| 2nd Lt |
Leo D. Ross |
P |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| 2nd Lt |
Raigh Mason |
CP |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| 2nd Lt |
Wiliam T. Burrus |
NAV |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| 2nd Lt |
Russel A. Koechel |
BOM |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| Sgt |
Carl C. Andersen |
ROG |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| Cpl |
Jerry J. Angelotos |
TTE |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| Cpl |
Alfred L. Wenzel |
WG |
CPT |
17-Mar-45 |
Plauen |
| Cpl |
John W. Affleck |
WG |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| Cpl |
Oscar K. Johnson |
BTG |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
| Cpl |
James R. Wynne |
TG |
POW |
31-Dec-44 |
Hamburg |
350th dn.
Crew, as above, joined the 100th Group on 15/9/44.
A/C #43 38408 "Faithful Forever"
MACR #11360, Micro fiche #4180
"On 31 Dec 44 the target was
Hamburg. The 100th Bomb Group would lose 12 a/c on this mission. Flying in
"C Squadron" of the 100th BG, Lt Leo D. Ross was in the Low Squadron, Low
flight. They were in the "Tail End Charlie" position along with Lt MacNab,
Lt Webster, and Lt Rojohn. All 4 crews in the low flight were lost this
day. At 12:30pm, B-17G "Faithful Forever" piloted by Lt Leo Ross was
attacked by German fighters. Lt Ross dove down, leveled off, and then went
into a tight spin at 5000 ft. Two chutes were seen. The aircraft crashed
at Bartelsdorf near Rotenberg (30km east of Bremen) Germany. " ... from
MACR report mpf 2001
Missions of Lt Leo D. "Buck" Ross Crew:
| Nbr |
Date |
Target |
Time |
|
01 |
Oct. 7, 1944 |
Hamlin |
8hr 30min |
|
02 |
Oct. 9, 1944 |
Mainz |
6hr 20min |
|
03 |
Oct. 17, 1944 |
Cologne |
6hr 20min |
|
04 |
Oct. 18, 1944 |
Kassel |
8hr 30min |
|
05 |
Oct. 19, 1944 |
Ludwigshafen |
7hr |
|
06 |
Oct. 26, 1944 |
Hanover |
7hr |
|
07 |
Nov. 2, 1944 |
Merseburg |
7hr 45min |
|
08 |
Nov. 9, 1944 |
Saarbrucken |
7hr |
|
09 |
Nov. 10, 1944 |
Wiesbaden |
7hr |
|
10 |
Nov. 16, 1944 |
Aachin |
6hr 30min |
|
11 |
Nov. 21, 1944 |
Osnabruck |
6hr 30min |
|
12 |
Nov. 29, 1944 |
Hamm |
6hr 15min |
|
13 |
Nov. 30, 1944 |
Merseburg |
8hr |
|
14 |
Dec. 2, 1944 |
Koblenz |
6hr |
|
15 |
Dec. 4, 1944 |
Giessen |
7hr 30min |
|
16 |
Dec. 5, 1944 |
Berlin |
8hr 30min |
|
17 |
Dec. 24, 1944 |
Biblis |
9hr |
| 18 |
Dec. 25, 1944 |
Kaiserslautern |
7hr10min--forced down in Brussels, Belgium. Back to base on 27th |
|
19 |
Dec. 28, 1944 |
Lunebach |
7hr 15min |
|
20 |
Dec. 29, 1944 |
Frankfurt |
7hr |
|
21 |
Dec. 30, 1944 |
Kassel |
7hr |
|
22 |
Dec. 31, 1944 |
Hamburg |
6hr--shot down by fighters about noon |
|