Mission No. 124
28 Jul 1944
Station: 166
Target: RR Bridge at Grosley-sur-Risle
Thirty-two planes were dispatched at 1835 hrs on the evening of July 28 to attack the railroad bridge and embankment at Grosley-sur-Risle, France. The bombing was conducted by Pathfinder method, and thirty-one of the planes dropped one hundred-twelve 1000 pound and eight 500-pound General Purpose bombs and one leaflet bomb on the bridge, with fair to good results. The plane which failed to bomb was shot down by flak in the
Thury-Harcourt area before the target was reached. Twenty other planes were flak battle damaged, but there were no further casualties than the six missing combat crewmembers.
Missing Plane and Crew
Plane 42-95842, T6-D type B-26B-50-MA, Nicknamed "Hitch Hiker", 573rd Squadron.
Pilot1st Lt. Robert H. Clark, 0-26154, from Philadelphia, Miss.P.O.W.
Co-Pilot1st Lt. George L. Parker, 0-669809, from Gainsville, TexasRet'd 19 Sept.
Bombardier1st Lt. Robert F. Lemmon, 0-666687, from Goose Creek, TexasK.I.A.
Engineer-GunnerS/Sgt.John R. Culshaw, 33429297, from Duquesne, Pa.K.I.A.
Radio-GunnerT/Sgt.William S Rollings, 33499791, from Wisconisco, Pa.K.I.A.
Armour-GunnerS/Sgt.John W. Sweren 39197686 from Long View, Wash.P.O.W.

All aircraft associated with an Accident or Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) for this mission are shown in red. Click on taxi code for details.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS MISSION FROM THE GROUP MISSION RECORDS IS AVAILABLE IN THE "CREW LOADLING LIST" SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE here


Box #1 - Lead Flight
Pathfinder
1PFS
???-?
??
Thorn
573
801-G
19
Bjork
573
719-F
13
Colsch
573
978-Q
22
Box #1 - High Flight
Rutledge
573
808-X
13
Daffern
573
830-M
25
Clark
573
28
Boone
573
820-S
21
Bollinger
573
595-V
17
Holliday
573
836-N
14
Box #1 - Low Flight
Danforth
572
813-J
7
Blute
572
748-Q
6
Barker
572
947-U
15
Smith
572
812-D
9
Dewitt
572
799-T
15
Crim
572
806-M
14
Callison
574
873-U
32

Box #2 - Lead Flight
Pathfinder
1PFS
???-?
??
Olfson
575
931-F
34
Ekstrom
575
843-J
45
Schreiber
575
853-F
39
Box #2 - High Flight
Kelley
575
927-N
32
O'hare
575
932-T
46
Wilkinson
575
010-A
31
Wolfe
575
678-M
40
Adamson
575
838-B
35
Harlow
575
839-G
37
Box #2 - Low Flight
Mitchell
574
835-T
30
Jannsen
574
620-B
46
Rutledge
574
268-K
44
Martin
574
720-R
42
Morris
574
865-D1
34
Newman
574
818-L
29
Lowe
574
597-P
32
Box #2 - Spare Flight
Spare Lead
574
815-W
36
Spare Ship
574
866-X
31
Spare Ship
574
248-V
30