Picture taken at Harrington on a day that must have been very bright, the Mulligan crew showed up at 179 probably toward the end of June 1944, flying their first three combat missions in late July. Though they had in 20 missions by the stand-down in September of that year, it was not enough to save them from going to Italy on Detached Service with the 885th BS out of Brindisi. Fred P. Sage, who later became a renowned surgeon, was the brother of Al Sage, who at the time was flying with Balchen's "Ball Project" out of Leuchars, Scotland. The crew was shortened for the six gas-haul missions in the Late Period Log.

Standing, L-R:
James L.    Mulligan         - Pilot          ASN 0695762        
David J.    Mullin           - Bombardier     ASN 0886655
Frank E.    Cox              - Navigator      ASN 0716331
Fred P.     Sage             - Copilot        ASN 0822969

Kneeling, L-R:
Duwane M.   Park             - Engineer       ASN 39911201*
Clarence O. Novak            - Dispatcher     ASN 37559976
Joseph E.   Elkins,Jr.       - R.O.           ASN 13103031
Gordon M.   Tyrrell          - Tailgunner     ASN 31330113

* Park's first name is garbled on the NARA record and (unusually) spells out his middlename.

ASNs so-colored for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Record.

Agents inserted/attempted:
Mission 1690 (4) DZ John 67E    Unidentified
Mission 1772 (3) DZ Bob 263     Jedburgh Team NORMAN
Mission 1839 (2) DZ Bob 188     Unidentified
Mission 2063 (3) DZ Bob 245     Unidentified

Identified leaflets carried:
USF-75
USF-77
USF-128
USF-133

Additional Crew Data Sources:
Mulligan Crew Personnel Files
Mulligan Crew Mission Reports

Group-Related Downloads:
AAFRH-21 "AAF Aid to European Resistance"
Allied Leaflets Index
"Carpetbaggers" by Parnell
"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)
"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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