Casualty Report from 1943-10-10 |
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MACR: 01031 | AIRCRAFT: | 42-30047 |
TARGET: Munster, Germany | TYPE: | B-17F |
BASE: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England | NAME: | Sweater Girl |
SQUADRON: 418th BS - 100th BG(H) | AIRCRAFT CODE: | LN-Q |
CRASH:
Destroyed over Ostbevern after a collision with enemy fighter and possibly another B-17 No# 42-30723 |
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PILOT: Lt Richard B. Atchison - O-738063 |
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POS: P | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
NOTES: There are some reports that list the Pilot, Lt. Atchson as KIA; this is incorrect. If this had been true it would have been a rare occurance. German records of dead and captured Allied airmen were always highly accurate and in 1943 extremely so. (paul west) |
CO PILOT: Lt Willard Secor - O-802472 |
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POS: CP | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
NAV: Lt Kenneth Baron - O675982 |
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POS: NAV | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
BOM:Lt Sol Goldstein - O-676255 |
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POS: BOM | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
ROG: SSgt Eldor E. Lisch - 16094155 |
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POS: ROG | STATUS: KIA | STATE: Wisconsin |
Final Interment - USA (See Crew Notes) |
TTE: TSgt Russel Bennett - 33273848 |
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POS: TTE | STATUS: W. | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
BTG: SSgt Clarence A. Coombs - 11068212 |
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POS: BTG | STATUS: KIA | STATE: Maine |
Final Interment - USA (See Crew Notes) |
RWG: SSgt Elliott O. Preble - 31164132 |
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POS: RWG | STATUS: KIA | STATE: Massachusetts |
Final Interment - USA (See Crew Notes) |
LWG: SSgt Westley M. Field - 31204708 |
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POS: LWG | STATUS: KIA | STATE: Massachusetts |
Final Interment - USA (See Crew Notes) |
TG: SSgt Van T. Wright - 35370362 |
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POS: TG | STATUS: POW | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
EX1: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - N/A |
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POS: N/A | STATUS: N/A | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
EX2: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name - N/A |
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POS: N/A | STATUS: N/A | STATE: State N/A |
No notes on this crewmember |
CREW NOTES:
Notes on this crew : KIAs initially buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Ostbevern - moved to Netherlands after war. Final Internment for both - USA
REPORT NOTES:
Notes on this report N/A