T/Sgt Thomas F Donnelly was the Radio Operator / Gunner in the Manning Flight Crew. The Manning crew joined the 819th Bombardment Squadron (30th BG, 7th AAF) on Saipan in Oct 1944. They were transferred to the 431st Bombardment Squadron (11th BG, 7th AAF) on Guam in Feb 1945.

The members of the Manning flight crew were:

Douglas M W Manning (Pilot)

Theodore N Tracy (Co-Pilot)

Leo J Kirmayer (Navigator)

John C Eul (Bombardier)

William O Larson (Engineer)

Thomas F Donnelly (Radio Operator)

Ralph E Correll Jr (Ass't Engineer)

Joseph O Slezinger (Ass't Radio Operator)

Dean A Smith (Gunner)

Fred P Tremblay (Gunner)

Missions flown by the Manning crew from Saipan:

Date/Target: 10 Oct 1944 - Pagan Island ----------Airplane: B-24: Bat Out of Hell, #44-40526

Date/Target: 12 Oct 1944 - Chichi Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Out of this World, #44-40681

Date/Target: 15 Oct 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Bat Out of Hell, #44-40526

Date/Target: 21 Oct 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Bat Out of Hell, #44-40526

Date/Target: 25 Oct 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Bat Out of Hell, #44-40526

Date/Target: 2 Nov 1944 - Chichi Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Bat Out of Hell, #44-40526

Date/Target: 10 Nov 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Hell From Heaven, #44-40528

Date/Target: 14 Nov 1944 - Woleai Atoll ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 18 Nov 1944 - Chichi Jima Shipping ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 24 Nov 1944 - Chichi Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 27 Nov 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 30 Nov 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 8 Dec 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 12 Dec 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 20 Dec 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 24 Dec 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 27 Dec 1944 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 1 Jan 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 3 Jan 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 5 Jan 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 7 Jan 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 9 Jan 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 13 Jan 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 17 Jan 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 20 Jan 1945 - Haha Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

There was a 3 week pause in the crew's missions -which probably included a furlough in Hawaii.

Date/Target: 13 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 15 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 17 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

Date/Target: 19 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima ----------Airplane: B-24: Going My Way, #44-40674

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More info about the 30th Bombardment Group:

30th Bombardment Group (Heavy)

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