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S/SGT  George H. BERG

UNIT: 350th BOMB Sqdn POSITION: BTG
SERIAL #: 32766613 STATUS: KIA
MACR: 08814 CR: 08814

Comments1: 11 SEP 44 RUHLAND (FLAK - EAC)

COMMENTS & NOTES

MEMO 1:

CREW

2ND LT HOWARD R. SCHULTE         P KIA 11 SEP 44 RUHLAND
F/O RICHARD P. KEIRN               CP POW  11 SEP 44 RUHLAND             A/C #43-38043
2ND LT JEROME H. HUTCHESON NAV POW  11 SEP 44 RUHLAND         MACR #8814, Micro-fiche #3235
2ND LT KENNETH R. SUMMERS   BOM POW  11 SEP 44 RUHLAND
S/SGT LESTER S. SWINK          ROG POW  11 SEP 44 RUHLAND
S/SGT CARL H. HARRE              TTE POW  11 SEP 44 RUHLAND
SGT GEORGE H. BERG              BTG KIA  11 SEP 44 RUHLAND
SGT WALTER BUDZISZEWSKI      WG KIA  11 SEP 44 RUHLAND
SGT DONALD S. GARNER           WG RFS DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE AIR SICKNESS/ OVER GARNER'S OBJECTIONS
SGT OTTO REICHL                   TG POW 11 SEP 44  RUHLAND

350TH SQDN…CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 2 AUG 1944.  

Missions of Crew:

      Date         Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target
1.   8/14/1944 SCHULTE H.R. LT P 31220 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
2.   8/15/1944 SCHULTE H.R. LT P 38043 VENLO
3.   8/24/1944 SCHULTE H.R. LT P 31991 RUHLAND (OIL)
4.   8/26/1944 SCHULTE H.R. LT P 97924 BREST
5.   8/27/1944 SCHULTE H.R. LT P 97924 BERLIN (RECALL)
6.   9/3/1944   SCHULTE H.R. LT P 38043 BREST
7.   9/5/1944   SCHULTE H.R. LT P 38043 STUTTGART (AERO ENGS)
8.   9/11/1944 SCHULTE H.R. LT P 38043 RUHLAND (OIL)

S.O.C. page 79 says Schulte was killed by a 20mm shell.

THE CP IS THE 100TH'S WELL KNOWN COL RICHARD P. KEIRN .  ( SEE KEIRN RECORD FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS REVERED 100TH VETERAN.)

 Letter from Lt. Jerome H. Hutcheson, Navigator,  dated 5 Aug 1945...

 ". . . From the moment of the first fighter attack, the pilot, Lt Howard R. Schulte, was unconscious, presumably from lack of oxygen. . . After continuing flying, the co-pilot, who was in command of the ship, decided that further attempts to put out the fire and return of our base would be of no avail and the order to bail out was given.  The pilot had returned to consciousness, stating he was all right and unwounded to the co-pilot's inquiry.  He immediately confirmed the co-pilots decision to abandon ship.  I bailed out later. the Bombardier, Lt. Kenneth R. Summers later told me that he saw the pilot, Lt Schulte, and believed him to be the last person aboard the aircraft.. When last seen he was flying the aircraft at 75oo feet altitude going down fast.  One wing was a mass of flames due to flak damage.  He saw no more chutes come from the plane. Lt Summers believes that Lt Schulte did not bail out or if he did his chute did not open.  He may have decided to crash land the aircraft."

MEMO 2:

KIA / MIA / EVA / INT INFORMATION:

TARGET: Ruhland DATE: 1944-09-11  
AIRCRAFT: (43-38043) CAUSE: EAC & Fire  

BURIAL INFORMATION

PLOT: B ROW: 10  
GRAVE: 43 CEMETERY: Luxembourg Am Cemetery  
ID: 334