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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from December 31, 1944

Detail

MACR: 11358

Target: Hamburg, Germany

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Destroyed by enemy fighters and made a crash landing between brick-works at Harswegen and Westerhausen - 4 km north of Emden, Germany. S/Sgt Dale Brown (TG) was hit by a flak fragment in the chest and died on the ground shortly after the crash landing. Initially interred in the local cemetery at Wittmund, Grave 211 - moved to Ardennes a the end of hostilities.

Squadron: 418th BS - 100th BG(H)

Time of loss: 13:28

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 43-38459

Aircraft Type: B-17G

Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A

Aircraft Code: LD-V

Pilot: 1Lt John F. Morin | O-823920

POS: P

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Copilot: 2Lt Louis C. Ciriegio | O-2000296

POS: CP

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

NAV: 2Lt Alfred L. Letourneau | O-2006461

POS: NAV

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BOM: 2Lt Emil W. Nawoy | O-777349

POS: BOM

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

ROG: SSgt William S. Hanley | 32879842

POS: ROG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: SSgt George J. Kouloutpanis | 15382993

POS: TTE

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BTG: SSgt Billie F. Wright | 39699535

POS: BTG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: Wounded - hospitalized at Emden by the Germans

RWG: SSgt William B. Berry | 38459970

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 Dale s. Brown | 17152717

POS: TG

Status: KIA

State: Iowa

Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes D-13-2

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

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