Casualty Report from November 9, 1944
Detail
MACR: 99933
Target: Wiesbaden, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: On the return the co-pilot landed in Belgium with the pilot dead and two other crewmen wounded. This is Wrong info mpf ON 09 NOV 44 (SAARBRUCKEN) LT WILLIAMS WAS KIA WHILE BAILING OUT FROM A/C 231986 \"ONCE IN A WHILE\" ALSO REFERRED TO AS \"BOOMERANG\" IN 100TH BG RECORDS. HE WAS CAUGHT ON THE STABILIZER AND TAKEN TO HIS DEATH. TWO OTHER CREW MEMBERS SUFFERD INJURIES WHILE BAILING OUT FROM THE FLAK DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. THE A/C CRASHED NEAR THE TOWN OF PERLE IN BELGIUM. (from Ray Bowdens book \"Plane Names & Bloody Noses 100th Bomb Group)
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-31986
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Boomerang (ex, Once in a While)
Aircraft Code: XR-B
Pilot: 2Lt Lewis C. Williams | O-767698
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: New Jersey
Notes: Final Internment - Hneri Chapelle A-8-27
Copilot: 2Lt Aubrey J. Blockson | O-000000
POS: CP
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Completed combat tour (5 Apr 45) - Nurnburg, Germany
NAV: 2Lt Willis A. McGuire | O-000000
POS: NAV
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Later KIA at Brunswick with the J. Thrasher Crew (03 Mar 45)
BOM: 2Lt Robert B. Swain | O-000000
POS: BOM
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Returned to duty
ROG: Cpl Joseph R. Feagans | 00000000
POS: ROG
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Returned to duty
TTE: Cpl Donald D. McMillan | 00000000
POS: TTE
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Returned to duty (Severely wounded 9 Nov 44 at Saarbrucken)
BTG: Cpl Veron C. Kerr | 00000000
POS: BTG
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Completed combat tour
RWG: Cpl Gordon W. Humrichous | 00000000
POS: RWG
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Returned to duty (Severely wounded 9 Nov 44 at Saarbrucken)
LWG: Cpl Lyman R. Morningstar | 00000000
POS: LWG
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Returned to duty
TG: Cpl Robert C. Hedges | 00000000
POS: TG
Status: Survivor
State: State N/A
Notes: Returned to duty.
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
This crew joined the 100th on October 5th, 1944. Some sources list the target as Saarbrucken. (paul west) ON 09 NOV 44 (SAARBRUCKEN) LT WILLIAMS WAS KIA WHILE BAILING OUT FROM A/C 231986 \"ONCE IN A WHILE\" ALSO REFERRED TO AS \"BOOMERANG\" IN 100TH BG RECORDS. HE WAS CAUGHT ON THE STABILIZER AND TAKEN TO HIS DEATH. TWO OTHER CREW MEMBERS SUFFERD INJURIES WHILE BAILING OUT FROM THE FLAK DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. THE A/C CRASHED NEAR THE TOWN OF PERLE IN BELGIUM. (from Ray Bowdens book \"Plane Names & Bloody Noses 100th Bomb Group) This incident was witnessed by then Lt Denzil Naar.
Report Notes
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