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Back row, left to right...
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Frank Beatty, pilot
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Jerry Schorr, co-pilot
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Sam Scott, navigator
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Don Fraser, bombardier
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Front row, left to right...
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Dan Davis, gunner
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Dick Fabiano, tail gunner
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Henry Batke, gunner
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Den Wassen, nose gunner
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D. Chamberlain, engineer, top gunner
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Sam Rozier, radio operator
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Beatty Crew R-42 (918) Summary
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The Beatty Replacement Crew arrived at North Pickenham during July. After getting some in-house training they were assigned to the 859th BS on 18 Jul 44, designated as Crew 918.
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Our records concur with the crew's claim that they flew 5 missions and an aborted one with the 492nd. We haven't confirmed who was on each of those missions, but suspect that the entire crew was.
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The crew transferred to the 467th BG on 10 Aug 44 when the Group was disbanded. They were assigned to the 788th BS, designated as Crew 18. At some point Lt Schorr replaced Lt Geedy as the co-pilot. We aren't sure if that happened before or after they were transferred.
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The crew went on to complete 35 combat missions, plus a handful of trucking operations that kept Patton supplied as he was racing across France.
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Original Roster for
Beatty Crew R-42 (918)
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Name |
Rank |
Serial # |
Notes |
Pilot
MOS 1024 |
Beatty, Frank G |
2nd Lt |
O-701862 |
Promoted 1st Lt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Co-Pilot
MOS 1024 |
Geedy, Robert H |
2nd Lt |
O-829373 |
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Navigator
MOS 1034 |
Scott, Samuel E |
2nd Lt |
O-717273 |
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Bombardier
MOS 1035 |
Fraser, Donald W |
2nd Lt |
O-717052 |
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS |
Engineer
MOS 748 |
Chamberlin, Richard S |
Sgt |
39359959 |
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS
Promoted T/Sgt |
Radio
Operator
MOS 757 |
Rozier, Samuel S |
Sgt |
14133586 |
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS
Promoted T/Sgt |
Gunner
MOS 611 |
Davis, Daniel J |
Cpl |
31382644 |
Promoted Sgt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS
Promoted S/Sgt |
Gunner
MOS 611 |
Batke, Henry R Jr |
Sgt |
36459037 |
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS
Promoted S/Sgt |
Gunner
MOS 612 |
Wassen, Kenneth C |
Sgt |
37679560 |
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS
Promoted S/Sgt |
Gunner
MOS 611 |
Fabiano, Richard O |
Cpl |
39329070 |
Promoted Sgt
Transferred 10 Aug, to 467th BG, 788th BS
Promoted S/Sgt |
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Others Who Flew with Beatty Crew R-42 (918)
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Co-Pilot
MOS 1024 |
Schorr, Jerome N |
1st Lt |
O-814987 |
From Haar Crew 912
We don't know when he replaced Geedy |
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Beatty Crew R-42 (918)
492nd BG Mission Record
859th Bomb Squadron
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Crew
Mission
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Group
Mission
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Group
Mission
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Aircraft
Serial
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Primary Target |
Mission Notes |
| Abort |
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29 Jul 44 |
42-50439 |
Bremen, Germany |
Target: oil refinery
Early return, uncredited |
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31 Jul 44 |
44-40155 |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Target: Chemical plant |
| 02 |
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1 Aug 44 |
44-40155 |
Anizy, France |
Target: Railroad bridge |
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3 Aug 44 |
42-50279 |
Mery-sur-Oise, France |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets) |
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4 Aug 44 |
42-50456 |
Kiel, Germany |
Target: Submarine base
A/C borrowed from 856th BS |
| 05 |
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6 Aug 44 |
42-50439 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Target: Oil refinery |
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