34th
Bomb Group Combat Mission Diary: NOVEMBER 1944 Missions #86-
compiled
by Gary L. Ferrell
Missions
as a B-17 Group in November 1944
November
4, 1944
Mission
#86 Hamburg
Command
Pilot: FREEMAN. 36 planes dispatched. 35 planes dropped 89 tons on the primary
target and 1 failed to bomb. 36 Credit Sorties. Pathfinder bombing. Results
unobserved. Cleveland Romero #8.
Planes
and crew:
44-8237
H/I 18BS Ray (PFF)
43-38410
B/C 18BS Ralls
43-38326
B/U 18BS Pelszynski
43-38338
B/M 18BS Richardson, L.
43-38332
B/Q 18BS Kimmerle
43-38373
B/J 18BS Benedict
44-8321
B/F 18BS Harris
43-38331
B/Y 18BS Bouldin
44-8283
B/G 18BS Lerch
43-38304
B/L 18BS Hemingway
43-38138
B/I 18BS Goss Ole-Timer
43-38374
B/X 18BS Ratcliff
44-8356
H/C 7BS Blair (PFF)
43-38416
E/C 7BS Gibson
43-38286
E/T 7BS Zarfoss
43-38363
E/F 7BS Alleman
43-38419
E/E 7BS Mowers
44-8309
E/H 7BS Carter
44-6465
E/O 7BS Barbaras Fancy Nancy
43-38113
E/S 7BS Winsor Wee Willie's Wolves
44-6296
E/R 7BS Wright
43-38391
E/J 7BS Henderson
43-38367
E/L 7BS Ames Aborted mechanical.
44-8263
E/Y 7BS Finch
43-38386
E/K 7BS Austin
43-38380
L/B 391BS Johansen
43-38325
E/B 391BS Perry
43-38415
L/G 391BS Sheridan
43-38378
L/K 391BS Murphy
43-38343
L/I 391BS Friedel
44-8327
L/R 391BS Dunham
43-38299
L/U 391BS Anderson
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley
43-38422
L/J 391BS Felker
43-38351
L/F 391BS Timblin
43-38222
L/H 391BS Day
43-38365
L/S 391BS Isaacs
43-38403
E/Z 391BS Vick
43-38292
B/A (unused ground spare lead)
44-8156
H/V (unused ground spare PFF)
43-38372
L/A (unused ground spare)
44-8320
E/G (unused ground spare)
43-38334
E/A (unused ground spare)
43-38382
L/Q Queenie (unused ground spare)
43-38423
L/N (unused ground spare)
November
5, 1944
Command
Pilot: FANDEL. 36 planes dispatched. 35 planes dropped 108 tons on the primary
target and 1 planes failed to bomb. 36 Credit Sorties. One plane was lost to
flak and 10 crewmen were listed as Missing in Action as well as 3 crewmen
listed as wounded in action. Pathfinder bombing of the docks. Results: fair.
(Cleveland Romero #9. 6 flak holes in wing and tail. LT Alleman & crew
shot down. Plane broke in half, leveled off at 8,000 ft. B confirmed 5 chutes.
Plane got direct hit in tail over target. Very rough mission!)
Plane
and crew:
44-8237
H/I 7BS Israelson (PFF) Major damage
43-38416
E/C 7BS Bush
43-38286
E/T 7BS Zarfoss
43-38391
E/J 7BS
Henderson
Major damage
44-8320
E/G 7BS Mowers Major damage
43-38331
B/Y 7BS Vick Major damage. One
wounded.
43-38363
E/F 7BS Alleman Shot down MIA. See below.
44-8263
E/Y 7BS Finch Major damage
44-6296
E/R 7BS Winsor Major damage
43-38419
E/E 7BS Ames
44-6465
E/O 7BS Barbaras Fancy Nancy Major damage
43-38386
E/K 7BS Austin Major damage
44-8356
H/C 391BS Heath (PFF)
43-38059
L/M 391BS Hanson
44-8327
L/R 391BS Dunham
43-38415
L/G 391BS Sheridan
43-38378
L/K 391BS Murphy
43-38406
L/W 391BS
Baker
Aborted mechanical. Jettisoned bombs.
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley
43-38372
L/A 391BS Day
43-38365
L/S 391BS Isaacs
43-38222
L/H 391BS Timblin
43-38422
L/J 391BS Ettlebrick
43-38343
L/I 391BS Felker
43-38382
L/Q 391BS Feldman Queenie
43-38409
B/B 18BS
Lindstrom
Major damage
43-38410
B/C 18BS Gipson
44-8321
B/F 18BS Rainey
44-8283
B/G 18BS Bouldin
43-38332
B/Q 18BS
Kimmerle
Bombed with another group.
44-8282
B/V 18BS Lerch
43-38374
B/X 18BS Ratcliff
43-38138
B/I 18BS Goss Ole-Timer Major
damage
43-38338
B/M 18BS Harris
43-38351
L/F 18BS
Hemingway
Major damage
43-38392
B/E 18BS Richardson, L. One wounded.
43-38373
B/J 18BS Benedict
44-8309
E/H 18BS Carter
43-38380
L/B Simpson & Iverson Weather and Monitor aircraft
43-38403
E/Z (scheduled for Vick but replaced)
43-38304
B/L (scheduled for Hemmingway but replaced)
43-38334
E/A (unused ground spare lead)
43-38325
E/B (unused ground spare lead)
44-8235
H/X (unused ground spare PFF)
43-38423
L/N (unused ground spare)
43-38299
L/U (unused ground spare)
B-17G
43-38363 E/F Missing in Action Ludwigshaven, flak. Just after bombs
away, this aircraft received a direct hit which destroyed the tail section. The
plane went into a steep climb to the right, then into a flat spin. Then the
aircraft went into a steep dive. Two chutes were reported. Crashed
Ludwigshaven. With7BS. Pilot: Alleman. Missing Air Crew Report # 10303. 10
Killed in Action.
KIA
ALLEMAN JAMES E
(P)
2 LT 7
O-760523
PORT ARTHUR TX
12
KIA
STORY JOHN J JR
(CP)
2 LT 7
O-555834
12
KIA
ROWE CLIFFORD E (N)
2 LT
7
O-557546
SHULLBURG
WI
12
KIA
ROTTMAN JEROME B
(B)
2 LT
7
O-773450
MD
12
KIA
BONACCI LOUIS JR
(E/TT)
S/SGT
7
32784657
BROOKLYN
NY
12
KIA
BAST PAUL H
(R)
S/SGT
7
37565328
MINNEAPOLIS MN
12
KIA
CRAIG CURTISS G (BT)
SGT 7
16138344
12
KIA
BRENT JOSEPH E JR
(TG)
SGT
7
14185237
12
KIA
RICHARDSON JASPER J
(W)
SGT
7
19117172
DECLO
IN
12
KIA
LITSEY SHEPHERD G (Photographer)
T/SGT 391
18180011
SHERMAN
TX
17
LITSEY
SHEPHERD G is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, K-9-9.
ROTTMAN
JEROME B is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, B-32-53.
Wounded
men in 44-8160 and 44-8237 (dont know which is which yet.)
WIA
LANGENBURG JOHN A
(R)
T/SGT
4
16154735
WIA
MARKHAM CLARENCE J (E/TT)
T/SGT
4
6659639
November
6, 1944
Mission
#88 Neumunster
Command
Pilot: NOTMAN. 13 planes dispatched. 13 planes dropped 30 tons on the primary
target. 13 Credit Sorties.
Planes
and crew:
43-38325
E/B 391BS Notman
43-38292
B/A 391BS Pelszynski
44-8327
L/R 391BS Dunham
43-38378
L/K 391BS Murphy
43-37864
L/E 391BS Sheridan
43-38372
L/A 391BS Baker, L.
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley
43-38222
L/H 391BS Day
43-38365
L/S 391BS Isaacs
43-38422
L/J 391BS Ettlebrick
43-38343
L/I 391BS Feldman
43-38423
L/N 391BS Felker
43-38373
B/J 391BS Goss
43-38334
E/A (unused ground spare lead)
43-38374
B/X (unused ground spare)
43-38326
B/U (unused ground spare)
43-38286
E/T (unused ground spare)
November
9, 1944
Mission
#89 Metz area
Command
Pilot: TAVASTI. 34 planes dispatched. 22 planes dropped 63 tons on the primary
target and 12 (18BS) failed to bomb. 34 Credit Sorties. (Cleveland Romero #10.
Target was a heavily armed fort B big guns and 5,000 men. Dropped bombs 1 mile
off to right of target. Scared hell out of enemy troops in fort.)
Plane
and crew:
44-8356
H/C 7BS Israelson (PFF)
43-38292
B/A 7BS Ralls
44-6465
E/O 7BS Davis Fancy Nancy
43-38403
E/Z 7BS Mowers
43-38286
E/T 7BS Zarfoss
43-38419
E/E 7BS Weaver
44-8309
E/H 7BS Carter
43-38367
E/L 7BS Ames
43-38386
E/K 7BS Finch
43-38113
E/S 7BS Winsor Wee Willie's Wolves
43-38280
E/M 7BS Alling
43-38338
B/M 7BS Peterson
44-8235
H/X 18BS Blair (PFF)
43-38410
B/C 18BS Dees
43-38373
B/J 18BS Kyser
43-38392
B/E 18BS Richardson
43-38332
B/Q 18BS Kimmerle
44-8321
B/F 18BS Ratcliff
43-38326
B/U 18BS Abrams
43-38304
B/L 18BS Bouldin
43-38374
B/X 18BS Mote
43-38423
L/N 18BS Goss
43-38382
L/Q 18BS Knowlton Queenie
44-8282
B/V 18BS Lerch
43-38380
L/B 391BS Notman
43-38372
L/A 391BS Hanson
43-38422
L/J 391BS Felker
43-38343
L/I 391BS Friedel
43-38378
L/K 391BS Murphy
43-38402
L/P 391BS Feldman
44-8327
L/R 391BS Day
43-38365
L/S 391BS Isaacs
43-37864
L/E 391BS Baker
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley
43-38415
L/G 391BS Anderson
43-38222
L/H 391BS Blum
43-38325
E/B (unused ground spare lead)
43-38416
E/C (unused ground spare lead)
43-38059
L/M (unused ground spare lead)
44-8150
H/R (unused ground spare PFF)
43-38299
L/U (unused ground spare)
November
16, 1944
Mission
#90 Duren area
Command
Pilot: LeBAILLY. 36 planes dispatched. 36 planes dropped 114 tons on the
primary target. 36 Credit Sorties. This was a tactical mission coordinated with
the ground troops. (Cleveland Romero #11. Station 156 closed in on return,
forced to land at RAF base in North England (Hutton). Stayed there 2 days, flew
back at treetop level.)
Planes
and crew:
44-8356
H/C 18BS Heath (PFF)
44-8235
H/X 18BS Blair (PFF)
44-8321
B/F 18BS Rainey
43-38392
B/E 18BS Richardson
43-38373
B/J 18BS Benedict
43-38331
B/Y 18BS Kyser
43-38304
B/L 18BS Hemingway
43-38433
B/R 18BS Bouldin
44-8282
B/V 18BS Lerch
44-8283
B/G 18BS Harris
43-38374
B/X 18BS Mote
43-38338
B/M 18BS Peede
43-38380
L/B 391BS Notman
43-38410
B/C 391BS Ralls
43-38422
L/J 391BS Dunham
44-8327
L/R 391BS Friedel
43-38415
L/G 391BS Sheridan
43-38406
L/W 391BS Baker
43-38351
L/F 391BS Blum
43-38402
L/P 391BS Feldman
43-38365
L/S 391BS Isaacs
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley
43-38382
L/Q 391BS Bowen Queenie
43-38299
L/U 391BS Anderson
43-38378
L/K 391BS Timblin
43-38325
E/B 7BS Pelszynski
43-38416
E/C 7BS Bush
43-38113
E/S 7BS Winsor Wee Willie's Wolves
43-38280
E/M 7BS Henderson
43-38286
E/T 7BS Zarfoss
43-38386
E/K 7BS Austin
43-38334
E/A 7BS Sain
43-38367
E/L 7BS Ames
43-38403
E/Z 7BS Vick
44-8263
E/Y 7BS Finch
43-38419
E/E 7BS Weaver
44-8309
E/H 7BS Carter
44-6465
E/O 7BS Wright Fancy Nancy
43-38292
B/A (unused ground spare lead)
43-38409
B/B (unused ground spare lead)
44-8140
H/I (unused ground spare PPF)
43-38332
B/Q (unused ground spare)
44-8320
E/G (unused ground spare)
November
21, 1944
Mission
#91 Osnabruck
Command
Pilot: CRABTREE. 36 planes dispatched. 31 planes dropped 92 tons on LR target.
(target of last resort?) 5 planes failed to bomb. 36 Credit Sorties. 1 airman
wounded in action. Pathfinder bombing. Results unobserved.
Planes
and crew:
.145
391BS Ray (PFF)
43-38059
L/M 391BS Hanson
43-38343
L/I 391BS Friedel
43-38378
L/K 391BS Murphy
43-38415
L/G 391BS Sheridan
(long delay
fuses)
43-38222
L/H 391BS Isaacs
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley Aborted
mechanical.
43-38380
L/B 391BS Baker, L.
Major
damage. TG wounded.
43-38422
L/J 391BS Felker
43-38402
L/P 391BS
Bowen
Major damage. Pilot wounded.
43-37864
L/E 391BS
Timblin
Aborted - #4 runaway prop.
44-8327
L/R 391BS Blum
44-8140
H/I 7BS Baker, W. B (PFF)
43-38416
E/C 7BS Bush
43-38280
E/M 7BS Alling
43-38367
E/L 7BS Ames
43-38386
E/K 7BS Mowers
(long delay fuses)
44-6465
E/O 7BS Weaver Fancy Nancy
43-38419
E/E 7BS Peterson
43-38113
E/S 7BS Winsor Wee Willie's Wolves (incorrectly shown as
713)
Major damage
43-38286
E/T 7BS Zarfoss
43-38403
E/Z 7BS Vick
43-38391
E/J 7BS Henderson
43-38334
E/A 7BS Davis
44-8320
E/G 7BS
McLean
Major damage
43-38292
B/A 18BS Hartley
43-38406
L/W 18BS Richardson, Z.
43-38338
B/M 18BS Goss
44-8321
B/F 18BS Kimmerle
43-38373
B/J 18BS Keyser
43-38326
B/U 18BS Ratcliff
44-8282
B/V 18BS Lerch
43-38433
B/R 18BS Bouldin
43-38304
B/L 18BS Jones, W.
44-8283
B/G 18BS Abrams
43-38392
B/E 18BS Richardson, L.
43-38374
B/X 18BS Peede
43-38331
B/Y 18BS
Knowlton
Major damage
44-8235
H/X (scheduled for Baker but replaced)
44-6296
E/R (scheduled for Mowers but replaced)
44-8263
E/Y (unused ground spare)
43-38423
L/N (unused ground spare)
44-8309
E/H (unused ground spare)
43-38325 E/B (unused ground spare lead)
43-38409
B/B (unused ground spare lead)
November
25, 1944
Mission
#92 Merseburg
Command
Pilot: CONLEY. 35 planes dispatched. 28 planes dropped 88 tons on the primary
target while 7 failed to bomb. 29 Credit Sorties. Pathfinder bombing. Results
unobserved.
Planes
and crew:
44-8237
H/I 7BS Ray (PFF)
44-8147
H/S 7BS Bower (PFF)
43-38280
E/M 7BS Alling Major damage
43-38403
E/Z 7BS Vick Aborted - #1
engine.
43-38423
L/N 7BS Mowers Landed at Woodbridge
43-38367
E/L 7BS MacTaggart
Landed at Brussels; low fuel & one engine out
44-6465
E/O 7BS Barbaras Fancy Nancy
44-6296
E/R 7BS OGrady Aborted Oxygen out
43-38334
E/A 7BS Davis Landed at Brussels
43-38391
E/J 7BS Henderson
44-8263
E/Y 7BS Finch Major damage
43-38386
E/K 7BS McLean
44-8112
H/D 18BS Heath (PFF)
43-38409
B/B 18BS
Lindstrom
Aborted - #1 engine out
43-38373
B/J 18BS Benedict
43-38332
B/Q 18BS Kimmerle
44-8283
B/G 18BS Abrams Leaflets only.
43-38331
B/Y 18BS
Knowlton
Aborted - #2 engine out
43-38392
B/E 18BS Hemingway
44-8282
B/V 18BS Mote
44-8327
L/R 18BS Hofman
44-8321
B/F 18BS Rainey
43-38433
B/R 18BS Ratcliff Landed in Belgium
43-38222
L/H 18BS Harris Aborted - mechanical
43-38415
L/G 18BS Jones
43-38406
L/W 391BS Johanson
43-38292
B/A 391BS Livingston Aborted
runaway prop
43-38365
L/S 391BS Isaacs
43-38378
L/K 391BS Murphy
43-38422
L/J 391BS
Ettlebrick
Major damage
43-38382
L/Q 391BS Sherman Queenie
Major damage
43-37864
L/E 391BS Felker
43-38343
L/I 391BS Friedel Major damage
43-38351
L/F 391BS Day Landed at Brussels. Lynch (BT) wounded.
Busse (N) missing in Belgium.
43-38402
L/P 391BS Feldman
43-38299
L/U 391BS Anderson
43-38372
L/A 391BS Daniels
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley Aborted - #2
engine failed; copper & parts of rings in the oil sump.
43-38325
E/B Gibson & Brunk
Weather and
Monitor aircraft
43-38416
E/C (unused ground spare lead)
43-38410
B/C (unused ground spare lead)
.202
H/W (unused ground spare PFF)
44-8176
H/Q (unused ground spare PFF)
44-8309
E/H (unused ground spare)
43-38113
E/S Wee Willie's Wolves (unused ground spare)
B-17G
43-38351 L/F Snake Bit with the 391BS. Pilot: Day.
Aircraft was hit by flak on the bomb run. Lynch
(BT) was WIA. Force landed at Coibais, Belgium.
They ran out of gas and #3 supercharger was out and #4 was oversped. Crew
returned as quickly as possible, except for Lynch (BT) and Busse (N) who hasnt
been seen since he took Lynch to the hospital. Plane was salvaged Dec. 1,
1944.
RTD
DAY GEORGE (P)
RTD
HANCHAR JOE (CP)
???
BUSSE (N) Missing in Belgium.
RTD
BOWEN (B)
RTD
VOSS (R)
RTD
SPENCE (E)
WIA
LYNCH
(BT)
In Belgium hospital.
RTD
GRIP (TG)
RTD
SPINK (Gunner)
November
26, 1944
Mission
#93 Bielefeld
Command
Pilot: DEES. 13 planes dispatched. 13 planes dropped 35 tons on LR target.
(Target of last resort?) 13 Credit Sorties. Pathfinder bombing. Results
unobserved.
Planes
and crew:
43-38325
E/B 18BS Dees Did not drop. Door malfunction. Bombs
eventually jettisoned.
43-38410
B/C 18BS Gipson
44-8321
B/F 18BS Rainey
43-38332
B/Q 18BS Kyser
43-38373
B/J 18BS Benedict
43-38403
E/Z 18BS Knowlton
43-38113
E/S 18BS Harris Wee Willie's Wolves
43-38392
B/E 18BS Richardson
43-38338
B/M 18BS Hofmann
44-6296
E/R 18BS Abrams
43-38415
L/G 18BS Nass
43-38286
E/T 18BS Peede
43-38378
L/K 18BS Jones
November
29, 1944
Mission
#94 Hamm
Command
Pilot: TAVASTI. 23 planes dispatched. 22 planes dropped 68 tons on the primary target
and 1 plane failed to bomb. 22 Credit Sorties. Pathfinder bombing. Results
unobserved. (Cleveland Romero #12. 2 flak holes in wing surface.)
Planes
and crew:
44-8237
H/I 391BS Israelson (PFF)
43-38406
L/W 391BS Notman
43-37864
L/E 391BS Timblin
43-38422
L/J 391BS Ettlebrick
43-38402
L/P 391BS Feldman
43-38372
L/A 391BS Daniels
43-38378
L/K 391BS Baker
43-38365
L/S 391BS Isaacs
43-38299
L/U 391BS Anderson
43-38343
L/I 391BS Friedel Aborted oil in #1 engine
43-38415
L/G 391BS Blum
43-38222
L/H 391BS Hansen
44-8235
H/X 7BS Blair (PFF)
43-38325
E/B 7BS Iverson
44-6296
E/R 7BS Zarfoss
43-38391
E/J 7BS
Henderson
Major damage
43-38263
E/N 7BS Mowers Major damage
43-38280
E/M 7BS Weaver Major damage inst. panel shot out, #1 turbo out. Cook (CP) WIA
in hand.
44-8263
E/Y 7BS Finch
43-38304
B/L 7BS Ames
44-8309
E/H 7BS Carter
43-38386
E/K 7BS Peterson
44-6465
E/O 7BS Barbaras Fancy Nancy Leaflets only.
43-38403
E/Z 7BS Vick
43-38113
E/S 7BS Sain Wee Willie's Wolves
43-38416
E/C (unused ground spare lead)
43-38059
L/M (unused ground spare lead)
44-8176
H/Q (unused ground spare PFF)
43-38374
B/X (unused ground spare)
44-8327
L/R (unused ground spare)
43-38332
B/Q (unused ground spare)
43-38433
B/R (unused ground spare)
KIA
CURTIN LEO
A
T/SGT
18
34706383
E OCEAN VIEW VA
NOTE:
Leo Curtin was taken Prisoner of War on October 7, 1944 and apparently died as
a POW.
November
30, 1944
Mission
#95 Merseburg
Command
Pilot: HERSHENOW. 36 planes dispatched. 31 planes dropped 82 tons on the target
of last resort (LR). 5 planes failed to bomb. 35 Credit Sorties. One plane was
lost and 9 crewmen were listed as Missing in Action. Also 1 crewmember was
wounded and 1 killed in action. B-17G with Emery Rail's crew was feared lost,
but got back two hours late.
Planes
and crew:
44-8235
H/X 7BS Heath (PFF)
43-38416
E/C 7BS Richardson, Z.
44-6296
E/R 7BS Wright Major damage
43-38419
E/E 7BS Ames Bombs had long delay fuses
43-38263
E/N 7BS Mowers Major damage
43-38113
E/S 7BS OGrady Wee Willie's Wolves
44-8320
E/G 7BS MacTaggart
43-38403
E/Z 7BS Zarfoss
44-8309
E/H 7BS Peterson
44-6465
E/O 7BS Barbaras Fancy Nancy
44-8263
E/Y 7BS Finch
43-38386
E/K 7BS Austin
44-8176
H/Q 18BS Bower (PFF)
43-38410
B/C 18BS Ralls
44-8283
B/G 18BS Peede
43-38332
B/Q 18BS
Kimmerle
Major damage
43-38392
B/E 18BS Richardson, L. S.
Major damage
43-38373
B/J 18BS Harris
43-38304
B/L 18BS Hemingway
43-38338
B/M 18BS Kyser
43-38374
B/X 18BS Mote Major damage
43-38433
B/R 18BS Bouldin
44-8321
B/F 18BS Rainey
43-38326
B/U 18BS Ratcliff
44-8282
B/V 18BS Lerch
43-38059
L/M 391BS Hanson
MIA. See
below.
43-38406
L/W 391BS Livingston Major damage.
Ostrowski (WG) KIA, One man WIA (doesnt say who).
43-38422
L/J 391BS
Blum
Major damage
43-38378
L/K 391BS
Friedel
Major damage
43-38402
L/P 391BS
Feldman
Major damage
44-8271
L/O 391BS Hammersley Major damage
43-38372
L/A 391BS Daniels
43-38299
L/U 391BS Andersen Bakita (B)
WIA; flesh wound in left arm
44-8327
L/R 391BS Isaacs
43-37864
L/E 391BS Felker Leaflets only
43-38382
L/Q 391BS Jones Queenie
43-38222
L/H 391BS Hansen, D. F. Major damage. R.L. Wathey (N)
injured.
43-38415
L/G 391BS Baker, L. A.
43-38292
B/A (unused ground spare lead)
43-38325
E/B (unused ground spare lead)
43-38409
B/B (unused ground spare lead)
44-8440
H/Y (unused ground spare PFF)
44-8252
H/J (unused ground spare PFF)
43-38331
B/Y (unused ground spare)
43-38423
L/N (unused ground spare)
43-38365
L/S (unused ground spare)
B-17G
43-38059 L/M Missing in Action Merseburg flak. Received direct flak hit
in #1 engine just after bombs away. The aircraft violently slid under the
formation losing 2-3000 feet altitude. Engine caught fire and the prop was
reported later as windmilling. About five minutes after being hit the engine
blew up and tore off the wing sending the plane into a dive straight down. Five
to nine chutes reported. Crashed Sommerda, Germany. With 391BS. Pilot: Oscar T.
Hanson. Missing Air Crew Report # 10841. 1 Evaded, 4 Killed, 4 Prisoner of War.
KIA
HANSON OSCAR T
(P)
CAPT 391
O-1699379
BEMIDJI
MN
24
KIA
KEIRN ROY C
(CP)
1 LT
391 O-1169594
McKEESPORT PA
26
POW
TOPPING DONALD G
(N)
1 LT
391 O-703344
ST LOUIS
MO
22
POW
LIPSCOMB LINDSEY L
(B)
1 LT
391 O-696233
CONROE
TX
22
EVD
SHULL PAUL L
(E/TT)
T/SGT 391
17059208
KANSAS CITY
MO 24
KIA
SIMPSON GEORGE H
(R)
T/SGT 391
35252969
WABASH
IN
27
KIA
LAYTON LAWRENCE D
(BT)
S/SGT 391
14147329
ATLANTA
GA
20
POW
BURTON JOE N
(TG)
S/SGT 391
34687605
ATHENS
GA
24
POW
BROWN SIDNEY C
(WG)
S/SGT 391
31313627
23
KEIRN
ROY C is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery, A-14-23.
On
43-38406 L/W Piloted by Livingston
KIA
OSTROWSKI EDWARD
(WG)
S/SGT 391
35752987
WV
OSTROWSKI
EDWARD is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, D-5-48.
Evidently
one of the lead planes in another formation, supplied by the 4BS.
B-17G
44-8147 H/S Battle damaged at Merseburg and force landed on the Continent.
With 4BS. Pilot:
unknown. Plane salvaged December 13, 1944.
WIA
POTTS EDWARD E
(N)
1 LT 490BG
O-700063
WIA
BURROWS BENNIE W (B)
1 LT 490BG
O-698513
Note:
Both of these officers were on temporary duty with the 4BS at the time.