Casualty Report from May 28, 1944
Detail
MACR: 05382
Target: Magdeburg, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by enemy fighters at Barleben, 5 km north of Magdeburg, Germany. Un-controllable fire started on the flight dick. The KIAs were all buried in the communal cemetery at Barleben as Unknowns. The three KIAs were later identified by US Graves Registration units.
Squadron: 351st BS - 100th BG (H)
Time of loss: 14:10
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-31389
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Lucious Lucy
Aircraft Code: EP-J
Pilot: 1Lt Lucius G. Lacy | O-745909
POS: P
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: 1Lt Claude E. Schindler | O-750860
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Ohio
Notes: Final Internment - USA (Had the reputation of being the 100th's bravest in combat)
NAV: 2Lt Raymond E. Rossman | O-744337
POS: NAV
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BOM: 1Lt Herbert Greenberg | O673066
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
ROG: TSgt Clarence H. Wood | 33221121
POS: ROG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TTE: TSgt Sidney A. Cary | 19176181
POS: TTE
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BTG: SSgt Chester L. Powell | 19202968
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: California
Notes: Final Internment - USA
RWG: SSgt Joe S. Folsom | 18219447
POS: RWG
Status: KIA
State: Oklahoma
Notes: Final Internment - USA
LWG: SSgt Raymond J. Mitchell | 39460300
POS: LWG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TG: SSgt Michael Rotz | 33278329
POS: TG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
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
According to the survivors all three of the KIAs were likely killed in the air.
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
