Casualty Report from May 7, 1944
Detail
MACR: 99918
Target: Berlin. Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Cockpit flares ignited during assembly, the un-controllable fire forced the pilot to issue a bail out order. Five crewmembers were killed. Lts. Wright and Raper were buried in a common grave, both initially and Final Internment.
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-38053
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Cap'n Crow
Aircraft Code: XR-G
Pilot: 2Lt Ralph W. Wright | O-753834
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Oklahoma
Notes: Final Internment - Cambridge G-4-159
Copilot: 2Lt Jack W. Raper | O-815966
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Alabama
Notes: Final Internment - Cambridge C-4-159
NAV: 2Lt Richard N, Curran | O703958
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: New York
Notes: Final Internment - Cambridge F-7-6
BOM: 2Lt Carl A. Herrmann | O-756879
POS: BOM
Status: KIA
State: Oklahoma
Notes: Final Internment - Cambridge E-4-26
ROG: TSgt Robert J. Montonado | 00000000
POS: ROG
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Wounded but competed his combat tour
TTE: TSgt Alden P. Madsen | 00000000
POS: TTE
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Wounded and removed from flight status
BTG: SSgt Randolph C. Moore | 34211046
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: North Carolina
Notes: Final Internment - Cambridge F-1-38
RWG: SSgt Alfred T. Bridges | 00000000
POS: RWG
Status: Survivor
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 John S. Wilburn | 00000000
POS: TG
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Wounded and removed from flight status
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
Notes on this report N/A
