<%@ Language=JavaScript %> 788th BS - Alford Crew

788th BS
Alford Crew

 


Standing, L-R: 
William    Alford     - Pilot         ASN 0559512
Robert J.  Tully      - Bombardier    ASN 0694981
John J.    Goulding   - Navigator     ASN 0814296  
Russell H. Kennedy    - Copilot       ASN 0405426
Kneeling, L-R: 
Samie L.   Taylor     - Engineer      ASN 35584200
Arcade J.  Boisselle  - R.O.          ASN 31215415
Robert D.  Hartman    - BTG           ASN 36731784 (orphaned)
Steve      Korpash    - Gunner        ASN 33142960  
Harry C.   McCormick  - Tailgunner    ASN 38430561
Charles F. Noll       - Dispatcher    ASN 36232822

Hyperlinked surnames are the person's page in our database
Hyperlinked ASNs are the National Archives Enlistment database  

Annotated original crew picture click here.

Picture Location: Wendover AAB, Utah
Picture Date:     15 January 1944
Picture Credit:   Robert Tully

Combat Period: Mar-Aug 1944.Though the crew left Harrington in the Summer of 1944, their favorite plane flew on  and was transferred to Italy in December of 1944, and flown there by the Stamler Crew.

Errata: Korpash flew with the Ewart crew at Harrington replacing Paik who was recuperating from wounds received on daylight missions. Hartman was orphaned at Harrington, possibly returned to Rackheath.

Status: Original 788th crew, slight change in composition at Harrington.

Preferred Aircraft: B24H 42-50377

Data from July 1944 indicate all targets were French:

Pilot MR# Date Target Aircraft
Alford 0812  2  Stationer 152 B24H 42-50377 A
Alford 0851  4  Fred 3 B24H 42-50377 A
Alford 0860  5  Donald 31A B24H 42-95231 J
Alford 0909  7  Percy 7F B24H 42-50377 A
Alford 0946  9  Donald 82 B24H 42-50377 A
Alford 0997 11  Peter 84 B24H 42-50382 K
Alford 1032 14  Stationer 137B B24H 42-51208 H
Alford 1192 23  Giles 4A B24H 42-50377 A
Alford 1210 24  Percy 13 B24H 42-50393 W
Alford 1242 26  Donald 82A B24H 42-50393 W
Alford 1279 28  Giles 9 B24H 42-50377 A
Alford 1308 30  Paul 61 B24H 42-50377 A


Passengers (for all missions with Alford as pilot):

Gilpin    - 0997                Agents:
Rust      - 1242                Josianne Sommers,Jean Sibeleau 0909
Mulligan  - 1279                Three - unidentified           1458
Morains   - 1458
Powell    - 1511

Crew-specific Resources:
Alford Crew Personnel files
Alford Crew Mission Reports

Universal Downloadable Data Sources:
 801st/492nd Personnel Mission Report Index(Jan-Sep44)
AAFRH-21 "AAF Aid to European Resistance"
 Allied Leaflets Index
 "Carpetbaggers" by Parnell*
 Carpetbagger C47 Missions (Jul-Sep 44)
 "They Flew by Night" editor Robert Fish *
 Serial Number Index of B24s
Station 179 Operations Log (handwritten Apr44-Jul45) *
Station 179 Operations Log (transcribed Sep44-Jul45) *
Available on Request:
 Group Mission Reports Jan-Sep44 (On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)
 "Secret Squadrons of the 8th" by Carty (leaflet squadron portion only) *
"Chronology of SOE Operations with the Resistance In France During WWII" by Foot & Boxhall
"Spies,Supplies & Moonlit Skies Vols 1&2" by Ensminger *(On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)

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