S/SGT William B. BERRY |
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UNIT: 418th BOMB Sqdn | POSITION: WG | ||
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Cpl. William Berry, Waist Gunner, POW shot down on 31 DEC 44 Hamburg mission. Morin Crew Information | |||
SERIAL #: 38459970 | STATUS: POW | ||
MACR: 11358 | CR: 11358 | ||
Comments1: 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG (EAC - CRASHED AT EMDEN) |
COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:CREW A/C #43-38459 CARGO FOR MARGO LD-V MACR #11358, MICRO - FICHE #4179 2ND LTJOHN F. MORIN P POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG 2ND LT ANTHONY B.DESILVIO CP NOC (taken off Crew when he RFS on a Berlin Mission) 2ND LT ALFRED L. LETOURNEAU NAV POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG 2ND LT EMIL M. NAWOJ BOM POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG CPL WILLIAM S. HANLEY ROG POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG TAPS: 1 JAN 1975 CPL GEORGE J. KOULOUTPANIS TTE POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG TAPS: 16 NOV 1990 CPL BILLIE F. WRIGHT BTG POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG CPL JACKIE R. AUDRAIN WG NOC TAPS: 09 SEP 1986 CPL WILLIAM B. BERRY WG POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG TAPS: 1986 CPL DALE S. BROWN TG KIA 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG 418th Sqdn. Crew Joined the 100th Group on 5/10/44. See SOC p.88. "Morin's A/C #459 "CARGO FOR MARGO" dropped back and lost altitude after first fighter attack. Pilot was heard on VHF at 1250 hours saying he had two wounded men aboard but might be forced to ditch. Said he would try to reach Holland,and had gasoline for one hours flying." Lt Morin had to Crash land in a field near Emden, 4km North of Westerhusen. Crew was on its 15th Mission. Lt. Louis C. Ciriegio from the 'W.V. McGuire crew was flying in place of Tony DeSilvo and became a POW. Lt John Clark from Lt Blanding Crew flew one mission with this crew on December 24, 1944. LT WILLIAM V. McGUIRE P CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) F/O LOUIS C. CIRIEGIO CP POW 31 DEC 44 HAMBURG TAPS: 1972 CPL CHARLES F. LANG ROG CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) CPL WILLIAM L. MaGEE TTE CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) TAPS: 20 MAY 1982 CPL ELVIN L. SWIN BTG CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) TAPS: 23 NOV 1979 CPL OTTO E. LEIGHTON WG CPT 8 FEB 45 DOES NOT MATCH A MISSION DATE CPL GAIL H. DAUGHERTY WG NOC CPL HAROLD L. PARKINSON TG CPT 8 MAR 45 GIESSEN, MY (S.T.) TAPS: 24 JUL 1966 418thTH SQDN...CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 09 JUL 1944MEMO 2:
KIA / MIA / EVA / INT INFORMATION:
TARGET: Hamburg | DATE: 1944-12-31 | |
AIRCRAFT: "Cargo for Margo" (43-38459) | CAUSE: EAC |
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