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U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War

 

3rd Combat Cargo Group

Bond Project Squadron A-2


C-47A-25-DK

42-93342

Capt .

James A. Price

0481054

Flight Leader

1st Lt.

John K. Een

0728842

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

James O. Thompson

0714217

Co-Pilot

1051

* 2nd Lt.

Frederick Baumgartner

0800787

Navigator

S/Sgt.

David J. Stallings

18032040

Radio Operator

2756

Cpl.

Robert R. White

12065579

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93343

Capt.

Preston L. Rension

0424675

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Willaim D. Haas III

0705942

Co-Pilot

1051

* 2nd Lt.

Warren E. Bye

0804930

Navigator

Pfc.

Leonard E. Feaster

37020975

Radio Operator

2756

T/Sgt.

Earling H. Oleson

36231032

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93345

Capt.

Robert W. Younger

0427680

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Murvan B. Cannon

0825559

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

Wilbur J. Cook

0665899

Navigator

Pfc.

Stephen V. Jacobs

16142038

Radio Operator

2756

S/Sgt.

Roland H. Samuelson

11051844

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93346

2nd Lt.

Argyl P. Saunders

0683070

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Robert H. Rollins

0825694

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

Oliver J. Emerson

0800695

Navigator

Cpl.

Arthur J. Lenihan

12027743

Radio Operator

2756

Cpl.

William J. Abramovich

17069258

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93348

2nd Lt.

Lawrence L. Elder

0680619

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Eugene R. Lemmon

0711551

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

Arthur R. Hoffmann

0804951

Navigator

S/Sgt.

Howard G. Best

39166209

Radio Operator

2756

M/Sgt.

Nolan J. Baker

15040465

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93351

2nd Lt.

Charles R. Krimmell

0748687

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Donald J. Richter

0720569

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

David G. Shepard

0794887

Navigator

S/Sgt.

Joseph F. Boushaw

16014059

Radio Operator

2756

T/Sgt.

Malcolm Rose

12040056

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93355

2nd Lt.

Charles M. Linden

01696669

Pilot

1051

F/O

Ellwood F. Obert

T2737

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

John Hertzog

0794814

Navigator

Sgt.

Edward F. Darcy

32094645

Radio Operator

2756

Sgt.

Howard N. McGinnis

17123273

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93356

1st Lt.

Clarence R. Crouch

0796784

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

James R. Lynch

0767578

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

Donald O. Beckstead

0730213

Navigator

Sgt.

Randell LeMaire

14014872

Radio Operator

2756

T/Sgt.

John S. Boronyak

13107852

Engineer

2750

C-47A-60-DK

42-108939

2nd Lt.

Ernest G. Foley

0805603

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Albert S. Ford

0705675

Co-Pilot

1051

* 2nd Lt.

Alexander S. Coburno

0809322

Navigator

S/Sgt.

Leo A. Marella

20317624

Radio Operator

2756

Cpl.

Collins D. Fountain

14177805

Engineer

2750

C-47A-90-DL

43-15790

2nd Lt.

Jack T. Green

0666278

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Fred F. Stahl

0767678

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

Fred Cohlewinski

0794762

Navigator

Sgt.

Robert S. Mercier

16021900

Radio Operator

2756

Cpl.

Aldoph G. Evin

35512106

Engineer

2750

C-47A-90-DL

43-15792

2nd Lt.

Frank M. Haynie

0804158

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Vernor F. Law

0767569

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

Francis W. Campbell

0793983

Navigator

S/Sgt.

Francis E. O'Leary

20123895

Radio Operator

2756

Cpl.

Milton R. Black

16156644

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93353

2nd Lt.

Harlan E. Lefler

0544524

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Harry E. Grines

0807159

Co-Pilot

1051

* 2nd Lt.

Maurice W. Corrigan

0807159

Navigator

Cpl.

Carl G. Bora

33273653

Radio Operator

2756

Pfc.

Peter Karegeannes

34650718

Engineer

2750

C-47A-60-DK

42-108940

2nd Lt.

Horace C. Traylor

0804254

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

David W. Cherry

0714663

Co-Pilot

1051

* 1st Lt.

Charles V. Boron

0667382

Navigator

Sgt.

Edward LeVau

17036583

Radio Operator

2756

Pfc.

Orville H. Vann

18158618

Engineer

2750

C-47A-90-DL

43-15782

2nd Lt.

Peter L. W. Olesen

0801810

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

Benjamin Burch

0767987

Co-Pilot

1051

* 2nd Lt.

John M. Dawson

0800644

Navigator

S/Sgt.

Charles R. Marcy

37114250

Radio Operator

2756

Cpl.

Vesley A. Hansen

39186578

Engineer

2750

C-47A-25-DK

42-93359

2nd Lt.

Ernest N. Cahoohn

0802989

Pilot

1051

2nd Lt.

James T. Butcher

0715140

Co-Pilot

1051

* 2nd Lt.

Joseph DeAngelis

0809265

Navigator

Sgt.

Charles C. Steelman

19016482

Radio Operator

2756

Cpl.

James R. Schoolfield

14160742

Engineer

2750

Navigator's indicated by a "*" departed the aircraft upon arrival in Accra, Africa for return to USA for future assignment.

Thanks to S/Sgt. Garland Adams 9th CCS and 1st Lt. Robert Haswell 12th CCS for copies of the Bond Project Orders.      Bill Bielausas 8/2000


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   I am looking for former members of the 3rd Combat Cargo Group,  1st, Combat Cargo Group, 2nd Combat Cargo Group and the 4th Combat Cargo Group.  In fact I would like to hear from anyone who flew over the Hump during WW II, or flew any Combat Cargo Missions at any time (Berlin Air-Lift, Korea, etc) 

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