447th Badge447th Bomb Group
USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden
Crew Profiles: Hitchcock
 - 8/43Moses Lake, WA
08/43 - 11/43Harvard, NE
11/43In Transit (by air)
11/43 - 04/44 708th Squadron, Rattlesden, UK
Missions flown:30
Photos on this page kindly provided by
Mr. Joseph Gentner, Mr. Steve Borcherding and Mr. Michael Berry

Pilot: Lt. William Hitchcock
Copilot: Lt. Edwin Chapin
Navigator: Lt. Joseph Gentner
Bombardier: Lt. William Fisher
Engineer: Sgt. Fred W. Shoksnyder 
Radio Operator: Sgt. John C. Pritchett 
Ball Turret Gunner: Sgt. Charles H. Sanner 
Waist Gunner: Sgt. James G. Sykes 
Waist Gunner: Sgt. Walter Sechrest 
Tail Gunner: Sgt. Frederick Herudek
Standing, L-R: 
Sgt Walter Sechrest, WG
Lt Edwin Chapin, CP
Lt Joseph D. Gentner, N
Sgt Walter Herudek, TG
Sgt John C.Pritchett, ROG
Capt William Hitchcock, P
Sgt Fred W. Shoksnyder, ENG

Kneeling, L-R:
Lt. William Fisher, B
Cpl Lawrence Berry, ground crew
SSgt James G. Sykes, WG
S/Sgt Harvey May, Jr., ground crew
Sgt Charles H. Sanner, BTG
Ground crew unknown
Combat Missions
  No.  Date Target Aircraft
1 3 12/31/43   COGNAC   42-31207  
2 5 01/05/44  MERIGNAC  42-31155
3 8 01/14/44  NOBALL NO. 107 GRAND PARC  42-31207
4 11 01/29/44 FRANKFURT  42-31207
5 13 02/03/44  WILHELMSHAVEN  42-31207
6 17 02/08/44 WEISBADEN  42-38039
7 20 02/20/44 TUTOW  42-31724
8 21 02/21/44  DIEPHOLZ  42-38039
9 25 02/29/44 BRUNSWICK  42-38039
10 26 03/03/44  BERLIN - RECALL  42-38039
11 27 03/04/44 BERLIN - RECALL  42-38039
12 28 03/06/44 BERLIN    42-38039
13 29 03/08/44  BERLIN   42-38039 
14 31 03/11/44 MUNSTER  42-38039
15 32 03/13/44 NOBALL NO. 74 BOIS DE LA JUSTICE  42-38039
16 33 03/15/44 BRUNSWICK  42-38039
17 35 03/18/44 MUNICH  42-31095
18 37 03/22/44 BERLIN 42-37854
19 39 03/26/44 NOBALL NO. 93 LA SORELLERIE 42-32081
20 42 03/31/44 LUDWIGSHAFEN 368?
21 45 04/10/44 DIEST SCHAFFEN 42-107020
22 46 04/11/44 ARNIMSWALDE 42-107020
23 47 04/13/44 AUGSBURG 42-107020
24 48 04/18/44 ORANIENBURG RATHNOW 42-107020
25 49 04/19/44 LIPSTADT WERL 42-107020
26 50 04/20/44 NOBALL 42-107020
27 51 04/22/44 HAMM 42-107020
28 52 04/24/44 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN 42-107020
29 55 04/27/44 LE CULOT 42-107020
30 56 04/29/44 BERLIN 42-107020

Combat Diary- Lt. Joseph Gentner;