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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from August 14, 1944

Detail

MACR: 07899

Target: Ludwigshafen, Germany

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Destroyed by flak and crashed into the farmhouse of Mr. Jakob Seip (10 civilians killed) at Falken-Geaess near Beerfelden, District Erbach/Osenwald, Germany. The crew all bailed out successfully.

Squadron: 350th BS - 100th BG(H)

Time of loss: 12:00

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 42-3413

Aircraft Type: B-17G

Aircraft Name: Hard Luck

Aircraft Code: LN-V

Pilot: 2Lt Donald E. Cielewich | O-818603

POS: P

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Copilot: 2Lt Lenard E. Moen | O-711774

POS: CP

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

NAV: 1Lt Clfford J. Brown | O-559633

POS: NAV

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BOM: 2Lt John C. Cochran | O-703360

POS: BOM

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

ROG: TSgt Benjamin M. Baldasano | 33053006

POS: ROG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: TSgt Cyrenne L. Ropson | 36226652

POS: TTE

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BTG: SSgt John L. Funkhouser | 35224797

POS: BTG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

RWG: SSgt Herbert G. Klepp | 32926389

POS: RWG

Status: POW

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: No notes on this crewmember

TG: SSgt Henry J. Sytnik | 35892337

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

Notes on this report  N/A