Casualty Report from June 25, 1944
Detail
MACR: 06542
Target: Supply drop for French Resistance
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by flak 58 km northwest of Chartres, France. Direct hits on the chin turrent and radio room. Un-controllable fires developed. There was one KIA due to parachute failure. Re-interred in US Military Cemetery St. Andre/Evreau from unknown location.
Squadron: 418th BS - 100th BG(H)
Time of loss: 08:30
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-97859
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Any Gum Chum
Aircraft Code: LD-T
Pilot: 2Lt Kenneth L. Houghton | O-806987
POS: P
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: 2Lt Thornton Bline | O-815813
POS: CP
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
NAV: 2Lt Stanley B. Green | O-1103660
POS: NAV
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BOM: 2Lt William A. Lichtenstern | O-757664
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
ROG: TSgt Laverne H. Deatrich | 13157962
POS: ROG
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TTE: TSgt James E. Marion | 15340157
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: Indiana
Notes: Final Internment - USA
BTG: Sgt John F. Nelson | 39040050
POS: BTG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: This airman was from the 390th. His presence on this mission has not been fully explained (pw)
RWG: SSgt Malcolm K. Eckley | 13091275
POS: RWG
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
LWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: LWG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Nine man crew
TG: SSgt Warren G. Moore | 34663791
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
Notes on this crew N/A
Report Notes
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