42-39974    PUNCHBOARD

MACR  3785

MISSION # 27

TARGET: FOCKE-WOLF FACTORY, POSEN, POLAND
MACR #3785
Front Row, L To R: Lts. Harry Dukes, Arthur Wagner, Clyde Freeman, Ernest
Racener
Back Row, L To R: Sgts. Robert Hazelton, Charles Cook, Robert Carlson,
Charles Garrett, Vernice Wilson, Herbert Rosenberg



credit: Charles Garrett
Crew on April 9, 1944
1LT
ERNEST LEE RACENER
PILOT
POW
2LT
CLYDE CLEVELAND FREEMAN
CO PILOT
POW
2LT
ARTHUR FRANKLIN WAGNER
NAVIGATOR
POW
2LT
HARRY HOOKER DUKES
BOMBARDIER
POW
TSGT
ROBERT O CARLSON
ENGINEER
POW
SSGT
HERBERT MARTIN ROSENBURG
RW GUNNER
POW
TSGT
CHARLES STEVEN GARRETT
RADIO OPERATOR
POW
SSGT
ROBERT CHARLES HAZELTON
LW GUNNER
POW
SSGT
VERNICE RAY WILSON
BT GUNNER
POW
SSGT
CHARLES EDWARD COOK
TAIL GUNNER
POW
Special thanks to Bill Freeman,
grandson of 2Lt Clyde Freeman.
Bill has a fantastic website about
Punchboard, which you can view
by clicking here. I would also like
to acknowledge all who have
assisted Bill in his research, which
is quite extensive. And a very
special thanks and tip of my hat to
Bill's grandfather, 2Lt Freeman. I
salute him for his bravery and
service to our country.
Punchboard at Vaerlose Airfield, Denmark after being forced down and captured on
April, 9, 1944.
Another view of Punchboard at Vaerlose Airfield. This photo is believed to have
been taken by a Danish resistance fighter.
Pictures below show the Germans
after they repainted the plane in
Luftwaffe colors.