Casualty Report from December 31, 1944
Detail
MACR: 11364
Target: Hamburg, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Damaged by flak hit on No#2 engine. Attacked by German fighters. The aircraft exploded with the wreckage found at Wesselob, 22 km northwest of Soltau, Germany. The casualties were initially interred in the cemetery at Wesseloh. The RO, S/Sgt Robert E. Fortney was found on February 4th, 1945 and interred in the cemetery at Wintermoor.
Squadron: 418th BS - 100th BG(H)
Time of loss: 12:00
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 43-38215
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Grumblin' Gremlin
Aircraft Code: LD-P
Pilot: 1Lt Billy B. Blackman | O-414787
POS: P
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: 2Lt Robert E. Freshour | O-2059161
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Texas
Notes: Final Internment - USA
NAV: 2Lt William M. Sterrett | O-925746
POS: NAV
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BOM: S/Sgt Andrew M. Herbert | 34653337
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
ROG: SSgt Robert E.L. Fortney | 15382027
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: Texas
Notes: Final Internment - USA
TTE: TSgt Joseph T. Pearl | 16135683
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: Michigan
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes D-15-12
BTG: SSgt Stanley P. Carson | 37683440
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: Iowa
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes D-14-27
RWG: SSgt Thomas C. Pace | 39680650
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 Basil Numack | 42091027
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Final Internment - Ardennes A-27-6
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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