MACR PILOT: 2Lt Charles D. Walts O-796466
MACR #: 01025
Fiche #: 00339
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: E
Intended Destination: Munster
Mission Type: Operational
Weather
Weather: Clear with ground haze.
Give
Date: October 10, 1943
Time: 15:00
Location: Munster (Time 1500 - 1530)
Specify: Information not available
Confirmed or believed reason for loss
Loss due to: Other circumstances
Other reason for loss: Unknown
Engines
Model: R-1820-97
A: 43-62247
B: 43-62382
C: 43-66265
D: 43-62296
Weapons
A: 384855
B: 384905
C: 384849
D: 335171
E: 385050
F: 384842
G: 385303
H: 725343
I: 744736
J: 744787
L: 384897
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 | Charles D. Walts | 2Lt | O-796466 |
| CP | Gerome H. Wallace | 2Lt | O-742037 |
| NAV (N) | Louis H. Oss | 2Lt | O-734972 |
| BOM (B) | Richard C. Dodson | 2Lt | O-676513 |
| RAD | Travis D. Brumbeau | TSgt | 18154122 |
| ENG | Clyde M. Walker | SSgt | 18002736 |
| BAL | Henry A. Gratzfeld | Sgt | 18117268 |
| WG (W) | Thomas F. Murphy | SSgt | 31184077 |
| WG (W) | Frank E. Fethersten | Sgt | 32417739 |
| TG (T) | William O. Higginbotham | Sgt | 14138128 |
Persons who are believed to have last knowledge of aircraft
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| Name | Knowledge | Rank | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|
| None |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Circumstances of loss of this A/C are unknown. | ||
| No Data | 350th Sqdn. This was the fourth mission for the crew. Sgt. Walker may have died of wounds in hospital or POW camp. STATEMENT (in MACR) BY Lt.Walts: "Lt Oss climbed out nose of plane (it had broken in half) after it had come out of spin over target at 1500 ft. Sgts. Higginbotham & Murphy bailed out before it went into the spin. Sgt. Brumbeau believes he was thrown from plane when it broke in two. Sgt. Murphy wounded by burst of 20mm just as he and Fetherstone were about to jump. Fetherstone probably killed by this burst. Oss recalled seeing Lt. Dodson lying in nose of plane and believed him dead or mortally wounded." As Walts was crawling to the escape hatch he had to crawl over Lt Wallace and noticed that blood covered his face. |
Description of search effort
Detail: No search made.
Preparing Officer
Prepared by: CLAUDE L. HOSFORD 1st Lt Air Corps Personnel Officer
Date prepared: October 21, 1943
