Transferring the 464th BS (VH) to Kearney AAF

Special Order 237, Par 7, Hq, AAFld, Harvard, Nebr, 25 Aug 1945

The following is a retyping of part (paragraph 7 and attachment) of Special Order 237, directing the movement of twelve B-29 aircrews (plus five passengers each), comprising the 464th 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 1703 through 1707. 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 464th 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 464th 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 237 * * * *	EXTRACT * * * *	25 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 28 August 45 by military air, rail, and/or Govt owned vehicles to Kearney AAfld, Kearney Nebr to arrive thereat before 1200 28 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:
BY THE ORDER OF COLONEL LEWIS: OFFICIAL: //signed// FRANK A IVICH Captain, Air Corps Adjutant



-1- RESTRICTED

464TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (VH) 382ND BOMBARDMENT GROUP (VH)

RANK	NAME	ASN	DUTY	SSN

CREW #21

#Captain	TOMMIE VAUGHN	O409783	Ap Comdr	1093
#2nd Lt	JAMES O WILLIAMS	O781485	Plt	1093
1st Lt	FRED P ZWEIMER	O676199	Nav	1034
#2d Lt	GILBERT L CEAKLEY	O787250	Bmbdr	1035
#1ST Lt	ARTHUR D DRAKE, JR	O679477	Radar Obs	0142
#1st Lt	ROBERT R McLENDON	O819137	Flt Engr	1028
Sgt	Don R Carr	35795974	ROG	2756
Sgt	Robert P Grasse	42??3715	CFC	580
Cpl	Richard W Beeman	33904820	RG	612
Sgt	Richard D Grove	17118371	LG	1685
Cpl	Robert J Ard	33794443	TG	611
#Major	CHARLES H McCONNELL	O725177	Passenger	1093
#2d Lt	CLIFTON W LORENZ	O872685	Passenger	4823
S Sgt	Alvah E Creech	20542902	Passenger	750
S Sgt	Luther G Harrington	16159821	Passenger	750
Sgt	Joseph C Kryztofisk	37545492	Passenger	747

CREW #22

#Captain	LOREN B HALL	O425158	Ap Comdr	1093
#1st Lt	DONALD H DOLPH	O745319	Plt	1093
#Captain	JOHN C PETERSON	O362760	Nav	1034
#1st Lt	JACK A REICHERT	O673952	Bmbdr	1035
2nd Lt	WAYNE E McCARTER	O2078381	Radar Obs	0142
2d Lt	THOMAS M HART, III	O755683	Flt E	1028
Sgt	William R Schwarz	12089223	ROG	2756
Sgt	Charles A Brown	13180989	CFC	580
Cpl	Joseph F Boyle	12227059	RG	612
Sgt	Troy J Lively	35779025	LG	1685
Cpl	Thomas J Carey	36686037(?)	TG	611
#Lt Col	LELAND W JOHNSON	O388604	Passenger	1093
1st Lt	DELBERT L PRICE	O866446	Passenger	4823
M Sgt	Joseph F Frese	14044771	Passenger	750
T Sgt	R A Rogers	6263099	Passenger	750
Cpl	Harold E Fuchs	32818856	Passenger	747

CREW #23

#Captain	WARREN D DUNCAN	O429056	Ap Comdr	1093
#2d Lt	RAYMOND L SCHLIEBEN	O780470	Plt	1093
#2d Lt	RUSSELL G CASTERLINE	O2078932	Nav	1034
#1st Lt	GORDON D HAWKINSON	O728481	Bmbdr	1035
#2d Lt	EARL F FLADNESS	O206841	Radar Obs	0142
#1st Lt	KENNETH A DOUGHERTY	O802264	Flt E	1028
Sgt	Rodney J Shepherd	16192049	ROG	2756
Sgt	John W Boyd	33712161	CFC	580
Cpl	Leonard J Sbaldigi	42019380	RG	612
Cpl	William A Kraus	33921094	LG	1685
Cpl	Phillip D Sparks	34819902	TG	611
#Major	EVERETT A McDONALD	O401200	Passenger	1093
Capt	JACK MAYER	O670153	Passenger	1034
M Sgt	Doyle M Branyan, Jr	14023110	Passenger	750
T Sgt	Alvin C Hughes	14045542	Passenger	750
Sgt	Jack Acord	15056187	Passenger	747

CREW #24

#Capt	EDGAR W ZWICKER	O437298	Ap Comdr	1093
#2d Lt	ROBERT M STANNARD	O781696	Plt	1093
#2d Lt	JOHN C BRADY	O2078919	Nav	1034
#2d Lt	MARK T SHAW	O785522	Bmbdr	1035
#2d Lt	LEROY F ADAMS	O2068542	Radar Obs	0142
#2d Lt	JOHN R JOHNSON	O768570	Flt E	1028
Sgt	William L Zwake	17154599	ROG	2756
Sgt	Richard R Bilck	37590225	CFC	580
Sgt	Walter A Blanks	33855023	RG	612
Sgt	Robert T Hood	35626783	LG	1685
Cpl	Keith A Cunningham	37732479	TG	611
#Major	GEORGE W MARTIN	O429886	Passenger	2151
#Captain	HARRY HARRISON	O387957	Passenger	0141
T Sgt	Josph N Smith	6249110	Passenger	750
T Sgt	Wynell C Watson	18065038	Passenger	750
Sgt	Benjamin F Caldwell	18078152	Passenger	747

CREW #26

1st Lt	RALPH E McCRACKEN	O671050	Ap Comdr	1093
#2d Lt	WILLIAM H PLUNKETT	O836158	Plt	1093
1st Lt	ROBERT P ROBB	O707990	Nav	1034
2d Lt	EUGENE W YATES, JR	O558032	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	NEAL G LADWIG	O2078248	Radar Obs	0142
2d Lt	EDGAR R HAMILTON	O827200	Flt E	1028
Sgt	Arthur F Faxon, Jr	33871707	Radar Opr	2756
Sgt	Glenn W Everley	33917029	CFC	580
Sgt	William H Kessler	33828475	RG	612
Sgt	Charles A Hardt, Jr	15364173	LG	1685
Cpl	Joseph C Bellone	42105777	TG	611
#Capt	EDWARD M THORNBURY	O408222	Passenger	0200
#Capt	FORD C REA	O391846	Passenger	4821
#1st Lt	WILLIAM R NELSON	O864324	Passenger	1028
M Sgt	Daniel J Wotring, Jr	15322583	Passenger	750
S Sgt	Emory C Buchanan	34443747	Passenger	747

CREW #27

1st Lt	HARRY E ARNOLD	O757367	Ap Comdr	1093
#2d Lt	BARNEY O CARLSON	O829163	Plt	1093
Flt O	EARL R PFEIFLE	T139019	Nav	1034
#2d Lt	ALVIN L BROWN	O2091407	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	WALTER D REED	O2078681	Radar Obs	0142
#Flt O	JOHN FAYELIAN	T63283	Flt E	1028
Sgt	Alexander S Nyirati	15076449	ROG	2756
Sgt	Richard J Crotty	33710532	CFC	580
Cpl	ELwin L Conwell	35272613	RG	612
Cpl	Arthur R Daub	32990332	LG	1685
Cpl	Eugene R Daly	32988927	TG	611
Sgt	Kenneth P Sneider	12203787	Passenger	405
Sgt	Earl A Stuber(?)	34623918(?)	Passenger	684
Sgt	Willard E Cotterman	35631894	Passenger	683
S Sgt	James F (??)irne, Jr	31093?6?	Passenger	750
Sgt	James T Knight	31118374	Passenger	747

CREW #28

#1st Lt	ROBERT R FAHRLAND	O519839	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	WILLIAM K HAMER	O2059283	Plt	1093
#1st Lt	ROLAND S SWEIGART	O794178	Nav	1034
#1st Lt	SAMUEL A ALLISON	O734866	Bmbdr	1035
#2d Lt	DAVID W HILL	O2078543	Radar Obs	0142
2d Lt	FREDERICK W SACKETT	O838138	Flt E	1028
Cpl	George B Marten, Jr	12229659	ROG	2756
Sgt	Paul E(?) Cunningham	35566561(?)	CFC	580
Sgt	Richard G Hill	32546522	RG	612
Sgt	W(???) Sullivan	3?675???	LG	1685
Sgt	Edgar A Sansing	14001491	TG	611
Pfc	Christian Anderson	16132152	Passenger	683(?)
S Sgt	Vincent (???)	32???433	Passenger	5?5
S Sgt	Eldridge W Hawks, Jr	33212948	Passenger	747
S Sgt	Arthur Bird	32366254	Passenger	747
S Sgt	Joseph H Engle	33422895	Passenger	747

CREW #31

#1st Lt	CLAUDE M NEWELL	O699901	Ap Comdr	1093
#2d Lt	WILLIAM C ARMSTRONG	O2071093	Plt	1093
#2d Lt	RICHARD W EARLE	O2078321	Nav	1034
#1st Lt	FRANK R BURLESON	O734420	Bmbdr	1035
Flt O	DeWITT D CLARK, JR	T38286	Radar Obs	0142
2d Lt	CHARLES F JOHNSTON	O713326	Flt E	1028
Cpl	Marvin B Revell	32981443	RO	2756
Sgt	Arnold J F Creech, Jr	38603403	CFC	580
Cpl	Herbert H Traub	39218454	RG	612
Sgt	Max J Burcham	35679236	LG	1685
Cpl	Edwin J Slapik	11119755	TG	611
T Sgt	Louis D Bevis	34254475	Passenger	750
Cpl	William A Sherrer	14075105	Passenger	6?5
Sgt	Spencer J Brundige	12035336	Passenger	6?4
T Sgt	Thomas W Humphreys	13035471	Passenger	750
S Sgt	Herbert W Brody	39280285	Passenger	747

CREW #33

#Major	BERNARD J ESUNAS	O424003	Ap Comdr	1093
#1st Lt	HENRY J BEEVAR	O750929	Plt	1093
2d Lt	JOHN F SABEL	O2079490	Nav	1034
1st Lt	EDWARD W BECKER	O746788	Bmbdr	1035
#Captain	HAROLD E COPLEY	O789758	Radar Obs	0142
#1st Lt	JOHN J PIRINO	O693232	Flt E	1028
Sgt	Edwin W Toenjes	17154521	RO	2756
Sgt	Richard C (???)	3592?4??	CFC	580
Cpl	Herbert W Carter	35557866	RG	612
Sgt	Leslie O White	39083480	LG	1685
Cpl	James W Campbell	37743549	TG	611
Cpl	Richard C Lucas	37561352(?)	Passenger	867
S Sgt	James E Greer	34446356	Passenger	754
Sgt	Herbert J Bell	39542721	Passenger	747
T Sgt	William J Woods	13125698	Passenger	750
Sgt	Kenneth D Huff	39906386	Passenger	747

CREW #35

1st Lt	CHRISTIAN J ALEVEZOS	O676711	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	HAROLD L CARRIER	O836723	Plt	1093
2d Lt	FREDERICK H BRADFORD	O929374	Nav	1034
#2d Lt	JOHANNES F SPREEN	O777035	Bmbdr	1035
#1st Lt	ASA B BURROUGHS	O1298817	Radar Obs	0142
#2d Lt	LAWRENCE A FOWLER	O706049	Flt E	1028
Cpl	John J (???)	36???3?3	RO	2756
Sgt	(???) B(???)	369?????	CFC	580
Sgt	Ralph S Jolley	34656523	RG	612
Sgt	Lindsey M Wilcox	31044826	LG	1685
Cpl	Clifton W Wright	34913520	TG	611
Cpl	Newman H Waters, Jr	34836544	Passenger	6?5
Cpl	Delbert J O'Donnell	17164382	Passenger	6?4
S Sgt	Hugh ? Kaehler(???)	17?46???	Passenger	6?6
T Sgt	Jack J Chaunch	18031647	Passenger	750
S Sgt	John T Clark	353?3859(???)	Passenger	747

CREW #37

#Captain	DONALD J MORGAN	O427609	Ap Comdr	1093
2d Lt	WARREN E DUSENBURY	O837386	Plt	1093
#2d Lt	THEODORE R SNYDER	O2081237	Nav	1034
#2d Lt	HENRY O HAGEN	O2066942	Flt E	1028
Flt O	ROBERT S CROSS	T9427	Bmbdr	1035
2d Lt	WILLIS F ANSPAUGH	O2078161	Radar Obs	0142
Cpl	William L Markey	31421545	RO	2756
Sgt	Albert R Cabel, Jr	19207351	CFC	580
Sgt	Hoyt E (???)	14????4?	LG	1685
Cpl	Robert (???)	1?????4?	RG	612
Cpl	(???) Irving	1?????16	TG	611
T Sgt	(???) Y(???)	1501076?	Passenger	687
S Sgt	(???) Ellis, Jr	3???1?61	Passenger	747
Sgt	Harold A Williams	14142591	Passenger	754
T Sgt	(???) Bryant	19?7???2	Passenger	740
Sgt	Timothy F Meahan(?)	33267176	Passenger	747

CREW #45

Maj	BERNARD V OGAS	O397445	Ap Comdr	1093
Flt O	JOHN B TRAINOR	T5352	Plt	1093
2d Lt	WALLACE E BEEBE	Nav	1034
#1st Lt	ANTHONY A PUCHRIK	O743830	Bmbdr	1035
Flt O	WARREN T LAY	T31852	Radar Obs	0142
#1st Lt	STEPHEN P HIGGINS, JR	O865318	Flt E	1028
Pfc	(???) S (???)ik	?????35?	RO	2758
Pfc	Paul S Coleman	11141220	CFC	580
Cpl	(???)	?????44?	RG	612
Cpl	Hubert G Benson	34857799	LG	1685
Cpl	Charles B Derrick	32942231	TG	611
#Capt	RALPH NAVARRO	O668742	Passenger	1035
Cpl	(???) W St(???)	3?712?10	Passenger	267
M Sgt	Robert M K(???)	32?4??34	Passenger	5?2
M Sgt	John W Graham, Jr	18001707	Passenger	750
Cpl	William F Hee	31329102	Passenger	747
BY ORDER OF COLONEL LEWIS: OFFICIAL: //signed// FRANK A IVICH Captain, Air Corps Adjutant

R E S T R I C T E D 4

This ends Special Order SO 237, Par 7.

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Transcribed by Kevin Anderson on 7 January 2006.
Last corrected 29 March 2008
All transcription errors are mine.