447th Bomb Group USAAF Station 126 - Rattlesden Crew Profile: Hodge

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	Hodge Crew - at Rattlesden Lt. Lynn T. Hodge, P Lt. Sheldon S. Siegel, CP Lt. Apolonio Baraz, N Lt. Albert J. Batlett, B Sgt Wilfred J. Schirmer Sgt. Kenneth D. Cooper Sgt. Lyle R. Frye Sgt. Walter A. Manaker Sgt. Howard D. Robinson Sgt. Richard H. Smith
S/Sgt Walter Manaker
Combat Missions
DATE TARGET AIRCRAFT 1 10/30/44 MERSEBURG 43-37936 Bonnie Baby 2 11/02/44 MERSEBURG 44-8419 3 11/21/44 KOBLENZ 44-6003 4 11/30/44 LUTZKENDORF 43-38731 Blythe Spirit 5 12/04/44 MAINZ 42-39882 6 12/15/44 HANOVER 43-38731 Blythe Spirit 7 12/18/44 MAINZ 44-8419 8 12/28/44 KOBLENZ 44-8419 9 12/30/44 MANNHEIM 42-97900 10 12/31/44 WENZENDORF-STADE 42-97900 11 01/01/45 DOLLBERGEN 43-38731 Blythe Spirit 12 01/02/45 NALBACH- 43-38884 13 01/10/45 KARLSRUHE 43-37544 D-Day Doll 14 01/20/45 HEILBRONN 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 15 02/06/45 BERLIN 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 16 02/14/45 WESEL 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 17 02/20/45 NURNBERG 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 18 02/22/45 AALEN 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 19 03/01/45 ULM 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 20 03/03/45 BRUNSWICK 43-38984 21 03/07/45 DATTELN 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 22 03/08/45 FRANKFURT 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 23 03/12/45 MARBURG 42-31582 Ol' Scrapiron 24 03/14/45 HANOVER 43-38984 25 03/17/45 RUHLAND 43-38984 26 03/19/45 ZWICKAU 43-38984 27 03/20/45 HAMBURG No. 350 (?)

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