Imphal,
The Hump and Beyond 
U.S.A.A.F. Combat Cargo Groups of the Second World War
3rd Combat Cargo Group
Bond Project Squadron A-6
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93387 |
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Capt. |
William G. Kilbourne |
01699346 |
Flight Leader |
1051 |
1st Lt. |
John G. Bridwell |
0724689 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
William H. Hofman |
0767552 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 1st Lt. |
Glen M. Langford |
0728400 |
Navigator |
|
Sgt. |
Alfred C. Mueller |
36337824 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
S/Sgt. |
Donald T. More |
32258270 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
F/O |
Harold J. Burke |
T125923 |
Passenger |
1051 |
S/Sgt. |
Charles L. Kersting |
16037802 |
Passenger |
685 |
Sgt. |
Carl R. Hecht |
16053441 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Martin H. Kelske |
32427613 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pvt. |
Donald J. Kirsch |
37293466 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93392 |
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2nd Lt. |
James R. Cray |
0683411 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Phelon Howell |
0827653 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
John S. Lovin |
0701249 |
Navigator |
|
Cpl |
Edmund F. Gill |
31158145 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Pfc. |
Robert D. Desmond |
11054867 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Anthony S. Korpitz |
36342473 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Emerson N. Kefauver |
33557072 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Samuel Klein |
32890427 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Richard S. Largent |
39131135 |
Passenger |
747 |
2nd Lt. |
Richard F. Mesmer |
0709223 |
Passenger |
1051 |
C-47A-90-DL |
43-15791 |
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2nd Lt. |
Walter V. Ford |
0683430 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Ralph V. Huser |
0826971 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Harry Brodisky |
0800099 |
Navigator |
|
Pvt. |
Veron L. Sims |
37187607 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Cpl. |
Robert M. Duffy |
32834099 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Pfc. |
Lowell LeVan |
35423986 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Jack Larham |
32141696 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Carl W. Lindner |
32712088 |
Passenger |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Richard S. Lee |
14103701 |
Passenger |
750 |
2nd Lt. |
Fletcher P. Reynolds |
0720408 |
Passenger |
1051 |
C-47A-90-DL |
43-15811 |
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2nd Lt. |
Marvin L. Ganz |
0745345 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Robert L. Loomis |
0710498 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 1st Lt. |
Charles L. McAdams |
0793268 |
Navigator |
|
Pfc. |
William I. Welborn |
34472985 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Cpl. |
George E. Reitz |
6252462 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Cpl. |
James W. Miller |
18126451 |
Passenger |
555 |
Cpl. |
Eldon H. Maynard |
37373038 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Chester B. Malewiez |
32686002 |
Passenger |
747 |
S/Sgt. |
Henry L. Mangus |
15046347 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93391 |
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2nd Lt. |
George H. Hubbard |
0745393 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Byron W. Myers |
0767617 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 1st Lt. |
Michael Mancini |
0805270 |
Navigator |
|
Pfc. |
James E. Parker |
18191138 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Cpl. |
Lewis E. Dorsett |
18036983 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Cpl. |
William F. Moore, Jr. |
33539476 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Trevor W. Morris |
14061639 |
Passenger |
687 |
Pfc. |
John O. Muessig, Jr. |
12136570 |
Passenger |
747 |
S/Sgt. |
George F. Nicholson, Jr. |
14176509 |
Passenger |
750 |
C-47A-60-DK |
42-108945 |
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2nd Lt. |
Henry C. McKee |
0740235 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Frank W. O'Linn |
0767623 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Richard E. Schricko |
0807322 |
Navigator |
|
Pfc. |
Sebastian R. Lopez |
19084699 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
S/Sgt. |
Carlisle B. Owens |
14142203 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Pfc. |
Bertram S. Peckham |
32890486 |
Passenger |
747 |
Sgt. |
Louis F. Perritte |
38160036 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pvt. |
Guy T. Page |
38127222 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
James A. Peebles, Jr. |
15340456 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93386 |
|||
1st Lt. |
Samuel H. Runyan |
0669507 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Michael P. Prete |
0825276 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Joseph C. Smith |
0814149 |
Navigator |
|
Pfc. |
Albert H. Rich |
33423545 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Sgt. |
Ralph T. Byrnes |
19167277 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Pvt. |
Bernard Resnick |
13150655 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Fred H. Randall |
32848150 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pvt. |
Gordon D. Ryner |
33511185 |
Passenger |
528 |
Pfc. |
Franklyn W. Roesch |
32550885 |
Passenger |
750 |
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93388 |
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2nd Lt. |
Kenneth E. Childs |
0751263 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Glenn W. Howard |
0706179 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Charles P. LaMorte |
0800244 |
Navigator |
|
Sgt. |
Robert E. Lake |
32378359 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Cpl. |
Leland M. Priest |
18199976 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
2nd Lt. |
Warren J. LeClaire |
0706209 |
Passenger |
|
Sgt. |
John J. Kowalski |
36503411 |
Passenger |
747 |
Sgt. |
Harold Klein |
12032143 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
James P. Kelly |
19167839 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pvt |
John N. Karas |
12192711 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93383 |
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2nd Lt. |
Francis O. Dalton |
0680572 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Harold P. Huggins |
0768557 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Archie T. McCormick |
0550051 |
Navigator |
|
Pfc. |
Edward W. Gersh |
19160170 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Cpl. |
Eugene E. Scholl |
37461847 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Pvt |
Chester R. Lisiewski |
36618198 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Billy P. Latimer |
18168630 |
Passenger |
750 |
Sgt. |
Stanley L. Likoff |
12040545 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
William F. Lamparter |
32617284 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-90-DL |
43-15797 |
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2nd Lt. |
Maurice G. Davis |
0739916 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Richard F. Kaufaman |
0827666 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Robert A. Mass |
0804962 |
Navigator |
|
Pvt. |
Ralph Widman, Jr. |
18034007 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Cpl. |
Edston J. Johnston |
14174580 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Norman W. McGee |
34168421 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Robert G. Markle |
32727441 |
Passenger |
750 |
T/Sgt. |
William A. Metcalfe |
15336610 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pvt. |
Ralph W. Mornout |
3537310 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-60-DK |
42-108942 |
|||
2nd Lt. |
Robert W. Haswell |
0680824 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Robert B. Mason |
0767589 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Francis M. Mackie |
0800142 |
Navigator |
|
Pfc. |
Edward S. Schutz |
13033589 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
S/Sgt. |
Orville J. Redman |
16085629 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Sgt. |
Reese F. Martens |
36343053 |
Passenger |
747 |
Sgt. |
Leland O. Mingus |
35279100 |
Passenger |
747 |
Sgt. |
Charles D. McConnell |
15063465 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Stacey C. Mathes |
32610534 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-60-DK |
42-108944 |
|||
2nd Lt. |
George E. Johnson |
0748664 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
William D. McVay |
0767597 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Ben Minor |
0800664 |
Navigator |
|
Pfc. |
Fabyan H. Cook |
31123889 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
T/Sgt. |
Richard J. Eskra |
17026441 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Pvt. |
Cashimir F. Mawrocki |
13176409 |
Passenger |
747 |
T/Sgt. |
Paul L. Nicely |
35161848 |
Passenger |
750 |
Cpl. |
Anthony J. Orefice |
6908512 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Calvin L. Price |
37211557 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93373 |
|||
2nd Lt. |
Charles B. Riley |
0751707 |
Pilot |
1051 |
2nd Lt. |
Roger H. Phafler |
0824864 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Herbert Seckler |
0805324 |
Navigator |
|
S/Sgt. |
Dan J. Moore |
08050825 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
T/Sgt. |
Paul Toth |
36163940 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
Cpl. |
Harold B. Pierron |
39103399 |
Passenger |
686 |
Pvt. |
William J. Pharroh |
33074414 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Dennis M. Russell |
19121939 |
Passenger |
747 |
Pfc. |
Eugene L. Ripolone |
31342617 |
Passenger |
747 |
C-47A-25-DK |
42-93354 |
|||
2nd Lt. |
Robert D. Schwarz |
0680090 |
Pilot |
1051 |
F/O |
Richard T. Roberts |
T124159 |
Co-Pilot |
1051 |
* 2nd Lt. |
Harry Semanchuk |
0807324 |
Navigator |
|
Pvt. |
Bernard J. Stoloff |
32332443 |
Radio Operator |
2756 |
Sgt. |
Wilbert F. Matthews |
37137257 |
Flight Engineer |
2750 |
S/Sgt. |
Worley F. Robinette |
13066336 |
Passenger |
747 |
Cpl. |
Julius Sechena |
39388111 |
Passenger |
555 |
Cpl. |
Abraham L. Stabinsky |
18148919 |
Passenger |
747 |
S/Sgt. |
Robert L. Scott |
37264590 |
Passenger |
750 |
| 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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