Casualty Report from October 10, 1943
Detail
MACR: 01027
Target: Munster, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Collision with enemy fighter (Me-109). Aircraft exploded in mid-air - some crew members either bailed out or were blown out. Occurred near Ostbevern which is northeast of Munster.
Squadron: 351st BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-30723
Aircraft Type: B-17F
Aircraft Name: Sexy Suzy Mother of Ten
Aircraft Code: EP-D
Pilot: Lt William M. Beddow | O-797955
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Alabama
Notes: Final Interment - USA (See crew notes)
Copilot: Lt Richard W. Brooks | O-802712
POS: CP
Status: pq
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
NAV: Lt Israel Levine | O-749439
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: California
Notes: Final Interment - Netherlands (E-17-11) (See crew notes)
BOM: Lt Milton E. Harness | O-676218
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes:
ROG: TSgt John L. Sullivan | 32393218
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: New Jersey
Notes: Final Interment - USA (See crew notes)
TTE: SSgt Dan Q. James | 34360098
POS: TTE
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BTG: SSgt Walter E. Zoldak | 31191573
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: Connecticut
Notes: Final Interment - USA (See crew notes)
RWG: SSgt Samuel M. Hicks | 38167395
POS: RWG
Status: KIA
State: Alabama
Notes: Final Interment - USA (See crew notes)
LWG: SSgt Robert J. Lynch | 31165179
POS: LWG
Status: KIA
State: Massachusetts
Notes: Final Interment - Netherlands (B-13-16) (See crew notes)
TG: SSgt Richard R. Munger | 32476185
POS: TG
Status: POW
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: All KIAs were intially buried in the Roman Catholic Cemetery of Ostbevern - moved to the Netherlands - 03 Mar 1945.
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
