Casualty Report from March 6, 1944
Detail
MACR: 03026
Target: Berlin, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Lost to enemy fighters in the great air battle at Haseleunne, crash site was Aschenbehl Berg
Squadron: 351st BS - 100th BG (H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-38044
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Spirit of 44
Aircraft Code: EP-R
Pilot: Lt Merril T. Rish | O-742258
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Nebraska
Notes: Intial Internment - Evangelical Cemetery at Quackerbruck - Final Internment USA
Copilot: Lt Frank A. Smith | O-802792
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: Iowa
Notes: Intial Internment - Evangelical Cemetery at Quackerbruck - Final internment - Ardennes D-18-15
NAV: Lt Royal W. Lingenfelter | O-809660
POS: NAV
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BOM: Lt Donald K. Kehm | O-741187
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Blown clear of A/C by the explosion
ROG: TSgt George F. Danehower | 14178062
POS: ROG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Bailed out prior to the explosion
TTE: TSgt Howard T. Skaggs | 37145041
POS: TTE
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Blown clear of A/C by the explosion
BTG: Sgt Dewey Essary | 06238036
POS: BTG
Status: MIA
State: Oklahoma
Notes: Commemorated on The Wall of the Missing in the Netherlands (The Germans may have found his identity disks but were unable to determine which crew he came from.
RWG: SSgt Armand C. Burt | 39166705
POS: RWG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Bailed out prior to the explosion
LWG: SSgt Estil V. McGuffee | 38270285
POS: LWG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Blown clear of the A/C by the explosion
TG: SSgt Angus Alsup | 18090357
POS: TG
Status: KIA
State: New Mexico
Notes: Final Internment - USA
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
All the KIAs were initially buried in the Evangelical Cemetery at Quackenbruch
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
