Casualty Report from September 3, 1944
Detail
MACR: 08843
Target: Brest area, France (Tactical)
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: May have been destroyed by test firing from another aircraft in the formation. The crew bailed out with No. 2 engine on fire and the radio room ablaze. Only three of the nine man crew were rescued.
Squadron: 350th BS - 100th BG(H)
Time of loss: 08:52
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-97924
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Party Tonight
Aircraft Code: LN-H
Pilot: 1Lt John E. David | O-747760
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Ohio
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in Brittany
Copilot: 1Lt John W. Simmons | O-818768
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Maryland
Notes: - Final Internment - USA
NAV: 1Lt Theron Stookesberry | O-711103
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: Iowa
Notes: - Final Internment - USA
BOM: 2Lt John D. Goethel | O-700101
POS: BOM
Status: Rescued
State: State N/A
Notes: Picked up by a British Patrol vessel and returned to England
ROG: TSgt Henry J. Henderickson | 31219862
POS: ROG
Status: Rescued
State: State N/A
Notes: Picked up by a British Patrol vessel and returned to England
TTE: TSgt Frank Barili | 16081695
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: Massachusetts
Notes: - Final Internment - USA`
BTG: SSgt Carl L. Fong | 39404083
POS: BTG
Status: Rescued
State: State N/A
Notes: Picked up by a British Patrol vessel and returned to England
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: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: LWG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: TG
Status: MIA/KIA
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
