Little Patches
401st Squadron
 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy -
Serial # 42-31678 LL L
Back Row - Left to Right:
B. H. Bova Cummings, Ball
Turret Gunner; Charles A. Van Loo, Tail Gunner; Sam W. Harris, Radio Operator; Edward
L. White, Waist Gunner; Mark Weston, Top Turret Gunner; George O. Fredrickson,
Bombardier; Paul A. Henritzy, Navigator; Harold E. Johnson, Co-pilot; Charles N.
"Buck" Buchanan, Pilot.
Front Row - Left to Right:
Ground Crewmen
Robert P. Dalton; Ernest
V. Pry; George B. Camp, Crew Chief; Charles D. Mooneyham; Clement (first name
unknown).
John A. Hassler is not
pictured.
Little
Patches Factoid - The above photo is quite unique
since it pictures most of the personnel and ground crew members. At the time of
this photo, Little Patches had logged more than 50 missions.
Flight Log of Harold Johnson (0-709017) -
Little Patches Co-pilot
| Number |
Date |
Target |
| 1 |
3 Aug 44 |
Mulhouse, Germany |
| 2 |
5 Aug 44 |
Nienburg, Germany |
| 3 |
6 Aug 44 |
Brandenburg, Germany |
| 4 |
9 Aug 44 |
Elsenborn, Belgium |
| 5 |
11 Aug 44 |
Brest, France |
| 6 |
12 Aug 44 |
Buc, France |
| 7 |
14 Aug 44 |
Metz Frescaty, France |
| 8 |
15 Aug 44 |
Ostheim, Germany |
| 9 |
25 Aug 44 |
Neubrandenburg, Germany |
| 10 |
26 Aug 44 |
Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 11 |
27 Aug 44 |
Heligoland, Germany |
| 12 |
5 Sept 44 |
Ludwigshaven, Germany |
| 13 |
8 Sept 44 |
Ludwigshaven, Germany |
| 14 |
9 Sept 44 |
Ludwigshaven, Germany |
| 15 |
13 Sept 44 |
Lutzkendorf, Germany |
| 16 |
19 Sept 44 |
Hamm, Germany |
| 17 |
27 Sept 44 |
Koln, Germany |
| 18 |
28 Sept 44 |
Magdeburg, Germany |
| 19 |
3 Oct 44 |
Nurnberg, Germany |
| 20 |
6 Oct 44 |
Neubrandenburg, Germany |
| 21 |
14 Oct 44 |
Cologne, Germany |
| 22 |
15 Oct 44 |
Cologne, Germany |
| 23 |
17 Oct 44 |
Cologne, Germany |
| 24 |
22 Oct 44 |
Primswick, Germany |
| 25 |
2 Nov 44 |
Merseburg, Germany |
| 26 |
5 Nov 44 |
Frankfort, Germany |
| 27 |
6 Nov 44 |
Hamburg, Germany |
| 28 |
16 Nov 44 |
Aachen, Germany |
| 29 |
21 Nov 44 |
Merseburg, Germany |
|
30
|
27 Nov 44 |
Offenburg, Germany |
| 31 |
29 Nov 44 |
Misburg, Germany |
| 32 |
9 Dec 44 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
| 33 |
11 Dec 44 |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| 34 |
12 Dec 44 |
Merseburg, Germany |
| 35 |
15 Dec 44 |
Kassel, Germany |
 
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