Vanderhoef's Crew

LT Vanderhoef was flying "Lady V" on mission 183 when it was badly damaged. LT Vanderhoef and crew were forced down and made an emergency landing at Venlo Field, the Netherlands. The crew was repatriated shortly thereafter and continued flying for the 832nd.

LT Poland was the original copilot for this crew. Status unknown. R. Demboski may have been a fill-in, but was not part of the original crew.

CREW INFO
Name	Rank	Position	First Mission	Last Mission	Status
Peter B. Vanderhoef	LT	Pilot
Marion A. Poland		Copilot
A. L. Dembowski		Copilot
Raymond O. Godfrey	F/O	Navigator
Donald H. Dills		Bombardier
William H. Reed	SGT	Flight Engineer
Frank G. Ferara	SGT	Radio Operator
Witte, S.	SGT	Waist Gunner
Bernard S. Willadsen	SGT	Ball Gunner
Gabriel J. Romanelli	SGT	Tail Gunner
R. N. Demboski	SGT	Nose Gunner

MISSION INFO
MISSION	DATE	NAME	ID	S/N	TYPE
168	03/18/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
170	03/21/45	Mission Maid	TM	4x-xx894	B17G
172	03/23/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
173	03/24/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
174	03/28/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
176	03/31/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
177	04/03/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
179	04/05/45	Old Yard Dog	TE	42-98006	B17G
180	04/07/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
183	04/10/45	Lady V	DR	43-37856	B17G
185	04/14/45	Old Yard Dog	TF	42-98006	B17G
186	04/15/45	Mr. Completely	TA	43-39902	B17G
187	04/16/45	Mr. Completely	TA	43-39902	B17G
189	04/19/45	Mr. Completely	TA	43-39902	B17G
190	04/20/45	Mr. Completely	TA	43-39902	B17G
191	04/21/45	Vermond Maid (Cupcake)	ND	43-38246	B17G
Completed 16 Missions

Created 09/10/99

Modified 05/24/07