MACR PILOT: 1Lt Eden C. Jones O-759688
MACR #: 07811
Fiche #: 02858
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 350th BS
Command: VIII AF
Detachment:
Detail
Departure/Base: AAF Station #139
Initial Course: ESE
Intended Destination: Merseburg
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: 6 - 8/10 cloud cover
Give
Date: July 29, 1944
Time: 10:21
Location: 5107N - 1142E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to:
Other reason for loss: Unknown
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-009171
B: 43-62117
C: 43-59482
D: SW-010027
Weapons
A: 726710
B: 726998
C: 727748
D: 9655544
E: 898530
F: 726831
G: 898875
H: 726811
I: 727748
J: 965544
L: 726888
Persons are listed as
Casualty Type: Battle casualty
Number of persons on board
Crew: 9
Pass: 0
Total: 9
Personnel
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| Position | Name | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | |||
| P2 | Eden C. Jones | 1Lt | O-759688 |
| CP | Robert e. Ries | 2Lt | O-704500 |
| NAV (N) | Albert B. Fincher | 2Lt | O-717195 |
| BOM (B) | Cordy A. Ramer | 1Lt | O-545535 |
| RAD | Leo J. Griffin | TSgt | 31159848 |
| ENG | James Eadie | TSgt | 16136787 |
| BAL | Harold J. Prince | SSgt | 42002263 |
| WG (W) | Frank J. Moran | SSgt | 37480944 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | Jerry R. Cassell | SSgt | 33737441 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Kassabaum | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-759691 |
| George S. Allen | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-753839 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Original MACR field blank
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "No definite information concerning the loss of this A/C is available. The leader of the squadron was forced to jettison his bombs short of the target because of flak damage. The formation broke up and all the aircraft except the leader were lost. It is assumed that most of them were lost to enemy fighter attacks at 1020 - 1040 hours near 5112N - 1140E" Author is unknow (pw) | ||
| No Data | German reports indicate this A/C was shot down at 1055 hours near Wuelfingerode and both Ries and Prince were interred in Graves #. 1 & #2. It continues that two (2) unknown dead were buried in graves #3 & #4. These presumably were, Leo J. Griffin and James Eadie. Evidently Lt Jones died sometime later from his wounds. . |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: August 1, 1944
