COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:
CREW
2ND LT NORMAN L. CHAPMAN P POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
2ND LT REX M. ELLIS CP POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
2ND LT GLENN G. LINDBOM NAV POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
2ND LT WILSON D. CLARK BOM POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
S/SGT MILTON SCHARF ROG POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
S/SGT GEORGE B. SILVERMAN TTE POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
SGT DURWARD E. HUTCHINGS BTG POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
SGT LEON E. HILL LWG POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
SGT FRANK A. YZENAS RWG POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
SGT GEORGE E. DOBBS TG POW 8 MAR 1944 BERLIN
351st Sqdn.. Crew, as above, joined the 100th on 28 Nov 1943.
Nov 11, 1943 –Nov 20, 1943 HMS Andes from NYC to Liverpool
Nov 20, 1943 Sent to Stone, Combat Crew Replacement Center
Nov 28, 1943 Assigned to 351st BS, 100th Bomb Group
Crew flew 18 missions before being shot down on March 8, 1944.
Partial Mission List for Lt Chapman Crew based on notes of Durward Hutchings (this
is a pretty good guess based on Missions flown by 100th BG between Dec 13, 1943
and March 8, 1944 (MPF-2017)
First Mission:
Dec 13, 1943 Keil ?Flak was terrific but no Fighters were Encountered
Dec 16, 1943 Bremen: Where one of our Engines was gone and we came back
protected part way by a P-47.
Dec 22, 1943 Munster
Dec 31, 1943 Paris
Jan 11, 1944 Osnabruck
Jan 14, 1944 Pas-de-Calais (No Ball) V-1 Rocket Site
Jan 21, 1944 Pas-de-Calais (No Ball) V-1 Rocket Site
Jan 29, 1944 Frankfurt
Feb 2, 1944 Frankfurt
Feb 3, 1944 Wilhelmshaven
Feb 20, 1944 Posen: ? Assistant Engineer shot down on ME 110 German plane?.
Feb 25, 1944 Regensburg- ?Where our Plane was hit By Flak?
Feb 29, 1944 Brunswick
Mar 4, 1944 BERLIN: Started for Berlin but Aborted
Mar 6, 1944 BERLIN-Briefed but scrubbed due to 8 crew members being sprayed
with burning Gasoline by ground crew who were trying to refill there Stove in the
Tent. Mission called off for Chapman Crew.
Mar 8, 1944- BERLIN Shot Down
Check in Military folder for March 8, 1944 Katie's Boys for more info on the circumstances surrounding this crew.
MACR #3032, Microfiche #1028
A/C #42-40056 "KATIE'S BOYS"/ "Holy Terror III" MARCH 8, 1944 AIRPLANE CRASHED AT RIESDORF IN THE JÜTERBOG AREA
Ellis still believes today that his parachute jump originated northeast of Berlin. Maybe it is because his plane was last sited 15 miles east of Berlin around the time of the jump. But it is documented that this event took place about 35 miles south of Berlin. Around 5 p.m. that day the salvage team of the second group of the NAG 102 from Jüterbog-Damm, lead by von Ruexleben, reached the crash site and made a complete report of the damage. A comparison of the American missing aircraft report,
This crew lost to Enemy Aircraft about 15 miles East of Berlin after mechanical difficulties made it impossible to maintian formation.
Eyewitness:
"Lt Chapman feathered one engine; then unfeathered it near Dummer Lake about 1240 hours. He continued with the formation, although straggling, to the I.P. where he was attacked by three enemy fighters. Our escort went down and picked him up. His A/C was under control when last seen" -Lt. Shoens
"Saw A/C leave 2nd element, high squadron at 1240 hours near Dummer Lake" Lt. Harper
"Chapman, flying lead, 2nd element, high squadron, lagged at 1357 hours near 5150N and 1054E No#1 engine was feathered and unfeathered." Lt Massol
Lt Rex Ellis: explained, that the engine number 3 was down shortly before crashing.
Casualty Report
Date: March 6, 1944
Time: 13:45 hr
A/C Type: B-17G 42-40056 KATIE'S BOYS/HOLY TERROR III
Codes: EP-F
Crashed at: 91/2 km ESE of Juterbog in the Sernower Heath, 1km south of the fieldpath Froebden-Schlenza, Germany. Is 50km south of BERLIN
Due to: Crippled by fighters but proceeded to the target. Bombed and later the crew abondoned the B-17
Group/Sqdrn: 100BG -H- 351 BS Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk
Target: Germany, BERLIN
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The aircraft was completely destroyed on impact in the woods. Crew all POW
MEMO 2:
