859th BS
Sacke Crew

A full crew picture would be most appreciated!

Above: Enlisted men of the Sacke Crew.

Pictures this page courtesy of Amanda Steeves, daughter of Charles C. Fluharty.

Crew data transcribed from
Special Orders #154,dtd 20Sep44.

Os:
Kenneth W. Sacke         - Pilot           ASN 0705811
William    Croy          - Navigator       ASN 02058423
Walter T.  Jones         - Bombardier      ASN 0772977 
   
Kenneth L. Whorlow       - Copilot         ASN 0721316

EMs:
Harvey J.  Beetle        - R.O.            ASN 39038699
Ashby H.   Boyd,Jr.      - Engineer        ASN 35768818
James N.   Fitzpatrick   - Gunner          ASN 14167517
Charles C. Fluharty      - Gunner          ASN 13141340
Donald W.  Lang          - Gunner          ASN 37558584
George L.  Reidell       - Gunner          ASN 32545918  (
KIA)  

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

The crew arrived at Harrington just a few days after active Operations to the Resistance had temporarily ceased. As replacements for the summer crews of the old 788th BS they probably flew only four missions during the gas haul period, and then entered into a period of training and waiting until they were sent to Brindisi, Italy in late December 1944. It is not known if the entire crew flew on the missions recorded. Reidell remained at Station 179 and was killed flying with the Wiebe crew in February 1945.

Above Left:  Charles Fluharty with Slick Chick II B24 42-95152
Above Right: Enlisted crew members at the tail of Slick Chick II.
Below:       Charles Fluharty c. 1944

Additional Crew Data Sources:
Sacke Crew Personnel Files

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)
Allied Supplies for Italian Partisans During WWII

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)
885th BS in WWII Volumes 1&2
(On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)

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