Casualty Report from September 11, 1944
Detail
MACR: 08812
Target: Ruhland, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by enemy fighters - crashed on the Goldenhoh near Kapfenberg, southeast of Wicca, Germany. The entire crew bailed out and were captured.
Squadron: 350th BS - 100th BG(H)
Time of loss: 12:15
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 43-37863
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A
Aircraft Code: LN-A
Pilot: Capt John S. Giles | O-753999
POS: P
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: 1Lt John M. Shelly | O-747505
POS: CP
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
NAV: 1Lt Kenneth S. Welty | O-567054
POS: NAV
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BOM: 1Lt Harry H. Skelton | O-664833
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
ROG: TSgt Elzo Bevan | 34700509
POS: ROG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TTE: TSgt Andrew G. Leuthold | 37240307
POS: TTE
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BTG: SSgt Norbert O. Depauw | 37118775
POS: BTG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
RWG: SSgt Albert S. Pela | 18067003
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 Robert B. Rowley | 31140110
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
The airmen were captured as follows: Lt. Skelton on the road from Rittersgrun near Schwarzenberg/Erzgebirge T/Sgt Leuthold in the State Forest Oberwiesenthal) The remaining crew members were captured in the vicinity of Oberwiesenthal.
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
