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| Name | Rank | Unit | Comments Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fackender, John R. | Pvt | 579th and 576th | MOS 501 = Admin and Tech Clerk |
| Fagan, James E. | S/Sgt | 577th | xferred fm 577th to 10thSCS |
| Fagan, John E. | S/Sgt | 10th SCS | p3: on 3Apr44, Fagan "ex combat man grounded for frostbite assigned to the 10th as an Ack Ack Gunner and Chief from the 577th. Originally on Meeker crew, then flew 4 other missions before disappearing from clls; now I know why!! Per SO#72, 30Apr44, TD for AA Gunnery training. Per SO#243, 17Nov44, MOS change from 612 to 605. |
| Falada, Edward L. | M/Sgt | 576th | 576th Crew Chief #42-51194.576th Ground Crew #4, "C" Flight - Richeson crew Photo Lux, Falada, Beavers |
| Falk, Austin A. | Sgt | 10th SCS | MOS 685 = Airplane Electrical Mechanic, Specialist |
| Fancher, Charles H. | Pvt | 1825th Ord | MOS 014 = Automotive Mechanic (Second Echelon). 36293272 |
| Fandel, William H. | Capt | 579th; | was 579th Sqdn CO, relieved by Capt Appert |
| Farina, Louis | Cpl | 10thStaCompSq | |
| Farinelli, Joseph D. | Sgt | 576th | 5576th Crew Chief #41-29476; 576th Ground Crew #4, "B" Flight Flew to Bradley Field CT aboard 42-51194 per OO#1, 25May45; MOS 750. |
| Farley, Kenneth C. | M/Sgt | Gp Hq and 578th | |
| Farley, Walter E. | S/Sgt | 578th | Cook |
| Farlow, Robert V. | Pfc | 578th | MOS 911 = Airplane Armorer - 578th Sqdn Armament Section |
| Farmer, Albert E. | S/Sgt | 10th SCS. | SO#84, 1Dec43 |
| Farquharson, Thomas | Sgt | 578th | 578th Armorer; per LFW, 578th Armament Crew Chief - 578th Sqdn Armament Section |
| Farrow, Clarence R. | Pvt | 578th | MOS 747 = Airplane and Engine Mechanic.Per 578th roster 5Aug44, was a 578th Crew Chief, #42-100340, Chubby. - Graham,Shankle,Farrow Individual Photo |
| Fatz, John C. | Cpl | 577th | |
| Faulk, James H. | Sgt | 10thCompSq; 74th Svc Sq | MOS 060.ASN 35373945 |
| Faulkner, Irving | Sgt | 586th Army Postal Unit | Public Relations Officer for Army Postal Unit |
| Faulkner, J. | Cpl | 576th | Cook |
| Fausnaugh, Berman | Pvt | 576th | MOS 747 = Airplane and Engine Mechanic.Per Capt Levell's records, was 576th Crew Chief #42-50659, 576th Ground Crew #2, "B" Flight - Crew Chief, B. Fausnaugh, Crew Chief B. Fausnaugh |
| Fearon, Richard J. | T/Sgt | 579th | TD for 60 days instruction in radar equipment |
| Fejes, Richard | Pvt | 577th | MOS 334 = Welder, Spot |
| Felheim, Marvin L. | Capt | 579th and 576th | 579th Sq Intelligence Officer - S-2 Staff |
| Felker, William A. | Sgt | 578th | |
| Fell, Lyle L. | S/Sgt | 10th SCS, 578th | MOS 813 = Transportation NCOs.Per SO#141, 24Jul44, MOS change from 813 to 014.Per SO#225, 28Oct44, transferred from 10th to 578th, MOS 014. |
| Felsecker, Robert E. | T/Sgt | 577 | assigned |
| Felton, William J. | Pvt | 576th | MOS 521 = Airman Basic; per Capt Levell's roster, a 576th Munition Worker. |
| Ferguson, Albert F. | 1/Lt | 653rdAMSq | per 403rd history, was xferred into the 653rd in May 45 to replace Lt gough who would remain behind and become part of the holding party. |
| Ferguson, Jack W. | Pvt | 577th | MOS 911 = Airplane Armorer |
| Ferrel | S/Sgt | 576th | Elec. Spec. |
| Ferrell, Edward D. | Cpl | Transportation Div. | Killed 3Mar45 when Germans strafed the liberty vehicle he was driving Individual Photo |
| Ferrell, Milo J. | S/Sgt | 576th | 576th Elec. Spec. Per SO#243, 17Nov44, TD for Electronic Turbo Supercharger Regulator sch. Per SO#269, 20Dec44, reduced to Pvt for inefficiency. Returned to Bradley Field CT aboard 42-95299 per OO#1, 25May45; Cpl, MOS 685. |
| Ferrese, Joseph J. | Pvt | 1825th Ord | MOS 05_. 13103238. Detached service enroute to join from Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA. |
| Ferretta, Sammie | Pvt | 578th | 578th RUO.Per LFW, Supply |
| Ferril, Dallas M. | Cpl | 465th Sub-Depot | 465th Sub Depot photo #1 465th SubDepot Personnel |
| Ferry, Harry E. | S/Sgt | 577th | |
| Ferullo, Carl Jr. | Pvt | 576th | MOS 521 = Airman Basic. Per SO#164, 18aug44, MOS change from 521 to 590. Per SO#51, 6Mar45, reduced from Pfc to Pvt for cause. Per SO#66, 23Mar45, xferred to 12th Reinf Depot for transferred to the Infantry; MOS 590. |
| Fewkes, Leland K. | Sgt | 578th | Admin Clerk - Individual photo Harned, Fewkes and Dina |
| Feys, Morris M. | WO | 465th Sub-Depot | Sub-Depot Supply Officer before transferring to the 3rd SAD at Watton. - 465th SubDepot Personnel |
| Fichtenmayer, Arthur E. | Pvt | 578th | MOS 504.Per 578th roster 5Aug44, 578th Ordnance Mechanic |
| Field Jr, Arthur B. | Pfc | 579th | |
| Field, Shirley F. | Pfc | 576th | MOS 911 = Airplane Armorer |
| Fields, Andrew J. | Cpl | 578th | Ordnance Worker |
| Fields, Carlyle C. | M/Sgt | 579th | Line Chief |
| Finch, Francis M. | Pvt | 578th | MOS 555 = Aircraft Sheet Metal Worker. - Jeffers, Finch and Mehl |
| Finch, Harold G. | Capt | Gp Hq | Gp Technical Inspector.Per 392 orders 1Jul43, appointed Unit Supply Officer.Per Feb95 News, Finch "had served in the Army Air Corps since the early 20s and had been commissioned from M/Sgt about the time the war broke out… He strove mightily at Alamogordo, getting us equipped with the thousands of items we would need, from extra socks to flashlights." - Individual Photo |
| Fink, Clarence E. | Pvt | 1287th MP | Per SO#82, 11May44, transferred to DTC No. 4 per SCMO #27 dtd 8 May |
| Fink, Cpl | Trolley Passengers | ||
| Fink, Frank B. Jr. | Pfc | 579th and 577th | MOS 501 = Admin and Tech Clerk |
| Finkbeiner, Neil W. | Pfc | 465th Sub Depot | p5, orig mbr. MOS 501 = Administsrative & Technical Clerk. p40, was in the Transportation shack when it was hit by an RAF A-20. P42, was in the Crash Crew. P56, "One of our men, Pfc Neil W. Finkbeiner, received considerable publicity in the English papers, being the first American soldier to have his daughter baptized by an American chaplain. His daughter, born on 21 October 1944, was baptized by Chaplain clark on the station on 3 December 1944." p61, was transferred to the Infantry in Jan 45 [per SO#19, 25Jan45]. MOS 405 |
| Finkel, Elliott W. | Capt | 577th | 577th Sq Intelligence Officer |
| Fiore, Mario | Pfc | 578th | MP |
| Firmin, Floyd | Pvt | 579th | MOS change from 521 to 060. Per Combat Officers Mess menu for 12/25/44, was a Butcher |
| Fish, John P. | 2/Lt | 10thStaCompSq | Gas Defense Officer |
| Fisher | Pfc | 576th | 576th Ground Crew #6, "B" Flight |
| Fisher, Burton D. | M/Sgt | 576th | 576th Crew Chief #42-50409; 576th Ground Crew #2, "A" flight |
| Fisher, Nolan B. Jr. | Cpl | 576th | MOS 256 = Welder, Combination.38542717.Per SO#122, 1Jul44, MOS change from 521 to 747. Per OO#1, 25May45, MOS 747; will proceed o/a 28May45 aboard 42-51128 to Bradley Field, CT. |
| Fisher, William C. | Cpl | ||
| Fiske, Willard W. | Pfc | 577th | MOS 911 = Airplane Armorer |
| Fitzgerald, Cannon C. | Pvt | 578th | 578th Tech Supply |
| Fitzgerald, T.R. | &S/Sgt | Trolley Passengers | |
| Fitzhugh, L.R. | Sgt | Trolley Passengers | |
| Fixenberger, E.M. | S/Sgt | Trolley Passengers | |
| Flagler, Clarence O. | Cpl | 578th | Airplane Mechanic |
| Flake | Trolley Passengers | ||
| Flegal, LaRue C. | Sgt | Trolley Passengers | |
| Flehr, John H. | Pfc | 577th | MOS 501 = Admin and Tech Clerk |
| Fleming, Robert R. | S/Sgt | 578th | MOS 890 = Photo Interpreter.Per LFW, Intelligence Section Chief - S-2 Personnel |
| Fletcher, William J. | Sgt | 577th | Placed on indefinite TD with 1287th MPs. |
| Flick, D. Sgt | Trolley Passengers | ||
| Fling, W.D. | Technical Rep | Represented Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp who built the first electronic gunsight for the Martin upper turret.Wright Field sent him to Wendling to supervise the testing of the equipment and the training of gunners (per May93 News). | |
| Flohr, John H. Jr. | Sgt | 577th | |
| Flores, Estoban | Pvt | 1287th MP Co Det A | |
| Floyd, James J. | Pfc | 577th | |
| Flower, Andrew A. | Pfc | 579th | MOS change from 521 to 055.Flew to Bradley Field CT on 42-50650 per OO#1, 25May45; MOS 055. |
| Flynn | Cpl | 576th | 576th Ground Crew #4, "A" Flight |
| Flynn, Richard J. | Pvt | 576th | MOS 341=Shop Maintenance Mechanic |
| Foerhart Jr, Edgar F. | S/Sgt | 10thStaCompSq | |
| Fogle, James F. | Transportation | ||
| Fohl, Warren F. | S/Sgt | 577th | |
| Foley, Charles J. | Pfc | Gp Hq | MOS 590, Laborer |
| Folkert, Jay E. | 2/Lt | 10thStaCompSq and Gp Hq | Gp Weapons Officer - 392nd Staff Officers 3May45 |
| Fontenot, Lloyd C.A. | Pvt | 578th | Armorer |
| Foos | Lt | 576th | Turret Officer - 576th Sqdn Officers #2 |
| Forbis, Guy | Pfc | 578th | 578th Cook/Baker. Per SO#19, 25Jan45, was xferred from the 578th to the 12th Reinforcement Depot for xfer to the Infantry. MOS 060. Per 12-25-44 menu for Enlisted Mess #1 (fm Bob Harned), was a Baker, 578th, Pvt. |
| Ford, Parker S. | T/Sgt | Gp Hq and 576th | |
| Fore, Emmett W. Jr. | 1/Lt | Gp Hq | Station Special Services Officer - Individual Photo; Officers Group Headquarters Photo |
| Fore, Joseph | Pfc | 577th | MOS change from 521 to 590 |
| Forkosh, Nathan | Sgt | 579th | Maj Dilworth to investigate facts & circumstances of injuries received by Forkosh and determine line of duty status.Per SO#187, 13Sep44, MOS change from 405 to 826. |
| Forter | Trolley Passengers | ||
| Foster, Wesley G. | S/Sgt | 579th | MOS change from 611 to 514. |
| Fox, Manley Jr. | Sgt | 578th | Photo Lab Tech.Per Feb96 News, joined just after graduation from photography school in Feb 1943. - Individual Photo Photographic Section; Photographic Section #2 |
| Fox, Joseph W. | Pfc | 10thStaCompSq | |
| Francine, Jacques | Maj | 577th | Squadron Commander. Per article in 392nd BG Narrative History files (box 1246), was from "Ambler, Penna. Commanding Officer of the 577th Bombardment Squadron, flew with the R.C.A.F., with the U.S.A.A.F. in Alaska. Participated in the first Paramushiru raid from Attu. was a flying boat pilot in British Columbia and engaged in exploration and fur trading in Northern Canada and Labrador. Graduated Dartmouth, 1937." |
| Francis, Charles P. | Cpl | 578th | MOS 686 = Airplane Instrument Mechanic, Specialist Individual Photo |
| Frandiger, Conrad E. | Pfc | 577th | MOS 501 = Admin and Tech NCO |
| Frantz, Joseph M. | Sgt | 465th Sub-Depot | MOS 826 = Supply technician, AAF - 465th Sub Depot photo #1 465th SubDepot Personnel |
| Fraser, Charles W. | Pfc | 578th | Airplane Electrical Mechanic, Specialist - Photo |
| Frederick, Virgil J. | Sgt | 576th | Aircraft Armorer |
| Freeborn Jr, Howard | Pvt | 1287th MP Co Det A | MOS 677 = Military Policeman |
| Freeman | Lt | 576th | 576th Sqdn Officers #2 |
| Freeman, Robert E. | T/Sgt | 578th | 578th Radar Chief.Per 392nd orders 21 Dec 44, MOS changed from 860 to 853, Radar Mechanic, Navigation - 578th Sqdn Communications Section |
| French, Harold W. | M/Sgt | 577th | Per Willis Miller's memoirs, "Our crew chief [on Starduster, #4 ] was Earl French (French) who worked tirelessly to keep us in the air." No record of Earl French, but SO#50, 1Apr44 promoted T/Sgt Harold W. French, 577th, to M/Sgt so probably same person. Flew to Bradley Field CT on 42-51238 per OO#1, 28May45; MOS 750. |
| Freudiger, Conrad E. | Pvt | 577th | MOS change from 405 to 590.Per SO#267, 18Dec44, reduced to Pvt for cause.Per SO#19, 25Jan45, transferred to 12th Reinforcement Depot for transfer to infantry.MOS 590. |
| Frey, Charles L. | Pvt | 576th Gp HQ | MOS 929 = Automotive Equipment Operator Group Headquarters Photo |
| Fri?, Mike J. | Pvt | 579th | MOS 345 = Truck Driver, Light |
| Friedberg, Charles L. | Sgt | 10thStaCompSq | |
| Friem, Gunter F. | Pfc | 264th Medical Disp | |
| Friemel, Roy W. | Cpl | 577th | |
| Fries, Louis A. | 1/Lt | 578th | Assigned per SO73, 11Nov43. Sent to Air Sea Rescue School with Holmes Alexander |
| Frith, Lionel A. | Pvt | 578th | Armorer - 578th Armament Cunningham & Frith |
| Fritsche, John | Maj | Gp Hq | Station Adjutant. Received orders to attend General Staff School in the US in June44. Per May 1989 News, he "was Group Adjutant from Day 1 when the Group was formed. As Adjutant, he was in general charge of the Group's paperwork, and helped many a struggling young administrative officer fight his way through the paper jungle. - 392nd Staff Officers 3May45 Rendle,Bush,Fritsche Group Headquarters Photo |
| From, Stanley | Pvt | 65th Sub Depot | p26, worked in Shipping and Receiving. P66, was selected for transfer to Infantry Reinforcement Training in Feb 45. He and the others "are all skilled men, experienced in their jobs, having been with the Sub Depot since its activation and it will be difficult to replace them. It was with considerable reluctance that the Sub Depot submitted their names, but we all feel certain that they will give as good an account of themselves as Infantrymen as they did as Air Corps Specialists." Good Conduct Medal per GO#5, 20Jul44. Per SO#228, 31Oct44, MOS change from 590 to 050. |
| Frye, Raymond F. | Pvt | 578th | MOS 929 = Automotive Equipment Operator - Individual Photo |
| Frye, Raymond V. | Sgt | 578th | Carpenter |
| Fugarazzo, F.T. | Sgt | Trolley Passengers | |
| Fuhrman, Wayne B. | T/Sgt | 1825th Ord S&M Co | |
| Fulkerson, Albert D. | Pvt | 578th | Truck Driver |
| Fuller, D.E. | Sgt | 208th FinSec | Trolley Passengers - 15Mar44. Took off on furlough. |
| Fulwider, James C. | Sgt | ||
| Funk, Jabez M. | Pvt | 576th | MOS 747=Airplane and Engine Mechanic |
| Furneaux, John | Cpl | 578th | MOS 060 = Cook. Per Combat Officers Mess menu for 12/25/44, was Asst Baker |
| Furse, Marion | Pfc | 208th FinSec | xferred into unit on 25Feb44. Per unit diary 26Feb44, "1 in hospital. Pfc Furse in very sick condition." |
| Furtado Jr, Manual J. | Pvt | 576th | MOS 747 = Airplane and Engine Mechanic |
| Fussell, Guy C. | Cpl | 578th | Trolley Passengers - Assigned; MOS 852. Per GO#3, 19May45, awarded the Good Conduct Medal. 34379995. Flew back to Bradley Field CT on 44-50568 per OO#1, 26May45; MOS 652. |
