858th/406th NLSs
Caulk
Crew
An early period crew, flying with the 858th NLS out of Cheddington in June of 1944. Scan above shows officers of the crew and the B17 "Shady Lady". Notice the leaflet mission markers to the right of the bomb markers on the plane.
Os above,
L-R:
Charles E. Hurst
- Navigator ASN 0708469
Raymond J. Murray - Bombardier
ASN 0762647
Lewis J. Caulk -
Pilot ASN 0755639
Matthew M. Vicovic - Copilot
ASN 0818515
EMs from 5 July 1944 Alert Sheet:
Richard C. Dickinson - Gunner
ASN 36742091
Kenneth W. Emens - Engineer
ASN
39410583
Thomas N. Jones - Gunner
ASN
34664094
Marion K. Mason - Gunner
ASN 39279341
Leland O. Taylor - R.O.
ASN
18121573
ASNs so-colored for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Records.
Additional crew data sources:
Caulk Crew Personnel files
Group-Related Downloads:
406th NLS Air Crew
Card Index
406th NLS
Squadron RZI Card File
AAFRH-21 "AAF Aid to European
Resistance"
Air Power History Article
Allied
Leaflets Index
Aerospace
Historian Article
"Carpetbaggers" by Parnell
Cheddington(Station
113)
Night Leaflet Squadrons
Operations reports
(Jun44-Jul45)
"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:
"Secret Squadrons of the 8th" by Carty
(leaflet squadron portion only)
"Spies,Supplies & Moonlit
Skies Vols 1&2" by Ensminger
(On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)
"Leaflet Operations
during the 2nd WW" by James M. Erdmann