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Old 9th May 2020, 21:09
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Re: Boeing B-17D/E on Midway June 1942

Here we go for the attack on Kido Butai by Midway-based B-17s, @0810 hours 4 June. Same sources as above plus Gordon W. Prange's Miracle At Midway (it fleshes out some of the names a little more fully).

(As a note, Fortress Against the Sun notes on p. 184 that there were 16 combat ready B-17s on Midway on the morning of 4 June after the arrival of 6 from Hawaii late in the afternoon of 3 June. One of them, however, from the 42nd BS/11th BG, developed mechanical trouble on the morning of the 4th, so only 15 took off to attack the Japanese.) One of the 15 was that of Lt. Smith, 394th BS/5th BG (the shadower from 3 June), again without bombs but loaded with cameras to take photos of the attack. Sorry, I have no other info on this plane or crew.

1st Element:
B-17E (41-2409, Old Maid) 431st BS/11th BG
Pilot: Lt. Col. Walter C Sweeney, Jr.
Copilot: 1Lt Everett Wessman
Navigator: Lt. William Adams

B-17E
Pilot: Capt. Charles E. Gregory

B-17E 431st BS/11th BG
Pilot: Lt. Willard G. Woodbury

2nd Element:
B-17E
Pilot: Capt. Cecil L. Faulkner

B-17E (41-2523, Goonie) 72nd BS/5th BG
Pilot: 1Lt. Edward A. Steedman
Radio Operator/Waist Gunner: Cpl. Earl Schaeffer
Waist Gunner: Sgt. Albert St. Jean
Ball Turret Gunner: Cpl. Frank Frucci

B-17E 31st BS/5th BG
Pilot: 1Lt. Robert B. Andrews

3rd Element:
B-17E (41-2404, The Spider) 431st BS/11th BG
Pilot: Capt. Clarence P. Tokarz (Clement P. Tokarz in Bowman, Clemence in Lord)
Tail Gunner: Sgt. Horst Handrow

B-17E (41-2463, Yankee Doodle) 431st BS/11th BG
Pilot: Capt. Paul Payne
Left Waist Gunner: Cpl. Donald C. Bargdill

B-17E
Pilot: Capt. Sullivan

4th Element:
B-17E 42nd BS/11th BG
Pilot:Lt. Col. Brooke Allen

B-17E 42nd BS/11th BG
Pilot: Lt. Richard Eberenz

B-17E 42nd BS/11th BG
Pilot: Lt. Paul Williams

5th Element:
B-17E (41-9157, Hel-En-Wings) 42nd BS/11th BG
Pilot: 1Lt. Carl E. Wuertele (Lord gives his rank as Capt.)

B-17E 42nd BS/11th BG
Pilot: 1Lt. Hugh S. Grundman

That's all I've got; I haven't double checked any of this against the links already posted to Pacificwrecks. If you'd like I'll see what I can find for the afternoon strikes on 4 June.
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