MACR PILOT: 1Lt John P. Keys O-810894
MACR #: 08073
Fiche #: 02964
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: East
Intended Destination: St Sylvian
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: Missing
Give
Date: August 8, 1944
Time: 12:32
Location: St. Sylvian
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy anti-aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Aircraft
Serial: 42-37865
Type: B-17
Series: G
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-018521
B: SW-018656
C: SW-020273
D: SW-020335
Weapons
A: 1217475
B: 1215572
C: 1217059
D: 1217342
E: 1215732
F: 1215598
G: 1217128
H: 1217469
I: 1217504
J: 1217163
L: 1217562
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 | John P. Keys | 1Lt | O-810894 |
| CP | Elvin W. Samuelson | 2Lt | T-61047 |
| NAV (N) | Patrick H. Lollis | 2Lt | O-706241 |
| BOM (B) | Elton Dickens | 2Lt | O-757704 |
| RAD | Frank O. Thomas | TSgt | 11070324 |
| ENG | Harry D. Park | TSgt | 35477145 |
| BAL | Peter P. Martin | SSgt | 39122647 |
| WG (W) | Gilbert A. Borba | SSgt | 39125536 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | Donald V. Rieger | SSgt | 19128814 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Goethel | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-700101 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Unknown
Other:
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "About one and half minutes before bombs away #865 was hit by flak in the #2 engine and near the waist. This seperated the tail assembly and the aircraft immediately nosed down out of our formation. Nothing further is known." …pw | ||
| No Data | Crew joined 100th 3 May 1944. This was their twenty-sixth (26) mission. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: August 10, 1944
