MACR PILOT: 2Lt Robert G. Roeder O-813779
MACR #: 05172
Fiche #: 01855
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 349th BS
Command: VIII AF
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Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: E
Intended Destination: Berlin
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
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Date: May 24, 1944
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Type: B-17
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Model: R-1820-97
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Number of persons on board
Crew: 10
Pass: 0
Total: 10
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Robert G. Roeder | 2Lt | O-813779 |
| CP | Paul V. Lammers | F/O | T-61811 |
| NAV (N) | Claude E. Robison | 2Lt | O-746754 |
| BOM (B) | Milton Grabel | TSgt | 12147146 |
| RAD | Frank Goldstein | TSgt | 32702781 |
| ENG | Wade D. Eason | TSgt | 34605724 |
| BAL | Nathan E. McElroy | SSgt | 35343597 |
| WG (W) | William A. Poklemba | SSgt | 31329122 |
| WG (W) | Fred E. Cebalo | SSgt | 39035169 |
| TG (T) | Anthony P. Lombardi | SSgt | 12078664 |
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-746498 |
| Neal P. Scott | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-813959 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Parachutes were used
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Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| No Data | Statement in MACR by Fred Cebalo -made in 1945 - follows: "Circumstances of loss of aircraft: On a raid to Berlin we were hit by fighters, ME 109s. They shot the left wing off. I was thrown back and trapped in the waist, fracturing my right leg. As I was trying to get out, the ship broke at the Ball Turret and tail section, I crawled to the door and jumped. I saw four other chutes as I was going down. I was caught immediately by civilians with a couple of soldiers upon landing. I was taken first to a barn, and then by a civilian to a doctor's house .There I saw the pilot and the tail gunner. We were joined about twenty minutes later by the left waist gunner and the ball turret gunner. The pilot's right foot was shot off, and they were amputating the shreds. He was also shot in the arm. We gave him our own morphine, for the Germans had none. The tail gunner was limping, possibly from a sprained ankle. Both the left waist gunner and I had broken legs. The ball turret gunner complained of his back. They had the pilot in a separates room and the rest of us in the next room. |
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
