Casualty Report from March 16, 1944
Detail
MACR: 99914
Target: Augsburg, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: ROG killed in the air by a20mm shell from enemy fighters
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-31723
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Sparky
Aircraft Code: XR-R
Pilot: N/A Clement H. Cowan | O-000000
POS: P
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | O-000000
POS: CP
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
NAV: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | O-000000
POS: NAV
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BOM: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | O-000000
POS: BOM
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
ROG: SSgt Sherwyn W. Meyers | 13128999
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Final Internment - Unknown, believed to be USA (See Crew Notes)
TTE: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: TTE
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BTG: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: BTG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
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
"Shorty" Myers to everyone in the 100th was one of the best liked on the base. He possessed a rich tenor voice and is remembered for his singing. Among his most popular was one to the tune of "I'll be With You in Apple Blossom Time." Some of the words were, "I'll be with you as we taxi down the line, I'll be with you in formation time etc..
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
