447th Badge447th Bomb Group
USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden
Crew Profiles: Gillespie
9/44 - 11/44RTU, Drew Field, Florida
11/23/44 - 11/29/44 In Transit, by ship HMS Queen Elizabeth
12/44 - 5/45708th Squadron, Rattlesden, UK
Missions flown:19 +
Photos on this page kindly provided by Martin Ardis and Francis Froah
Drew Field, Florida
Standing, L-R: 
Cpl. Richard O. Lawrence, ENG
F/O Milton A. Trodick, NAV
2nd Lt. Lee A. Small, B
Cpl. Blaize J. Napolitan, TG
Cpl. Francis B. Froah, BTG
Kneeling, L-R: 
2nd Lt. Richard T. Gillespie, P
2nd Lt. Robert J. Beiting, CP
Cpl. Raliegh M. Martin, WG
Cpl. Paul H. Jones, ROG
Arriving at Rattlesden, 
December 1944
More photos below
Combat Missions
No. DATE TARGET AIRCRAFT
1 01/29/45 KASSEL 43-38950
2 02/01/45 WESSEL 43-38884 Li'l Skippy
3 02/19/45 WESEL 43-38903 Miss Lace
4 02/20/45 NURNBERG 43-38903 Miss Lace
5 02/22/45 AALEN 43-38903 Miss Lace
6 02/23/45 CRAILSHEIM 43-38903 Miss Lace
7 02/24/45 BREMEN 43-38903 Miss Lace
8 02/26/45 BERLIN 43-38903 Miss Lace
9 02/27/45 LEIPZIG 43-38903 Miss Lace
10 03/01/45 ULM 43-38903 Miss Lace


43-38903 "Miss Lace"

After Lead Crew training
11 03/23/45 HOLZWICKEDE PFF No. 786
12 03/28/45 HANOVER PFF 44-8393 
13 03/31/45 BRANDENBURG PFF No. 747
14 04/05/45 NURNBERG PFF No. 783
15 04/07/45 SCHWERIN PFF No. 661
16 04/09/45 NEWBURG A/F PFF No. 747
17 04/10/45 BRANDENBURG PFF No. 747
18 04/17/45 DRESDEN PFF No. 747
19 04/21/45 INGLOSTADT PFF No. 769
As Lead Crew
Standing L-R: 
Cpl. Paul H. Jones ROG
Cpl. Raliegh M. Martin WG
Cpl. Blaize J. Napolitan TG
Cpl. Richard O. Lawrence ENG
Cpl. Francis B. Froah BTG

Kneeling L-R 
Lt. Joseph Nidich, Mickey Operator
Lt. Lee A. Small B
Lt. Richard T. Gillespie P
Lt. Robert J. Beiting CP
F/O Milton A. Trodick NAV
with 44-6462 Sandusky Jo

Raliegh Martin

On leave in London

Martin and Napoliltan