Casualty Report from July 25, 1944
Detail
MACR: 07837
Target: Tactical: German Battle Lines in Normandy
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by flak, the crew was forced to abandon the burning aircraft which crashed on the Normandy coastal area.
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-102416
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Lady Luck
Aircraft Code: XR-H
Pilot: 1Lt Lawrence E. Townsend | O-747527
POS: P
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: 2Lt Andrew J. Burkhart | O-759409
POS: CP
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
NAV: 1Lt Arnold I. Holmes | O-695915
POS: NAV
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Hospitalized by the Germans but was liberated by US troops shortly afterwards
BOM: 1Lt George D. Gardner | O-689501
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
ROG: TSgt Louis P. Glasser | 32711955
POS: ROG
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: Captured by escaped near Paris, France
TTE: TSgt Walter W. Kolar | 13129942
POS: TTE
Status: Evaded
State: State N/A
Notes: TSgt Kolar evaded capture and joined a US tank crew. He fought with this crew until wounded. The tank crew took him to an aid station where he, along with "his" tank crew, attempted to convince the Aid Station physicians that he was a tanker. Their efforts failed and he was returned to England where he made a complete recovery.
BTG: SSgt Chalmers M. Anderson | 37087560
POS: BTG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
RWG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: RWG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
LWG: SSgt Gordon M. Lane | 37121228
POS: LWG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TG: SSgt Earl O. Milam | 18149567
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
Hello, I am a french historian in the Paris aera. From our sources, the B-17 "Lady Luck" 349th BS was crashed in the Paris aera on the 25 july44. But from your sources, the plane was crashed near St Lô in Normandie, about 400 km.... Do you know anything about it. A eventual picture of the "Lady Luck" Best Regards. Bruno Renoult.
Report Notes
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