Casualty Report from August 5, 1944
Detail
MACR: 07878
Target: Madgeburg, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by flak on the bomb run. The aircraft disintegrated in the air. There were no chutes seen.
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 43-37572
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Sassy Lassy
Aircraft Code: SR-S
Pilot: 1Lt Anthony J. Gallagher | 1754330
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Pennyslvania
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in Netherlands
Copilot: 2Lt Gordon K. Bowen | O-815062
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: North Carolina
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in Netherlands
NAV: 2Lt William F. Edmondson | O-762629
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: Arkansas
Notes: Re-interred in Lorraine 4M-10-246 - Final Internment - Fayette National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas - USA
BOM: Sgt Ralph O. Ingalls | 19176516
POS: BOM
Status: KIA
State: California
Notes: Re-interred in Lorraine 4M-2-37 - Final Internment - USA
ROG: TSgt Albert S. Prince | 2040844
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: South Carolina
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in Netherlands
TTE: TSgt Joseph A. Lucas | 17159504
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: Kansas
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in Netherlands
BTG: SSgt Walter Wittendorf | 32864411
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: New York
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in Netherlands
RWG: SSgt John A. Zaher | 15377367
POS: RWG
Status: KIA
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in Netherlands
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 Herman F. Herhamer | 16075091
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: Illinois
Notes: Re-interred in Lorraine 4M-10-238 - Final Internment - USA
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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