Casualty Report from May 24, 1944
Detail
MACR: 05151
Target: Berlin, Germany
Base: Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk, England
Crash: Destroyed by enemy fighters - the A/C crashed in a wooded area near Ludwigslust, Germany after the crew had bailed out.
Squadron: 350th BS - 100th BG(H)
Aircraft
Aircraft #: 42-97845
Aircraft Type: B-17G
Aircraft Name: Aircraft name N/A
Aircraft Code: LN-?
Pilot: Capt James R. Geary | O-425146
POS: P
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
Copilot: Lt Arthur J. Harris | O-745890
POS: CP
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Lt. Harris was flying in the TG position as Mission Control Officer. He had landed in Sweden sixty-two day previously and was returned to Thorpe Abbotts by the Swedes.
NAV: Lt Dort B. Payne | O-694893
POS: NAV
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Not to be confused with "Bubbles" Payne, the 100th Group Navigator.
BOM: Lt Edwin A. Stern | O-673830
POS: BOM
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Lt. Stern, son of Jewish parents born near Berlin, Germany, faced down his interrogator's threats and demanded treatment as a American POW. Lt. Stern prevailed.
ROG: TSgt Louis P. Paltrineri | 11086814
POS: ROG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Wounded
TTE: TSgt Francis Acker | 18226288
POS: TTE
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
BTG: SSgt Carl F. Schuster | 13168090
POS: BTG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
RWG: SSgt John E. Trout | 36327987
POS: RWG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: No notes on this crewmember
LWG: SSgt Jack W. Domenig | 33887688
POS: LWG
Status: POW
State: State N/A
Notes: Wounded
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: Maj Maurice Fitzgerald | 0-371839
POS: CMD P
Status: POW
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
