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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from August 5, 1944

Detail

MACR: 99924

Target: Magdeburg, Germany

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Damaged by flak at the target - setting off some ammunition for the chin turret guns - the Bombardier was killed and the Navigator severely wounded. Aircraft returned to Thorpe Abbotts.

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

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 43-37935

Aircraft Type: B-17G

Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A

Aircraft Code: LD-V

Pilot: Capt David A. Armstrong | O-764583

POS: P

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Copilot: 1Lt Allen Andrews | O-768402

POS: CMD P

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

NAV: Capt Ross Chenney | O-721580

POS: NAV

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: Was severely wounded by the ammunition explosions - (Have seen his last name spelled as "Cheney) paul west

BOM: 2Lt Lon L. Livsey | O-7691552

POS: BOM

Status: KIA

State: Texas

Notes: Initially interred at Cambridge L-9-8 - Final Internment - USA

ROG: TSgt Gerald C. Murphy | 17114787

POS: ROG

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: TSgt Warren R. West | 37344021

POS: TTE

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: Was credit with 3 and one half enemy fighters

BTG: TSgt Dale R. Ehlenfelt | 37558528

POS: BTG

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

RWG: SSgt Clarence J. Vogel | 37548205

POS: RWG

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: Was credit with 4 and one half enemy fighters destroyed

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 Louis C. Oliver | 38564342

POS: TG

Status: Survivor

State: State N/A

Notes: Was credit with 3 enemy fighters destroyed

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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