MACR PILOT: 2Lt Clarke T Johnson O-754012
MACR #: 05170
Fiche #: 01854
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 349th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: E
Intended Destination: Berlin
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: 10/10 cloud cover over most of route - 8/10 over target
Give
Date: May 24, 1944
Time: 10:35
Location: 5417N - 0917E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Blank
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-011830
B: SW-014637
C: SW-015057
D: SW-011830
Weapons
A: 447964
B: 599037
C: 7773
D: 448020
E: 775498
F: 601179
G: 228273
H: 1083247
I: 601353
J: 732386
L: 1074426 (m)767867
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 10
Pass: 0
Total: 10
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Clarke T Johnson | 2Lt | O-754012 |
| CP | Raymond R Lund | 2Lt | O-816689 |
| NAV (N) | Thomas J Tracy | 2Lt | O-769667 |
| BOM (B) | Willard J Hahn | 2Lt | O-757517 |
| RAD | Robert L Black | TSgt | 35646554 |
| ENG | Thomas Beveridge | TSgt | 19061304 |
| BAL | David L Scofield | SSgt | 39324837 |
| WG (W) | Robert F Brooks | SSgt | 33596487 |
| WG (W) | Laurence A St. John | SSgt | 38340504 |
| TG (T) | Lawrence W Barger | 16066442 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark V Wilson | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-740498 |
| Neal D Scott | 2Lt | O-813959 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason:
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| No Data | Crew joined the 100th 9 May 44. This was their first combat mission and Lt. Thomas J. Tracy was aboard as NAV - was KIA A/C# 42-102624 (Letter from Robert Black to Jan Riddling (Aug, 2000) Interment Sites supplied by Jan Riddling: 2nd Lt Clarke T. Johnson - O-754012; Forest Cemetery. Circleville, Ohio 2nd Lt Raymond R. Lund - O-816689; Mount Hope Cemetery, West Point, Nebraska 2nd Lt Willard J. Hahn - O-757517; Forest Vale Cemetery, Helena, Montana T/Sgt Thomas Beveridge - 19061304; Ardennes American Cemetery S/Sgt Robert F. Brooks - 33596487; Ardennes American Cemetery S/Sgt Lawrence A. St Johns - 38340504; Ardennes American Cemetery 1st Lt Thomas Tracy - 0-703667, Ardennes Military Cemetery |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: Walter G. Burke 1st Lt., Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: May 27, 1944
