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Delmar McGowan, pilot
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Morrison Gray, co-pilot
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Raymond Forbes, bombardier
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Not in the photo...
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Miles Edenburn, navigator
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Front row, left to right...
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Theron Figart, engineer
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Ernest Bailey, ball/nose gunner
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Howard McCullough, radio operator
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Martin Glickman, waist gunner
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Donald Barrios, tail gunner
(became engineer)
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McGowan Crew R-08 (905) Summary
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The McGown Replacement Crew was formed at Peterson Air Field in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Crew arrived at North Pickenham during mid May of '44 when they began their in-house training. Our records show that they transferred in a man short. Or at least Sgt Bailey wasn't on the orders that assigned the Crew to the 859th BS on 27 May 44. They replaced the missing Brantley Crew 905.
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By our count, the McGowan Crew flew 21 missions with the 492nd. We don't know if there were any substitutions made on any of the missions or if anyone missed any.
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The Crew transferred to the 467th BG on 10 Aug 44 where they flew another 15 missions to bring their total to 36.
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In a letter written by Raymond Forbes, the bombardier, to the HAPPY WARRIOR, he said that they flew 17 missions with the 492nd. We don't know if he meant that he flew 17 missions or that the whole crew did. Quite often, a bombardier's mission record will be different than that of his crew.
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According to Bill McCullough, the radio operator, in his letter to the HAPPY WARRIOR, they flew 19 missions with the 492nd. He continued to say that they flew 16 more with the 467th plus some gas hauling jobs for Patton's troops.
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Obviously, the mission record below needs a little more research and documentation.
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Original Roster for
McGowan Crew R-08 (905)
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Name |
Rank |
Serial # |
Notes |
Pilot
MOS 1024 |
McGowan, Delmar D
"Mac" |
2nd Lt |
O-693804 |
Promoted 1st Lt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Co-Pilot
MOS 1024 |
Gray, Morrison Jr
"Scotty" |
F/O |
T-61789 |
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Navigator
MOS 1034 |
Edenburn, Miles W |
2nd Lt |
O-711362 |
Promoted 1st Lt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Bombardier
MOS 1035 |
Forbes, Raymond E
"Ray" |
2nd Lt |
O-701587 |
Promoted 1st Lt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Engineer
MOS 748 |
Figart, Theron K |
S/Sgt |
39555128 |
Reassigned to Craven Crew R-24 (720) |
Radio
Operator
MOS 757 |
McCullough, Howard W
"Bill" |
S/Sgt |
36558520 |
Promoted T/Sgt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Gunner
MOS 612 |
Glickman, Martin
"Marty" |
Sgt |
33596595 |
Promoted S/Sgt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Gunner
MOS 748 |
King, George A
"Hal" |
Sgt |
32830441 |
Promoted S/Sgt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Gunner
MOS 612 |
Bailey, Ernest R |
Sgt |
11110639 |
Reassigned to another crew
Promoted S/Sgt |
Gunner
MOS 748 |
Barrios, Donald A
"Don" |
Sgt |
39279832 |
Promoted S/Sgt
Promoted T/Sgt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
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Others Who Flew with McGowan Crew R-08
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Engineer
MOS 748 |
Goodwin, Harold L |
S/Sgt |
11083567 |
From Jaques Crew 909
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
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McGowan Crew R-08 (905)
492nd BG Mission Record
859th Bomb Squadron
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Crew
Mission
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Group
Mission
Number |
Group
Mission
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Aircraft
Serial
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Primary Target |
Mission Notes |
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4 Jun 44 |
44-40132 |
Avord, France |
Target: Airfield |
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6 Jun 44 |
44-40155 |
Caen, France |
Target: D-Day invasion coast |
| 03 |
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8 Jun 44 |
42-95005 |
Angers, France |
Target: Railroad junction
Bombed with another group |
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11 Jun 44 |
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La Possonniere, France |
Target: Marshalling yard
Aborted, credit unconfirmed
Records say flew in 136, but that plane was in use Skorupan 703 |
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12 Jun 44 |
41-29489 |
Dreux, France |
Target: Airfield |
| 06 |
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14 Jun 44 |
42-95005 |
Emmerich, Germany |
Target: Oil refinery |
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19 Jun 44 |
42-95005 |
Courbronne, France |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets) |
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20 Jun 44 |
42-95005 |
Politz, Germany |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 09 |
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22 Jun 44 |
42-95005 |
Crepy, France |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets) |
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27 Jun 44 |
42-95005 |
Creil, France |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 11 |
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28 Jun 44 |
42-95005 |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
Target: Marshalling yard
Engaged with Luftwaffe |
| 12 |
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6 Jul 44 |
44-40068 |
Kiel, Germany |
Target: Shipyard |
| 13 |
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8 Jul 44 |
44-40131 |
Alost, Belgium |
Target: Railroad bridge |
| 14 |
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11 Jul 44 |
44-40290 |
Munich, Germany |
Target: Railroad station |
| 15 |
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12 Jul 44 |
42-50432 |
Munich, Germany |
Target: Railroad station |
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16 Jul 44 |
42-50580 |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
Target: Marshalling yard |
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21 Jul 44 |
44-40120 |
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Target: Aircraft factory |
| 18 |
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24 Jul 44 |
42-50439 |
St Lo area, France |
Target: Tactical |
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31 Jul 44 |
42-51171 |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Target: Chemical plant |
| 20 |
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1 Aug 44 |
42-50439 |
Anizy, France |
Target: Railroad bridge |
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3 Aug 44 |
42-50439 |
Mery-sur-Oise, France |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
Damaged by flak |
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