Casualty Report from December 28, 1944
Detail
MACR: 99938
Target: Koblenz, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Aircraft retuned to base. When over France the TTE, Charles E. Bodenheimer, left the top turret to help the two pilots with their flak suits. Climbing out his glove caught on the power switch, causing the turret to revolve, fatally injuring him.
Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: -
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A
Aircraft Code: XR-?
Pilot: 2Lt Gordon A. Parsons | 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: N/A First, MI, Suffix Last Name | 00000000
POS: ROG
Status: MIA/KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
TTE: SSgt Charles E. Bodenheimer | 00000000
POS: TTE
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: See Crew Notes
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
Phone conversation with Elmer Erickson (WG) on September 11, 1983 informed me (James R. Brown, Senior 100th Historian) that Parsons (pilot) developed severe sinus in the latter part of his tour and their co-pilot, George W. McLeod, took over the crew. Also that Jack Combs (TG) was wounded in the legs and might have been a POW. (jb) Reply to letter to Jack Combs September 19th, 1990. Jack says he was not a POW, was wounded "pretty good" in the legs, came back to the base and was sent to the States for treatment of his wounds. (jb)
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
