Casualty Report from March 23, 1945
Detail
MACR: 13604
Target: Unna (Primary) - Harburg Railroad Yards east of Giessen (Secondary) was bombed on account of weather.
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Apparently flak damaged the aircraft, which out of control, collided with the wing of an aircraft flown by Lt. Lazar. 812 entered a spin from which it never recovered. The precise location of the crash site has never been determined.
Squadron: 351st BS - 100th BG (H)
Time of loss: 14:28
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 43-37812
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Patriotic Patty
Aircraft Code: EP-P
Pilot: 1Lt Alfonso C. Guardino | O-739943
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Group Burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri along with the P, CP, RO, TTE, WG and 12 airmen from other Groups.
Copilot: 2Lt William E. Davis | O-266921
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Group Burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri along with the P, CP, RO, TTE, WG and 12 airmen from other Groups.
NAV: 2Lt Leo Tomaso | O-271089
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: Texas
Notes: Final Internment - USA
BOM: SSgt Leon R. Williams | 13084928
POS: TOG/NG
Status: KIA
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Final Internment - USA
ROG: SSgt Edward W. Keefrey | 16107012
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Group Burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri along with the P, CP, RO, TTE, WG and 12 airmen from other Groups.
TTE: SSgt Howard R. Tudor | 13035397
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Group Burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri along with the P, CP, RO, TTE, WG and 12 airmen from other Groups.
BTG: SSgt Hugh H. Pennock | 37576680
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: Minnesota
Notes: Final Internment - USA
RWG: Sgt Alois Chudy | 32380098
POS: RWG
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Group Burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri along with the P, CP, RO, TTE, WG and 12 airmen from other Groups.
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 Obie Smithhart | 19122308
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: California
Notes: Final Internment - USA
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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