Casualty Report from August 8, 1944
Detail
MACR: 08073
Target: St. Sylvain, France (tactical target)
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by flak - crashed near St. Sylvain, Normandy. About 12 minutes before bombs away flak hit on the No.2 engine, the succeeding flak burst knocked the tail assembly from the aircraft. Eight of the nine man crew were killed.
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 43-37865
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A
Aircraft Code: XR-P
Pilot: 1Lt John P. Keys | O-810894
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Tennessee
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-65 - Final Internment - USA
Copilot: F/O Ellvin E. Samuelson | T-061947
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Illinois
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-68 - Final Internment - USA
NAV: 2Lt Patrick H. Lollis | O-706941
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: Missouri
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-62 - Final Internment - Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri - USA
BOM: 1Lt Elton Dickens | O-757704
POS: BOM
Status: KIA
State: Washington
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-64 - Final Internment - USA
ROG: TSgt Frank O. Thomas | 11070824
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: Vermont
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-67 - Final Internment - USA
TTE: TSgt Harry D. Park | 36477145
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: Illinois
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-63 - Final Internment - USA
BTG: SSgt Peter P. Martin | 39122647
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: California
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-66 - Final Internment - Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California - USA
RWG: SSgt Gilbert A. Borba | 39123538
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 Donald V. Rieger | 19198814
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: California
Notes: Initially buried in the Blosville US Military Cemetery EE-4-61 - 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
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Report Notes
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