[B-17] OB 518th Heavy Bomber Group From: davidkvh@aol.com (Davidkvh) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000 ORDER OF BATTLE - 518TH HEAVY BOMBER GROUP AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1942 HQ Staff Officers - 518th Heavy Bomber Group Group Nickname: Group Logo: The Group Commanding Officer: General DK van Hoose S3- Group Ops Officer: Colonel E. Barone S-2 Intelligence Section Officer: Major P. Buck Group Navigator Section Officer: Major T. Nabors Group Bombardier Section Major G. Williams Weather Officer Capt. B. Shannon Flying Control Officer Capt. R. Mears Ordnance and Armaments Section: Capt. R. Lee Enginerring Officer: Capt. C. Rettew Signals/Photographic Unit Capt. K. Elisus Mess Officer Capt. S. Boyd Transportion Officer Capt. S Metejka HQ/Officers and Men - 10518 Heavy Bomber Squadron CO: Colonel D. Jenner XO: Major Matthew Krish ======================================= Plane: "Howe's Tricks" Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Colonel D. Jenner Co-pilot: Capt Samuel Atkins Bombardier: Lt.. Pete Zucker Navigator: Lt.. James Antonio Engineer: MSgt. Frank Tucherelli Radio: Sgt. Bill Hansen Port Waist: Sgt. Roger Watson Starb. Waist: Sgt. Henry Wilson Ball: Sgt. Benjamin Frenski Tail: Sgt. Lenny Adel ======================================= Plane: �Steel Rain� Tail Number: Nose Picture: A tall stormcloud with several Bolts of Lighting through it. Large Bombs coming out the cloud ands disapearing below. Pilot: Major Matthew Kirsh Co-pilot: Lt. Alexander Benedict Bombardier: Lt.. Walter Dumm Navigator: Lt..Stephan Hagg Engineer: MSgt. Franklin Parker Radio: Sgt. Joseph Bakel Port Waist: Sgt. Ed Forest Starb. Waist: Sgt. Ted Forest Ball: Sgt. John Sexton Tail: Sgt. Benjamin Holiday ======================================= Plane: �Scorchin' Susan� Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Capt. Jim Ferguson Co-pilot: Lt. Willie Mays Bombardier: Lt. Bobby Bonds Navigator: Lt. Willie McCovey Engineer: MSgt.Juan Marichal Radio: Sgt. Dick Dietz Port Waist: Sgt. Orlando Cepeda Starb. Waist: Sgt. Jim Ray Hart Ball: Sgt. Gaylord Perry Tail: Sgt. Ken Henderson ======================================= Plane: �Miss Behavin� Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Capt. H. Patterson Co-pilot: Lt. A. Mosca Bombardier: Lt. J. Zuger Navigator: Lt. B. Faloney Engineer: Msgt. T.J. Coffey Radio: Sgt. R. DiPietro Port Waist: Sgt. W. Zatylny Starb. Waist: Sgt. R. Crawford Ball: Sgt. T. Champion Tail: Sgt. A. Cavillo ======================================= Plane: "Brown Eyed Bomber" Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Capt. A.A. Spencer Co-pilot: Lt. J.M.Fish Bombardier: Lt. J.P.Mullikin Navigator: Lt. D.Ray Engineer: Msgt. S. Reddehase Radio: Sgt. D. Nolan Port Waist: Sgt. P. Veals Starb. Waist: Sgt. C. Kelley Ball: Sgt. D.R.Pyle Tail: Sgt. S. Twiefel ======================================= Plane: �The Los Angeles Angel� Tail Number: 103057 Nose Picture: Pilot: Capt. Ron Plunk Co-pilot: Lt. Bill Perry Bombardier: Lt. Lloyd Bentsen Navigator: Lt. Warren Christopher Engineer: Msgt. Jan Reno Radio: Sgt. Bruce Babbitt Port Waist: Sgt. Rick Riley Starb. Waist: Sgt. Jesse Brown Ball: Sgt. Bob Reich Tail: Sgt. Fred Pena ======================================= HQ/Officers and Men - 11518 Heavy Bomber Squadron CO: Major Rodney Harrison XO: Capt.Tim Wright ======================================= Plane: �LEAD BUCKET� Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Major Rodney Harrison Co-pilot: Lt. Joey Boster Bombardier: Lt. Joseph Slaytoni Navigator: Lt. Pete Karsnik Engineer: Msgt. George Paulson Radio: Sgt. Paul Workman Port Waist: Sgt. Dirk Marsten Starb. Waist: Sgt. Eric Huegle Ball: Sgt. Derwin (Dex) Hasborough Tail: Sgt. Dan Roblinski ======================================= Plane: �Timmy's Tangerine Dream� Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Capt.Tim Wright Co-pilot: :Lt Jason Nietzel Bombardier: Lt. Wayne Henderson Navigator: Lt. Pat Yancey Engineer: Msgt. Matt Smith Radio: Sgt. Don Harmon Port Waist: Sgt.Neil Sparks Starb. Waist: Sgt. Chris Erb Ball: Sgt. Jeremy Dawson Tail: Sgt. Tom Hanks ======================================= Plane: �Miss Jennette� Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Capt. Jeff Evans Co-pilot: Lt. Scott Woods Bombardier: Lt. Jeff Cremeans Navigator: Lt. Jeremy Gilley Engineer: Msgt. David Kennedy Radio: Sgt. John Kunkel Port Waist: Sgt. R. Micheal Tyree Starb. Waist: Sgt. Brian Werst Ball: Sgt. Mark Carper Tail: Sgt. Doug Stover ======================================= Plane: "Blue Sky" Tail Number: Nose Picture: A Blue Sky with a ghostly figure of an Indian maiden from the plains in buckskins weaving her native craft. Pilot: Capt. Pete "Mother" Co-pilot: Lt. "Stud Muffin" Cook Bombardier: Lt. "Sledge" Hammerding Navigator: Lt. :Clyde "The Map" Maker Engineer: Msgt. Ronald "Lug Wrench" Radio: Sgt. "The Mouth" Maloney Port Waist: Sgt. "Gotcha" Gillespie Starb. Waist: Sgt. "Happy Shooter" Smith Ball: Sgt. "Hung Low" Liu Tail: Sgt. "Sheep" Shears ======================================= Plane: "Aces Up" Tail Number: Nose Picture: The nose art depicts a poker hand fanned out with 5 aces showing. The four usual aces are on the outside, the center ace has as it's "suit" the white star painted on the wings of US Army Air Corps planes. Pilot: Capt. Wyatt Rogers Co-pilot: Lt. Robert Gibbs Bombardier: Lt. Christopher Lantell Navigator: Lt. Stephen Douglass Masterson Engineer: MSgt. Bryan "Sparks" Tillman Radio: Sgt. Toby Haskell Port Waist: Sgt. Milburn Wachs Starb. Waist: Sgt. Paul "Happy" Trail Ball: Sgt. Earl Fitz Tail: Sgt. Wilbur "Pinky" Harris ======================================= Plane: "Virgin Sturgeon" Tail Number: Nose Picture: Pilot: Capt. Steven Burlingame Co-pilot: Lt. Brendon Lennon Bombardier: Lt. Harvey Geller Navigator: Lt. Lew Moss Engineer: Msgt. Joel Satnick Radio: Sgt.Bob Hancock Port Waist: Sgt.Sandy Appling Starb. Waist: Sgt. Dennis Skinner Ball: Sgt. Jeff Bigelman Tail: Sgt. Jay Skowronski ======================================= PLAYER ROSTER: Doug Jenner,�Howe�s Tricks�,Doug.Jenner@Eng.Sun.COM Scott Parrish,�Steel Rain�,sparrish@hpfcla.fc.hp.com Jim Ferguson,�Scorchin' Susan�,ferguson@ncsa.uiuc.edu Jim Crozier,�Miss Behavin�,croziej@Operatns.mohawkc.on.ca Alan Spencer,�Brown Eyed Bomber�,aspencer@bnr.ca Ron Plunk,�The Los Angeles Angel�,Ron.Plunk@Ebay.Sun.COM Robert Pippen,�LEAD BUCKET�,rpippen@ultrix5.cs.csubak.edu JEFF EVANS,�Miss Jennette�,s001jwe@discover.wright.edu Tim Wright,�Timmy's Tangerine Dream�,s001jwe@discover.wright.edu Skip Franklin,"Blue Sky",skip-okc@ix.netcom.com Greg Pearson,�"Aces Up"�,gpearson@netcom.com Kevin,�Virgin Sturgeon�,MGenda@aol.com Up