McGuire and Eck are both buried at Omaha Beach. The was the 12th mission for crew except Eck who was on his 2nd mission with this crew. Lt John Jones was the bombardier of this crew, but on 28/4/44 he was flying as navigator. The original navigator of this crew when it joined the 100th was Lt Eluid  J. Knapp. Lt Knapp was one of many navigators to fly with Lt George S. Allen's Crew. He  CPT his tour with the Allen Crew on 24/8/44-RUHLAND. After completing his tour, Knapp was transferred to S2 (Intelligence). Phone call from Knapp OiI 21/5/85. . . jb

Eyewitness: "A/C #056 received a direct flak hit on the # 1 engine. Knocked engine back on wing catching the wing on fire. A/C peeled off into the second element disrupting it and gliding down into the clouds. Two (2) chutes seen. A/C hit at 1020 hours / 4932N and 0130W.

Lt. C. H. Cowan
Lt. R. W. Wright

From statements by John M. Jones and Randell L. Bradley after release from POW camp, it is apparent the A/C exploded before all crew members had sufficient time to bail out. Jones, the Bombardier, flew this mission as the Navigator and broke a leg upon landing. On 02 May 1944, the seven KIAs in this aircraft were buried in the "English Cemetery in Cherbourg. " This aircraft and that of Col. Kelly and Capt William Lakin were shot down near Tamerville (three (3) miles north of Valognes)

 List of Missions of T/Sgt Frank T. DeGeorge (mpf 2001)