447th Bomb Group USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden Crew Profiles: Farson

03/44 - 09/44 709th Squadron, Rattlesden, UK Missions flown: 35 in 99 days Photos courtesy of Mr. Ken Ocker,  Additional information from Mr. Myles Farson, Mrs. Clarence Shelton and Jean Pendexter.
	Left to right, Standing: Sgt Dale J Kelly, LWG  Lt. Gumpert, B (repl)  Lt. John R. O'Green, N Lt. Myles W. Farson, P Lt. Loyal A. Willis, CP Sgt David O. Monroe Sr, RWG Kneeling: Sgt Charles F. Smith, ENG Sgt Wesley R McDaniel, TG William L. Sturgeon, Ground crew Arthur Kuhnz, Ground Crew Clarence E. Shelton, Ground Crew Sgt Isaac H. Tarver, BTG Sgt Doyle F. Scott, ROG Photo date unknown
Original flight jacket of Sgt. David Monroe Sr.
Combat Missions
No. Date Target Aircraft 1  05/23/44 TROYES 42-39886 2 05/24/44 BERLIN N/A Abort due to engine failure, returned to base;  credited with mission 3 05/25/44 BRUSSELS 44-6003 4 05/28/44 KONISBURG 42-97801 5 05/29/44 LEIPZIG 42-31225 (Scheherazade) 6 05/30/44 ST. POL SIRACOURT 42-97801 7 05/31/44 HAMM M/Y 42-31154 8 06/02/44 CONCHES A/F 42-31128 9 06/04/44 LE TOUQUET xx-xx615 10 06/06/44 D-DAY TARGETS NORTH FRANCE 44-6003 11 06/15/44 MISBURG 42-97624 (Devil's Mate II) 12 06/18/44 MISBURG 42-97624 * 13 06/20/44 FALLERSLABEN KONINGSBORN 42-97624 * 14 06/21/44 BERLIN 42-97624 * 15 06/22/44 NUCOURT 42-97624 * 16 06/23/44 ST. QUENTIN 44-6027 17 06/25/44 AREA #1 "ZEBRA" 42-97624 * 18 06/28/44 DENIAN-PROUVY 42-97836 (Bugs Bunny Jr) 19 07/07/44 MERSEBURG 42-97624 * Carried leaflets 20 07/08/44 ST. ANDRE DE L'EURE / NOGENT M/Y 42-97976 (Louie the Creep) 21 07/11/44 MUNICH 42-97976 (Louie the Creep) 22 07/12/44 MUNICH 42-97624 * 23 07/14/44 AREA 10, CADILLAC 44-6003 24 07/16/44 STUTTGART 42-97624 * 25 07/19/44 EBELSBACH 42-97624 * 26 07/20/44 MERSEBURG 42-31185 27 07/24/44 ST. LO AREA 43-37667 28 07/25/44 ST. LO AREA 43-37667 29 08/11/44 BELFORT M/V 42-107220 30 08/14/44 MANNHEIM 42-97624 * 31 08/15/44 HANDORF A/F 42-97538 (Dallas Dottie)

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