401st Bomb Group (H) -- Combat Air Crew Data
| Crew Identification |  | |||||||||
| The Crew of: Unit: Aircraft Usually Flown: | 1st Lt T.K. Hill 612th Bomb Squadron "Boche Buster" 42-31087 (SC-K) | |||||||||
| Crew Members | ||||||||||
| Pilot | 1st Lt | T.K. | Hill | Interned | ||||||
| Copilot | 1st Lt | W.E. | Schwedel | Interned | ||||||
| Navigator | 2nd Lt | T.S. | Block | Interned | ||||||
| Bombardier | 2nd Lt | J.W. | Chadwick | Interned | ||||||
| Radio Operator | T/Sgt | V.H. | Shewbert | Interned | ||||||
| Engr / Top Turret | T/Sgt | J.K. | Mullins | Interned | ||||||
| Ball Turret Gunner | S/Sgt | E.L. | Hellenbeck | Interned | ||||||
| Tail Gunner | S/Sgt | C.C. | Richardson | Interned | ||||||
| Waist Gunner | S/Sgt | B.N. | Keith | Interned | ||||||
Missions (Group Mission) | ||||||||||
| 1. | Schweinfurt (114) | 21 Jul 1944 | ? | |||||||
| 2. | Saint-Lo (115) | 24 Jul 1944 | ? | |||||||
| 3. | Saint-Lo (116) | 25 Jul 1944 | ? | |||||||
| 4. | Merseburg (117) | 28 Jul 1944 | ? | |||||||
| 5. | Chartres (120) | 1 Aug 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 6. | Strasbourg (121) | 3 Aug 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 7. | Anklam (122) | 4 Aug 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 8. | Genshagen (124) | 6 Aug 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 9. | Hautmensil (125) | 8 Aug 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 10. | Brest (127) | 11 Aug 1944 | 42-102398 | Dynamite John | ||||||
| 11. | Schkenditz (130) | 16 Aug 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 12. | Henin-Leitard (134) | 25 Aug 1944 | 42-102398 | Dynamite John | ||||||
| 13. | Ludwigshaven (138) | 3 Sep 1944 | 42-102957 | Fearless Fosdick | ||||||
| 14. | Merseburg (142) | 11 Sep 1944 | 42-102398 | Dynamite John | ||||||
| 15. | Merseburg (143) | 13 Sep 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 16. | Groesbeck (144) | 17 Sep 1944 | 42-97487 | Hangover Haven | ||||||
| 17. | Cologne (149) | 27 Sep 1944 | 42-97487 | Hangover Haven | ||||||
| 18. | Munster (151) | 30 Sep 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | ||||||
| 19. | Politz (154) | 7 Oct 1944 | 42-31087 | Boche Buster | MIA | (1) | ||||
Mission Notes | ||||||||||
| (1) Badly damaged by flak over the target causing the loss of the No. 2 engine. Fell out of formation but managed to land in Sweden. | ||||||||||