Casualty Report from September 28, 1944
Detail
MACR: 09373
Target: Merseburg, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by flak in the target area. Wreckage was found near Schwickershausen/Thuringia, Germany - 19 km south of Meiningen. German reports indicate the Lt. Raymond E. Harney and Warren M. French were buried in the Cemetery of Schwickershausen, the other casualties in the Communal Cemetery of Nordheim. S/Sgt Hubert W. Burleigh was move to Lorraine - the others to Ardennes at the end of hostilities. (See Crew notes)
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Time of loss: 14:00
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 44-6306
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A
Aircraft Code: XR-G
Pilot: 1Lt Raymond E. Harney | O-523208
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Minnesota
Notes: Final Internment - Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Missesota - USA
Copilot: 2Lt William R. Kimball | O-853625
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Final Internment - USA
NAV: 2Lt Charles M. Hamrick | O2056584
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: Alabama
Notes: Final Internment - USA
BOM: 2Lt Warren M. French | O-712282
POS: BOM
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes B-26-3
ROG: k Herbert W. Burleigh | 18138031
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: Mississippi
Notes: Final Internment - USA
TTE: SSgt Robert C. Minear | 17056051
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: Indiana
Notes: Final Internment - USA
BTG: SSgt Melvin F. Cordray | 35895365
POS: BTG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
RWG: SSgt James J. Sorenson | 17155212
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 Jack D. Francisco | 37352553
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
There is conflicting information concerning the fate of this 100th crew. Melvin F, Cordray stated after the war that Burleigh bailed out and the others crashed with the plane. German reports say that Lt Hamerick was shot when he offered resistance, together with Sgt. Minear and one "Unknown." There is some difficulty in understanding how an airman could have been shot while offering resistance and not be identified. He would have had identity tags the same as the other two. This is likely a translation error or the airmen were killed by civilians before the German military could find them. (paul west)
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
