Transferring the 420th BS (VH) to Kearney AAF

Special Order 233, Par 5, Hq, AAFld, Harvard, Nebr, 21 Aug 1945

The following is a retyping of part (paragraph 5 and attachment) of Special Order 233, directing the movement of twelve B-29 aircrews (plus five passengers each), comprising the 420th Bombardment Squadron (VH) Flight Echelon, 382nd Bombardment Group (VH), from Harvard AAFld (Harvard, Nebraska) to Kearney AAFld (Kearney, Nebraska). This special order represents the last recorded movement of this squadron as a unit in the archived history and records of the 382nd BG(VH). It is further believed (by the transcriber) that the unit was subsequently disbanded after this movement, with members disbursed from Kearney AAFld, as peace had been agreed to and the war ending, with the Air Echelon never being sent overseas.

The pages of this record are from AFHRA Microfilm Roll B0372, Frames 1697 through 1702. The archived pages are sometimes faint and hard to read, so transcription errors are likely (most are marked with a question mark and will be fixed when opportunities arise). This Special Order is important because it is the closest thing available (although incomplete) to a roster of enlisted personnel for the air echelon of the 420th BS(VH), as both air crew members, and a number of air support personnel as passengers, were covered by this movement order. (A separate complete officers roster for the air echelon is available separately for the squadron in the group records.) Complete unit rosters of the 420th BS(VH), enlisted personnel included, do not separately exist in currently known archives (unless personally held by someone yet unknown), as all AAF unit rosters from 1944, 1945, and 1946 were lost in the fire of 1973 at the National Military Personnel Center in St. Louis. Only rosters of officers were provided in the archived record of the 382nd BG(VH) and its squadrons.

RESTRICTED HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FIELD Harvard Nebraska
SPECIAL ORDERS NUMBER 233 * * * *	EXTRACT * * * *	21 August 1945 * * * *
5. The fol Off & EM indicated on atchd list Shipment 6026-BZ which is made a part of this order are reld fr asgmt & dy this sta WP o/a 23 August 45 by military air, rail, and/or Govt owned vehicles to Kearney AAfld, Kearney Nebr to arrive thereat before 1200 23 Aug 45. This is an INTERMEDIATE change of sta. Individual organizational equipment (less post, camp & sta items) now on hand and/or in storage will accompany this orgn. On members of unit moving by air if it is impracticable to proceed by air continuation of this journey by rail is auth. Travel by privately owned conveyance is not auth. Transportation of dependents & household effects will be in accordance with provisions AR55-120 & 55-160. Adequate Govt qrs not furnished at this sta. The movement of this unit will be governed by the appropriate provisions of AR 35-4810 & 35-4820, dtd 19 Apr 45. No per diem will be paid while this unit is stationed at its new sta. Cost of transportation of troops & individuals, including the shipment of things, will be governed by the provisions of WD Cir 178, 1945. TDN 601-31 P 431-02-03-07-08 A 212/60425 S 99-999. Auth: 2AF Reg 35-2 11 Apr 44, Ltr Hq , File 370. 5 S, dtd 13 Aug 45. Subj: Movement of Unit: Flight Echelon.
BY THE ORDER OF COLONEL LEWIS: OFFICIAL: //signed// FRANK A IVICH Captain, Air Corps Adjutant

-1- RESTRICTED

SO 233, Par 5, Hq, AAFld, Harvard, Nebr, 21 Aug 45

420TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (VH) 382ND BOMBARDMENT GROUP (VH)

RANK	NAME	ASN	DUTY	SSN

CREW #2

Major	GAROLD H BUZZARD	O429357	Ap Comdr	1093
2nd Lt	RICHARD H ODMAN	O788606	Plt	1093
Capt	JAMES I KITTREDGE	O794142	Nav	1034
Capt	WILLIAM E BRADBURY	O665986	Bmbdr	1035
1st Lt	FRANK L KAUFMAN	O1579858	Flt Engr	1028
2d Lt	RAYMOND S BRUCKBAUR	O2068830	Radar Obs	0142
Sgt	Louis J Gavlick	33610710	ROG	2756
Sgt	Harold P Dusenbury	36946941	CFC	540
Sgt	James C Gray	36689650	RG	512
Sgt	Pearl A Harris	15339637	LG	1685
Cpl	Sam K Koltinsky, Jr	15326766	TG	611
T Sgt	Irwin N Menden	37177971	Passenger	750
S Sgt	Edd W Dunn	34268081	Passenger	747
Sgt	Charles C Seybolt	11091000	Passenger	754
Sgt	Herbert H Burton	34444253	Passenger	747
1st Lt	JOSEPH BLUM	O869887	Passenger	4823

CREW #3

Captain	HOMER W FAUCETT	O735069	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	ROBERT E WALL, JR	O780770	Plt	1093
Captain	NORMAN W HART	O377197	Nav	1034
2d Lt	HAROLD E ADAMS	O2072080	Bmbdr	1035
1st Lt	HARRY L BIBB	O813302	Flt Engr	1028
2d Lt	RICHARD W FORD	O2078506	Radar Obs	0142
Sgt	Anthony Trelikes	39289692	ROG	2756
Sgt	Harry J Boardman	31306547	CFC	580
Sgt	Joseph S Cortelli	42029986	RG	612
Sgt	Raymond H Kindt	39621094	LG	1685
Sgt	Raymond G Rees	36904335	TG	611
S Sgt	Robert O Burton	18167366	Passenger	750
Sgt	August T Bonucchi	36582042	Passenger	747
Cpl	Douglas C Oppel	37581361	Passenger	867
2d Lt	HENRY J HAM	O585557	Passenger	1042
1st Lt	JAMES C DAKAN	O577279	Passenger	2554

CREW #4

Captain	HARRY HOLT	O796890	Ap Comdr	1093
Flt O	ROGER K RASMUSSEN	T4728	Plt	1093
1st Lt	DONALD W BAKER	O807123	Nav	1034
1st Lt	BENJAMIN F WOLFE	O1298795	Bombdr	1035
1st Lt	MOTT L PEVEY	O829748	Flt Engr	1028
Captain	JAMES R NAIDEN	O660513	Radar Obs	0142
S Sgt	Harvey R Sweet	36048839	ROG	2756
Sgt	James E Jeffries	36466782	CFC	580
Sgt	Joseph e Makowski	42102914	RG	612
Sgt	Harvey M Nettles	33831544	LG	1685
Cpl	Edward C Sinderman	31416103	TG	611
M Sgt	Virgil L Boswell	18036508	Passenger	750
S Sgt	Ralph W Lake	15339237	Passenger	747
M Sgt	Bennie C Cotter	39279249	Passenger	750
Captain	WILLIAM R DAYEN	O795214	Passenger	1034
Cpl	Martin J Malsky	32811885	Passenger	747

CREW #5

1st Lt	JOHN D BEADLING	O684832	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	LLOYD L OTTESON	O832209	Plt	1093
2d Lt	ROBERT R BROWN	O2078925	Nav	1034
2d Lt	EARL R BURDICK	O785732	Bmbdr	1035
1st Lt	GILBERT R RENDLE	O830943	Flt Engr	1028
1st Lt	EDWARD H MILLER	O673912	Radar Obs	0142
Sgt	Ernest P Backofen	31378495	ROG	2756
Sgt	Stephen L Rogers	18038878	CFC	580
Sgt	Harold E Hill	31230739	RG	612
Cpl	Thomas F Rogers	33731215		611
Sgt	William T Martin, Jr	34886263	TG	611
T Sgt	William H Crawley	20849234	Passenger	750
S Sgt	John T Lindsay	37263668	Passenger	747
Cpl	Harold I Epps	37502836	Passenger	684
S Sgt	Paul T McNeal	37193416	Passenger	754
Cpl	Charles W Friel	35927164	Passenger	867

CREW #6

Captain	PERCY H CYR	O405032	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	HERMAN O HAMILTON	O820142	Plt	1093
2d Lt	ROBERT L GINTHER	O2078961	Nav	1034
1st Lt	JAMES M STRONG, II	O722764	Bmbdr	1035
1st Lt	ROBERT B WELLS	O815607	Flt Engr	1028
2d Lt	EDWARD J RENFRO	O2069212	Radar Obs	0142
Sgt	Donald E Loesch	16104240	ROG	2756
Sgt	Thomas W Dawson	35779030	CFC	580
Sgt	John T Ryan	35924135	RG	612
Sgt	George F Ray	36900047	LG	1685
Cpl	Ernest T Rawlings	13141117	TG	611
T Sgt	Lewis K West	18054671	Passenger	750
S Sgt	Appleton B Clark	16169724	Passenger	747
1st Lt	ROBERT O BRATTIS	O865154	Passenger	4823
Sgt	Thomas W Sullivan	18078996	Passenger	664
Captain	WESLEY D MORRIS	O433012	Passenger	1035

CREW #13

1st Lt	ROBERT H BEST	O796890	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	FLOYD E THOMAS	O778614	Plt	1093
2d Lt	JOHN D DeMOLL	O929583	Nav	1034
2d Lt	WILLIAM R ALLEN	O722128	Bmbdr	1035
1st Lt	VERNON E MILLER	O701785	Flt Engr	1028
2d Lt	WILLIAM D MOTZER	O2078260	Radar Obs	0142
Cpl	Forrest L Vandivier	36467286	ROG	2756
Sgt	Edmund H Dunn	12230854	CFC	580
Cpl	William N Anderson	35076540	RG	612
Sgt	John W McManus	39552509	LG	1685
Cpl	Herbert H Haney	35297752	TG	611
M Sgt	Maurice O Sligar	7011020	Passenger	750
Cpl	Eugene L Gorzalski	16155997	Passenger	747
S Sgt	Ralph L Bachofer	17002003	Passenger	686
Pfc	James F Trainer	37726286	Passenger	687
S Sgt	Schallie M Sims	14031557	Passenger	750

CREW #10

1st Lt	PETE J SKORDAS	O801732	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	JOHN W SMITH	O2071383	Plt	1093
2d Lt	NORMAN D FOX	O2079331	Nav	1034
2d Lt	GEORGE W HUMPHREY	O926761	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	JOSEPH P FETZER	O558574	Flt Engr	1028
2d Lt	THOMAS G ANDREWS	O2078160	Radar Obs	0142
Cpl	Henry L Spence	34832372	ROG	2756
Sgt	Willard P Dees	38602822	CFC	580
Sgt	James Jeffery	32915076	RG	612
Sgt	William A McClellan	13100464	LG	1685
Cpl	William C Hilliar	33875621	TG	611
S Sgt	Donald W Cummins	38318629	Passenger	747
Sgt	Stanley C Czerniawski	32531812	Passenger	747
Pfc	Frederick E Rissman	36574095	Passenger	683
Sgt	Lester S Golub	15353708	Passenger	685
Cpl	James F Horvat	33399052	Passenger	747

CREW #15

Major	GLEN V THOMPSON	O418794	Ap Comdr	1093
1st Lt	ALLEN M KATZ	O481605	Plt	1093
2d Lt	RICHARD R GOMEZ	O2079341	Nav	1034
1st Lt	JAMES W CROUSSORO	O673912	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	EDWARD E SPENCE, JR	O778596	Flt Engr	1028
Captain	JOHN D MEACHEM	O669656	Radar Obs	0142
T Sgt	Fred C Enck	36618889	ROG	2756
Sgt	Robert L Ellis	12228485	CFC	580
S Sgt	Andrew J Wahle	13027844	RG	612
T Sgt	Thomas H Power	14035831	LG	1685
Sgt	Frederick F Jasmer	18159402	TG	611
M Sgt	Clifford E Barton	18036552	Passenger	750
Sgt	William M Miller	16076210	Passenger	747
Major	EMMETT F LONGRIDGE	O398643	Passenger	1093
1st Lt	PAUL E SANDERS	O861096	Passenger	0200
Sgt	Leo T Flaherty	17035208	Passenger	684

CREW #16

1st Lt	CHRISTIAN A BARES	O750927	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	ROBERT E KENNISON	O835659	Plt	1093
2d Lt	WILBERT N DILLMAN	O2079315	Nav	1034
2d Lt	DONALD W BYERS	O788737	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	RALPH F BOGART	O2059725	Flt Engr	1028
2d Lt	RYE H BARNETT	O2078165	Radar Obs	0142
Cpl	Stanley Pawlowski	11120961	ROG	2756
S Sgt	Marion T Shelton	20813968	LG	1685
Sgt	Thomas A Doyle	11140093	CFC	580
Cpl	Billy C Jackson	18127897	RG	612
Cpl	Claud Z Curtis	39050191	TG	611
T Sgt	Raymond E Potter	19077762	Passenger	750
S Sgt	Warren E Barton	32507675	Passenger	747
Cpl	Robert N Cratty	11118750	Passenger	567
M Sgt	Joseph H Bordelon	6254730	Passenger	750
Captain	HERBERT E BLACKSTOCK	O511541	Passenger	4823

CREW #17

1st Lt	HAROLD R ABSHEAR	O750920	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	RICHARD L MORGAN	O781372	Plt	1093
2d Lt	JACK W WINTER	O2079550	Nav	1034
1st Lt	WESLEY B FOLK	O548123	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	MORRIS S CARAWAY	O693105	Flt Engr	1028
2d Lt	DONALD F BLACKBURN	2078170	Radar Obs	0142
Cpl	Clairis Hullihen	11141509	ROG	2756
Sgt	Robert B Ferrell	36947499	CFC	580
Cpl	James E Day	13140948	RG	612
Sgt	James H Ray	39851707	LG	1685
Sgt	Arthur J Tommet	16132263	TG	611
T Sgt	Arthur R Westlund	19032241	Passenger	750
Sgt	Harry G Miller	33488781	Passenger	747
S Sgt	James J Helleny	36061572	Passenger	502
Cpl	Thomas J Callahan	32883073	Passenger	747
M Sgt	William C Martin	7014524	Passenger	750

CREW #51

Captain	VERNA H JORDAN	O429154	Ap Comdr	1093
1st Lt	WILLIAM M WEATHERS	O754704	Plt	1093
1st Lt	ROBERT ENTWISLE	O800217	Nav	1034
1st Lt	NORMAN A OLSEN	O673875	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	ARTHUR C PADDOCK	O2067412	Flt Engr	1028
Flt O	BATES C FOUNTAIN, JR	T138006	Radar Obs	0142
Cpl	Alexander S McKeeman	13046541	ROG	2756
Sgt	Ben R Denson	38548861	CFC	580
Sgt	August W Yeck	42010002	RG	612
Sgt	William F Upperman	35867548	LG	1685
Sgt	John C Paprocki	17031234	TG	611
T Sgt	Oscar H Bolt	18044361	Passenger	750
Sgt	Roscoe Anderson	20443064	Passenger	747
S Sgt	John T MePeak	33348471	Passenger	685
S Sgt	Reginald T Irwin	18201703	Passenger	683
Lt Col	RALPH A OSBORN, JR	O23180	Passenger	1093

CREW #9

Captain	LEWIS C JONES	O433531	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	PAUL R HODGSON	O772375	Plt	1093
2d Lt	ROBERT E LEE, JR	O2061431	Nav	1034
2d Lt	REBOERT E ANDERSON	O743706	Bmbdr	1035
1st Lt	GEORGE W CAIRNES	O830814	Flt Engr	1028
1st Lt	WENDLE M RASCHKE	O697714	Radar Obs	0142
Cpl	Robert S Schwartz	32634906	ROG	2756
Sgt	Frederick O Corran	16195488	CFC	580
Sgt	Clifford G Dean	39383975	RG	612
Sgt	Byron E Fogelman	38484597	LG	1685
Sgt	Gordon R Emrick	34132893	TG	611
S Sgt	Michael J Zewski	11105423	Passenger	750
Sgt	Albert G Balasic	32460856	Passenger	747
Cpl	Angelo D Candreva	36655131	Passenger	685
Colonel	AUDRIN R WALKER	O21541	Passenger	1093
Captain	JAMES W RODGERS	O443704	Passenger	1035




R E S T R I C T E D 5

This ends Special Order SO 233, Par 5.

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Special thank you to Peter J. Beadling, son of John D. Beadling, aircraft commander for Crew #5, for providing me a photocopy of his dad's original copy of SO 233. It made a big difference in transcribing this order when compared to using the microfilmed copy.

Transcribed by Kevin Anderson starting on 5 January 2006.
Last updated 22 March 2008. All remaining transcription errors are mine.