Casualty Report from July 29, 1944
Detail
MACR: 07816
Target: Merseburg, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by flak on the bomb run. Wreckage found 300 meters south of Mannstedt or 20 km north of Weimar, Germany. Eight of the nine man crew were killed. They were initially buried eastern edge of the cemetery at Ottmannshausen and two were buried in the southern edge of the cemetery at Dansdorf uber/Buttelstedt. None of the casualties could be identified by the Germans. After the way Graves Registration units was unable to identify the airmen individually. They were re-interred in Ardennes as Unknown Plots V-12-294, Y-1-19, EE-6-130/134 and GG-5-115.
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Time of loss: 10:40
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-107211
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: The Liberty Belle
Aircraft Code: XR-N
Pilot: 1Lt Carl G Gustafson | O-757381
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
Copilot: F/O Michael J. Nemerowski | T-061730
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
NAV: F/O Victor L Kinkade | T002168
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
BOM: SSgt Marccena F. Dottoviano | 13088789
POS: BOM
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
ROG: TSgt Anthony G. Trebnik | 36585057
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
TTE: TSgt Robert E. Fife | 37507574
POS: TTE
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Either bailed out or was thrown clear of the aircraft
BTG: SSgt Jack G. Kromer | 36800796
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
RWG: SSgt Frank A. Caldwell | 34623329
POS: RWG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
LWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: LWG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TG: SSgt William R. Ewing | 35046190
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Received Group Burial in Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky - Common Grave 1/117-180
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
the carl g.gustafson crew's aircraft was named The Liberty Belle with b.g.cannon as the crew chief the nose art was the liberty belle with a shapely blond standing by it Robert Fife
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
