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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from May 24, 1944

Detail

MACR: 05172

Target: Berlin, Germany

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Destroyed by enemy fighters at Suelfeld, near Kaltenkirchen/Holstein, Germany. The KIAs were buried in the Southern Cemetery at Neumunster. All were moved to Ardennes at the end of hostilities.

Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 42-102648

Aircraft Type: B-17G

Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A

Aircraft Code: XR-?

Pilot: 2Lt Robert G. Roeder | O-813779

POS: P

Status: KIA

State: New York

Notes: Right foot was shot off and bullets in one arm - died enroute to hospital - Final Internment - USA

Copilot: F/O Paul V. Lammers | T061811

POS: CP

Status: KIA

State: California

Notes: No parachute was every found - Final Internment - Ardennes B-13-21

NAV: 1Lt Claude E. Robison | O-746754

POS: NAV

Status: KIA

State: Michigan

Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes

BOM: TSgt Milton Grabel | 12147146

POS: BOM

Status: KIA

State: New York

Notes: Final Internment - USA

ROG: TSgt Frank Goldstein | 32702781

POS: ROG

Status: KIA

State: State N/A

Notes: Final Internment - USA (State of Internment is unknown)

TTE: TSgt Wade D. Eason | 34605724

POS: TTE

Status: KIA

State: North Carolina

Notes: Final Internment - USA

BTG: SSgt Nathan E. McElroy | 35343597

POS: BTG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: (Back injury)

RWG: SSgt William A. Poklemba | 31329122

POS: RWG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: (Boken Leg)

LWG: SSgt Fred E. Cebalo | 39035169

POS: LWG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: (Broken Leg)

TG: SSgt Anthony P. Lombardi | 12078664

POS: TG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: (Injured ankle)

EX1: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A

POS: N/A

Status: N/A

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

EX2: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | N/A

POS: N/A

Status: N/A

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Crew Notes

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Report Notes

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