Full names of a 305BG/365BS crew crashlanding on January 11 1945 in Belgium
 

Hello ,

Can someone help me with the full names of the following 305BG crew who made a crashlanding on January 11 1945 at Le Culot airfield in Belgium with B-17 44-8205
Cpt Slimp Loyd B.Jr pilot - 1st Lt Laverdiere C J co-pilot - 1st Lt Campbell M J navigator - 2nd Lt Aldrich F N reserve navigator - 1st Lt Thom W L Jr reserve navigator - 1st Lt Mann J A bombaimer - T/Sgt Kovalauskas G P radio - T/Sgt Harris E A wgnr - T/Sgt Hoch D R wgnner - Sgt Lynes R L tailgunner

Regards
Alain57

Re: Full names of a 305BG/365BS crew crashlanding on January 11 1945 in Belgium
 

Here is a start.

Loyd Black Slimp, Jr https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/.../loyd-b.-slimp
Charles J Laverdiere https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...les-laverdiere
Martin Joseph Campbell https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...oseph-campbell
Kovalauskas, George P https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...-kovalauskaswa
Hoch, Donald R https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/.../donald-r-hoch
Aldrich, Frank Nathan
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...nathan-aldrich
Walter W Thom, Jr (Served in and wrote a book about the 305th BG)
(W "L" Thom Jr possible mistake on middle initial?)
Harris, Earl A
Lynes, Robert L

Nothing found on:
?? Mann, J A (Bombardier) There was a Ray E Mann in the 305th but he was a navigator.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...ay-elwood-mann

Re: Full names of a 305BG/365BS crew crashlanding on January 11 1945 in Belgium
 

Goodmorning ,

Thank you very much for your help.

Grts
Alain57