RECORDS

Database Search

You are in the database section of the website.

Select a record category from RECORDS above. When you have selected a category, you will see search options for that category above the record list. 

Most fields require at least three characters. When you submit your query, the search engine will return all records that contain your search term.

Note that when searching for an aircraft serial number, you must enter the full serial number without the leading "4" and without a dash in the Aircraft SN search field. For example, you would enter 42-37772 as 237772.

The Personnel name field searches both last and first names, so if you enter the search term, "Russ", the search engine will return both Russell Abel and James Russell.

You narrow the search by entering more characters into the search field. For example, "Russ" returns many hits. "Russell" returns fewer hits. The same principle applies to all queries.

The POW and KIA categories are list only and are not searchable.

MACR PILOT: 1Lt  Delbert S  Pearson  - O-746417
MACR: 05168 FICHE : 01853

ORGANIZATION
LOCATION: AAF Station #139 COMMAND: VIII AF GROUP: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
SQUADRON: 350th BS DETACHMENT:  
     

DETAIL
DEPARTURE:AAF Station #139 INITIAL COURSE: E  
INTENDED DESTINATION: Berlin    
MISSION TYPE:Operational    

WEATHER & VISIBILITY AT TIME OF LAST REPORT
CONDITION: 10/10 low clouds over route - 8/10 over target    

GIVE
DATE: 1944-05-24 TIME: 11:15 LOCATION: Over target area

SPECIFY:

Information not available

CONFIRMED OR BELIEVED REASON FOR LOSS
LOSS DUE TO : Enemy aircraft

OTHER REASON FOR LOSS:

AIRCRAFT: 42-97095
TYPE: B-17 SERIES: G  
     
     

ENGINES:
MODEL: R-1820-97    
A: SW-012212
B: SW-012323
C: SW-012238
D: SW-012078
    

INSTALLED WEAPONS:
A: 899052
B: 685917
C: 633736
D: 63375		 E: 727475
F: 638217
G: 389540
H: 638546		 I: 638556
J: 634542
K: 632881
L: 643218 (m)645298

PERSONS BELOW ARE LISTED AS:
CASUALTY TYPE: Battle casualty  
NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD:    
CREW: 10 PASS: 0 TOTAL: 10

PERSONNEL:

POSITION NAME RANK SERIAL
P1
P2 Delbert S  Pearson 1Lt O-746417
CP Wilbert D Lund 1Lt O-750806
NAV (N) Joseph J Grassilli 2Lt O-696065
BOM (B) Lester Wirl Smith 1Lt O-746964
RAD Nunziato Sansevero TSgt 31206195
ENG Ernest J Rene TSgt 11105152
BAL James S Morrow SSgt 36520195
WG (W) Bradford F Truesdalle SSgt 31127012
WG (W) Harold J Scrivener SSgt 32714512
TG (T) George P Zigo SSgt 33481715

PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIRCRAFT

None who could positively identify A/C going down
   

PERSONNEL WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED

REASON: OTHER:  

EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH

Report: 

    

    

	    
    

    

	    
    

	      

		  Second Witness: No Data 
 		   
     

	    

      
      

	    

      Report:  

      

    





  
DESCRIPTION OF SEARCH EFFORT

  

    

      DETAIL:No search made.
      

  







PREPARING OFFICER


PREPARED BY: Walter G. Burke
1st Lt., Air Corps
Assistant Adjutant  


DATE PREPARED:
  1944-05-27


  



TRANSCRIBER NOTES



    
    REPORT: 
Crew joined the 100th on 01 Dec 1943
Joseph Grassilli, from the Harold Tiahrt crew, flew as NAV on the 24-May-44 mission to Berlin and was POW.

James Morrow, from the Martin Tashjian crew, flew as BTG on the 24-May-44 mission to Berlin and was KIA.