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T/SGT  William M. QUINN

UNIT: 350th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: ROG
SERIAL #: 6391477 STATUS: EVA
MACR: 00678 CR: 00678

Comments1: 17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG (EAC - FLAK)

COMMENTS & NOTES

MEMO 1:

CREW
                           1ST LT ROY F. CLAYTOR

CREW #11  A/C #42-5862  "DURATION PLUS SIX"    MACR #678
1ST LT  ROY F. CLAYTOR                 P: EVADEE 17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG
2ND LT  RAYMOND J. NUTTING, JR    CP: EVADEE 17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG
2ND LT  OSCAR C. AMISON, JR.        NAV: POW      17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG
2ND LT  KENNETH R. LORCH            BOM: POW      17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG
T/SGT   JOHN W. BURGIN            TTE: EVADEE 17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG
S/SGT   CHARLES K. BAILEY             WG: EVADEE 17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG
T/SGT   STEVEN S. KOPCZEWSKI   ROG: KIA        25 JUL 43 KIEL (CREW #17)
S/SGT   ROBERT H., WUSSOW       BTG: KIA        08 OCT 43 BREMEN
S/SGT   JOSEPH E. KEHOE              WG: NOC
S/SGT   EDWARD A. MUSANTE        TG: KIA      17 AUG 43 REGENSBURG

        ON THE REGENSBURG MISSION THIS CREW WAS THE LEAD CREW OF THE SECOND ELEMENT, LOW SQUADRON. AT 1020 FIGHTERS ATTACKED THE LOW SQUADRON OVER EASTERN BELGIUM AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING CLAYTOR TO SOUND THE BAIL-OUT ALARM. EIGHT OF THE MEN ABOARD GOT OUT SAFELY, BUT MUSANTE'S CHUTE CAUGHT ON THE HORIZONTAL STABLIZER AND WAS KILLED WHEN THE PLANE EXPLODED IN MID-AIR OR WHEN IT CRASHED. WILLIAM M. HINTON, WHO WAS FLYING IN PLACE OF ROBERT WUSSO, APPARENTLY DID NOT BAIL OUT- HE MAY HAVE STAYED TOO LONG TO ASSIST MUSANTE- AND WAS KILLED. BOTH HINTON AND MUSANTE WERE GIVEN A MILITARY FUNERAL AND WERE BURIED 20 AUG 43 ON THE AIRDROME AT ST. TROND. HINTON'S GRAVE NUMBER IS #287 AND MUSANTE'S #268  

On the Regensburg mission this crew was the lead crew of the second element of 
the low squadron.  Wingmen were Ronald Braley and Thomas Hummel, both of 
whom also went down.

At 1020 a swarm of fighters attacked the low squadron over eastern Belgium and so 
severely damaged the aircraft that Claytor sounded the bail out alarm.  Eight of the 
men aboard got out safely but .Musante's chute caught on the horizontal stabilizer 
and, when the plane exploded in mid air, or when it crashedl he was killed.  A 
William M. Hinton, who was flying in place of Robert H. Wussow, apparently did not 
bail out   he may have stayed too long to assist Musante   and was killed. Both 
Hinton and Musante were given a military funeral and were buried 20 August 1943 
"on the Airdrame St. Trond."  Hinton in grave #287 and Musante in grave #268.

Two other replacements flying on the crew that day were, William M. Quinn as radio 
operator and Clifford R. Starkey as tail gunner.  Starkey became a POW but Quinn 
evaded capture and made it back to England.

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    TARGET:
			Regensburg
    DATE: 
			1943-08-17
     
  

  

    AIRCRAFT:
	"Alice from Dallas" (42-5867)
    CAUSE:
			EAC
     
  



			


			

            
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