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Casualty Report

Casualty Report from February 10, 1944

Detail

MACR: 02382

Target: Brunswick, Germany

Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England

Crash: Lost to enemy fighters between the Initial Point and Bombs Away - wreckage located near Võlksen, Germany

Squadron: 349th BS - 100th BG (H)

Aircraft

Aircraft #: 42-31265

Aircraft Type: B-17G

Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A

Aircraft Code: XR-X

Pilot: Lt Dale O. Croft | O-740754

POS: P

Status: KIA

State: Iowa

Notes: Fatally wounded in the air - initially buried in the cemetery at Springs, Germany. Interred in Ardennes (F-5-116) - Final Internment - USA

Copilot: Lt Donald T. Carr | O-480348

POS: CP

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

NAV: Lt Desmond K. Laird | O-685688

POS: NAV

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BOM: Lt Farmer E. Rains | O-744554

POS: BOM

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

ROG: TSgt Winston Adkins | 35636567

POS: ROG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TTE: TSgt Marion J. McMullen | 35339213

POS: TTE

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

BTG: SSgt Jack L. Bailey | 15394465

POS: BTG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

RWG: SSgt John J. McKeever | 12164787

POS: RWG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

LWG: SSgt Jerome A. Hellmann | 15082051

POS: LWG

Status: POW

State: State N/A

Notes: No notes on this crewmember

TG: SSgt Darwin P. Rusten | 17111092

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 N/A

Report Notes

Notes on this report  N/A