MACR PILOT: 2Lt Maurice E. Beatty O-797954
MACR #: 01026
Fiche #: 00340
Organization
Location: AAF Station #139
Group: 100th Bomb Gp (H) AAF
Squadron: 351st 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, Germany (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: 43-62367
B: 43-57392
C: 41-24153
D: 43-60510
Weapons
A: 493907
B: 494483
C: 494798
D: 494751
E: 493899
F: 503702
G: 493924
H: 494510
I: 493903
J: 493837
L: 493865
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 | Maurice E. Beatty | 2Lt | O-797954 |
| CP | James B. Dabney | 2Lt | O-677675 |
| NAV (N) | Grady Moyle | 2Lt | O-735140 |
| BOM (B) | Reid E. Griffiths | 2Lt | O-676216 |
| RAD | Alfred Loguidice | TSgt | 32536026 |
| ENG | George C. Burgess | TSgt | 33222700 |
| BAL | Mortin Levine | SSgt | 12181918 |
| WG (W) | Angelo J. Licato | SSgt | 12039345 |
| WG (W) | Edward C. Karamol | SSgt | 35339152 |
| TG (T) | Smith J. Young | SSgt | 15066384 |
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 A/C unknown. | ||
| No Data | On 10/10/43, Sgt John Rupnick was replaced by Sgt. Smith J. Young who was KIA. Young was an original member of the crew of V.E.Fienup. This crew, on its tenth mission, was leading the 2nd flight of the low squadron. From Dabney's statement, it appears that the plane exploded; he says "S/Sgt. Karamol was blown out of the ship like myself while at his position as waist gunner." German document says place of crash was "Vynen near Xanten" at 15.15 hours. S. J. Young's body was recovered from the Waal river near Arnhem in Holland the next day. A. J. Licato's body was also found the next day in Dutch waters. All those killed, except for Young were buried on 13 Oct 1943 at Muenchen-Gladbach Cemetery in graves 349 - 355. According to a letter of 11/11/85 from William Rupnick, brother of John Rupnick, John was wounded on the Bremen raid of 8/10/43 and hospitalized for several months thus he was not with his crew when it was lost. Rupnick was flying with the crew of Lt. Jack Hunter on May 11, 1945 when he was KIA (mpf...2002) |
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
