859th BS
Malek Crew
Status:
To date (110528) this crew is known only from
Special Orders #161 dtd
27Sep44. They were placed on DS to Station 376 (Watton) and as far is as known,
never returned to Station 179. As seen on
the orders mentioned above, the crew was short one officer, assumed to be the
Bombardier.
Os:
Richard V. Malek
- Pilot
ASN 0705744
Jacob T. Schlossman -
Copilot ASN T-62643
George R. Creif
- Navigator ASN T-125516
EMs:
John J. Heisler
- R.O. ASN
12077872
Charles M. Daw - Engineer
ASN
35060420
Raymond M. Conklin - Gunner
ASN
12018870
Harvey G. Freer - Gunner
ASN
31301323
Ronald R. Klosterman - Gunner
ASN
35628067
Walter M. Wysocki - Gunner
ASN
31343605 *
* The surname on the NARA card reads
"WYSOCKR".
ASNs
so-colored
for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Records.
Downloadable Data Sources:
Malek Crew Personnel Files
"Carpetbaggers" by Parnell
"They Flew
by Night" editor Robert Fish
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