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401st Ground CrewThis is the HONOR ROLL of the ground personnel of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn, England, September 1942 to June 1945 Contributed by Jack Gaffney Adjutants: Captain William Smart
and Captain John Parsons First Sergeant: John Irak Engineering officer: Captain Harold
Evans Line Chief: William Butler Flight Chiefs: Pat Amber and
Charles Reitz Inspectors: Alexander Frew and John
C. Moran Original Crew Chiefs: Henry (Hank)
Cordes, Lester Culp, Robert Dalton, Zonil (Jerry) Docis, Arthur Hele, Alton McDaniel, Bert
(B. J.) Pierce, Clifford (C.O.) Pierce, Lester (L.C.) Pierce, and Edward Pinkowski Assistant Crew/Chiefs Promoted to Chiefs:
George Camp, Roy Fratz, Jack Gaffney, Al Peters, Matt Pettera, James Patton, Wilbur Renz,
Newell Rhodewald Other Asst. Crew/Chiefs: Burton
Blow, James Frost, Charles Karas, Harry Smith, Charles Zentz, George Popowitz and Boyd
Picking. Mechanics: Russell Bollinger,
Haskell Barnes, James Brown, Whitt Breed, Nicholas Bankowsky, Harold Bendickson, Charles
D. Booth, Frank Brines, Alton Brown, Rufus Clement, Gilbert Cloyd, Dennis Cross, Ben
Dickens, Vernon Dion, Phil Dorn, T. T. Douglas, James Dunbar, Aulden Dunn, Milo Eagle,
George Elliot, Delbert Gibson, Clayton Harpold, Albert Hanzel, John Hassler, Louis Hanson,
Norman Hanson, Raymond Henley, Horace (Shorty) Hutchinson, James Hopkins, Harry Hovermill,
Rex Jacobs, William Jones, Horace Knight, Kalmon Kormandy, Virgil Mott, Aubin Pene, George
Rentz, Louis Rogers, Mike Suciu, Raymond Sumpter, Walter Ward, and Earl McCullough Welders: Joe Samson and Tommy Sharp Refueling: Vernon Jorgenson, John
C. Smith, Maurice Hoveland and Earl or William Weller. Armament: Captain Phillip Garris,
Crew/Chief T. T. Simmons Armorers: Fred Barrington, Burdette Cox, Sgt. Robert Edward Foster, Earl Johnson, Hank Loomis, Birch Watson, Albert C. Yates, William Carroll Piper, and Carden? Turret Mechanics: Billie Bishop,
James Branch, Leland Chandler, R. B. Cowan, Fred Cravello, William Rouse and Clifford
Wilson. Ordnance: Lt. Raymond Johnson, Leon
Beaudreau, Giles Boatman, Marvin Caiazzo, Bergen Dalley, Abel Gonzales, Hampton Harmon,
Ernest Jeter, Joseph Law, Anthony Lombardo, Leo Matras, Walter Miller, John W. Monette,
William McConnell, Clarence Patterson, Richard Sando, Stanley Waslaski and Hyman Weingert. HFDF* Operators: John Blackowiak,
Martin Belovin Joe LaCascia, James Daley, Salvadore D'Autorio, Jesse Stallings, James
Sullivan, Fred Vicaro. *High Frequency Directional Finding. Metal: Crew/Chief Faber Cripps,
Glenn Boyce, Durwood Cox, Urban Cole, Robert Funk and Alvin Williamson. Radar Shop: James Lomasney, James
R. Dempsey, Richard H. Klamm and Dominic J. Vitale Tech Supply: Ernest V. Pry, Leonard
Wamsley, Harmon Shearer and Edwin L. Miller Oxygen: Charles Phillips and
Charles Bruno Cleat TrackMan: Crystobal V. Baca Bomb Sights: Robert (Red) Atterbury Caretaker Pilots House: Lumir
Tomanek Other Names Recalled But Need to Know Where
They Worked: Roman Borowski, Thomas B. Cottrell, Isadore Feinstein, Donald Godoy,
Charles Guignon, William Gottshalk, Harry Hollingsworth, Walter Kolanko, Noah Kirk, Reino
Latve, Albert Marco, Harold Mattox, Charles Mooneyham, Lowell Perkins, Alex Philen, J. D.
Pitts, Warren Thornburg, Clayton Romine and Hubert Carrington. Thanks to those who assisted Jack Gaffney in
compiling this list: Martin Belovin, Fred Cravello, Faber Cripps, Roy Fratz and James
Lomasney's son, David Lomasney. Each man on this list and the others we have not recalled
should not be forgotten for their individual efforts they made to contribute to the
efficiency and great record of the 401st.
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