MACR PILOT: 1Lt Lucius G. Lacy O-745909
MACR #: 05382
Fiche #:
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 351st BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: E
Intended Destination: Magdeburg
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: CAVU
Give
Date: July 24, 1944
Time: 14:05
Location: Near the target
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW011376
B: SW-002850
C: SW-002806
D: SW-003034
Weapons
A: 651043
B: 683050
C: 681386
D: 691689
E: 768013
F: 768444
G: 688807
H: 685448
I: 683996
J: 683635
L: 687063
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 | Lucius G. Lacy | 1Lt | O-745909 |
| CP | Claude E. Schlinder | 1Lt | O-750860 |
| NAV (N) | Raymond E. Rossman | 2Lt | 0744337 |
| BOM (B) | Herbert Greenberg | 1Lt | O-673066 |
| RAD | Clarence H Wood | TSgt | 33221121 |
| ENG | Sidney A. Cary | TSgt | 19176181 |
| BAL | Chester L. Powell | SSgt | 19202968 |
| WG (W) | Joe Folson | SSgt | 18219447 |
| WG (W) | Raymond J. Mitchell | SSgt | 39460300 |
| TG (T) | Michail Rotz | SSgt | 33278629 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar W. Wolf | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-691129 |
| Edward J. Simmons | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-813795 |
| Burdette Williams | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-689429 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Parachutes were used
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "A/C #389 was shot down over the target area at 1405 hours by E/A. #4 engine was smoking and the cockpit was on fire. Three chutes were seen." | ||
| No Data | From statements of Lt. Greenberg in MACR: "The attack that knocked us out came from High at about 1:00 o'clock. All hits seemed to concentrate on the starboard side. I would say Lt. Schindler was hit and killed in the cockpit. He never made a move to get out despite the fact we were burning fiercely. Our engineer maintains that the last he saw of Schindler was while the cockpit was burning. Lt Schindler appeared to be slumped in his seat. His left arm hanging straight down and making no move. " Lt. Schindler was operational from December 1943 until his death. He flew the "Roughest" ones and was the coolest, calmest co-pilot that ever flew combat. " Sgt. Mitchell last saw Sgt. Folsom lying against the right bulkhead. His head and face bloody and he made no attempt to leave the ship and was evidently dead. Sgt. Powell is believed to have been killed in his turret by the fighter pass that apparently killed Schindler and Folsom. German report in MACR indicate that at the crash site 3 dead were found. Bodies burned, names unidentifiable. It appears that this crew had flown about 20/22 missions. 1st Lt Lucius Lacy ended up in Stalag Luft III until the end of the War. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: June 5, 1944
