Casualty Report from March 15, 1944
Detail
MACR: 03235
Target: Brunswick, Germany - (Waggum Aircraft Plant, slightly north of Brunswick.)
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by flak on the bomb run in the Watenbuttel area northwest of Brunswick. Three crewmen escaped the doomed aircraft before it exploded but two of them were severely wounded. (See Crew Notes)
Squadron: 350th BS - 100th BG(H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-39934
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: My Achin' Back!
Aircraft Code: LN-Z
Pilot: Capt Herbert C. Devore | O-800333
POS: P
Status: KIA
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Re-interred Ardennes (C-12-284) - Final Internment -Ardennes A-13-14
Copilot: Lt Martin Tashjian | O-745763
POS: CP
Status: KIA
State: New York
Notes: Re-interred Ardennes (D-10-229) - Final Internment -Ardennes A-35-34 (Flying in the tail as Formation Control Officer on this mission)
NAV: Lt Burton M. Joseph | O739102
POS: NAV
Status: POW
State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Severely wounded - survived many operations in POW camp. (Perhaps best known in the 100th for his passionate speech in 1995 concerning the continuation of the 100th Bombgroup Association and giving non-veteran members places on the governing boards ..pw)
BOM: Capt Robert K. Peel | O-732655
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: The 100th's Group Bombardier - the 100th was leading the 13th Combat Wing on this mission
ROG: TSgt Robert D. Longworth | 19176995
POS: ROG
Status: KIA
State: Texas
Notes: Re-interred Ardennes (Plot Unknown) - Final Internment - Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas - USA
TTE: TSgt Harrison L. Longhi | 31166831
POS: TTE
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BTG: SSgt Nicholas J. DelCimmuto | 13131729
POS: BTG
Status: KIA
State: Unknown
Notes: Re-interred Ardennes (D-10-231) - Final Internment - USA
RWG: SSgt John J. Barry | 31128428
POS: RWG
Status: KIA
State: Massachusetts
Notes: Re-interred Ardennes (D-6-144) - Final Internment - Ardennes B-43-8
LWG: SSgt Darrell R. Dickenson | 37438621
POS: LWG
Status: KIA
State: Iowa
Notes: Re-interred Ardennes (D-10-228) - Final Internment - Ardennes C-23-16
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: Capt Roland T. Knight | 0726256
POS: CMD P
Status: KIA
State: State N/A
Notes: Final Internment - Fort Bliss National Cemetery, EL Paso, Texas USA
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 KIAs buried in the Cemetery of Geiper-Brunswick. Most of the crew could not be positively identified by the Germans. The casualties were all re-interred in Ardennes. The US Army Graves Registration Department was able to identify all of the casualties but could not discern Captain Roland T. Knight and T/Sgt Robert D. Longworth. They were placed in Ardennes, Plots D-10-230 and D-10-232 until they were moved to the USA at family requests. As they could not be positively identified individually they received a Group Burial in Fort Bliss National Cemetery at El Paso, Texas. (pw)
Report Notes
Notes on this report N/A
