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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from September 6, 1943

Detail

MACR: 00689

Target: Target information N/A

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Ditched in Lake Constance at Romanshorn, Switzerland after major damage was inflicted by enemy fighter attacks.

Squadron: 351st BS - 100th BG (H)

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 42-30057

Aircraft Type: B-17F

Aircraft Name: Raunchy

Aircraft Code: EP-D

Pilot: Capt Sam R. Turner | O-798521

POS: P

Status: Interned

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

Copilot: Lt William R. Freund | O-797865

POS: CP

Status: Interred

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

NAV: Lt Morris Weinberg | O-667464

POS: NAV

Status: Interred

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BOM: Lt Vance R. Boswell | O-731356

POS: BOM

Status: Interred

State: State N/A

Notes: Severely wounded - lost left eye and use of left arm

ROG: TSgt Carmine A. Gallo | 32326425

POS: ROG

Status: Interred

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: TSgt Harold W. Smith | 15081349

POS: TTE

Status: Interred

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BTG: SSgt Joseph F. Maloney | 11088023

POS: BTG

Status: KIA

State: Massachusetts

Notes: Buried at Epinal (B-2-13)

RWG: SSgt Carter F. Thornton | 18133986

POS: RWG

Status: Interred

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

LWG: SSgt James E. Speakman | 18166472

POS: LWG

Status: Interred

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TG: SSgt Dewitt J. Weir | 18057719

POS: TG

Status: Interred

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

Notes on this crew N/A

Report Notes

Notes on this report  N/A