MACR PILOT: 2Lt Morris E. Clark O-818606
MACR #: 07812
Fiche #: 02859
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: 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: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Aircraft
Serial: 43.37655
Type: B-17
Series: G
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-021145
B: SW-020797
C: SW-020787
D: SW-021021
Weapons
A: 1531367
B: 1531124
C: 1530754
D: 15310011
E: 1531550
F: 1530755
G: 1531020
H: 1530700
I: 1530793
J: 1531257
L: 1530698
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 | Morris E. Clark | 2Lt | O-818606 |
| CP | John J. Cudihy | 2Lt | O-824104 |
| NAV (N) | Joseph W. Foote | 2Lt | O-712544 |
| BOM (B) | Arthur E. Frankenburg | 2Lt | O-744978 |
| RAD | Frank J. Gerlach | SSgt | 11073255 |
| ENG | Nelson J. Clifford | SSgt | 32545628 |
| BAL | James Buchanan | Sgt | 36875728 |
| WG (W) | Walter J. Gursky | Sgt | 32916266 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | Ralph E. Guhl | Sgt | 33552245 |
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: Unknown
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 | This crew joined the 100th Group on 17/7/44. At that time, a Sgt. Ernest A. Johnson was on the crew as NG - He CPT on 21/3/45. Lt Frankenburg was not on the crew when it came to the 100th. Indications are that this A/C exploded in mid-air near "Punschrau near Kossen" at about 1015 hours. The dead were interred in a cemetery at Hassenhausen in graves #1 thru #5. This was the first mission for this crew. Sgt. Clifford stated as follows: Pilot ordered him to bail out. He started for bomb bay but fire prevented passage. He returned to try the nose hatch and noticed Lt. Cudihy & Lt Clark preceding him in that direction. He then lost consciousness but assumed they had both been able to make their escape from the plane. Later evidence indicates some or all the dead may have been killed by German civilians. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: August 2, 1944
