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2nd Lt. Edward N. McKay
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Capt. James R. Geary
Photos courtesy of Bob Geary (grandson) -
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| Capt James R. Geary |
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POW |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
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| 1st Lt Arthur J. Harris |
CP |
POW |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
Flying as TG |
| Major Maurice J. Fitzgerald |
CMP |
POW |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
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| 1st Lt A. Edwin Stern, Jr |
BOM |
POW |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
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| 2nd Lt Dort B. Payne |
NAV |
POW |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
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| T/Sgt Louis Paltrineri |
ROG |
POW/WIA |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
From the E. McKay crew |
| T/Sgt Francis Acker |
TTE |
POW |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
From the E. McKay crew |
| S/Sgt Carl F. Schuster |
BTG |
POW |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
From the E. McKay crew |
| S/Sgt John E. Trout |
RWG |
POW/WIA |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
From the E. McKay crew |
| S/Sgt Jack W. Domenig |
LWG |
POW/WIA |
24/5/44 |
Berlin |
From the E. McKay crew |
350th Sqdn. On 24/5/44 this was the lead ship of the Group formation.
Major Fitzgerald was C.O. of the 350th and Capt Geary was a pilot who had
completed a tour of operations with the 390th Bomb Group and then been
assigned to the 100th. Lt. A. J. Harris, as pilot of his own crew had been
interned in Sweden on 20/2/44 with his crew but apparently had gotten back
to Thorpe Abbotts by some means. It seems most unusual that he would have
been allowed to fly over Europe again because, for security reasons,
Evadees & Internees were invariably sent back to the U.S.A.
This crew bailed out over Ludwigslust, Germany and all were captured.
The 100th lost nine aircraft this day. MIGHTY EIGHTH WAR DIARY (p.249)
says "Opposed by some 200 E/A,100BG became separated from bomber stream by
weather and contrails and were subjected to heavy attack."
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