MACR PILOT: 1Lt Orville C. Everitt O-764628
MACR #: 08819
Fiche #: 03237
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: SE
Intended Destination: Ruhland
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: 7 - 10/10 Undercast
Give
Date: September 11, 1944
Time: 12:05
Location: 5035N - 1310E
Specify: Last Sighted
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Enemy aircraft
Other reason for loss:
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: SW-013076
B: SW-012358
C: SW02848
D: SW-010602.
Weapons
A: 646622
B: 644316
C: 1182188
D: 1182233
E: 646113
F: 1182551
G: 1182273
H: 1182191
I: 728984
J: 1182436
L: 1181950
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 | Orville C. Everitt | 1Lt | O-764628 |
| CP | John B. Manniello | 2Lt | O-823409 |
| NAV (N) | Warren L. Soden | 2Lt | O-718444 |
| BOM (B) | Edward G. Minton, Sr. | Sgt | 39138857 |
| RAD | Lawrenc A. Radka | Cpl | 36480946 |
| ENG | Robert L. Williams | TSgt | 39207687 |
| BAL | Robert A. Howard | SSgt | 12227888 |
| WG (W) | Homer K. Hirch | SSgt | 16112756 |
| WG (W) | |||
| TG (T) | William E. Kenny | SSgt | 35347662 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| W.C. Ivosevic | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-818525 |
| J.H. McLaughlin | Last sighted | 2Lt | O-816523 |
| T.H. Kemp | Last sighted | 1Lt | O-812277 |
Personnel who are believed to have survived
Reason: Any other reason
Other: Aircraft appeared to be under control entering the undercast
Eyewitness description of crash
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| Last Name | First name | Report |
|---|---|---|
| "The group in which A/C 834 was flying was attacked by 50 to 70 enemy aircraft. The attack caused at least three of our aircraft to explode and most of the others appeared to be damaged, some were attacked again as stragglers. In a few minutes all but one disappeared beneath the undercast. Since none of them returned no account of the loss of specific aircraft is available. About half of them appeared to be under control as they disappeared into the undercast. Two chutes were seen before the aircraft disappeared, but from which aircraft they came is undetermined," | ||
| No Data | A statement made 2/8/45 by Sgt. Kenney is as follows: "We were flying a mission to Ruhland, Germany in Sept.1944. At about 12:10 English time we were hit by F.W.190s. Due to oxygen system which was shot out and also serious lung wounds, I was unconscious and don't remember how I got out. I have no knowledge of what happened at all except hearsay. I heard in Germany from a fellow flyer that the ship blew up. Then when I got to France I saw the Navigator Lt. Soden. He said he saw a ship explode after he bailed out, but he couldn't tell if it was ours." Statement of John B. Manniello in August 1945. "The Toggalier, Edward Minton, occupied the other bed in my room (German Hospital) and gave me the following information. The pilot, Orville Everitt was killed in the plane - everyone else bailed out. We were strafed while floating earthward. We we attacked by civilians at railroad station in Kemotan, Sudetenland. Minton was later officially reported by the German Govt to have died as result of a fractured spinal cord." Manneillo suffered head injuries and never really recalled much about the incident |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: WALTER G. BURKE 1st Lt. Air Corps Assistant Adjutant
Date prepared: September 13, 1944
